Monthly Archives: September, 2011
Intel, Freescale and others jump in to support smart grid, but will consumers want it?
Pecan Street Inc., Austin's non-profit smart grid and clean energy research organization, today announced the roster of companies that will help it develop and...
Mobile broadband options vast and varied across domestic market
Note: This article was originally published in The 2011 Official Show Guide of the Wireless Infrastructure Show - click here to view the full...
Chomp will let app developers bid for keywords
App developers who are chomping at the bit to increase search engine hits will soon be able to join the race to buy keywords....
Facebook’s mobile users skyrocket
While Facebook users were busy posting and tweeting about its new look and new features, mobile content developers were absorbing the latest news about...
Hurricane Party hopes to blow users away with Forecast app
If you grew up on the West Coast, you may or may not have heard the term "hurricane party" before – it's a multi-day party...
LTE Asia: An end-to-end LTE network now includes providing a device
SUNTEC, Singapore – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is better known for its smartphones and is possibly the strongest contender to Apple Inc.’s iPhone. On the mobile networks side, Samsung strongly positioned itself as a WiMAX-focused vendor and is still the No. 1 provider of WiMAX equipment globally.
Swype on track towards install base of a billion devices say CEO
Touchscreen keyboard firm Swype said it’s goal is to be on a billion devices and become ubiquitous across phones, tablets and even TVs, despite...
Verizon expands 4G LTE network
Verizon Wireless subscribers in Austin and 25 other U.S. cities may find themselves working faster today. Verizon is rolling out LTE in 26 additional...
Tablets, texts and tweets bring new dimension to live entertainment
Social networking is expanding the audience for some of Austin's biggest events this fall. During UT's first football game of the season, thousands of...
Cell phones as credit cards
In a nation already burdened by billions in debt, spending money we don't have is getting even easier. Handset makers are scrambling to release...
Marvell announces single-chip LTE world modem for the masses
Underdog chipmaker Marvell has just unveiled a new single-chip LTE world modem called the PXA1801.
‘I sound like your mother!’ Founder of 3Com offers old-fashioned advice for cutting-edge startups
“Eat breakfast because we’re having a late lunch!” These were the words that greeted 200 eager investors and entrepreneurs as they picked up their...
'I sound like your mother!' Founder of 3Com offers old-fashioned advice for cutting-edge startups
“Eat breakfast because we’re having a late lunch!” These were the words that greeted 200 eager investors and entrepreneurs as they picked up their...