2010

Cable operators are set to profit from the continued proliferation of wireless network upgrades and increased consumer demand for mobile services, according to a report from Visant Strategies. The firm …

Canada’s Rogers Communications is stepping up and providing customers impacted by Novatel Wireless’ MiFi 2372 issues with a credit for the inconvenience.

Motorola has seen huge success with its Droid phone and a number of other smartphone offerings based on Google’s Android platform and adapted with the firm’s own MotoBlur interface. But a series of odd choices indicates the company may be changing direction, and leaving the Google path.

Reports indicate Samsung will be releasing its own tablet, the S-Pad, this Summer.

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Boost Mobile division is keeping the pressure on in the no-contract space as it’s now offering unlimited 411 calls, e-mail and instant messaging to its $50 per …

Early reports out of Korea suggest that Samsung may have a tablet to pull out of its hat by mid-Summer. The tablet, tentatively identified as the S-Pad, purportedly boasts Google’s …

Some devices seem just too good to be true and it would appear that the Novatel Wireless Inc. MiFi 2372 3G router being sold through Canadian operator Bell Mobility is …

T-Mobile USA Inc. unveiled its latest smartphone powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system with the myTouch 3G Slide that the carrier said would be available beginning next month. The …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:MotorolaUnited States: With the New Orleans Hornets to supply a wireless local area network solution to support the media with wireless coverage …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.This industry provides …

Is that a rocket in your pocket? Nah, it’s just my MiFi.

Is that a rocket in your pocket? Nah, it’s just my MiFi.

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In my final …

The FTC is looking at opening investigations against both Google and Apple this week on unrelated antitrust charges.

The FTC is looking at opening investigations against both Google and Apple this week on unrelated antitrust charges.

It may be Monday morning, but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is up bright and early with both Google and Apple in its sights for various antitrust related issues. The …

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Throughout the LA Games Conference, two names kept resurfacing whenever the topic of mobile was broached – iPad and Android.It should come as no surprise why the …

Samsung used the mobile technology forum in Taipei to announce its latest innovation, a memory module built from phase change material, a mixture of germanium, antimony and titanium alloys, which forms a glass-like material able to record or erase data when heated.

What good is a smartphone with only mediocre memory? Not much, says Samsung, as the Korean firm announced it has a smarter way to extend the battery life of devices …

LAS VEGAS – To the surprise of few, rural wireless operators continue to face a number of challenges in their daily quest to remain viable options for consumers increasingly bombarded …

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – The late afternoon panel dedicated to mobile at the LA Games Conference didn’t get as deep as it surely could have, but there were at least a …

Clearwire Corp. said it expanded its sales operations in Central Pennsylvania, which includes operations in Harrisburg, Reading, Lancaster and York. The company also named Curtis Heffelfinger as general manager for …

Omnilink Systems – Kelly Gay has been appointed president and CEO. Gay brings more than 25 years of experience working at numerous tech industry companies, including KnowledgeStorm, where she was …

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Smartphones, netbooks, tablets, USB modems, eReaders and a range of new single-function mobile devices mean that the demand for mobile data services is increasing rapidly, driving the bandwidth demands on …