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Congress Will Auction Public Airwaves to Pay for Benefits
Posted: 17-Feb-2012 [Source: NYT]
Posted: 17-Feb-2012 [Source: NYT]
Spectrum auctions expected to raise more than $25 billion to help cover the pay-roll tax cut extension and long-term unemployment benefits.
Apple Releases OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview
Posted: 17-Feb-2012 [Source: Apple]
Posted: 17-Feb-2012 [Source: Apple]
Apple releases a developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion.
U.S. Calls for Ban on In-Car Facebook, Twitter
Posted: 17-Feb-2012 [Source: Bloomberg]
Posted: 17-Feb-2012 [Source: Bloomberg]
DOT asks automakers to design built-in devices to disable mobile electronic devices while a car is moving.
SEC: Wireless carriers must allow shareholder votes on data neutrality
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: CNN Money / Fortune]
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: CNN Money / Fortune]
AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon must allow shareholders to vote on whether the companies should continue to impose data caps on their customer.
LightSquared Responds to FCC Public Notice
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: LightSaquared]
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: LightSaquared]
LightSquared Chaiman and CEO, Sanjiv Ahuja releases statement in response to FCC's decision barring launch of the company's commercial network services.
Clearwire Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: Clearwire]
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: Clearwire]
Clearwire ended fourth quarter 2011 with approximately 10.4 million total subscribers, up 140% from 4.3 million subscribers in fourth quarter 2010. Fourth quarter 2011 reported net loss from continuing operations attributable to Clearwire was $236.0 million.
Cisco appeals EU's approval of Microsoft/Skype deal
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: Reuters]
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: Reuters]
Commenting on Microsoft's acquisition of Skype, Cisco says EU should have implrmrnyrf conditions that would prevent one company from being able to seek to control the future of video communication
Milestone: One Billion HSPA and LTE Mobile Broadband Connections
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: 4G Americas]
Posted: 16-Feb-2012 [Source: 4G Americas]
4G Americas reports that the milestone of one billion connections for HSPA and LTE mobile broadband technologies is expected to be achieved at the end of March 2012 and in two years that number will double to two billion, based on data from Informa Telecoms & Media.
Gartner Says Worldwide Smartphone Sales Soared in Fourth Quarter of 2011 With 47 Percent Growth
Posted: 15-Feb-2012 [Source: Gartner]
Posted: 15-Feb-2012 [Source: Gartner]
Gartner reports total smartphone sales in 2011 reached 472 million units and accounted for 31 percent of all mobile devices sales, up 58 percent from 2010. Apple became the third-largest mobile phone vendor in the world following Nokia and Samsung moving LG into fourth place.
F.C.C. Bars the Use of Airwaves for a Broadband Plan
Posted: 15-Feb-2012 [Source: NYT]
Posted: 15-Feb-2012 [Source: NYT]
LightSquared network deployment meets further obstacles as FCC says it won't lift a prohibition on commercial services due to concerns about GPS interference.
Verizon, AT&T To Sell 4G iPad
Posted: 14-Feb-2012 [Source: WSJ]
Posted: 14-Feb-2012 [Source: WSJ]
WSJ reports Verizon Wireless and AT&T will sell the next version of the iPad that will run on their respective 4G LTE networks.
Mobile NFC Metro Tickets to Be Used by 1 in 8 Mobile Users in the US and Western Europe by 2016
Posted: 14-Feb-2012 [Source: Juniper Research]
Posted: 14-Feb-2012 [Source: Juniper Research]
Juniper Research finds mobile users beginning to adopt mobile ticketing particularly with introduction of NFC-enabled mobile phones.
Outside Group to Inspect Factories
Posted: 14-Feb-2012 [Source: NYT]
Posted: 14-Feb-2012 [Source: NYT]
Apples announces an outside organization is auditng working conditions at its plants overseas that build iPhones, iPads and other Apple products.
AT&T customers surprised by 'unlimited data' limit
Posted: 13-Feb-2012 [Source: AP]
Posted: 13-Feb-2012 [Source: AP]
AT&T has some 17 million customers with "unlimited data" plans that can be subject to throttling, representing just under half of its smartphone users.
Study Finds News Sites Fail to Aim Ads at Users
Posted: 13-Feb-2012 [Source: NYT]
Posted: 13-Feb-2012 [Source: NYT]
Research shows evidence that web sites are not attracting the same advertisers online as they do on other platforms due to failure to make use of user-focused technology.
Apple in 'crunch mode' preparing apps to demo iPad 3
Posted: 10-Feb-2012 [Source: CNET]
Posted: 10-Feb-2012 [Source: CNET]
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.
Google plans home entertainment system
Posted: 10-Feb-2012 [Source: Guardian]
Posted: 10-Feb-2012 [Source: Guardian]
Google making move into home entertainment with music streaming system controlled by Android smartphones.
German Court Dismisses Latest Motorola Suit Against Apple
Posted: 10-Feb-2012 [Source: WSJ]
Posted: 10-Feb-2012 [Source: WSJ]
Motorola Mobility patent infringement suit dismissed by a German court.
LTE Deployment Starting to Make an Impact says Strategy Analytics
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Strategy Analytics]
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Strategy Analytics]
Strategy Analytics reports average advertised download speeds increased last three months due to LTE deployment and 3G upgrades.
Visa Introduces Suite of Mobile Services for U.S. Financial Institutions
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Visa]
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Visa]
Visa announces launch of mobile services giving financial institutions the ability to offer customers enhanced services on their mobile devices fully managed by Visa..
Wireless CEOs want FCC auction authority preserved
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Reuters]
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Reuters]
Big and little carriers weighing in on proposed legislation regarding spectrum auction rules.
LightSquared Would Ruin Aviation With System, Carriers Say
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Bloomberg]
Posted: 09-Feb-2012 [Source: Bloomberg]
Airlines for America trade group says GPS interference from LightSquared's proposed wireless service could have "ruinous effects" on aviation.
Sprint Nextel Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
Posted: 08-Feb-2012 [Source: Sprint Nextel]
Posted: 08-Feb-2012 [Source: Sprint Nextel]
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.
Google Introduces Chrome for Android
Posted: 08-Feb-2012 [Source: Google]
Posted: 08-Feb-2012 [Source: Google]
Google introduces Chrome for Android Beta bringing Chrome features to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phones and tablets.
Nokia plans changes to its manufacturing operations
Posted: 08-Feb-2012 [Source: Nokia]
Posted: 08-Feb-2012 [Source: Nokia]
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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