Major Android Vendors Line Up Behind Isis Mobile Payments Venture
Major names in the mobile industry continue to line up behind mobile-payments strategies, but Google (NSDQ: GOOG) may be perturbed to see a… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-26-11: Apple iPad Orders; Apple Event; Samsung; Verizon
photo: Tom Krazit
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» As ever, Apple is dominating mobile conversations. But it’s not all good new… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-22-11: HP; HTC; Color; Google/Oracle
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Embarrassing reports on HP’s board following the news that the company may b… Read more »
Breathe Again: Apple Will Announce The New iPhone On October 4, Says Report
Looks like all that fevered speculation about the next Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) smartphone(s) is finally coming to a head: according to sources, A… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-21-11: Apple October 4; Google; HTC; Tablet Forecasts
photo: Getty Images / David Paul Morris
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Apple looks like it has a date for its much-anticipated new product announce… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-20-11: Apple Stock; Google/Oracle; Nokia; Verizon; Samsung
photo: Getty Images / Daniel Barry
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) stock reached an all-time high yesterday, closing at $411… Read more »
Vodafone Looks West For Mobile Ideas, Opens R&D Center In Silicon Valley
Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), Europe’s largest operator by revenues, is taking some decisive steps to keep pole position for the longer term: today… Read more »
Motorola’s Droid Bionic Finally Out, Early Reviews Find New Android Champ
Motorola’s Droid Bionic is finally ready for the masses, albeit months later than expected in a delay that hurt the phone maker’s financial… Read more »
Bitbop Pulls A Hulu, Goes Abroad With Ad-Free Mobile Video Offer In Germany
Bitbop, the mobile video service once owned by News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) and then sold in a whirr of a divestment strategy, looks like it is fi… Read more »
MobiTV Files For $75 Million IPO To Fund Its Growth [Video]
Big news for mobile TV pioneer MobiTV: the company has filed for an IPO worth up to $75 million, as it looks for funds to expand internation… Read more »
Isis May Get $100M, But What Is The Future Of Its Mobile Technology?
Near Field Communications with mobile devices is still far from being a mainstream technology, and there have been precious few examples of… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-28-11: Samsung; AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon Isis; Nokia
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Samsung has announced LTE versions of the Galaxy II smartphone and 8.9-inch… Read more »
Mobile Risks And Rewards In The Eye Of The Storm
For a concept that didn’t really exist a decade ago, we’ve certainly come to take mobile applications and access to the Internet for granted… Read more »
Millennial: WiFi’s The Big Winner In Mobile Data, iPhone Still Dominates
Monthly figures out today from mobile ad network Millennial Media indicate that the mobile network that is benefiting most of all from the s… Read more »
Earthquake Drops Voice Calls In ‘Mass-Calling Event,’ But Data Gets Through
photo: Getty Images/Michael Bocchieri
Very little damage was reported following Tuesday’s 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Virginia that was felt up and down the East Coast, but the p… Read more »
Report: Sprint To Sell iPhone 5 In October
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Sprint–along with Verizon and AT&T–will carry the iPhone 5 in “mid-October,” according to people “familiar with the matter,” the Wall Stre… Read more »
Motorola Smartphones In The U.S.: A Rollercoaster
photo: Katie & Ian, Flickr
Yesterday, when NPD released its latest figures for mobile phone sales in the U.S., they showed that Google’s Android saw huge growth over t… Read more »
Motricity Hits The Rocks: CEO/Founder Ryan Wuerch Out, Jim Smith Takes Over
Turmoil and a significant changing of the guard at mobile data services company Motricity. The company today announced that Ryan Wuerch (pic… Read more »
Updated: Google-Motorola: The European Opportunity — And Challenges
If Google (NSDQ: GOOG) gets the green light to buy Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility for $12.5 billion, one area where the deal could be especia… Read more »
HBO Looks To Extend App Success To Cinemax With MAX Go
photo: Max Go
When Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) released its quarterly earnings last week, the company boasted that its HBO app, HBO Go, was pulling in the cro… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-9-11: Apple/HTC/Lodsys; ZTE; Twitter/Square; Mobile Ads
photo: Getty Images / Daniel Barry
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) patent cases: The ITC is launching its investigation of Apple’s pa… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-4-2011: Skype/Android, Chrome OS Hacks, Verizon Leaks
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Here’s a look at some of the top stories in mobile today: Read more »
Verizon Ordered To Pay $115M In Damages After Patent Loss
Certain smartphone companies may want to take note of this one: using patents aggressively can produce pushback from unexpected places. Veri… Read more »
Verizon Teams Up With AmEx On Serve Mobile Payments App
Mobile companies and payment processors continue to think about ways to merge their products as smartphones become more widely used, but the… Read more »
TV or PC? Study Highlights Differences Between Netflix And Hulu
With the race to transform the living room into a web-connected media hub accelerating, a new report shows the diverging viewer habits acros… Read more »
Sprint Announces LightSquared Partnership, Posts Higher Loss
photo: Sprint
Struggling mobile provider *Sprint* Nextel announced a 15-year partnership with LightSquared on Thursday, the wireless venture backed by bil… Read more »
Why Access To Smartphones Is The Key To Wireless Industry Growth
What a weird time to be one of the leading wireless carrier companies in America: a strong earnings report can just as easily be used agains… Read more »
Round One Of U.S. iPhone Battle To AT&T As Verizon Awaits Cheaper Option
In the first full quarter of dueling iPhone carriers in the U.S., the incumbent came out on top. Verizon reported earnings on Friday and sai… Read more »
Verizon Gets An LTE Lift In Q2, Raises McAdam Up To CEO
If Vodafone’s earnings today underscored the pressure on operators to move on from their traditional lines of business, then Verizon’s earni… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-22-11: Vodafone; iPhone Bluetooth; Twitter Mobile Payments
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
Earnings: Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) reported better-than-expected, if small, growth in servic… Read more »
Verizon Taps Lookout For Mobile Security In Vcast Store
Verizon has signed a deal with Lookout Security to provide a monitoring service for its Vcast application store, showing how security threat… Read more »
Key Senator Attacks Merger Of AT&T And T-Mobile
Plenty of folks have come forward to oppose the proposed merger of AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-mobile, but none of them have the clout of the merge… Read more »
Four Major Credit Card Companies Joining Isis Mobile Payments Group
The mobile payments scene got a little more complicated Tuesday, as the big traditional credit card companies joined the Isis mobile payment… Read more »
New Anti-Piracy Tactic Turns ISPs Into Copyright Cops
For over a decade the recording industry attempted to crack down on peer-to-peer file-sharing using threats and lawsuits. But digital music… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-8-11: iPod Touch; Baidu; RIM; Verizon; HTC/S3; Motorola
photo: Instacolor
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
iPod Touch: A new rumor suggests that the fifth-generation iPod Touch, scheduled for thi… Read more »
Mid-Year Media Stock Review: Content Trumped Tech in First Half of 2011
Turns out content was king during the first half of 2011, as CBS (NYSE: CBS), Comcast/NBCU (NSDQ: CMCSA), and News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) posted s… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-5-11: iPhone 5; Vodafone; Google/RIM; HTC; Nokia; Alibaba
A look at some of the big news in mobile today:
– iPhone 5: Yet more details on what looks to be an iPhone 5 launch in the autumn. Taiwan… Read more »
Nokia’s Asset Offload Continues: Messaging Biz Goes To Synchronica For $25M
The streamlining at Nokia (NYSE: NOK) continues apace. Today it was announced that the Finnish company has sold its North American messaging… Read more »
Next Issue Media Works To Build The Storefront Before The Audience Arrives
Magazine joint venture Next Issue Media is adding six titles to its digital storefront on the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android-powered Samsung Ga… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown: 6-22-11: iCloud; Samsung/Apple Suit; Flickr; AT&T; Best Buy
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– iCloud: The good news for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is that 76 percent of iPhone owners say… Read more »
