Apple in 'crunch mode' preparing apps to demo iPad 3
Posted: 10-Feb-2012 [Source: CNET] |
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Apple reported to be preparing for launch of iPad 3 next month and is in 'crunch mode' to find apps to demonstrate the device on-stage and in tv advertising. |
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Google plans home entertainment system
Posted: 10-Feb-2012 [Source: Guardian] |
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Google making move into home entertainment with music streaming system controlled by Android smartphones. |
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German Court Dismisses Latest Motorola Suit Against Apple
Posted: 10-Feb-2012 [Source: WSJ] |
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Motorola Mobility patent infringement suit dismissed by a German court. |
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LTE Deployment Starting to Make an Impact says Strategy Analytics
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Strategy Analytics] |
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Strategy Analytics reports average advertised download speeds increased last three months due to LTE deployment and 3G upgrades. |
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Visa Introduces Suite of Mobile Services for U.S. Financial Institutions
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Visa] |
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Visa announces launch of mobile services giving financial institutions the ability to offer customers enhanced services on their mobile devices fully managed by Visa.. |
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Wireless CEOs want FCC auction authority preserved
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Reuters] |
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Big and little carriers weighing in on proposed legislation regarding spectrum auction rules. |
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LightSquared Would Ruin Aviation With System, Carriers Say
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Bloomberg] |
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Airlines for America trade group says GPS interference from LightSquared's proposed wireless service could have "ruinous effects" on aviation. |
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Sprint Nextel Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
Posted: 08-Feb-2012 [Source: Sprint Nextel] |
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Sprint reports a net loss of $1.3 billion and a diluted loss of $.43 per share for the quarter. Company also adds 1.6 total net subscribers in the quarter - best since 2005 and strong iPhone sales - 40 percent to new customers. |
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Google Introduces Chrome for Android
Posted: 08-Feb-2012 [Source: Google] |
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Google introduces Chrome for Android Beta bringing Chrome features to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phones and tablets. |
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Nokia plans changes to its manufacturing operations
Posted: 08-Feb-2012 [Source: Nokia] |
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Nokia announces plans to reduce its smartphone manufacturing force by 4,000 employees in Hungary, Mexico and Finland and transfer device assembly to its Asian factories. |
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Nearly 500,000 “App Economy” Jobs in United States
Posted: 07-Feb-2012 [Source: TechNet sponsored study] |
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TechNet, the bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today released a new study showing that there are now roughly 466,000 jobs in the “App Economy” in the United States, up from zero in 2007. |
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Verizon releases the Motorola DROID 4
Posted: 07-Feb-2012 [Source: Verizon] |
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The dual-core, LTE-enabled, Motorola DROID 4 will become available at Verizon starting February 10. The handset is based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. |
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Rogers to launch Canada's fastest LTE devices and new price plan options
Posted: 06-Feb-2012 [Source: Rogers] |
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Rogers to soon launch the Sierra Wireless AirCard 330U model of the LTE Rocket stick and the AirCard 7635 LTE Rocket mobile hotspot. |
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Smartphone Market Hits All-Time Quarterly High
Posted: 06-Feb-2012 [Source: IDC] |
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Top five mobile phone vendors in Q4 2011 include Apple in first place followed by Samsung, Nokia, RIM, and HTC as the worldwide smartphone market grew 54.7% year over year in the quarter. |
