Yahoo Inc. announced that LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will be preloading the search giant’s mobile applications on its mobile phones in more than 70 countries, beginning later this year. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hedgehogging >by jscarboby jscarbo
Hedgehogging Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –So last week we pointed out that Steve Jobs must think …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia to give away mapping application >by jscarboby jscarbo
Nokia Corp. hopes to expand its mobile navigation business by offering free downloadable maps to users with a variety of smartphones.The handset maker announced plans to give away smart2go, a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Rantings of a madman >by jscarboby jscarbo
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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">Upstart targets backseat riders with mobile hot spots >by jscarboby jscarbo
For the young social networking addicts of the world, one of the last vestiges of computer-deficient spaces-the moving vehicle-may soon be MySpace-enabled through Wi-Fi. Backseat elbowing could be replaced with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google intros Maps application for Windows Mobile >by jscarboby jscarbo
Google Inc. introduced a new version of its Maps application for Windows Mobile-based smartphones. The application is available for download on Google’s Web site. Users must download the application using …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google: We’ll make money on wireless by 2008 >by jscarboby jscarbo
During the company’s quarterly conference call, Google Inc. executives spoke at length about the future of the mobile search space and highlighted areas where the search giant has made heavy …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: What if. I was as rich as Bill Gates? >by jscarboby jscarbo
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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">Hedgehogging >by jscarboby jscarbo
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. Further proof that technology is surpassing people’s ability to comprehend it. Some …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Yahoo rides mobile focus during fourth quarter >by jscarboby jscarbo
Yahoo Inc. is hoping a new online advertising system and an increased presence in wireless can help it close the widening gap between it and rival Google Inc.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Are People Really That Stupid??? >by jscarboby jscarbo
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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">Yahoo rides mobile focus during fourth quarter >by jscarboby jscarbo
Yahoo Inc. is hoping a new online advertising system and an increased presence in wireless can help it close the widening gap between it and rival Google Inc.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Yahoo aims to pass Google in growing mobile search space >by jscarboby jscarbo
Internet behemoths and pure-play startups are hastily inking deals and positioning themselves for a long, hard slog on the mobile search battlefield. Yahoo Inc. continued its aggressive move into wireless …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile video banking on potential >by jscarboby jscarbo
THE COUNTLESS PLAYERS lumbering around on the user-generated mobile video playground aren’t just looking for consumers. They’re also hoping to find a viable business model or two.The success of Internet …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung jumps on Google bandwagon >by jscarboby jscarbo
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has become the latest handset vendor to snuggle up with Internet search company Google Inc. with plans to provide Google search, mapping and e-mail applications on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Yahoo enhances mobile partnerships >by jscarboby jscarbo
Yahoo Inc. is using the Consumer Electronics Show to tout a host of new partnerships supporting its Go 2.0 service.The Internet giant announced pacts to preload an updated version of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google, China Mobile ink mobile search deal >by jscarboby jscarbo
Google Inc. and China Mobile finally unveiled a pact to deliver mobile search services.China’s largest carrier said its Monternet WAP portal will use Google technology to allow users to search …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top 20 stories from RCRNews.com in 2006 >by jscarboby jscarbo
Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plans May 30 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hedgehogging >by jscarboby jscarbo
As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can’t help but wonder how things will look …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top 20 stories from RCRNews.com in 2006 >by jscarboby jscarbo
Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Predictions for 2007 >by jscarboby jscarbo
Hello! And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Verizon Wireless with YouTube and Three with X-Series: Opposite approaches to Web 2.0 >by jscarboby jscarbo
Editor’s Note: Welcome our Monday 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. In …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Former YouTube sales head lands at mobile ad company >by jscarboby jscarbo
SAN FRANCISCO-Former YouTube head of sales Tony Nethercutt has joined one of the hottest startups in the mobile-marketing space, AdMob.Before joining AdMob as vice president of advertising sales, Nethercutt headed …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Calling all shoppers >by jscarboby jscarbo
‘Tis the season to do your shopping on your phone. At least, that’s what a handful of developers are hoping.SplashData Inc. this week released a Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile version …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carriers must remain fluid for mobile Internet to succeed >by jscarboby jscarbo
The future of the “anywhere Internet” likely will involve a variety of networks and devices, analysts said during a teleconference last week-and if wireless operators want to get in on …