Verizon Wireless (VZ) is now the second major carrier in line for integration with American Express Co.’s (AXP) burgeoning digital commerce platform Serve.Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) snagged the first carrier …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HTC Corp. sells 12.1M devices, profits up nearly 103% >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
HTC Corp. closed another fantastic quarter with profits up $102.9% year over year and device shipments up 24.8% from the previous quarter and up 123.7% from the year-ago period. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">500,000 jobs from 500 MHz of new spectrum, report says: NAB counters with 'protect tv' campaign >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
The rhetoric continues to heat up between proponents of releasing more spectrum for mobile broadband and the concerns of the National Association of Broadcasters, which fear its members will be …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Watch the emerging market trendsetters >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Mobile wallet is not your stupid electronic wallet >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Groupon and Foursquare team up on daily deals >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Two top social apps are apparently joining forces, with news Groupon and Foursquare are teaming up with a daily deal partnership. Location based social app Foursquare has long been trying …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cell phones don’t increase risk of child cancer say scientists >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
The European Parliamentary Assembly (EPA) has been making much ado about nothing when it comes to the dangers of cellphones on children, according to a new report which found no …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google snaps up 1000 IBM patents >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Google has snapped up 1000 patents from IBM ranging from those touching on web based querying to design and production of memory and microprocessing chips, and even some relating to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Microsoft hits back at Google with Gmail man snoop video >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
There is nothing we like more here in the Valley than a cat fight, and with two tech tigers currently at each other’s throats over who can best serve up …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Marvel Digital shows off affordable Android tablet – Mercury >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Marvel Digital has released a video of its Mercury tablet, an affordable 7-inch device running Android 2.3.1 (Gingerbread). A YouTube video shows the tablet being put through its paces, with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Massive public safety project hits the skids in Los Angeles >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
A massive public safety communication system in Los Angeles just hit the skids. Three years after the county and numerous independent cities launched the project, which is expected to cost …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Smartphones bolster NTT DoCoMo's results >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The growth of smartphones is indeed an international phenomenon as highlighted by Japan’s largest carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) reporting a surge in net profits it attributed to the device …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">W-CDMA to generate most revenue through 2015, Dell'Oro says >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
The LTE equipment market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 81% during the next five years, according to a new study by Dell’Oro Group. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Motorola Mobility lowers expectations as it slides to $56M loss >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Almost everything is up at Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) except for profits. The company swung to a $56 million loss in the last quarter, after recording $80 million in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple, Zenithink(!) most satisfied with tablet purchases, IHS survey finds >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
While it’s no surprise that Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPad came in first place in a U.S. customer-satisfaction survey from IHS Inc., the fact that China’s Shenzhen Zenithink Technologies Co. Ltd. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Out of body experience >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon Wireless to dole out $10B to parent companies >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Verizon Wireless announced today that its board of directors has approved a “distribution” of $10 billion to parent companies Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) and Vodafone Group plc (VOD) to be …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telefónica Group’s net profit drops 16.3% in first-half 2011, but Latin America grows 18.4% >by senby sen
In Spain, Telef
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Mexico announces US $375 M loan from the China Development Bank to fund 3G network build-out >by senby sen
Nextel Mexico has signed an agreement with China Development Bank (CDB) to receive a US$ 375 million loan in order to acquire 3G network infrastructure from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carlos Paredes Rodrígues to be new Peruvian minister of Transportation and Communications >by senby sen
Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala plans to name Carlos Paredes Rodriguez as new Minister of Transportation and Communications (MTC). Paredes Rodriguez has been an advocate for decentralization, which will boost investment …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Microsoft hits back at Google with Gmail man snoop video >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
There is nothing we like more here in the Valley than a cat fight, and with two tech tigers currently at each other’s throats over who can best serve up …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Partnerships: Orange and Google partner to reach Africa; Motorola & Telit; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Orange and Google announced a strategic partnership that will leverage Orange’s SMS platform to bring Google’s services to African customers. This agreement will facilitate access to the growing mobile internet …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Android and iOS see smartphone gains, take 67% market share >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Google’s Android operating system now makes up a whopping 39 percent of the U.S. smartphone market according to a new report from market research outfit Nielson. Google, claims the report, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google takes a mean swipe at Hotmail, recommends G-mail “intervention” >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Google has long existed under the mantra “Don’t be evil” but it’s latest ad campaign targeting Microsoft’s Hotmail is just that – evil. Well, perhaps not evil, but it’s certainly …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Lodsys tells Apple to stay out of patent infringement case >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Texan patent troll Lodsys has slammed Apple with an opposition to the Cupertino company’s motion to intervene in a massive patent infringement lawsuit, threatening Angry Birds maker Rovio, Atari, EA, …