TS2R (Too Short to Report) Wireless News:
- Next Sprint Smartphone - The tweeted smartphone from Sprint to be announced tomorrow is expected to be a Windows Phone 7 because it has hubs for gaming. The smartphone is suspected to be called the HTC Arrive. A teaser webpage exists for it without content. Engadget suggests that the smartphone will be a CDMA version of the HTC 7 Pro with a keyboard.
- iAd Buy-in Lowered - Apple reduced the price for the minimum iAD buy to $500,000 from $1 million in an effort to attract advertisers with smaller budgets. Developers earn five times more from iAd campaigns on other networks.
- New Android 3.0 SDK - Developers can now download the latest SKD for Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The APIs are final, and developers can develop apps targeting this new platform and publish them to Android Market.
- FTC Investigates iPhone iPod In-App Purchases from Kids - The
Federal Trade Commission is reviewing practices of in-app purchases iby
children in iOS games. What looks like virtual coins and prizes for
kids can cost parents real money. One child in Smurfs Village racked
up $1,400 in Smurfberries' charges. - The Samsung Galaxy S 4G goes on sale today at T-Mobile for $199 with a contract and rebate.
- CTIA New Keynote Speakers - On, March 23 Yang Jie,
executive director for China Telecom, will provide a global perspective
on the mobile industry from the world's fastest-growing market. Sanjiv Ahuja,
chairman and CEO of LightSquared, will share insights and predictions
for the future of wireless data. Hans Vestberg, president and CEO of
Ericsson, will discuss mobile's unique role in shaping the networked
society. Expanding on the transformative power of wireless, Vestberg
will be joined by Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., chairman and CEO at the Institute for Advanced Health, who will demonstrate how wireless is reengineering health care.