Verizon Wireless customers can now download NFL Mobile, which gives fans access to information about teams, players and games. The application is available on certain 3G smart phones and 3G …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Further proof that life isn't fair >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google's mobile ads are flourishing says firm >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Mobile advertising is “doing very well” for Google, according to the firm’s vice president of product management, Susan Wojcicki, speaking on the company’s earnings call Thursday about the search giant’s …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Android shows spectacular growth in 1Q 2010 >by jscarboby jscarbo
One of the highlights of Google’s first quarter earnings call today was the revelation about the amazing growth Android has seen over the past few months. Jeff Huber, Google’s senior …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Small smartphone features change lives says Google >by jscarboby jscarbo
In Google’s first quarter earnings call today, Jeff Huber, Google’s senior vice president of engineering discussed a number of mobile specific tools his firm had rolled out over the past …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Big 12 team up for mobile broadcasting >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Mobile TV content got another boost this week as 12 major broadcast groups announced they’d be teaming up to form a national service for beaming programs to mobile devices live …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Tablets to accelerate mobile TV consumption >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Having the whole family crowd around one screen in the living room is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, as a plethora of options have begun to pop up …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Toshiba confirms tablets and slates >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Computer maker, Toshiba, has confirmed it will be bringing out tablets of its own to try and capture some of Apple’s market share pie. Feeling confident after seeing sales skyrocket …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Walmart to roll out ad campaign touting Straight Talk service >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
Walmart is launching a TV advertising campaign touting its Straight Talk prepaid wireless service, promising savings of up to $850 per year. The advertising effort likely will bring even more …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">NSN picks up Telefonica O2 Germany contract >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Nokia Siemens Networks scored a service contract to expand Telefonica O2 Germany’s network. Financial details of the contract were not released.The contract calls for Nokia Siemens to provide network implementation, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">VZW set to expand Droid offering >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
With not one bit of modesty, Verizon Wireless today announced launch plans for the latest model in its Droid handset lineup, the HTC Corp. Droid Incredible. Like the other devices …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon starts construction on Waltham expansion >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Verizon Communications Inc. said it has broken ground on its Technology Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., that is to be central to the company’s ongoing deployment of LTE technology.The center, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Alliances: Sprint and Samsung, Novatel in Japan and more >by jscarboby jscarbo
Novatel Wireless said a2Network Corp., an MVNO for NTT DoCoMo in Japan, is launching its MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot.Sprint Nextel Corp. and Samsung Telecommunications America have teamed up in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Moore's law paradox Intel not ready for mobiles >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
RCR Unplugged recently told readers of Intel Corp.’s efforts to port Google Inc.’s Android operating system to its Atom chip, in the hope that the ever-popular Google operating system might …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Case Study: City of Sioux Falls relies on Exalt microwave backhaul when other solutions fail >by jscarboby jscarbo
Sioux Falls is the largest city in South Dakota, with a population of more than 150,000 according to a 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate. Like most American cities, Sioux Falls …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">No iPad for Israel >by jscarboby jscarbo
It was early in the morning and the hordes of people were already pushing and shoving, twitching and elbowing, preparing themselves for the instant the shop would open and they …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Android fragmentation continues to raise concerns >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Android development is certainly moving at break-neck speed, but even as Google released new statistics on the version breakdown for the mobile operating system, concerns over platform fragmentation continued to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">African Prosperity: There should be an app for that >by jscarboby jscarbo
In its marketing campaign for the iPhone, Apple and AT&T relentlessly repeat the well known mantra “There’s an app for that,” showcasing just how easy it is to find points …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Opera for iPhone Fast doesn't mean usable >by jscarboby jscarbo
Speaking as an iPhone user and enthusiast, I was thrilled when Opera for the iPhone finally got accepted into the App Store fold. It seems, however, that my early excitement …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Opera for iPhone Fast doesn’t mean usable >by jscarboby jscarbo
Speaking as an iPhone user and enthusiast, I was thrilled when Opera for the iPhone finally got accepted into the App Store fold. It seems, however, that my early excitement …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Leap looking for devices, coverage to boost 2010 >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Leap Wireless International Inc. is using 2010 to catch its breath, or at least that was the sentiment from its CFO Walter Berger who spoke this morning at Goldman Sachs’ …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@CTIA Interviews: Smith Micro >by Jeff Mucciby Jeff Mucci
Jeff Mucci with Robert Elliott, Chief Marketing Officer for Smith Micro
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Adobe Apple cold war nears ignition point >by jscarboby jscarbo
The cold war between Apple and Adobe over the former’s near maniacal desire to keep Flash off the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad has been heating up in what could …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Germany kicks off "4G" spectrum auction >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The German government this week took the lead on the deployment of so-called “4G” technologies with the launch of a spectrum auction involving 360 megahertz of spectrum spread across four …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Germany kicks off "4G" spectrum auction >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The German government this week took the lead on the deployment of so-called “4G” technologies with the launch of a spectrum auction involving 360 megahertz of spectrum spread across four …