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Qualcomm and Ericsson successfully complete voice call handover from LTE to WCDMA using SRVCC call continuity
Posted: 03-Feb-2012 [Source: Qualcomm] |
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Qualcomm and Ericsson successfully complete a voice call handover from LTE to WCDMA using Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) marking a key milestone in development of VoLTE. |
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Huawei's MediaPad Added to AT&T 4G Tablet Lineup
Posted: 03-Feb-2012 [Source: Huawei] |
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The 4G Android Honeycomb powered Huawei MediaPad is available through AT&T beginning today and offers a 7" IPS multi-touch display, 1.2 Ghz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, front and rear-facing cameras and 1080p HD video, Wi-Fi and AT&T Hotspot connectivity. |
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Google reveals Android malware 'Bouncer,' scans all apps
Posted: 03-Feb-2012 [Source: Computerworld] |
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Google unveils automated system named "Bouncer" that scans code in Android apps before they are published for known malware. |
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AT&T Takes Top Spot as Sprint, T-Mobile Fall in Mobile Phone Customer Service Survey
Posted: 02-Feb-2012 [Source: Vocal Laboratories] |
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AT&T gains four percentage points in customer service satisfaction survey from a year ago while Sprint and T-Mobile customer ratings dropped and Verizon's scores remained unchanged. |
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GSMA Announces that Latin America will Achieve 750 Million Mobile Connections by 2015
Posted: 02-Feb-2012 [Source: GSMA] |
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GSMA projects Latin America to have 750 million mobile connections by 2015 with mobile broadband being the key driver of growth and the primary means of Internet access for the region. |
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BlackBerry 7 Smartphones Certified for U.S. and Canadian Governments
Posted: 02-Feb-2012 [Source: RIM] |
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BlackBerry 7 smartphones and the PlayBook tablet now certified under the FIPS program. |
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DOCOMO and Disney to Jointly Offer Smartphones and Mobile Services Under New “Disney Mobile on docomo” Brand
Posted: 01-Feb-2012 [Source: NTT DoCoMo] |
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NTT DoCoMo announces plan to jointly introduce the smarpthone brand "Disney Mobile on docomo" along with the launch of the F-08D model later in February. |
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Samsung Launching Revolutionary Galaxy Note Super Phone with 90-Second Super Bowl Commercial
Posted: 01-Feb-2012 [Source: Samsung] |
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Samsung set to launch the Galaxy Note in its first-ever Super Bowl ad. |
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Kyocera DuraPlus, Exclusively from Sprint
Posted: 01-Feb-2012 [Source: Sprint and Kyocera] |
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Kyocera DuraPlus boasts military-grade durability and an embedded LED flashlight in a rugged candy-bar form factor |
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FCC Trims Subsidy That Powers TracFone Amid Fraud Concern
Posted: 01-Feb-2012 [Source: Bloomberg] |
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FCC votes to move on issue of waste in the Lifeline subsidized handset program. |
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LG reports handset profit after six-quarter losing
Posted: 01-Feb-2012 [Source: Reuters] |
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LG moves towards profitability on the back of its latest smartphone model, the Optimus LTE. |
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Huawei Ascend
Polaroid Android Camera
Nokia 900
Nook Tablet
Apple iPhone 4S
Amazon Fire Tablet
HTC Rhyme
Sony S1/S2 Tablets
Samsung Galaxy Smartphones
BlackBerry 7 Smartphones
Motorola Photon 4G
Sprint/HTC 3D
Nokia N9 MeeGo
HP TouchPad
Motorola Droid X2
Sony S1 and S2 Tablets
Nokia X7
Sprint/HTC 3D
CTIA 2011
Google Nexus S 4G
T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
iPad2
Xperia Play
HP webOS Tablet
Sprint/Kyocera Echo Dual-Screen
T-Mobile/Samsung Galaxy S 4G
AT&T/Motorola ATRIX 4G Smartphone
Verizon/Motorola XOOM tablet
Sprint/HTC EVO Shift
Nexus S
Samsung Galaxy Tab
HP's Palm Pre 2
HTC's Windowsphone
Motorola DROID PRO
Verizon/Motorola CITRUS
BlackBerry PlayBook
Sharp Galapagos E-Book Reader
HTC Desire HD
Nokia E7
T-Mobile G2
BlackBerry Torch 9800
Sprint/Samsung Epic 4G
Verizon/Motorola DROID X
Motorola MILESTONE XT720
iPhone 4
T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide
Nokia N8
KIN Social Phone
Samsung Galaxy S
Motorola MILESTONE
Apple iPad
Dell Mini 3
Google Nexus One
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