Most Nokia news stories as of late have been doom, gloom and everything in between. The Finnish handset maker has been shedding staff left and right, outsourcing development of its …
2011
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ovi is dead. Long live Ovi! >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader forum: LTE – it’s a Little Too Early >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: New trends in messaging >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: How fast can service providers roll out new services? New time-to-market survey reveals the challenges and opportunities >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple tops and Dell drops in top brand value list >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Apple was crowned king of brand values with the top slot as Round Rock-based Dell Inc. plummeted from the 2011 list this year. Tech companies and telecoms did well on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">1000 faulty BlackBerry PlayBooks recalled by RIM >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
“About 900 units of the BlackBerry PlayBook have been determined to be faulty”
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">No LTE iPhone 5 this summer – just a minor upgrade to iPhone 4S >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Those who have been waiting impatiently for Apple to unveil the iPhone 5, complete with LTE support, will be sorely disappointed according to sources who say the new phone will be nothing but a minor update with HSPA+ thrown in.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Foursquare checks off its 10 millionth user milestone >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
10 million people and counting are now checking in to places and showing off their location to friends on Foursquare, with the social firm announcing its new user mile stone today during Syracuse University’s iSchool Convocation speech.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mass TLC 2011: Privacy, usability key concerns in mobile apps >
BOSTON – Privacy issues associated with location-based services took center stage at the Mass Technology Leadership Council’s Spring meeting today. Companies must be transparent in how they handle their customers’ …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Netflix finally on Android – or is it? >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Yesterday, excited reports of Netflix finally coming to Android phones began to flood the web, after Netflix purportedly put out a blog admitting as much. According to Bloomberg, The Droid …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">UTC Telecom: The many hats of utility company CIOs >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Utility companies are looking to invest in smart grid technologies no doubt, but at the same time they have to convey the value to customers and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Clear sailing >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">1 in 5 smartphone owners 'check-in' on their phone: 70% of 'check-in' from an Android or Apple phone >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
16.7 million U.S. mobile subscribers (7.1% of the U.S. population) used location-based “check-in” services in March according to market research firm ComScore Inc., with 12.7 million checking in from a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Wireless News visits the land of the desert >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Editor’s Note: To provide readers with an insight into the world of wireless in regional locales, RCR Wireless News sends its editorial staff not only to trade shows but to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Netflix finally on Android – or is it? >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Yesterday, excited reports of Netflix finally coming to Android phones began to flood the web, after Netflix purportedly put out a blog admitting as much.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Clear sailing >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Is there a more perplexing wireless operator in the domestic market than Clearwire? Sure, there are “carriers” that have some strange business models or build out plans (cough, cough, LightSquared, cough) that have yet to actually do anything, but with Clearwire you have a functional operator that is serving customers and yet seems to be constantly teetering on the brink.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Arizona Diamondbacks take a swing at Wi-Fi portal for fans >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
PHOENIX — Cracker Jacks. Peanuts. Hot dogs. Wi-Fi portals? The Arizona Diamondbacks are venturing where few baseball franchises have gone thus far, other than the Minnesota Twins and San Francisco …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">God shall provide: Towers go to church >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
PHOENIX — A little extra change never hurts — especially during a recession — and the members of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church agree. The aging population and the lackluster economy …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HTC shows off upcoming devices at MassTLC >
BOSTON—HTC Corp. showed off its Sensations 4G smartphone, which is slated to come to T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) this summer as part of the Mass Technology Leadership Council’s Spring Meeting …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telefonica’s Atento Call-Center Division Plans IPO, With Pricing in June >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Bloomberg | May 10, 2011 | Adam Haigh and Manuel Baigorri Telefonica SA (TEF)’s Atento call-center unit will sell new shares in an initial public offering as the Spanish parent company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ZTE Wins CPE Contract with Ukraine’s Ukrtelecom >
ZTE | May 11, 2011 | Press Release 11 May 2011, Shenzhen – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Huawei’s SingleRAN solution to enhance Everything Everywhere’s 2G network >
Huawei | May 9, 2011 | Press Release [London, UK, 9 May, 2011] Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today signed a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Huawei's SingleRAN solution to enhance Everything Everywhere's 2G network >
Huawei | May 9, 2011 | Press Release [London, UK, 9 May, 2011] Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today signed a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Chinese IPO: Renren >
CNBC Insight on the Chinese social networking website making its initial public offering, with Joseph Chen, Renren chairman/CEO.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Austin-based GameSalad updates game creation software >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
GameSalad Inc., an Austin and Los Angeles-based firm specializing in game creation for the Web, iPhone, iPad and Mac without the use of coding announced that the company has released …