News Clips
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| Telephony: Smartphones driving mobile browser maturity Thanks to user demand and advances in mobile application development, highly capable Internet browsers running on smartphones are becoming more widely available, in turn driving mobile data usage. Read the Story |
11/14/08 |
| TMCnet : Verizon usage controls keep young cell phone users in check Cell phone owners are becoming increasingly younger, and with Internet access just a click away on many of these devices, parents are worried that their children will view inappropriate content or take advantage of the privilege of having a cell phone. Read the Story |
11/14/08 |
| Reuters News: Cell phone makes wallets redundant in Japan Japanese office worker Satoshi Tada pays for shopping, wins free food and gets store discounts all by waving his cell phone. Read the Story |
11/11/08 |
| Los Angeles Times: Razr loses sales edge to iPhone in shift to functional fashion Move over, Motorola. Apple Inc.'s iPhone has shaved away your lead in the mobile phone market, passing the Razr to become the top handset brought by U.S. adult consumers in the third quarter of 2008, according to research firm NPD Group. Read the Story |
11/11/08 |
| The Economist: Icons no more "HAVE lunch, or be lunch." The Silicon Valley mantra coined by Scott McNealy, the outspoken former boss of Sun Microsystems, a troubled computer-maker, still rings true as the technology industry heads into recession. Read the Story |
11/07/08 |
| Wall Street Journal: Samsung overtakes Motorola in the U.S. Samsung Electronics Co. overtook Motorola Inc. as the leading vendor of handsets in the U.S. for the first time in the third quarter, according to data from Strategy Analytics Inc. Read the Story |
11/07/08 |
| Wall Street Journal: NFL games go wireless In the era of the 52-inch plasma television set, marketers at Sprint Nextel Corp. are banking on a football fans to seek out a decidedly smaller viewing experience. For the first time Thursday, a National Football League game - the Cleveland Browns vs. the Denver Broncos will broadcast on Sprint mobile phones as part of the wireless company's exclusive partnership with the league. Read the Story |
11/06/08 |
| New York Times: Hesistating over a smartphone’s price? It could save you money If you can't quite bring yourself to spend hundreds of dollars on a smartphone, here's a thought to quiet your conscience: It might save you money. Read the Story |
11/06/08 |
| Dow Jones Newswire: US President-Elect Obama is plugged in on technology issues President-elect Barack Obama is a fan of technology, but the attention his administration gives telecommunications and high-technology issues will be overshadowed by his head-on confrontation of the global financial crisis and the war in Iraq. Read the Story |
11/06/08 |
| Peoria Journal Star: PPL JST LUV 2 TXT Randall Van Middlesworth takes pride in his texting. It's not just because as manager of U.S. Cellular stores in Peoria, he sells cell phones with text features. "I text all the time. I probably send 500 messages a month," said the 31-year-old Van Middlesworth, part of the 25- to 34-year-old age group the Mobile Marketing Association says now texts as much as teens, widely recognized as the text-craziest age group on the planet. Read the Story |
11/03/08 |
