Yearly Archives: 2011

Mobile device sales lift Taiwan telecommunications sector

Taiwan Today | February 18, 2011 | Meg Chang Taiwan’s telecommunications industry continues to gather steam on the back of strong global demand for personal...

Days of hobbyist ISPs are numbered

The Australian | February 21, 2011 | Andrew Colley WITH fixed-line broadband penetration reaching saturation levels, iiNet chief Michael Malone says Australia's ISPs need to...

Fallout continues from Apple’s 30% In-App purchase tax

Last week Apple announced they would be beefing up their In-App Purchases system (the catchily-named IAP API), introducing new rules which mandate all Apps that sell additional content, services or subscriptions MUST use Apple's system, and pay them a 30% cut for the privilege.

Computer sector improved in 2010, Labor Bureau says

Jobs in the computer sector improved in 2010, as did the overall economy, although the telecommunications sector did not fare as well, according to...

Huawei abandons 3Leaf acquisition

Just short of nine months after completing its purchase of 3Leaf Systems, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has caved to pressure from U.S. trade authorities...

GSMA places collective heft behind NFC

A group of top mobile operators have publicly committed to launching and supporting Near Field Communications technology in short order, according to the GSMA.The...

Zebra Technologies launches patient-minded products at HIMSS 2011

Zebra Technologies Corp. is showcasing a suite of new bar code and mobile printing products at HIMSS, a major healthcare IT conference kicking off...

Movers & Shakers: WAC announces new members; Cellcrypt appoints president; and more

Cellcrypt, provider of encrypted cell phone voice calling, announced the appointment of Matthew Cochran to the position of president of Cellcrypt FZE. He will...

Reader Forum: M2M network resilience; are users under-estimating its importance?

The machine-to-machine sector is fast becoming a victim of its own success. As the world wakes up to the infinite possibilities of empowering machines...

Features Editor: Matt Kapko

 Matt Kapko Matt Kapko specializes in the converged space of mobile, digital media and entertainment. Matt is a tenacious journalist with more than nine years...

Unplugged Editor: Sylvie Barak

Sylvie Barak is editor of RCR Unplugged. Having started her journalism career working for well known British tech news site, The Inquirer, Sylvie has...

Globe Telecom (GLO) in trouble?

Benzinga | February 17, 2011 |Ron Acoba Now, Ayala Corporation (AC) – led Globe Telecom, Inc. or GLO in the Philippine Stock Exchange looks to...

HP helps telecom operators in Korea expand app stores for mobile users

Business Wire | February 2011 | Press Release Korea Telecom, SK Telecom, LG U+ to use apps created in unified global ...

Compal, Chunghwa picture tubes set up joint venture in China

CENS | February 18, 2011 | Steve Chuang Taipei, Feb. 18, 2011 (CENS)--Compal Electronics Inc., one of the world`s top two notebook PC makers, and...

ZTE to bid on Nortel patents, Ericsson "watching"

Reuters | February 16, 2011 | Huang Yuntao and Leila Abboud (Reuters) - A major Chinese telcoms-network equipment maker said on Wednesday it will bid...

ZTE to bid on Nortel patents, Ericsson “watching”

Reuters | February 16, 2011 | Huang Yuntao and Leila Abboud (Reuters) - A major Chinese telcoms-network equipment maker said on Wednesday it will bid...

Dassault Systemes promising cloud offering, Colombia offices by year’s end

Business News Americas | February 18, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski Rolling out both a cloud-based offering and opening Colombia offices are among French software provider...

Dassault Systemes promising cloud offering, Colombia offices by year's end

Business News Americas | February 18, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski Rolling out both a cloud-based offering and opening Colombia offices are among French software provider...

Telefonica looking to buy Vivo common shares

Bloomberg | February 16, 2011 | The Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Spain's Telefonica plans to hold a public tender to pay up to...

Televisa faces loss of advertising

Wall Street Journal | February 18, 2011 | Jose De Cordoba MEXICO CITY—Companies controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim have decided to stop advertising through...

America Movil Unit To Invest $180 Million in Ecuador In 2011

Wall Street Journal | February 17, 2011 | Mercedes Alvaro Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES QUITO (Dow Jones)--Ecuador's largest cellphone company, Porta Celular, the local unit of...

Peru challenging Colombia’s IT service rise, analyst says

Business News Americas | February 18, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski Government support has given a shot in the arm to Colombia's nascent position as an...

Peru challenging Colombia's IT service rise, analyst says

Business News Americas | February 18, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski Government support has given a shot in the arm to Colombia's nascent position as an...

Twitter suspends UberMedia mobile clients

Well here's something to annoy all those Blackberry users out there - Twitter has today suspended the platform's most popular Twitter client, UberTwitter, as well as Android client Twidroyd and iPhone App UberCurrent.

Bits & Bytes: Skype's mobile partner program; The Weather Channel app; and more

Skype announced a mobile partner program for operators in markets with low 3G broadband penetration. The program aims to bring the Skype experience to...
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