Sometimes it seems that netbooks are everywhere . I've spotted them at airports, coffee shops and on commuter trains. No wonder that ABI Research forecasts sales of 35 million netbooks this year, more than double the 15 million systems sold in 2008.
Despite concerns over the way it handle disclosures relating to the health of chief executive Steve Jobs, Apple's current board of directors were re-elected Wednesday by investors at the company's annual shareholders meeting.
Intelligent Distributed Controls (IDC) has extended its range of Zigbee wireless communications products with the introduction of the ZB107 wireless switch interface.
It looks like you'll barely have time to get the wrapper off Windows Mobile 6.5 before Windows Mobile 7 will move in to replace it. Yesterday, at a " strategic update meeting ," Microsoft Chief Steve Ballmer said the company will release Windows Mobile...
An administration official confirmed that President Obama will name Federal Trade Commission member Jon Leibowitz as chairman of the agency. The expected appointment comes amid increased government scrutiny over mobile marketing practices in a wireless industry with an evolving business model fueled by customized...
In an ongoing effort to cut costs, Nokia Corp. today invited 1,000 workers worldwide to voluntarily resign. The Finnish handset maker, which had about 128,000 employees at the end of 2008, said that between March 1 and May 31 all employees except "direct labor"...
For all the hoopla that preceded congressional approval of broadband funding in the $787 billion stimulus bill signed into law by President Obama - and the controversy apt to follow the vaguely defined $7.2 billion grant programs - the most profound impact on the...
Motorola Inc. will spin off its enterprise-focused mobile e-mail business just two years after entering the space.The troubled handset maker said it will sell Good Technology to Visto, a Silicon Valley-based mobile e-mail player, for an undisclosed sum. Motorola acquired Good in late 2006...
Vodafone Group, the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, on Tuesday unveiled plans to cut 500 jobs in the U.K. as it reduces costs to better cope with the worsening economic climate.
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Azerbaijan: Nokia Siemens Networks won a contract to expand Bakcell's...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.There have been some press releases lately announcing the formation of a White Spaces Database Group that...
XM Radio Mobile does what it says, but that doesn't mean it's worthwhile. Application. XM Radio Mobile powered by QuickPlay Media Running on BlackBerry Curve over Sprint Nextel's EV-DO network.
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Editor's Note: The following lists ranks the 10 most popular handsets in the United States for the month of December. Rankings were provided by AvianResearch L.L.C.
The firm derives its ranking via its Monthly Retail Store Survey, which is based on responses from 100 service...
Mobile adult-content market remains a tough market, with projections it may reach $4.9 billion by 2013, propelled in part by increasing demand for video chat services, according to a report from Juniper Research.
Very few of us get to see our daily drudgery contribute to something politically, environmentally or sociologically charged, to a cause with greater implications than the outcome of driving the machinery of Brand X or Company Y; sleepless nights re-imagining business processes, building customer...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is teaming with Paramount Digital Entertainment to package the three "Mission Impossible" films with the purchase of new Samsung Delve phones from Alltel Wireless.Though Verizon Wireless completed its acquisition of Alltel earlier this year, the markets not included in the...
Mobile video is slowly gaining traction among U.S. consumers, according to new figures from The Nielsen Company. The market research firm found 11 million Americans consumed wireless video during the fourth quarter of 2008, up 9% from the previous quarter. And the average monthly...
Nokia Growth Partners announced a non-binding deal to back China's KongZhong Corp. with $6.8 million in five-year convertible senior notes.KongZhong offers games and other content to Chinese users through the wireless Web and other distribution channels, and - like other content providers - has...
The billions of dollars set aside in the government's stimulus bill to promote broadband access across the country may help create thousands of new jobs - and wireless firms are already evaluating the legislation for potential opportunities.The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
In the Obama era, the telecom and tech industries, consumer advocates, states and other stakeholders will be watching carefully for key policy tendencies emanating from a Federal Communications Commission apt to be headed by tech entrepreneur and former telecom policymaker Julius Genachowski.Will Genachowski -...
In the Obama era, the telecom and tech industries, consumer advocates, states and other stakeholders will be watching carefully for key policy tendencies emanating from a Federal Communications Commission apt to be headed by tech entrepreneur and former telecom policymaker Julius Genachowski.Will Genachowski -...
AT&T Mobility President Ralph De la Vega opined the benefits of an open wireless ecosystem at last week's Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain, noting that wireless customers want it.And he's right. Wireless consumers likely would be better off with a common set...
With churn rates rising among subscribers, wireless-phone companies are pouring on the promotions and marketing spending in hopes of keeping cost-conscious consumers in the fold.There are no hard numbers on how consumers react in a recession when it comes to cellphone service. Brand switching...
