Microsoft should be happy following this week’s announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013 – check out all pieces) as a pair of U.S.-based carriers released plans to offer …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CES 2013: Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless throw support behind Windows Phone 8 >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">White Paper: 5 Supply Chain Best Practices For Bringing M2M and Other Connected Devices to Market >by rtwissby rtwiss
Decisions on the architecture of the supply chain directly affect profitability. Optimized supply chains adhering to supply chain network best practices can lead to reduced logistic costs, improved time to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CES 2013: tablets, smartphones to drive electronic industry sales in 2013 >
Tablets and smartphones are expected to continue to drive electronic product revenues in 2013 as they did in 2012. According to 2012 provisional global tech device sales revenue released by …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cricket lands another LTE smartphone >
Leap Wireless’ Cricket prepaid operations scored another LTE smartphone with the HTC One SV, scheduled to go on sale Jan. 16 for $350. HTC’s latest flagship phone joins the Samsung …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile USA to carry RIM’s latest Curve >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
With plans to unveil its BlackBerry 10 operating system and new devices later this month, Research In Motion today showed that there were still carriers interested in its current offerings. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CES 2013 preview >
The world’s largest trade show gets underway next week in Las Vegas, and odds are that wireless technology will permeate everything from cars to cameras on the show floor. In …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hot market for tablets in Brazil >
While still too expensive for many consumers, tablets are gaining ground with consumers in Brazil, a recent survey from IDC Brazil noted. According to the survey, the Brazilian tablet market’s …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RIM sells NewBay, makes $65M payment to Nokia >
Research In Motion is selling NewBay to Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR) for about half of what it paid for the company 14 months ago. Synchronoss will buy the provider of cloud-based …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC approves smartwatch >
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the Pebble wristwatch, one of the most prominent products financed on Kickstarter. The Pebble watch uses Bluetooth to connect to smartphones running Apple’s iOS …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top 10 Latin American telecom stories for 2012 >
As 2012 ends, let’s take a look at some of the leading Latin American telecom stories for the year. Below is a list of the most viewed articles in 2012, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm eyes semiconductor battle >
Qualcomm is looking to accelerate the semiconductor battle. Ranked third in Gartner’s list of top semiconductor vendors (by revenue), Qualcomm is aiming even higher. “We grew while Intel and Samsung …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RIM fees from carriers under pressure >
Research In Motion lost less money than expected during the third quarter, but analysts were disappointed once they got a closer look at the company’s earnings report. RIM’s shares started …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">IDC: Brazil’s mobile phone sales down 15.3% in Q3; feature phones slide >
The sales of mobile phones in Brazil decreased 15.3% in the third quarter of 2012 over the same period last year, according to a study conducted by IDC. A total …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm Brazil develops tablet reference design, technology for manufacturers >
Qualcomm’s tablet strategy is becoming clearer. The company set up a research and development engineering center in Brazil to develop tablet designs and technologies to sell a near-complete product to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google apps target iPhone users >
Three out of four smartphones shipped last quarter were running Google’s Android operating system, while just 15% ran Apple’s iOS, and yet Google has a problem: those 15% of smartphone …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">‘Iphone’ running Android hits the market in Brazil >
Brazilian manufacturer Gradiente said this week it has started to sell a new line of smartphones using Google’s Android operating system under the name “G Gradiente Iphone.” Yes, that’s correct: …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Patent wars: Apple wins one, loses one >
Saying that companies should compete in the marketplace rather than in court, Samsung today withdrew its requests for sales bans of some Apple (AAPL) products in Europe. The Korean giant …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ruckus Wireless combines Wi-Fi, small cell in one device >
Ruckus Wireless (RKUS) has made a name for itself promoting “Wi-Fi for everyone,” and now the newly public company is expanding to small cells with a product that enables carriers …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ThreatLabZ: Android catching up to Apple’s iOS in enterprise use >
Enterprise adoption of Google’s Android operating system is quickly catching up to Apple’s iOS, according to ThreatLabZ, the research arm of cloud security company Zscaler. The company just released its …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Surface digs a little deeper in quest for customers >
Microsoft (MSFT) says the public reaction to its new Surface tablet has been “exciting to see,” and now the world’s largest software company is putting its first tablet into retail …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google outsources Motorola Mobility manufacturing in Brazil, China >
Motorola Mobility LLC, owned by Google, will stop manufacturing products in China and Brazil. The company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Singapore-based Flextronics which will acquire Motorola’s manufacturing …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Openwave Mobility Webinar: Driving New Revenues With Policy Management and Subscriber Engagement >by rtwissby rtwiss
Policy Decision and Policy Enforcement in mobile data networks is evolving beyond basic blocking and throttling of traffic to enabling advanced use cases and capabilities. A key area of interest …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Security remains top concern for enterprise mobility adoption >
Mobile device management, mobile app management (MAM), container-based apps, mobile virtualization, mobile backend as a service (MbaaS), network access control (NAC) and software-defined networking (SDN) are some of the various …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">IDC: Smart device market surges 27% in Q3 >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
The global smart connected device market is growing at a stunning rate, with Samsung leading the vendor market and Apple in second place, according to a new report by IDC. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Huawei to bolster European presence in Nokia’s backyard, plans to add 100 jobs >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Huawei is looking to bolster its presence in the European market with plans to open a research and development center in Helsinki, Finland, also known as Nokia’s backyard. The Chinese …