Telecommunications
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Virgin Mobile USA allies with Best Buy, Kyocera for new phone
May 30, 2008
Virgin Mobile USA has partnered with Best Buy Co. and handset maker Kyocera Wireless to promote a new special edition of its popular Wild Card phone.
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Smartphones win over mobile Internet devices: Study
May 29, 2008
New research shows that the smartphone is emerging as a clear winner among productivity tools as categories of mobile devices converge.
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Verizon Wireless ranks highest in customer satisfaction: J. D. Power
May 27, 2008
A J.D. Power and Associates report claims that Verizon Wireless ranks highest in customer satisfaction for wireless data services.
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VeriSign shatters internal mobile messaging records
May 23, 2008
VeriSign Inc. claims that all single-day and quarterly mobile messaging records in its Mobile Messaging Index for the first quarter have been shattered.
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Telecoms firm Primus sees above-average click-through for mobile banners
May 23, 2008
Telecoms company Primus saw a 7.5 percent click-through rate for a mobile banner campaign centered on its Global Talk long distance service.
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Formats, pricing issues hinder mobile ad spend volume: Study
May 19, 2008
A new study claims that although companies seem to be spending more of their ad budgets on mobile advertising, mobile ad revenues probably won’t reach significant volume until 2010.
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Sprint, Samsung approve mobile WiMAX tech for commercial use
May 19, 2008
Samsung Electronics Corp.’s mobile WiMAX infrastructure and devices have passed muster with wireless carrier Sprint’s commercial acceptance standards.
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Verizon jilts Google’s Android for rival open handset platform
May 15, 2008
Verizon Wireless spurned Google’s Android open handset platform for a Linux-based consortium in a move that effectively ensures that power is not concentrated in one entity’s hands.
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Revenue leakage a problem in off-deck areas: Study
May 15, 2008
A new study claims that mobile digital commerce services will grow to $1.9 billion by 2012, up from $1.1 billion in 2007.
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Equals' ad-supported Party Line connects users via mobile
May 12, 2008
Consumers today use mobile, IM, SMS and social networks. Each service is its own vertical silo and offers a service identifier such as a phone number, email address, IM handle and a screen name.
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Consumer Federation rep airs list of grievances with mobile
May 8, 2008
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Federation of America’s representative aired a long list of concerns she had with mobile marketing, messaging and billing at the FTC’s mobile event.
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T-Mobile partners with Nokia to offer new services
May 5, 2008
T-Mobile and Nokia are collaborating to produce Internet services and personal social communities on mobile devices.
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Verizon, AT&T shrug off economic turmoil with impressive Q1 results
April 29, 2008
Verizon recorded rapid growth in its wireless business, driving the company's revenue up 13 percent in the first quarter of this year.
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Global mobile phone shipments up 14.3 percent: Report
April 28, 2008
New research shows that the number of mobile phones shipped in the first quarter of 2008 jumped 14.8 percent from the previous year.
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Text messaging boosts parent-teen ties: Samsung survey
April 17, 2008
A new survey from Samsung Telecommunications America claims that text messaging has improved the relationship between parents and teens.
