Yesterday Google announced their long-rumoured NFC Android payment system, Google Wallet. The service was met with cautious optimism from the assembled press, and will begin trials in New York and San Francisco from today. PayPal however, aren’t very happy about the new product.
2011
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PayPal helps Google celebrate Wallet launch with lawsuit >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TM Forum: KPN takes cue from lasagna in simplification strategy >
DUBLIN – KPN Mobile’s CTO Erik Hoving warns if telecom network operators truly want to innovate for the future, it’s essential to simplify the IT and network operations now. In …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">‘300,000 IT jobs in cloud for India’ >
The Hindustan | May 26, 2011 | Vivek Sinha Gung-ho on the phenomenon of ‘cloud computing’, Steve Ballmer, the CEO of software giant Microsoft, said it will help generate 300,000 jobs …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">'300,000 IT jobs in cloud for India' >
The Hindustan | May 26, 2011 | Vivek Sinha Gung-ho on the phenomenon of ‘cloud computing’, Steve Ballmer, the CEO of software giant Microsoft, said it will help generate 300,000 jobs …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Street view of Indian cities soon >
Hindustan Times | May 26, 2011 Global Internet search engine Google on Thursday announced plans to offer street view of Indian cities on its maps platform. “We are launching the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TeleSemana interviews Tellabs at CTIA >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Tellabs talks of the importance of backhaul intelligence
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mexican operator Cablemas develops IP Telephony with Cirpack 2011 >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Technicolor | May 26, 2011 | Press Release Paris (France), 26 May 2011 – Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) has won a contract to supply a Cirpack softswitch to Cablemás, one …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Brazil disposals lift Portugal Telecom >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Financial Times | May 26, 2011 | Peter Wise Portugal Telecom lifted first-quarter net profit by 29.3 per cent to €129.7m ($182m), higher than market forecasts, as the country’s dominant telecoms …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analysis: iPad prospects spur Brazil high-tech drive >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Reuters | May 25, 2011 | Stuart Grudgings (Reuters) – The prospect of a mammoth $12 billion investment by iPhone maker Foxconn Technology Group has sent Brazilian government officials scrambling to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Dell pockets $476M federal government contract >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) was chosen by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide computer equipment and hosting services for more than 1,200 VA sites nationwide. Dell …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nook Color finding success with female users >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color has been on the market for around seven months now, and although it hasn’t managed to make a huge splash, it has generated some noticeable ripples. The lost-cost device, sporting an Android core with a custom Nook skin on top, has become a hackers favourite due to its uncomplicated, quality components and cheap price.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Freescale Semiconductor launches IPO, misses $1B target >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Austin-based chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. went public on Wednesday but fell short of company expectations, pricing stock 22% less than projected at $18 a share. According to an initial public …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile claims to double Austin’s theoretical download speed >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
T-Mobile USA (DTEGY) claims that the carrier is doubling its theoretical peak download speed in its 4G network to 42 Mbps for the metropolitan Austin area. The company also said …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Freescale Semiconductor launches IPO, misses $1B target >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Austin, Texas-based chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. went public on Wednesday but fell short of company expectations, pricing stock 22% less than projected at $18 a share.According to an initial public …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AdMob releases new ad formats for tablets, reflects on first year at Google >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Following a 300% jump in traffic from tablets in the last six months, Google Inc.’s (GOOG) AdMob has launched a series of new ad formats tailor made for larger mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Will banks finally move beyond routing numbers with clearXchange? >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Three of the nation’s largest financial institutions have formed a new venture to set their collective sites on the red-hot mobile commerce space. With clearXchange, Bank of America Corp. (BAC), …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Glue Conference: How the cloud is changing IT >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
BROOMFIELD, Colo.—The cloud is changing IT inside out as traditional thinking no longer works in a cloud environment, Paul Goth of Cloudscaping told yesterday’s audience at the Glue Conference here.In …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Millennial Media acquires nearby Condaptive >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Millennial Media, the largest independent mobile ad network, didn’t look far for its next acquisition target in Washington, D.C.-based Condaptive. The company, which focuses on audience formation and development via …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Partnerships: Yahoo! will power Nokia Mail; Zayo Group joins Dark Fiber Community; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
DLT Solutions, value-added reseller in government IT software and services, and XO Communications announced an agreement to provide federal government agencies with communications and networking solutions. Through the arrangement, DLT …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Glue Conference: Native vs. Wrapped apps and the options in between >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Developers need to take the user experience into account when they are deciding whether to build their application to be native or wrapped for their mobile experience, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TM Forum: Roaming rates are ridiculous Starhub's hero CEO rails >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
TM Forum, DUBLIN – Starhub’s CEO Neil Montefiore became a bit of a hero at TM Forum’s Management World 2011 this week when he declared that roaming charges were outrageous …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Hopi Nation climbs toward wireless in Arizona : 8-year project draws close to a close >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
TEMPE, Ariz. – Native American tribes are spread across the state of Arizona, and Mark Goldstein, president of the International Research Center in Tempe, Ariz., consults with some of the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TM Forum: Singapore's Starhub talks value-added services >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
DUBLIN – With 144% mobile penetration and 195% household broadband penetration, no one can argue that Singapore isn’t one of the main hubs of the ICT world, and, according to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Roaming rates are ridiculous Starhub’s hero CEO rails >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Starhub’s CEO Neil Montefiore became a bit of a hero at TM Forum’s Management World 2011 this week when he declared that roaming charges were outrageous and that the GSMA should do something about it.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Rumor: Sony to buy Nokia and incorporate into Aiwa brand? >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Here at RCR Wireless we often find ourselves listening in on some especially interesting rumors and saucy speculation. While we can’t absolutely vouch for their accuracy, some are still interesting enough to explore in terms of possibility, and the following is one that meets that mark.