September 2007 Archives
Qualcomm Announces Finalists for Fifth Annual 3G A-List Awards
Global Enterprises, Public Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations Honored for Creative Implementation of Efficient Mobile Broadband Solutions -Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) today unveiled its finalists for the 3G A-List(TM) Awards 2007. Now in its fifth year, the 3G A-List Awards have become the…
Success Recipie: Cake Mania Takes the Cake and Big Slice of Mobile Game Market
Publisher of casual and family-friendly games Sandlot Games(R), and digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R), Inc. today announced the continued success of the smash hit casual game Cake Mania -- this time on the mobile platform, stating that their bakery game with over 45 fast-paced l…
Armani & Samsung’s Mobile Phone Offers Bling with Haptical Vibes
Giorgio Armani is working with Samsung to design a series of consumer electronics devices, beginning with a classy credit-card sized mobile phone that has a touch-sensitive screen, 3 megapixel camera and Bluetooth. An added feature is a haptical UI, where users can feel an immediate mild vibration …
RFID NFC for Mobile Phones Discussed at RFID World
From Computer World On Wednesday, presenters at RFID World in Boston focused on using second-generation active and passive RFID tags to provide advanced security and authentication, as well as ways to broaden the reach of the technology. Among the buzz from attendees was how the average wireless d…
Talk of Hands Free New Speech Control of Bluetooth
Soon you can phone home by talking to your Bluetooth headset. Forget about pressing buttons, just tell your phone what to do. The software is ready to go, and awaiting chips and manufacturing. This wireless hocus pocus was developed by Sensory Inc. The headset speaks the number of an incoming call …
Convergenent WiFi Phones at AT&T Now and Nokia Later
Nokia announced that it's model 6301 will be able to make Internet calls over Wi-Fi networks when in range. While AT&T releases the BlackBerry 8820 today .The BlackBerry 8820 is packed with incredible new features, such as built-in GPS, Wi-Fi support, BlackBerry® Maps,…
Sweet Success: Verizon Wireless Has Sold More Than 3 Million Chocolates
Verizon Wireless, announced that it has sold more than 3.4 million Chocolate by LG phones since its launch last summer. Exclusively available from Verizon Wireless, the Chocolate by LG is a fully-functional mobile music device that supports V CAST Music, giving customers access to more than 2.1 mill…
2008 Breakout Year for Mobile WiMAX Deployments
2008 promises to be a breakout year for WiMAX, according to presentations scheduled for the upcoming 2007 WiMAX World USA Conference & Expo in Chicago. Top executives from key industry players such as Intel, Sprint Nextel, Motorola, Samsung Electronics, and Nokia Siemens …
Verizon to V CAST Fave TV Shows
Verizon Wireless, , and MediaFLO USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced the fall lineup for V CAST Mobile TV from Verizon Wireless, a service of MediaFLO USA. More than 10 new fall shows are scheduled to debut on V CAST Mobile TV at the same time as they air o…
MySpace on T-Moble Sidekick Soon
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Danger, Inc., and MySpace, the country's most trafficked Web site, today announced a highly integrated MySpace Mobile experience for the T-Mobile® Sidekick®. "Sidekick users are often the hub of their circle of friends, and MySpace i…
Nokia E51 Super SmartPhone with VOIP Functionality
London, UK - Nokia today introduced the new Nokia E51smartphone. The slim Nokia E51 has VOIP functionality, email capabilities, an FM radio, and a 2-megapixel camera.An all-round device, Nokia E51 is ideal for business professionals who require reliable, real-time acces…
MetroPCS Launches Cheap Unlimited Service in L.A.
MetroPCS Communications, Inc., provider of unlimited wireless communications service, today announced the launch of its flat rate unlimited wireless service in Los Angeles. MetroPCS will provide the people of Los Angeles with unlimited local and long-distance service. With plans starting as low as $…
Google Selling Adsense on Mobile Phones
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17 -- Google said Monday that it would begin selling ads on Web pages that are viewed on mobile phones. The new AdSense for Mobile, creates a cellphone advertising network in which Google would match ads with the content of mobile Web pages, like it currently does online.G…
Sprint, Microsoft Deliver Mobile Search Innovations
Sprint and Microsoft Corp. anounced the two companies are providing Sprint customers with the industry's first fully integrated GPS location-aware mobile search service with entire Internet search on Sprint phones. Voice search by Live Search for mobile using Tellme technologies will also be …
Cisco Buys Spectrum Optimizer – Cognio
SAN JOSE, Calif. - September 18, 2007 - Cisco® today announced a definitive agreement to purchase Germantown, MD-based Cognio, Inc., the market leader in wireless spectrum analysis and management for wireless networks. Cognio's spectrum intelligence solution enables network managers to proa…
T-Mobile Agrees to Acquire SunCom Wireless to Expand Network
T-Mobile USA, Inc. and SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TPC) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for the acquisition by T-Mobile USA of all of the outstandin…
The Kelsey Group Forecasts U.S. Mobile Search Ad Rev Up to $1.4 Billion in 2012
The Kelsey Group, the leading provider of strategic research and analysis, data and competitive metrics on Yellow Pages, electronic directories and local media, forecasts U.S. mobile search advertising revenues to grow from $33.2 million in 2007 to $1.4 billion in 2012, representing a compound annua…
Nokia Acquires Enpocket for Gobal Mobile Ad Edge
Espoo, Finland - Nokia and Enpocket today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Nokia to acquire Enpocket (www.enpocket.com). Enpocket is a global leader in mobile advertising; providing technology and services that allow brands to plan, create, execute, measure and …
Universal Chips for Fresh Interchangeable Storage with UFS
Seven semiconductor manufacturers have announced their commitment to the introduction of Universal Flash Storage (UFS) -- a new industry specification for removable memory cards and embedded memory chip products for use in next-generation mobile devices, personal media players, and digital cameras.&…
Schwarzenegger Signs Ban on Teen Cell Phone Use While Driving – Government Technology
Sep 14, 2007, from GovTech News Report Thursday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 33 by Senator Joe Simitian which bans teenage drivers from using all electronic devices -- such as cell phones, pagers and laptops -- while behind the wheel. Currently, fifteen states a…
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