Monthly Archives: May, 2008
Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Inetrrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.
Is the wireless industry in a class-action lawsuit feeding frenzy right now or does it just feel like it? We want to sue too:...
Sybase 365 to power stock trading through text messages
Mobile messaging services provider Sybase 365 said it won a deal with Australian stockbroker Bell Direct.Sybase will power Bell Direct's mobile share trading platform,...
Financial firms team for mobile access to funds
H&R Block Emerald Prepaid MasterCard cardholders will soon have mobile access to their accounts through a partnership among H&R Block, Metavante Mobile Financial Services...
Will advertising boost e-mail usage?: Internet giants may beat carriers in offering wireless e-mail
Perhaps no segment in mobile data remains as untapped as wireless e-mail.Research In Motion Ltd. continues to dominate the market for high-powered users, resulting...
The fake Steve Jobs speaks out: Blogger finds appeal online, looks next at mobile
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. - Dan Lyons, the man behind "The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs," began his online experiment as the sensational alter...
Show me the math!
So it seems to me that the whole exclusive, subsidized handset business model is causing the wireless industry a lot of grief - unnecessary...
The iPhone factor
While the Iraq war, sky-rocketing gas prices, healthcare, homeland security, global warming and immigration are among the top issues likely to register with voters...
NAB rags on ‘unrealized benefits of these theoretical, unproven devices’ in white spaces
The National Association of Broadcasters warned Congress that allowing unlicensed wireless operations in vacant television spectrum could jeopardize the transition to digital TV, continuing...
Laptop-Embedded Wireless Broadband Closer To Mainstream
While not yet ready for everyone, organizations should consider buying notebooks with embedded wireless broadband capability for moderate to extensive travelers in 2009.
VZW expands BREW deck capabilities
SAN DIEGO--Verizon Wireless affirmed its commitment to Qualcomm's BREW platform, announcing at the BREW developers event it would enhance its Get It Now content...
Optical networking tops $3B, offers better data traffic
The optical networking market has topped $3 billion for the seventh consecutive quarter.
Mall shoppers leave their coupons at home with text message discounts
Retailers and restaurants can run coupons in local newspapers to try and pull more consumers in. With mobile technology, they can do the same...
Oops: Samsung Phone Not Using Apple’s Safari
It turns out that the Samsung L870 handset that was reported to be the first phone other than the iPhone to use Apple's Safari...
An iPhone Request: GPS, Please
If there's anything the iPhone has lacked compared with other phones in its class, it has been high-speed connectivity and the ability to determine...
Venture capital financing wrap-up: Altierre, Ontela, Skyfire and more
The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...
Android to offer iPhone-like App Store
Google I/O Google will offer an iPhone-like app store ( http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/07/iphone_sdk_debuts/ ) for Android, giving developers a central means of distributing applications on its...
Smartphone Security: How To Manage Rogue Mobile Devices
There was a time when only the IT shop had the smarts to hook a smartphone into the enterprise network and grant it access...
Publisher offers 5,000 more books for Kindle
LOS ANGELES -- Amazon.com said Friday that publisher Simon & Schuster Inc. will make 5,000 more books available for the Amazon Kindle wireless reader,...
Teaching grandpa new tricks : Carriers’ initiatives connect to more mature audience
Ever looked at your cellphone menu and wondered what the heck the wrench is for? Or the clipboard? Or any other random icon put...
Survey finds growing interest in smartphones: Sony Ericsson comes out on top in customer satisfaction
The success of smartphones among U.S. shoppers has served to boost the average purchase price for cellphones, according to new research from J.D. Power...
Sale of cellphone records ends in $600,000 fine: FTC goes after pretexters
The Federal Trade Commission said it snuffed out an alleged pretexting scheme in which at least two parties were accused of obtaining cellphone records...
Qualcomm works to widen BREW
As its BREW developer conference kicks into high gear today, Qualcomm Inc. announced a handful of efforts designed to entice a broader array of...
Worst of the Week: Oh Canada!
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
ComScore measures worth of M:Metrics, pays $44.3M plus stock to own
Less than a year after The Nielsen Co. acquired mobile research and measurement firm Telephia, digital measurement company comScore Inc. made its own move...