Developers will decide Pre's fate
For Pre to stamp smartphone competition, Palm must court developers whose support can "make or break" the device's success, analyst says.
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Can RIM get mojo back with BlackBerry Tour?
New BlackBerry Tour arrives this weekend in the United States, even as Research In Motion seems to be be unsettled by the likes of Apple's iPhone and Pre by Palm.
Find more stories in: Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, Handhelds, Sales/revenue
Facebook debuts 'fan box' tool
Aimed at brands, celebrities, nonprofits, and marketers, the new widget lets site visitors add themselves as Facebook "fans".
Find more stories in: Security applications/tools, Business broadband, MySpace, CNN, Tool, MTV, Coca-Cola Co., Facebook, brand, Web Site
Netbooks get boost with telco deals
Operators' netbook giveaways for mobile broadband sign-ups have moved netbook units, but not had much impact on 3G subscriptions, says analyst.
Find more stories in: Mobile Broadband, Mobile, International Data Corp., Sales, Broadband, M1, ASUS, 3G, Fujitsu Ltd., telecommunications company
Chrome's new-tab page gets more interactive
Google's browser presents new options to try to take better advantage of the time when a person is launching the browser or opening a new tab.
Find more stories in: Web browsers, Web sites, Web services, Protocols and platforms, Tab, Web Page, Web Browser, Browser Company, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
News sites stay up during Jackson memorial
News sites manage to stay up during Michael Jackson's memorial service, which brought in record numbers of traffic to both written content and streaming video.
Find more stories in: Web sites, Web browsers, Twitter, CBS Corp., Site, Asia, News Site, Akamai Technologies Inc., Streaming Video, Video
Nokia to bridge Maemo, Symbian with Qt
Use of Qt is expected to make it easier for developers to write apps both for the Maemo mobile Linux OS and for Symbian, Nokia's smartphone platform.
Find more stories in: Mobile platforms/communications, Linux, Smart phones, Symbian, KDE, Smart Phone, GNOME, desktop environment, Symbian Inc., Finnish company
Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID
Three just-published patent applications hint at company's future plans, but it is not clear when the features will be built into iPhones or other Apple devices.
Find more stories in: Patents, Network infrastructure, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Authentication, Patent, RFID, Touch Screen, keyboard, Apple iPhone
Nokia Android rumors earn outright denial
Reinstating its focus on Symbian, handset maker issues "outright denial" to report that says Nokia will launch touch-screen Android device later this year.
Find more stories in: Symbian, Development/design, Mobile platforms/communications, Open source, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, Symbian Inc., Touch Screen
S'pore Nissan facility goes RFID
update Nissan's exclusive Singapore distributor cuts car storage and retrieval time from 24 to two hours using radio frequency identification in new integrated hub.
Find more stories in: RFID, Infrastructure/architecture management, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., RFID Innovation Platform, Inventory Management, Wireless, Singapore, Storage, RFID chip, chairman
Take a trip to the future of air travel
Your mobile phone could become your holiday concierge, reminding you to check-in the minute you arrive at the airport or automatically ordering a taxi for you when your plane lands.
Find more stories in: Mobile platforms/communications, Smart phones, Business applications, Digital media, Web services, App, Mobile, Smart Phone, Workforce, GPS
Has in-flight entertainment got wings in the iPod era?
Airlines should scrap in-flight entertainment systems because they cannot compete with the thousands of songs and scores of movies that can be stored on modern media players, according to an aviation expert.
Find more stories in: MP3 players, Mobile platforms/communications, Smart phones, Digital media, Airline, Media Player, Storage, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, wireless Web, entertainment
Demand for converged services to rocket
Converged services are rising in demand with changing consumer lifestyle, where single-service telco offerings are becoming thing of the past, says analyst.
Find more stories in: VoIP/IP telephony, Consumer Technology, Next-generation technology/networks, TV, IP, Singapore, Broadband, Service, pay-TV, Frost & Sullivan
Heed tech, people issues before going mobile
Businesses must first consider various manpower and technical matters before deploying mobile workforce strategy, observers highlight.
Find more stories in: Network infrastructure, Mobile, Mobile/Wireless, Communications, Telecommuting, Workforce, cost savings, Mobile Workforce, Worker, unified communications
APAC operators need more efficient networks
With ongoing slump expected to affect Asia's mobile revenues--but not subscriptions--over next five years, operators must work on network efficiency, says Ovum.
Find more stories in: Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Sales/revenue, Ovum, Mobile, Asia, India, Asia-Pacific, SIM Card, Emerging Market
Recession dividing LTE and WiMax
Global downturn may widen adoption gap between long term evolution and mobile WiMax in mature and emerging markets, says Ovum report.
Find more stories in: Network infrastructure, WiMax, Mobile platforms/communications, Ovum, Mobile, Broadband, Cable, Emerging Market, recession, average revenue per user
Motorola's new smartphones: Sales, not 'dazzle'
Handsets based on the Google-backed Android operating system may lack Razr's flair, but analysts look for success at the market's mid- to low-end.
Find more stories in: Smart phones, Market research, Mobile platforms/communications, Strategic analysis, Investments, Sales/revenue, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phone, Android
Cisco pushes unified comms to cloud
Cisco Systems has cloud plans for WebEx unified communications service, intends to support both platform and top layer software-as-a-service delivery.
Find more stories in: Web services, Communications, VoIP/IP telephony, Cloud, Cisco Systems Inc., channel partner, PaaS, API, WebEx Communications Inc., network
Apple, others agree to universal phone charger standard in Europe
European Commission gives green light for Apple and other phone giants to sell phones with universal cell phone charges starting next year.
Find more stories in: Handhelds, Regulations, Business development/management, Apple Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Cell Phone, Europe, Micro-USB, phone
2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online
Industry players at Ericsson's Business Innovation Forum give their take on how networks will cope with 50 billion connected devices over the next decade.
Find more stories in: Data services, Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, M2M, Intel Corp., Mobile, Business Model, Telecommunications, IP, Broadband
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