Apple is the latest company to disclose to its customers how much data it has shared this year with the government. The company says it does not allow the government …
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.
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Mobile video is a double-edged sword for operators — customers are willing to pay more each month to watch video on mobile devices, but processing that video is straining data …
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Microsoft has launched an Office app on iOS, available only to users who buy a subscription to Office 365. Users will be able to create Word documents and Excel spreadsheets …
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Mobile internet ad spending doubled last year, as advertisers spent $8.8 billion to reach consumers on mobile devices. More than half that amount went to Google. But $8.8 billion is …
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It seems that even the world’s top seller of smartphones is not immune to peer pressure. Samsung has added a built-in zoom lens to its Galaxy S4, apparently very aware …
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Broadcom launches new processor for entry-level smartphones Broadcom is targetting the fastest-growing part of the smartphone market with its new HSPA+ mobile processor. The BCM23550 is powered by a quad-core …
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Verizon Wireless was the last of the big four carriers to get the Galaxy S4, but apparently many Verizon customers think the phone was worth waiting for. According to summarized …
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Silicon vendors from opposite ends of the wireless supply chain are “meeting in the middle” as they compete to power small cells in the enterprise. Established macrocell chipset suppliers like …
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Apple announced the newest version of its iOS operating system yesterday at its Worldwide Developer Conference. iOS 7 will improve battery life for iPhones and iPads, and it will feature …
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Sprint Nextel (S) shares are up about 3% this morning, trading slightly below the $7.65 represented by Softbank’s new offer. Today’s Mobile Minute: Sprint shareholders will now get $7.65 a …
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AT&T Mobility is hoping to pick up some new customers next month after Sprint Nextel turns off its iDEN network at midnight on June 30. Diehard iDEN customers who have …
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All eyes will be on Apple as it kicks off its Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco today. Although iOS is no longer the world’s top mobile operating system, it …
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Apple is reportedly launching a trade-in program in its stores, taking old iPhones off the hands of customers who want to upgrade to the iPhone 5. Right now iPhone users …
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Sensors are a small but growing part of the worldwide semiconductor market, expected to grow faster than any market segment except memory chips, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Sensor …
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Sales of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet have been sluggish. IDC reports that Microsoft sold just 200,000 Surface RT tablets in the first quarter, down from 900,000 in the fourth quarter …
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The U.S. government has apparently ordered Verizon’s business service unit to hand over its customers’ phone records. The National Security Agency is requiring the nation’s largest carrier to submit “telephony …
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Sprint Nextel reportedly plans to market its own smartphone brand. Engadget reports that ZTE will manufacture the LTE phone for Sprint and that it will be called the Vital. Scroll …
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Lenovo has made no secret of its ambition to expand into the U.S. smartphone market, and now the Chinese company is reportedly seeking a partner to help grow its already …
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The ice is definitely breaking for Intel, the 800 pound gorilla that for a time seemed frozen out of the market for mobile processors because its powerful chipsets, designed for …
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Qualcomm unveiled a new quad-core Snapdragon 400 with integrated multimode 3G/4G LTE at COMPUTEX in Taiwan. The new processor also integrates TD-SCDMA, HSPA+ (up to 42Mbps), and multi-SIM capabilities, all …
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Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference starts a week from today, and although most analysts are NOT expecting a new flagship iPhone, some retailers seem eager to clear some shelf space just …
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Broadcom extends “5G” Wi-Fi portfolio to home entertainment market Broadcom (BRCM) launched a new “5G” Wi-Fi chipset aimed at the tablet, PC, TV, set-top box and home router market. The …
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Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have definitely been big winners on Wall Street this year as rival bidders have bumped up their stock prices. But they are not the only ones …
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In another sign that tablets and personal computers are becoming more and more similar, Microsoft said today that it will revive some of the features of “classic” Windows in its …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone and Nokia’s Lumia 928 are the first of seven upcoming devices that are set to work on Verizon Wireless’ LTE network running its 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum …