MobileTechNews http://www.mobiletechnews.com/ Mobile Technology News. If you are an investor, technologist, or decision maker in the mobile/wireless industry, this site is for you. Stay up to date with the daily developments in this fast moving and fast growing industry sector. en-us (PICS-1.1 "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true comment "RSACi North America Server" for "http://www.mobiletechnews.com/" on "2000.02.01T17:48-0800" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0)) Copyright 1999-2011 Web Market Wed, 16 May 2012 22:35:24 GMT MobileTechNews http://www.mobiletechnews.com/mobiletechnews.jpg http://www.mobiletechnews.com/ 125 61 Mobile Technology News GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Pay Off http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/16/031925.html General Motors Co. says Facebook ads have little impact on consumer car purchases and plans to stop advertising with the social networking site. Report: Google Will Unveil Android 5.0 on Multiple Nexus-Branded Smartphones http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/16/031745.html WSJ reports Google is expected to release five Android 5.0 powered (Jelly Bean) Nexus phones this fall. Viruses could soon power our electronics, scientists say http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/16/031536.html Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab are working on devices based on viral electronics utilizing the piezoelectric properties of the M13 baceriophage. Lenovo Launches Fleet of New Ivy Bridge ThinkPads and IdeaPads http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/16/031315.html Lenova officially launches new ThinkPad laptops, IdeaPad Ultrabooks, and IdeaPad multimedia laptops. Nearly Half of iPhone Users Likely to Buy Apple "iTV" in Year One http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/16/031158.html Strategy Analytics research finds nearly half of existing iPhone users would be very or somewhat ikely to buy an Apple iTV soon after its launch. Verizon Wireless Brings the Speed of Its 4G LTE Network to 28 New Markets and Expands in 11 Markets http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/16/031032.html Verizon Wireless announces 4G LTE network expansion making its 4G LTE network available in 258 markets across the U.S. LG Optimus EliteTM Makes its Way to Virgin Mobile USA on May 15 http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/16/030829.html The LG Optimus Elite is the first device for Virgin Mobile USA to be enabled with NFC and Google Wallet. Nokia introduces new range of mobile phones http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/15/111614.html The Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 allows users to consume less data by up to 90%, by compressing websites in the cloud. Google's Android gains share in smartphones-survey http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/15/111514.html Research from Kantar WorldPanel on Tuesday showed Android gaining share strongly in most of seven major markets. DOCOMO to Conduct Second Trial of Cloud-based Translator Phone Service — Expanded trial to cover 1 http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/14/120541.html NTT DoCoMo announces second free translator trial service to begin June 1 and will expand to include 10 languages besides Japanese. Commercial launch of the service is expected by March 2013. 43% of Teens Say They Text & Drive; 77% Say Adults Warn Against Risks, but Text & Drive 'All The Tim http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/14/115853.html Research shows drivers who text are 23 times more likely to be in an accident or near-accident and 43 percent of teens admit to sending a text while driving. LightSquared Moves Toward Bankruptcy http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/14/115406.html Sources say LightSquared is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection. Mobile Phone and Tablet Chip Markets Continue to Explode, Poised for Double-Digit Growth Through 201 http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/11/130501.html GII forecasts the NFC-enabled handset market is set to grow at a CAGR of 68.8% from 2011-2016 US phone subscribers hang up on contracts http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/11/125909.html U.S. telecoms lost a combined 52,000 contract-based subscribers during the first quarter. Intel claims awfully good reviews on Xolo phone http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2012/05/11/125646.html Intel Chief Exec Paul Otellini says the company's first smartphone recently launched in India is getting good reviews.