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When we first heard about LightSquared back in September 2010 it seemed a bit too good to be true. Was a hedge fund, tired of the state of the American wireless market, really going to rock the boat by building a high speed 4G LTE network that they would then resell to companies? Initial tests…
In early November at the 2010 Symbian Exchange & Exposition in Amsterdam, Jo Harlow, Executive Vice President of Smart Devices at Nokia, said: “In early 2011, there will be things like split-screen text entry, portrait QWERTY and Swype integrated into the UI, as well as a new browser and a new browsing experience that is…
Earlier today at Nokia Connection 2011 in Singapore the Finnish handset maker announced the N9, one of the most advanced devices they’ve ever built. In addition to that ultra high specced smartphone they also spent a fair amount of time showing off the C2-03, a dumb phone that many of you might roll your eyes…
Every time Stephen Elop, Nokia’s new CEO, gets up on stage he repeats his infamous “we’re no longer in a battle for devices, but in a war of ecosystems” speech, the one where he explains the reason why he decided to switch Nokia’s primary operating system to Windows Phone. Today, at Nokia Connection 2011 in…
The Greek philosopher Socrates once said: “Everything in moderation, nothing in excess.” He probably wasn’t talking about the 14 year old girls of today who pound out thousands of text messages every month, but his lesson still applies. Lots of people are going to go on vacation this summer, and Boston.com wanted to see just…
It’s 2011 and as more and more people opt to get their news fix from digital sources, main stream media is forced to adopt to the new world, often making decisions that make them look … how should we put this kindly, foolish. Enter The New York Post, one of the more sensational newspapers you…
For IntoMobile readers the idea of living a life without a top of the line smartphone connected to a 4G network is about as welcoming as poking one’s eyes out. For Amish people however, they’ve made a lifestyle choice to not only live without mobile phones, but also without cars, electricity, and other such technologies…
When people first started connecting to the internet they had to rely on dial-up. In other words, you connected your computer to a phone line via a device called a modem. You’re computer would then talk and listen to your internet service provider (ISP) using a language of strange sounds which it would then translate…
LightSquared, the wholesale operator run by a hedge fund who has yet to even turn on their 4G LTE network, has signed a 15 year deal with Sprint whereby “LightSquared and Sprint will jointly develop, deploy and operate LightSquared’s 4G LTE network” according to Harbinger Capital Partners, adding “Sprint will become a significant customer of…
Nokia may have pointed a gun to Symbian’s head and forced the aging operating system to commence a 2 year death march, but that hasn’t stopped the engineers at the Finnish handset maker to try and come up with innovative new features. These days most people begin their web browsing experience with a query typed…