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4G World 2010 and RCR Wireless News Announce “Best of 4G World RCR Ecosystem Awards”

Nominations Now Open Through September 17, 2010 April 12, 2010 Boston, MA: The Events and Media Division of Yankee Group, producer of 4G World, and RCR Wireless News, are collaborating to deliver the Best of 4G World and RCR Ecosystem Awards at 4G World 2010...

HTC Desire has Android marketplace issues

HTC's recently released android flagship, the Desire, has drawn a lot of attention in the past few months, almost all of it positive, but a small oversight by Google and HTC has managed to undermine a large selling point of Android, the app marketplace. It...

Marvell pushes for super speedy Internet with Avanta: Superhero speed

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Amidst the glitz and glamor of Sunset Boulevard, rubbing elbows with stars in LA's newest W hotel, little chip company Marvell Technology Group Ltd. told Hollywood to do what it does best; to dream.   Marvell told Hollywood to dream of blisteringly fast...

Strong iPhone sales bolster Apple results

Apple Inc. posted a 49% increase in revenues and 90% increase in profits for its second fiscal quarter of 2010 ended March 27, bolstered by continued strong demand for its now iconic iPhone device.   Apple said it sold 8.75 million iPhones during the quarter, which...

AT&T Mobility Q1 results bolstered by non-traditional devices

AT&T Mobility posted first quarter financial results showing an increased dependency on non-traditional mobile devices as well as a considerable slowing of lucrative postpaid net customer additions.   For its first fiscal quarter, AT&T Mobility said it added 1.9 million net activations to its network, which...

AT&T Mobility Q1 results bolstered by non-traditional devices

AT&T Mobility posted first quarter financial results showing an increased dependency on non-traditional mobile devices as well as a considerable slowing of lucrative postpaid net customer additions.   For its first fiscal quarter, AT&T Mobility said it added 1.9 million net activations to its network, which...

@Gartner Wireless Summit: Finding a place for enterprise in a world full of apps

SAN DIEGO – You don't even need access to mass media to know that app stores are all the rage in mobile these days. But how app storefronts and their ecosystems play in the enterprise sandbox is an entirely different animal.   Michael King, a research...

Apple's iPad faces touchscreen display shortages

Not only is Apple Inc. falling short on iPad shipments due to hyped up demand decimating its supply, but it has now surfaced that the firm is having trouble getting hold of enough 9.7 inch touchscreens from its Asian suppliers. Business news outlet, Bloomberg, quotes...

SMS Voting: the Antidote to Voter Apathy?: Tallying the text vote

It's election season on campus here at UC Santa Barbara and involved students are running around being grotesquely genial to everyone within their blast zone. Some are asking for votes directed their way, but others are pleading with people to vote for anyone, anyone...

@CTIA Interviews: ADC

Jeff Mucci with Tony LeFebvre, Director of Product Management and John Spindler, Vice President of Product Management for ADC Communications.

BlackBerry OS 6.0 screenshots leaked: multi-touchy-feely

If one were the cynical kind, one might think believe that all these recent leaks about upcoming operating systems, architectures and new smartphones was all an elaborate ploy by phone makers to make consumers hold off just a couple more months to buy their...

Android phones are for porn according to Jobs

One would expect Steve Jobs to have more important matters to attend to, like locking up the employee who lost the next gen iPhone in a dark dungeon somewhere, but instead, the big Apple boss has recently been finding a lot of spare time...

Korean Telecom throws down gauntlet to app developers: app app app and away

In any innovation competition, a cash prize is a sure incentive. And word on the Korean street is that local telco giant, KT telecom, is not only offering 130 million won (about $116,000), but also gadgets and gizmos like the IMac, iPhone and iPad...

Q1 results on deck: Prepaid role expected to increase

Financial results are set to begin trickling in this week with a number of heavy hitters in the mobile space scheduled to announce their latest financial results.Amongst wireless carriers, the industry's No. 1 and No. 2 players are on deck with AT&T Mobility (No....

Apple iPhone 4G has whole Internet buzzing

The Internet was all aflutter this morning with news tech hardware site, Gizmodo, had managed to pick up a next-gen iPhone, camouflaged to look like an iPhone 3GS, but neglectfully left sitting all on its lonesome at a bar in Redwood City, California.Was it...

Mobile closes the communication gap: Speech therapy app in development

Communication is a basic human right, right? After all, it is through communication that we control our existence, make friends and build relationships. The mobile and internet industry are dedicated to making this right even more effortless to exercise. With every new handset or...

PC maker Lenovo moves more into mobile sphere

Computer maker Lenovo has had to eat some humble pie, with the firm's president admitting mobile Internet products would likely make up a significant 10%-20% of revenues within five years, despite the company originally dumping its mobile unit back in 2008. Speaking at a...

"Free" is the future of app monetization

The best things in life are free, and the same can be said for web-services and user generated content and data.Google was first to tap into the benefits of “free” when it created a clear formula for its online offerings, giving away services, in...

"Free" is the future of app monetization

The best things in life are free, and the same can be said for web-services and user generated content and data.Google was first to tap into the benefits of “free” when it created a clear formula for its online offerings, giving away services, in...

Windows Phone 7 Architecture guide leaked

The Internet has proved to be a rather leaky sieve this morning, with leaked pictures and reviews not only of the rumored iPhone 4G, but also of documents detailing Windows Phone 7's underlying architecture.Posted on WMPoweruser, the document details some rather juicy information, which...

Handy Invention or Beginning of the Robotic Takeover?

Anyone who has ever been in a long-distance relationship knows its difficulties. Even with all the phone conversations, video-chats and e-mails, one still hears a common refrain: "I wish I could be there with you."The inability to physically touch one's partner is regularly cited...

Mobile ad market still tiny according to stats

Google may believe it's making money hand over fist from mobile advertising, but numbers from market research outfit and e-commerce specialist, ATG, beg to differ, saying people aren't yet using mobile phones for either researching or buying products.Polling 1,054 people, ATG asked whether mobile...

As prepaid grows, states start to impose prepaid 911 fees

There’s no doubt prepaid services in the United States are gaining traction – and as such, the possibility of taxing those services is getting increased attention as well. Most prepaid users don’t pay 911 fees today, a tax that is regularly imposed on postpaid...