Kudos to the Short Message Service Center (SMSC) on their 15th year of operation. The year was 1992. Lycra and shoulder pads were hip. Nirvana topped the charts. Rodney King case sparks LA riots. And, Acision launches their SMSC platform. It’s been 15 years and the SMS phenomenon that started off with a maximum capacity…
Qualcomm dealt another blow in ITC import ban case – court denies Qualcomm’s request to delay ban
Qualcomm just doesn’t seem to be able to catch a break these days. We can’t say we’re sorry for the company – afterall, it’s their (and Broadcom‘s) juvenile negotiation tactics that got them into this whole mess. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Qualcomm’s appeal for a delay of the International…
Amp’d mobile is finally dead, selling assets
The only successful MVNO in America is Helio and I’m honestly proud to have worked there. Sure they sell Samsung and Pantech based devices, but they also sell you the experience. I was always offered a free device, I never took one. Give up my (at the time) E61? Never! Amp’d failed because they didn’t…
Iran: we’re not using “Western” words like SMS, they threaten our existence
America, at the same time a bastion of democratic power and lure for global animosity, has done it again. With the Yankee hammer looming over head of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is trying to rid the country of any US influence. “Western” words (or, really, acronyms) like SMS are being banned by…
Calling all Apple iPhone owners – is your AT&T EDGE network still down?
We want to hear from you. The Into iPhone team wants to get a clearer picture of how widespread and prevalent these EDGE outages are. If you have an iPhone and you are still experiencing intermittent, or chronic, EDGE failures in your neck of the AT&T woods, please let us know. Head on over to…
i2 launches wireless cybercafe, flagship store in Dubai
Dubai’s carrier Largest mobile distributor in the Middle East and Africa i2 has launched a new kind of cybercafé and flagship digital store at BurJuman to offer its shoppers new level of interactivity with the latest tech gizmos. For instance, customers can place orders via mobile phones provided on each table, access various mobile services,…
New EU roaming regulation starts on June 30
Good news for the citizens of the European Union — roaming is about the get cheaper this summer. After negotiating for about 11 months, EU lawmakers have come up with “EU Roaming Regulation” that will become binding law in all 27 Member States on June 30th. Under the new regulation, consumers will benefit from the…
North Korea: Want a mobile phone? Sure you do…
In case you haven’t realized, if you’re reading this, you’re living in the free world — even owning a mobile phone is not legal everywhere. According to South Korean government think tank, North Korea has increased the public executions of people caught owning a mobile phone. While there are no mobile networks available to the…
Going fully mobile in America still hasn’t happened yet
11% of Americans use a cell phone as their primary means on communication according to Engadget. That number has to be bullshit. None of my friends in college have a land line. None. If you extrapolated that figure to include all college kids then you’re looking at higher than 11 points. Don’t forget about the…
Goodbye Matt Jones, thanks for Nokia’s internal manifesto
I’ve been reading Matt Jones blog “Black Belt Jones” for around 7 months now. He has been working at Nokia since 2003 as a Concept Development Manager and Director of User Design. It is his last week and to commemorate that he has posted the manifesto that he received when starting over 3 years ago:…