Archive for 'Mobile Service Operators (MSOs)' Category
Mobile Operating System Rivals Line Up at Mobile World Congress
22 February 2008• Linux Takes Helm of Mobile Web But Too Immature to Bear the Burden
• Stylish Internet Devices Trump Android Promises
• Mobile Linux Rivals Face Off
• Microsoft Signs Sony Ericsson, Buys Danger But Mobile Web Role Still Uncertain
• Nokia and Google Team Up Too
The battle for supremacy in operating systems for mobile devices - from handsets […]
Verizon Wireless, AT&T Offer Same Wireless Broadband Speeds, Same Flat Rate Mobile Phone Plans
22 February 2008Perhaps Verizon Wireless and AT&T have outsourced the pricing of their wireless broadband and flat rate cellular phone rates to the same outfit.
Verizon Wireless, like AT&T, offers two wireless broadband plans; both with average download speeds from 0.6 Mbps-1.4 Mbps and average upload speeds from 0.5 Mbps-0.8 Mbps.
At the optimal speed a subscriber could download […]
Spotigo Launches Wi-Fi User Location for the Mobile World Congress
8 February 2008Spotigo has fine-tuned its Wi-Fi based Positioning Solution (WiPS) for a new application specifically for the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Feb 11-14, 2008). This feature lets users see their current position on a map of the fairgrounds and find their way through the venue. Any Wi-Fi device or Wi-Fi tagged device can be […]
AT&T, Yahoo Re-marry
1 February 2008AT&T says who needs Google’s search, Adsense or Android as long as there’s Yahoo. The two have extended their multi-year, multi-platform agreement that calls for AT&T to use Yahoo’s search and advertising on its mobile phones and broadband service. AT&T’s MyYahoo services will be made available to the BellSouth broadband subscribers it acquired. Once the […]
CES: Qualcomm and Intel Go Head-to-head in Mobile Internet Devices
24 January 2008 - Qualcomm and Intel Come into Direct Conflict in UMPC
- CDMA Giant Unveils Reference Platform for ‘Pocketable Computer’
- Intel Seeks to Re-enter Mobile in Earnest, But Will It Support 3G This Time?
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Nearly all the major mobile chip and device players […]
BBC Sees Four Major Digital Media Major Trends in 2008
4 January 2008Four of the five technologies that the BBC lists as being on the rise in 2008 are connected with digital media:
1. The Web to go
2. Ultra-Mobile PCs
3. IPTV
4. WiMAX
And the case can be made that the fifth, Mobile VoIP, will play a significant part in growing the market for multimedia devices that come with built-in […]
Clearwire’s net pipe is good for on-the-go users
28 December 2007‘Pre-WiMax’ network is speedy out in the open, not so much indoors
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22401780/
Houston’s KHCW-TV Uses Mobiles to Avoid the Holiday Rush
20 December 2007We all know what the holiday season will bring for us - unparalleled amounts of traffic. Surprisingly though, relief for some is coming from a TV station in Houston. KHCW-TV, Houston’s CW affiliate, is launching an ad-supported program, the Traffic Jam Cell Cams, targeting the two million commuters in the Houston area. This is a […]
Helio Devices Cooperate with PCs through Helio Player
20 December 2007This week Helio released its Helio Player, a PC application that lets users manage their music, video and picture collections on their PC and transfer them to and from Helio devices through a USB connection. This comes with no additional charge to Helio subscribers, and is an extension of Helio Music.
“Helio Player is designed […]
AccuWeather.com Launches New Weather Info for Mobile Sites
20 December 2007AccuWeather.com this week launched its netWeather Mobile, a program designed to easily incorporate weather information into a personal or business mobile Web site. The service offers background options, Celsius and Fahrenheit displays, and weather conditions for millions of locations worldwide. This is just the latest in AccuWeather.com’s series of mini-applications, which are compatible […]