Consumer electronics
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Sprint-Clearwire deal strenthens Google's mobile credentials
May 9, 2008
The newly formed Clearwire Corp., a combination of Sprint and Clearwire’s broadband business, has partnered with Google Inc. in a step that may make the search giant's mobile presence stronger.
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HowardsForum joins Netshelter ad network
April 9, 2008
NetShelter Technology Media added a new member to its network, letting marketers advertise their products on online mobile phone discussion board HowardForums.com.
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Consumers' mobile experience to improve drastically in coming years: CTIA panel
April 3, 2008
LAS VEGAS – The consumer mobile experience is going to be drastically different in the next few years, according to a panel yesterday at the CTIA Wireless 2008 show.
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Mobile phone most difficult to give up: Study
March 7, 2008
A new study claims that 62 percent of all Americans have mobile phones and participate in digital activities when on-the-go.
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Intel makes mobile push with Atom chip
March 4, 2008
Chip maker Intel Corp. is making its play for the mobile Internet device market with the launch of a new processor family with different speeds and varying power.
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Focus on dominant app beyond Web for mobile net devices: Forrester
March 4, 2008
Intel Corp., Nokia and Samsung are focusing their product development efforts on mobile Internet devices. To assess interest in this category, Forrester Research surveyed North American consumers.
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U.S. consumers buy 146 million mobile phones in ’07: Survey
February 20, 2008
A new survey claims that U.S. consumers bought 146 million mobile phones last year, reflecting the steady migration from landlines to wireless devices.
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Nokia to use Gameloft games for N-Gage platform
February 19, 2008
Handset maker Nokia Inc. has selected mobile video games developer Gameloft for the launch of its N-Gage platform.
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Mobile Internet devices to grow in popularity: Report
February 11, 2008
A new report predicts that always-connected mobile Internet devices will see incredibly fast growth in popularity over the next five years.
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Liberty enables printing from mobile
February 4, 2008
Liberty Inc. is making it possible for consumers to print Word files, Excel spreadsheets and other file types right from a mobile phone.
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No more device choices, please: mobile shoppers to Compete
January 17, 2008
Mass-market wireless shoppers don’t want more devices, services or applications, according to a new study from Web analytics firm Compete Inc.
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Criminals not likely to target smartphones this year: report
January 15, 2008
Mobile devices will still be safe in 2008, despite all the rumors of mobile malware.
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Qualcomm will appeal injunction won by Broadcom
January 3, 2008
Qualcomm admitted that the recent injunction won by rival chipmaker Broadcom against its hardware and software will result in an “immediate, short-term impact” on the company.
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Consumers prefer GPS over Internet: Study
December 24, 2007
New research claims that consumers prefer a location-based GPS feature on their mobile phone over Internet access.
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Smartphones like BlackBerry give rise to the “prosumer”
December 21, 2007
It used to be the case in the enterprise market that companies were buying high-priced smartphones for their employees. Not so much any more.
