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BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Developers need to take the user experience into account when they are deciding whether to build their application to be native or wrapped for their mobile experience, said Guilhem Ensuque, director of product marketing at OpenPlug, a …

DUBLIN – With 144% mobile penetration and 195% household broadband penetration, no one can argue that Singapore isn’t one of the main hubs of the ICT world, and, according to Neil Montefiore, CEO of Starhub, the country has ambitious plans …

Wall Street Journal WSJ’s Amol Sharma reports from New Delhi on Google taking issue with India’s Internet regulations. Google claims the strict rules could hamper its profitability in a booming Internet market.

Facebook would like to partner with telcos and pursue more revenue potential by promoting brands according to the firm’s director of online sales and operations in EMEA, Colm Long. Speaking at the TM Forum on Wednesday, Long spent a significant …

DUBLIN, Ireland — The economic boom and bust Ireland has experienced over the last decade has caused a fair few ups and downs for the emerald isle, but Pat Rabbitte, Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources says it …

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 say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this …

Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) relative silence in regards to AT&T Inc.’s (T) proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. has been in stark contrast to the rancor offered by a number of smaller players in the mobile space that see …

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.Whenever we talk about the wireline business, about a third of you respond …

On Monday Google unveiled its latest efforts in its quest for local relevance by announcing its new mobile “News Near You” feature for smartphones. As the name indicates, the new capability attempts to bring Google News users the latest from …

On Monday Google Inc. unveiled its latest efforts in its quest for local relevance by announcing its new mobile “News Near You” feature for smartphones. As the name indicates, the new capability attempts to bring Google News users the latest …

StackMob Inc. has landed a new $7.5 million round of funding to expand its hosted and managed platform for mobile app development, customization and monetization. StackMob’s overarching value proposition is to narrow down months of coding into a couple minutes, …

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 say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this …

BOSTON – Privacy issues associated with location-based services took center stage at the Mass Technology Leadership Council’s Spring meeting today. Companies must be transparent in how they handle their customers’ personal information in order to gain the trust of their …

16.7 million U.S. mobile subscribers (7.1% of the U.S. population) used location-based “check-in” services in March according to market research firm ComScore Inc., with 12.7 million checking in from a smartphone, representing some 17.6% of the entire smartphone population. Unsurprisingly, …