Physicians who need to quickly communicate time-sensitive information about their patients should no longer use text messages, according to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The group issued …
American businesses hired more workers in November than they have in almost a year, payroll firm ADP reported today, and a survey of job opportunities at wireless device manufacturers in the United States shows that a number of technical jobs have been open for as long as six months, suggesting that demand for engineers is outpacing supply.
Shares of Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) shot up today after the company announced the introduction of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, a unified system for managing BlackBerry, Android and Apple iOS …
Americans are watching more and more online video, especially on tablets and smartphones. A report released this week by ComScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) found that more than half of all …
Tens of thousands of jobs could be at stake now that AT&T’s (T) proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile appears poised to collapse, according to a report published earlier this …
Some of last week’s biggest losers in the wireless space rebounded this morning, as technology stocks led a broad rally on Wall Street. Shares of Vonage (NYSE: VG) shot up …
With Americans spending more time using smartphone apps than browsing the Web, application developers often have their pick of job offers — especially if they develop for the Android operating …
Nokia Siemens Networks said Wednesday that it will eliminate almost 23% of its workforce in a major restructuring aimed at streamlining operations and concentrating on the mobile network infrastructure and …
Traffic in app stores could be almost as heavy as foot traffic in retail stores this Friday, as some of the nation’s major retailers roll out apps meant to bring …
As the holiday shopping season gets under way this week, merchants can expect to see more transactions completed using wireless devices. A survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that 45% of …
As the words “4G LTE” become increasingly attractive to smartphone buyers, carriers and handset makers are focusing on the tests that qualify their products as LTE-ready. The $2.8 billion global …
The Kindle Fire looks like a loss leader for Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), but just barely. Recent analysis suggests that the hardware and labor needed to make the Kindle Fire cost Amazon …
AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) could be Nokia’s new window into the U.S. smartphone market. Reports that AT&T is working on a deal with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) come as Nokia’s new Lumia …
First responders in emergencies often send video and data to other public safety officials as they call for backup. The U.S. government wants a dedicated broadband network to ensure that …
A Samsung Galaxy S II owned by a 25-year-old protester is keeping tens of thousands of viewers around the world updated on Occupy Wall Street today, as media with traditional …
For the second time in two months, mobile marketing powerhouse Velti PLC (Nasdaq: VELT) has announced a strategic acquisition, saying it will buy Europe’s fastest-growing private technology company, Mobile Interactive Group. The purchase will make Velti the world’s largest mobile marketing company based on revenue and customers.
Dell Inc. is keeping more of every dollar it makes. The world’s No. 3 PC maker (behind Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo) earned $1.1 billion in the third quarter on revenue of $15.4 billion.
The beleaguered banking industry has a new idea for building business — calling customers on their mobile phones to encourage them to pay their bills.
Imagine checking your smartphone or PC at work to see how much energy your home heater or air conditioner is using while you’re out. Then imagine resetting your appliances remotely to save energy and money. That’s the goal envisioned by Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) in its partnership with a group of global companies that has formed the Energy@Home Consortium
Appcelerator and IDC’s latest survey of more than 2,000 application developers found that the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle Fire, which ships today, is the No. 1 Android device in North …
Safer online shopping saves money for vendors, shoppers and financial services companies. That’s why MasterCard Inc. is joining forces with Intel Corp. in an effort to make online shopping safer …
The iOS 5.0.1 patch that was supposed to fix problems with the iPhone 4S battery life received mixed reviews today. Some users are saying the battery life is no better …
Soaring demand for data is overwhelming some networks, according to University of Texas professor Jeff Andrews, director of UT’s Wireless Networking and Communications Group. Andrews says the demand we have …
M2M is more than a buzzword — for some companies, machine-to-machine is a business strategy. Technology veteran Richard Schwartz founded Austin’s Macheen Inc. on the belief that consumers and enterprises …
Do you know your Identified score? Identified, a startup that is using Facebook data to connect job seekers with employers, launches today after just six weeks in public beta, making …
