TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News:
Full news stories today include the latest Samsung Galaxy S III news, new 10" Kindle Fire rumors and LG Spectrum update. There have been some other news stories that are too short to report:
- AT&T has turned on its 4G LTE network in the greater New Orleans area on both the Northshore and the Southshore, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Naples, Florida.
- Sprint launched free STS. "My Wireless STS" service enables individuals with speech disabilities to simply dial a short wireless code – *787 – to place an operator-assisted call. A Speech to Speech (STS) operator listens to the conversation and repeats the words of the person with a speech disability to the other party. STS users can access the *787 service from anywhere in the country 24 hours a day, 365 days per year – and at no charge to the user.
- CTIA supports Ssenator Schumer's legislation and believe sit will be an important tool in the effort to combat the theft of wireless devices.
- Cellebrite announced its fourth update of the year for the company’s flagship Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED).
- Samsung has begun producing the industry’s first four gigabit (Gb), low power double-data-rate 2 (LPDDR2) memory using 20 nanometer (nm) class technology.
- T-Mobile introduced new prepaid no-contract mobile broadband packages at 300MB 1-week pass for $15, 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25, 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35 and 5GB 1-month pass for $50.
- ABI Research reported global LTE subscriptions are expected to exceed 40 million by the end of 2012, representing a fourfold increase over the nine million global LTE subscriptions in 2011
The IAB Mobile Phone Shopping Diaries” also showed a snapshot of how mobile users employ their devices during the shopping process:
- Finding product information (28%)
- Finding store locations (18%)
- Comparing prices (12%)
- Purchasing digital content, such as apps (9%)
- Purchasing other items, such as physical items and tickets (5%)
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