Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.It’s very clear that Google Inc.’s Android operating platform is gaining …
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If last week’s CTIA Enterprise & Applications event in San Francisco showed the mobile industry anything it was that Google Inc.’s Android operating system has hit critical mass. From the never-ending announcements of new devices sporting the OS to the …
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DeNa acquires Ngmoco for up to $400 million : Largest iPhone-related acquisition so far
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoAny developer or entrepreneur who has hesitated to go all in on Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS has 400 million reasons to think otherwise today. San Francisco-based Ngmoco, one of the early independent iPhone game makers, has been acquired by Japan’s …
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Microsoft Corp.’s long-anticipated update to its mobile device portfolio finally got off the ground today as the computing giant unveiled launch details for devices powered by its Windows Phone 7 operating system.The launch will include nine devices set to be …
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SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been said before that The Ford Motor Co. is trying to remake itself as the Apple Inc. of the auto industry. The company is making a big bet on technology with new touchscreen-based interfaces, a host …
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Kudzu Interactive, the company behind Snapfinger, has acquired LiveOnTheGo.com and added 800 local restaurants to its mobile and online takeout service.Schlotsky’s and The Yard House come to the Snapfinger through the acquisition along with 25,000 LiveOnTheGo.com users. For its part, …
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SAN FRANCISCO — In a room full of luminaries on Tuesday night, there was one guest that had people talking more than any other: Steve Jobs, the chairman and CEO of Apple Inc.In his typical attire, Jobs did some schmoozing …
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@ CTIA E&A: Enterprise mobility is all about productivity and business objectives
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSAN FRANCISCO — Holding the torch for CIOs and mobility managers in enterprise, executives that head up those respective departments at United Parcel Service Inc., HealthSouth Corp. and The Western Union Co. kicked off this morning’s keynote in a roundtable …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Microsoft Corp. has a lot riding on the upcoming release …
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SAN FRANCISCO – AT&T Mobility furthered its push into the Android space announcing a trio of new devices running Google Inc.’s operating system. The three devices – all from Motorola Inc. – run Android 2.1 and feature Motorola’s MotoBlur user …
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Analyst Angle (Special Edition): United Kingdom market model for mobile broadband challenges
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ July …
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Skype Ltd. bolstered its mobile presence with the launch of its Skype for Android mobile client that is designed to run on smart phones powered by Google Inc.’s operating system.The move follows an announcement earlier this year with Verizon Wireless …
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Mobile malware will increase once crooks figure how to profit from it
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakOnce mobile malware becomes lucrative to its makers, it will move from its current position as a rare niche into a widespread and dangerous problem says Finnish security IT firm F-Secure.Speaking to press at a recent tour of its headquarters …
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Analyst Angle: Open letter to Stephen Elop, Nokia’s new CEO: How to make Nokia great again
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I congratulate you on assuming leadership of one of the great …
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Analyst Angle (Special Edition): The big four carriers and their competitive positioning
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ July …
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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.The end of the third quarter is quickly arriving with surprisingly little fanfare: …
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BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) took the wraps off its first ever tablet at a developers conference in San Francisco this afternoon.Packing a 7-inch screen in a half an inch thick form factor weighing less than a pound, BlackBerry …
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) is losing momentum to Google Inc. (GOOG) on the operating system front, but for the time being it appears to be more than making up for it on the advertising front.The maker of all things iOS, including …
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Research In Motion Ltd. might finally unveil its first tablet next week.After scrapping original plans for a tablet launch back in May, the BlackBerry maker is ready to introduce its response to Apple Inc.’s iPad, according to The Wall Street …
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AT&T Inc.’s (T) President and CEO Randall Stephenson could never be accused of not looking at the bright side of life. Speaking at Goldman Sachs Communacopia XIX Conference, Stephenson downplayed any impact the loss of AT&T Mobility’s exclusivity to Apple …
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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.Greetings from Kansas City, where we are abuzz with football hopes after last …
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Maybe time really does heal all wounds. The theory seems to at least ring true for Apple Inc. (AAPL) and its troubled past with Google Voice.The company today approved the first in what many expect to be a series of …
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Samsung Telecommunications America threw its hat officially in the tablet space with the unveiling of its creatively named Galaxy Tab. (Not to be confused with Tab, the diet soft drink.)The device is an expansion (literally) of its Galaxy S smart …
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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is releasing a software development kit (SDK) for mobile advertising on its forthcoming operating system, Windows Phone 7, and the Microsoft Advertising Exchange for Mobile.Hailing it as the “industry’s first real-time, bidded ad exchange in mobile,” Microsoft …
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SEATTLE — Less than a block from the waterfront and ferry terminal, Swype Inc. is still settling into its new digs near this city’s historic Pioneer Square. Having moved in to its new headquarters just a few weeks ago, there …