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Like it or not, HSPA+ can now officially be called a 4G technology after the International Telecommunications Union decided that the advanced 3G technology, along with LTE and WiMAX, can use the catchy marketing term when describing modern networks. Nokia Siemens Networks, one of the largest providers of infrastructure equipment next to Ericsson and Huawei,…
With the technology press constantly taking pot shots at Nokia for their terribly executed suite of online services, their outdated Symbian operating system, and the seemingly increasing amount of time it takes them to put hardware on store shelves after actually announcing it, there’s one thing the Finnish firm manages to do right and that’s…
Operators have a problem on their hands when it comes to mobile data. They want you to buy top of the line smartphones and use them to browse the web, check your Facebook page, and tell your thousand Twitter followers about what you’re eating for lunch, but at the same time they don’t want to…
Nothing stops the impulse purchase of a mobile application faster than being asked to whip out your credit card and enter the long strong of text that appears on that chunk of plastic into a tiny textbox using a virtual keyboard. Apple solved this problem with iTunes, and it’s why people can sometimes be surprised…
If there’s any doubt as to whether or not we’re in another bubble, what with AOL spending an undisclosed amount of money on about.me, a startup that does nothing more than show a big picture of your pretty face while also displaying links to your Twitter and Facbook account, then check out Lookout Mobile Security.…
One of the reasons RIM is so successful with their BlackBerry lineup of smartphones isn’t the push email, nor the long battery life of their hardware, but instead it’s the instant messaging platform dubbed “BlackBerry Messenger” which features group chat capabilities. Looking to capitalize on this success, three former Google employees just launched their take…
Toshiba has just released an iOS [iTunes link] and Android application that will allow people to watch and interact with the ball drop in Times Square, New York. Since Toshiba manufactures the gargantuan displays that show ads and the inevitable countdown to 2011, it’s a nice way to promote their brand and maybe, just maybe,…
Telefonica, the world’s 3rd largest operator behind China Mobile and Vodafone and who is also more commonly known as O2 in the UK, recently launched a developer platform called BlueVia that’s just about the most innovative thing I’ve seen come out of the backwards telecommunications market since ringback tones. What BlueVia enables is for developers…
Sprint, looking to extend the life of their 17 year old iDEN network that for some strange reason remains popular thanks to the push to talk feature that annoys countless numbers of office workers, students, and just about everyone else, has inked an agreement with Motorola who will support the network for an additional 3…
LG recently announced the Optimus 2X, billed as the first dual core smartphone to be revealed to the world. That doesn’t really mean much since the first Qualcomm Snapdragon product to be announced was the Toshiba TG01 and it was a steaming pile of Windows Mobile 6.1 running poop. It was only until we got…