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Yahoo buys conference call startup Rondee

2013-06-20T00:00:00.000+12:00

Yahoo buys conference call startup Rondee | ZDNet: "Yahoo's spending spree continues with its second acquisition in a day, snapping up free conference-call startup Rondee. It's not clear what Yahoo intends to do with Rondee, but the startup — which launched in 2006 — will join Yahoo's Small Business Team, a part of Yahoo that helps SMBs with marketing, web-hosting and e-commerce. Rondee is

Time Warner Cable claims it does not throttle traffic

2013-06-18T00:00:00.000+12:00

Explained: Why Internet Traffic Slows At Times « Time Warner Cable Untangled: " . . . . Delivery of video and other data over the Internet is a complex matter with many, many variables contributing to each particular end-user experience. But we can assure you that, at Time Warner Cable, we don’t throttle traffic. We do our absolute best to provide high-quality Internet service, with a variety of

Entire Android Line-Up Can Now Download Google Keyboard

2013-06-15T00:00:00.000+12:00

Entire Android Line-Up Can Now Download Google Keyboard | PCWorld: "The highly regarded Google keyboard, gesture typing and all, is finally coming to the entire Android line-up by way of the Google Play store. Previously only available on the Nexus line, Google’s keyboard was sorely missed by consumers that opted to purchase other Android devices, like Samsung or HTC phones. Now, any device

Samsung unveiling new Android and Windows devices June 20th

2013-06-13T00:00:00.000+12:00

Samsung unveiling new Android and Windows devices on June 20th | The Verge: "Samsung is holding an event in June to unveil new mobile devices. The London show will focus on the company's Galaxy brand, which covers its Android phones and tablets, and the newer Ativ brand, which is the unified name for its Windows Phones, as well as its Windows 8 and Windows RT laptops, tablets, and hybrids. The

Why Kenya leads the world in mobile money

2013-06-11T00:00:00.000+12:00

The Economist explains: Why does Kenya lead the world in mobile money? | The Economist: "Paying for a taxi ride using your mobile phone is easier in Nairobi than it is in New York, thanks to Kenya’s world-leading mobile-money system, M-PESA. Launched in 2007 by Safaricom, the country’s largest mobile-network operator, it is now used by over 17m Kenyans, equivalent to more than two-thirds of the

Motorola to make high-quality, low-cost smartphones

2013-06-08T00:00:00.000+12:00

HEARD ON THE STREET: Google to Motor Over Android Profits - WSJ.com: " "One of the areas that we think is really open for Motorola is building high-quality, low-cost devices....The [wholesale] price of a smartphone is $650? That's not gonna persist." Talk like that should have executives at Samsung, whose devices primarily run Google's Android mobile-operating system, shaking in their boots.

Microsoft Unites Skype and Lync but Cisco Protests

2013-06-07T00:00:00.000+12:00

Microsoft Unites Skype and Lync, Cisco Protests - Software -: In an email, a Microsoft representative said the company had "no specific date to share" for future Skype-Lync updates, such as support for video chats. Microsoft had previously suggested that video would be added by mid-2014, though a Wednesday post on the Skype blog says the feature will be the "next priority." During Cisco's court

Google Fiber could turn cable, phone giants into boiled frogs, analyst says

2013-06-06T00:00:00.000+12:00

Google Fiber could turn cable, phone giants into boiled frogs, analyst says - The Tell - MarketWatch: “This could mean the beginning of the end for traditional telephone and cable companies and the beginning of Google becoming more powerful than old RCA and old AT&T combined” (read more at link above) more news below Follow @exprinet

Texas Plant to Make First US Assembled Smartphones

2013-06-05T00:00:00.000+12:00

Texas Plant to Make First U.S.-Assembled Smartphones | TIME.com: "Cellphone pioneer Motorola announced Wednesday that it’s opening a Texas manufacturing facility that will create 2,000 jobs and produce its new flagship device, Moto X, the first smartphone ever assembled in the U.S. The company has already begun hiring for the Fort Worth plant. The site was most recently unoccupied but was once

Intel acquires ST-Ericsson's GPS business

2013-06-04T00:00:00.000+12:00

Intel confirms acquisition of ST-Ericsson's GPS business | ZDNet: "U.S. chipmaker agrees to acquire certain assets of ST-Ericsson's Global Navigation Satellite Systems business, and 130 employees from ST-Ericsson will join Intel as part of the deal." more news below Follow @exprinet

AT&T Administrative Fee: Soaking you for $500 Million

2013-06-01T00:00:00.000+12:00

AT&T Administrative Fee: Extra $500 Million ‘Because They Can” | BGR: " . . . Hoffman explained that AT&T has almost nothing to lose by adding this new fee — $0.61 per month is unlikely to scare many people away — and everything to gain. As a matter of fact, in one fell swoop, AT&T just added between $500 million and $600 million in revenue to its bottom line. . . ." more news below Follow @

Google to Fund, Develop Wireless Networks in Emerging Markets

2013-05-30T00:00:00.000+12:00

Google to Fund, Develop Wireless Networks in Emerging Markets - WSJ.com: "Google Inc. GOOG -1.07% is deep into a multipronged effort to build and help run wireless networks in emerging markets as part of a plan to connect a billion or more new people to the Internet. These wireless networks would serve areas such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia to dwellers outside of major cities where

