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Posted: 06/03/10 by Mobile Future Team
As a general rule, summer spells long days and warm temperatures, providing increased opportunities for sunning, socializing, and of course: summer love. Catering to the seemingly insatiable demands of consumers year-round, players across the wireless industry continue to launch an impressive slew of new and/ or improved smart phones and feature phones that consumers are sure to adore just in time for the season of love. A majority of the new devices are profiled here, with a link to an informative slideshow with pictures and descriptions of the new technologies.
Go ahead and fall in love all over again.
Posted: 03/26/10 by Mobile Future Team
Nothing is more relevant to our “Mobile Future” than the advent of new wireless technologies, which is why the CTIA Show in Las Vegas has been the hot topic of this week’s blog posts. Culminating yesterday, the show provided a convergent platform for network providers, application developers, manufacturers, and wireless data and internet companies to engage in constructive industry dialogue, unveil their newest creations and lay the groundwork for concepts that will drive the wireless industry forward. Today, we’ll focus on a few of the network initiatives that made headlines:
AT&T announced Wednesday it would be offering consumers lacking wireless service at home a quick-fix as early as April. For $150—with certain options for mail-in rebates—AT&T subscribers can purchase a femtocell that picks up cell phone signals and relays them through the home’s Internet connection. AT&T’s 3G MicroCell is similar to models released by Verizon and Sprint; however, AT&T’s goes a step further by relaying both calls and broadband data.
Sprint is rolling out its first-ever 4G phone this summer, CEO Dan Hesse announced Tuesday at CTIA. The Evo 4G is the first phone with capabilities to use the new Clear network. Boasting comparable speeds to that of home broadband, the 4G device promises to be more conducive to streaming online video and video calling.
Verizon will launch its own app store this Monday, March 29th. Consumers who purchase apps through the store will be able to pay for them with their cell phone bill, which differs from the separate purchasing accounts necessary with other providers. Additionally, Verizon announced Skype would be available on nine phone models starting yesterday, allowing subscribers to swap calls with other Skype users at no extra cost.
As USA Today reported, T-Mobile unveiled a new broadband service—known as the High Speed Package Access Plus—which promises consumers access to the fastest network in the industry.
Posted: 03/24/10 by Mobile Future Team
The wireless device ecosystem is constantly evolving, and this year’s CTIA show in Las Vegas delivers in reflecting the dynamic nature of the industry’s landscape. This year’s schedule devotes an increasing amount of attention to application developers and startup companies, and with good reason.
As Reuters reported yesterday, with nearly 90% of Americans already subscribing to cell phone services, the window for attracting new customers to the industry is rapidly closing. More so than ever, it is imperative that companies one-up not only their competitors but themselves with exciting new device applications aimed to increase revenues.
This year, the presence of exhibits like AppsWorld, educational sessions entitled “Applications – Consumer Entertainment and Social Trends,” and seminars such as “The Dating Game for Developers” highlight the shift in focus to allow attendees—including large operators like Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T—to fully immerse themselves in the industry’s newest technological advancements.
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