Yearly Archives: 2011

Nokia kills Symbian, sidelines MeeGo (UPDATE: Intel responds)

At today's big Nokia / Microsoft announcement, Nokia's ballsy new CEO Stephen Elop dished some details about the Finnish phone maker's plans with regard to the OS future handsets will be running. Obviously, Window Phone 7 featured heavily, however more interesting were the plans for Nokia's own platforms.

Bits & Bytes: Telefonica launches BlueVia; Ericsson announces money service; and more

Telefonica SA announced that it has launched a developer community, BlueVia, which will operate across Telefonica's global footprint. BlueVia will build upon the foundations...

Spotlight on: Mitek Systems

There is little about the mobile space that should shock or surprise anyone anymore. Just think for a minute about all that you can...

Carlos Slim interview

Bloomberg | February 10, 2011 | Betty Liu Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about his 2011 investment...

Quepasa appoints Lars Fuhrken-Batista to board of directors

QuePasa | February 10, 2011 | Press Release WEST PALM BEACH, FL--(Marketwire - February 10, 2011) - Quepasa Corporation (NYSE Amex:QPSA), creator and operator of Quepasa.com, the...

Millicom slates US$800mn in 2011 capex, may acquire Central American cable operators – Regional

Business News Americas | February 10, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Luxembourg-based mobile operator Millicom International Cellular (Nasdaq: MICC) has forecast capex of US$800mn for 2011, which...

Telefonica announces BlueVia developer community

Telefonica | February 10, 2011 | Press Release Telefonica announced today that it has launched a developer community, BlueVia, which will operate across Telefonica’s global footprint. BlueVia...

Cuba welcomes new internet cable link with Venezuela

BBC | February 9, 2011 Cuba has welcomed the arrival of an undersea fibre-optic cable linking it to Venezuela as a blow to the US...

Indosat mulling spin off of CDMA unit

The Jakarta Post | February 9, 2011 | Esther Samboh Indosat, the nation’s second largest telecommunications company, is considering spinning off its CDMA (code division...

Core market growth fuels SingTel’s net

Wall Street Journal | February 10, 2011 | Gaurav Raghuvanshi SINGAPORE—Higher revenue in its core markets of Singapore and Australia led Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. to post...

Core market growth fuels SingTel's net

Wall Street Journal | February 10, 2011 | Gaurav Raghuvanshi SINGAPORE—Higher revenue in its core markets of Singapore and Australia led Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. to post...

IBM, Samsung to license each others’ patent portfolios

Wall Street Journal | February 8, 2011 | Matt Jarzemsky International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE, SSNHY) have agreed to license...

IBM, Samsung to license each others' patent portfolios

Wall Street Journal | February 8, 2011 | Matt Jarzemsky International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE, SSNHY) have agreed to license...

SKT, KT bet that NFC will catch on

Korea JoongAng Daily | February 10, 2011 | Kim Hyung-eun SK Telecom announced yesterday that it joined forces with two Japanese wireless operators to conduct...

Telstra profit misses estimates in battle with Optus

Bloomberg | February 10, 2011 | Robert Fenner and Chan Sue Ling Telstra Corp., Australia’s largest phone company, posted earnings that missed estimates as it...

Opera pushes past 100 million monthly mobile users

Norwegian software firm Opera has announced it has pushed past the 100 million mark in terms of mobile users.

GetJar puts its money on Android in Nokia dilemma

While the Internet is rife with rumor surrounding what embattled Nokia Corp. plans to do next, cross platform app store GetJar has thrown its hat in the ring with the opinion Nokia should go Android and not Windows Phone 7.

Sprint Nextel posts robust Q4 results

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) appeared to continue making progress on turning around its beleaguered operations during the final three months of 2010. The carrier...

Obama, FCC expand strategy to increase wireless broadband access

As President Obama lays out his wireless broadband initiative today at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich., the Federal Communications Commission is moving...

Visa acquires PlaySpan for $190M

Visa Inc. has announced plans to acquire PlaySpan Inc. for nearly $190 million with additional earn-out potential.The move comes as incumbents in the credit...

iPhone 4 officially drops on Verizon Wireless today

I did it again. I bought another iPhone. This time it's the same iPhone that I already own. Less exciting. Nothing new. Just the same old iPhone 4, but this time with Verizon Wireless. Instead of waiting in line for maybe 10 grueling hours to get my hands on Verizon's iPhone 4 today, I decided that having it in my hands before Mobile World Congress wasn't worth it, so I pre-ordered online.

Verizon Wireless completes first VoLTE call

Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) push to bring voice services to its recently launched LTE network gained momentum as the carrier said it placed an “IMS-based...

HP goes all in on Palm's webOS, unveils trio of new devices

It's been more than nine months since Hewlett-Packard Co. acquired Palm and the company is just now taking the wraps off its plans for...

Partnerships: Tribune joins MMA; Movistar chooses Xius; and more

The Mobile Marketing Association and Tribune Co., a media company operating businesses in broadcasting, publishing, and digital media, announced that Tribune has joined the...

UK police using Twitter to track protesters

As you may (or may not) have heard, the United Kingdom has recently seen a series of protests aimed at reversing the government's controversial spending cuts, which have lopped a massive £7 billion from the budget of public services across the country.
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