Monthly Archives: July, 2011
Groupon and Foursquare team up on daily deals
Two top social apps are apparently joining forces, with news Groupon and Foursquare are teaming up with a daily deal partnership.
Location based social app...
Number portability starts today in Colombia
Colombian mobile users can switch operators and keep their existing numbers beginning today (July 29). The number portabilitywas possible by a law passed in...
Throttle me and I’ll whack your weasley wireless ass
I may be a bit naïve when it comes to corporate business practices, but I find myself thoroughly confused by the punishing policy of throttling that seems to be rearing its ugly head in the mobile space.
Nextel capex totaled $304M in second quarter
With presences in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Peru, NII Holdings Inc. said it plans to continue to invest in the expansion of the coverage...
Google snaps up 1000 IBM patents
Google has snapped up 1000 patents from IBM ranging from those touching on web based querying to design and production of memory and microprocessing...
Qualcomm and Renaissance Academy Launch Project Using 3G Mobile Broadband to Help High School Correspondence Students Earn Diplomas
Qualcomm | July 27, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO and SAN DIEGO – July 27, 2011 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), through its Wireless ReachTM...
South Korea classrooms to go fully digital by 2015
Reuters | July 28, 2011 | Ben Gruber
South Korea is pushing forward with a plan to completely digitize its classrooms by 2015.
Video via Reuters
Groupon and Foursquare team up on daily deals
Two top social apps are apparently joining forces, with news Groupon and Foursquare are teaming up with a daily deal partnership.Location based social app...
Cell phones don’t increase risk of child cancer say scientists
The European Parliamentary Assembly (EPA) has been making much ado about nothing when it comes to the dangers of cellphones on children, according to...
Google snaps up 1000 IBM patents
Google has snapped up 1000 patents from IBM ranging from those touching on web based querying to design and production of memory and microprocessing...
Microsoft hits back at Google with Gmail man snoop video
There is nothing we like more here in the Valley than a cat fight, and with two tech tigers currently at each other's throats...
Marvel Digital shows off affordable Android tablet – Mercury
Marvel Digital has released a video of its Mercury tablet, an affordable 7-inch device running Android 2.3.1 (Gingerbread).A YouTube video shows the tablet being...
Azumio raises $2.5M for heart rate app
The Palo Alto-based company develops biofeedback apps for smartphones, including its Instant Heart Rate, which lets users monitor their heart rate by holding their...
Stratos Acquires Assets of Blue Ocean Wireless
Stratos continues selling BOW shipboard GSM services under new brand GSM Oceanwide...
Motorola Solutions Venture Capital Leads Series B Investment Round in Canvas
Canvas, which provides a mobile business application service that makes it easy to find, customize and publish business apps for mobile devices, today announced...
Northwestern University Selects Motorola Solutions' New 900 MHz P25 System for More Efficient Communications
First 900 MHz Project 25 (P25) system will help university offer higher level of campus services...
Massive public safety project hits the skids in Los Angeles
A massive public safety communication system in Los Angeles just hit the skids. Three years after the county and numerous independent cities launched the...
Leading Wireless Retailer Simplexity Adopts Corticon to Improve Activation Rates and Increase Profitability
Corticon's "No-Coding" Rules Engine Simplifies and Automates Complex Wireless Purchase Process ...
EarthLink Hires Senior Sales Executives; Promotes Head of Managed Services
EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK), a leading IP infrastructure and services company, today announced that two senior sales executives have joined the company’s leadership team...
Vringo Announces $2.5 Million Investment Led by Prominent Venture Capital Firms Benchmark Capital and DAG Ventures
Vringo, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VRNG) ("Vringo" or the "Company"), a provider of software platforms for mobile social and video applications, announced today that it...
Smartphones bolster NTT DoCoMo's results
The growth of smartphones is indeed an international phenomenon as highlighted by Japan's largest carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) reporting a surge in net...
W-CDMA to generate most revenue through 2015, Dell'Oro says
The LTE equipment market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 81% during the next five years, according to a...
Drug App Comes Free, Ads Included
Epocrates has won over nearly half of the nation's doctors for its free smartphone apps that lets them look up information on drug dosing,...
Wal-Mart’s Rocky Path from Bricks to Clicks
Since Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) first ventured into cyberspace 15 years ago, the Bentonville (Ark.) company has struggled online.
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Motorola Mobility lowers expectations as it slides to $56M loss
Almost everything is up at Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) except for profits. The company swung to a $56 million loss in the last...
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