TS2R Wireless News: GSMA 67K, Smarts, SMS Out & Appcelerator Wins

TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News:

Full news stories, recently include the Samsung Galaxy Note, AT&T data changes, HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Verizon tornado assistance.

Here's the news that is too short to report:

  • The GSMA today reported that more than 67,000 visitors from 205 countries attended the 2012 Mobile World Congress, a new record for the mobile industry's premier event.
  • In the past year, smartphone ownership among Americans has increased from 35 to 46 percent, says the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
  • Ovum research estimates that wireless companies lost nearly $14 billion last year in SMS/MMS revenue as consumers migrated to applications like iMessage, which allow users to send messages over cell phone data networks.
  • GSMA awarded  the Appcelerator Titanium Mobile Platform a Global Mobile Award for “Best Cloud-based Technology."
  • Sprint will release 10 Google Wallet-enabled phones this year.