HTC One Google edition coming

2013-05-28T00:00:00.000+12:00

HTC One Google edition: It's real and coming in summer | Mobile - CNET News: "The HTC One will indeed get the Nexus treatment. HTC will sell a Google Edition version of its flagship One smartphone with the stock Android operating system, CNET has confirmed. Word of a version of the phone without its trademark Sense user interface popped up earlier Friday on Geek.com, with a reported time frame of

Android Nears 75 Percent Global Smartphone Market Share

2013-05-25T00:00:00.000+12:00

In terms of operating system, about 74.4 percent of smartphones were running Android in the first quarter, Gartner said, beating Cupertino's No. 2 18.2 percent. BlackBerry and Microsoft picked up the slack, with 3 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively (source infra) Android Nears 75 Percent Smartphone Market Share, Nokia Tumbles PC Magazine "Mobile phone sales continued to stall during the

New Intel CEO Vows Rapid Growth In Mobile Market

2013-05-23T00:00:00.000+12:00

Intel's New CEO Vows Rapid Growth In Mobile MarketWall Street JournalIntel Corp.'s (INTC) new chief executive vowed Thursday to rapidly grow the company's presence in the tablet and smartphone markets at a shareholder meeting that formalized a major management shift for the Silicon Valley chip giant. Brian Krzanich, who ...more news below Follow @exprinet

Windows Phone shipments surpassed BlackBerry last quarter

2013-05-21T00:00:00.000+12:00

Windows Phone shipments surpassed BlackBerry last quarterTechSpotWhen people think of smartphones, iOS and Android are the first operating systems that generally come to mind. The two have a stranglehold on the market, but there are still smaller battles occurring on the lower end of the sales spectrum between Windows ...more news below Follow @exprinet

Contract-Free Wireless Carrier ItsOn Zact

2013-05-18T00:00:00.000+12:00

ItsOn's Zact: A Contract-Free Wireless Carrier With Custom Plans: "Zact is a new wireless carrier that runs on the Sprint network. It's contract-free and marketed to smart, savvy, value-minded users who want to customize their plans, have control of their devices and what they're spending, and be able to intuitively add or subtract options . . . " (read more at link above) more news below

Device Adds A New Dimension to Touch Screen

2013-05-16T00:00:00.000+12:00

A Device Developed at MIT Adds Another Dimension to the Touch Screen | MIT Technology Review: " . . . An inexpensive new prototype device called the Obake adds a new dimension to touch screen technology. The surface of the device, developed by Dhairya Dand and Rob Hemsley of the MIT Media Lab, can react to how it’s being used by reaching out toward the user. It was relatively simple to make: the

Android dominates Apple and Microsoft in the mobile device market

2013-05-14T00:00:00.000+12:00

Android is crushing Apple and Microsoft in the mobile device market | ZDNet: "The market – which takes into account smartphone, tablet, and notebook shipments – grew to 308.7 million, representing year-on-year growth of 37.4 percent. But despite this market segment including traditional notebook devices powered by Windows, it is Android, a product of the Open Handset Alliance, which is making the

DC police chief says carriers profit from phone theft

2013-05-11T00:00:00.000+12:00

DC police chief says carriers profit from phone theft, ‘are not innocent’ | VentureBeat: ". . . San Francisco and New York Police have launched special initiatives and teams to curb mobile crime in response to the influx of thefts. But what about carriers? The contention seems to be that carriers should be doing more to identify stolen phones as they enter the underground resale market, often

Barnes & Noble Nook HD full-powered Android tablet

2013-05-09T00:00:00.000+12:00

Barnes & Noble turns its Nook HD line into full-powered Android tablets | ZDNet: Barnes & Noble's Nook started out well as an early Android-powered e-reader/tablet. Since then, however, the Nook has fallen behind other low-priced Android tablets such as Google's Nexus 7 and arch-rival Amazon's Kindle Fire. In an attempt to make itself more competitive, Barnes & Noble is incorporating Google

LightSquared and its 4G hopes

2013-05-07T00:00:00.000+12:00

Finally, some good news for LightSquared and its 4G hopes | Mobile - CNET News: "On Monday, the FCC gave approval for LightSquared to begin testing the use of 5MHz of spectrum in the 1675-1680 MHz band. This sliver of spectrum sits right next to spectrum that LightSquared already owns and plans to use in building its wireless broadband network. It's controlled by the National Oceanic and

Gigabit Wi-Fi

2013-05-04T00:00:00.000+12:00

Gigabit Wi-Fi: Difference Engine: Unplugging the cables | The Economist: "Which 60-gigahertz technology will prevail? For consumers, it does not really matter. Suffice it to say that the Wireless Gigabit Alliance (promoter of the WiGig specification) recently merged with the Wi-Fi Alliance, the body responsible for certifying the IEEE’s 802.11 family of wireless standards (“a”, “b”, “g”, “n” and,

Police Stings Target Stolen iPhone Buyers

2013-05-02T00:00:00.000+12:00

Undercover Police Stings Target Front Lines Of Stolen iPhone Market: "Lee and his team are part of a special task force established three years ago to combat phone thefts here, mirroring similar undercover teams set up in New York and Washington D.C. They have not chosen this corner at random. The intersection of Seventh and Market is San Francisco’s primary open-air market for stolen electronics

Vermont telco offers $35-per-month gigabit internet

2013-04-30T00:00:00.000+12:00

Vermont telephone company offering $35-per-month gigabit internet service | The Verge: " . . . The company serves 17,500 Vermont homes, according to The Wall Street Journal, and 600 have signed up so far. VTel's grant from the USDA is also being used to build out an LTE network to serve parts of the state that aren't wired — it expects to have that ready by the end of the year as well. FCC