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Google Now Update Hits iOS App
April 29, 2013 10:43 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle continues to make inroads on iOS today with the launch of an update to its Google Search app. The company today announced it was adding Google Now functionality to its iOS app. Google Now is a kind of virtual assistant akin to Apple's Siri...
Report: Investors Pan Rumored $100B Verizon Bid for Vodafone's Share in VZW
April 29, 2013 10:12 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsA Reuters report from Wednesday that claimed Verizon had hired advisers to prepare a $100 billion bid for Vodafone's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless was apparently credible enough to provoke a response from major Vodafone investors...
Looking Beyond the Bill
April 29, 2013 9:48 am | by Dr. Andy Tiller, Vice President, Product Marketing, AsiaInfo-Linkage | Articles | CommentsA simple charting of the evolution of mobile communications services would begin with the delivery of basic voice and text messaging, and show today the enabling and provision of multi-channel voice, data, video, social media, imagery, financial services and more. An obvious assumption would be that...
Smartphones Overtake 'Dumb' Phones Worldwide
April 29, 2013 9:32 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsResearch firm IDC said more smartphones than "dumb" phones are being made this year, a milestone in a shift that's putting computing power and Internet access in millions of hands worldwide. Manufacturers shipped 216 million smartphones worldwide in the first three months of this year...
First News Briefs for April 26, 2013
April 26, 2013 10:29 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsNexmo announced it has been selected by Line Corporation as an SMS API provider for its mobile service platform, LINE. With this announcement, Nexmo added LINE to its growing list of global messaging app customers, including Viber, KakaoTalk and ICQ.
GGI Makes Mobile Games as Social Change
April 26, 2013 10:25 am | by Ben Munson | Articles | CommentsAs good as giving back can make you feel, people could still use a little extra encouragement to be charitable. Global Gaming Initiative gets that and the company has gone ahead and made a game of it, literally. GGI’s first mobile game, “Sidekick Cycle”—developed by IT Matters and arriving on iOS devices in June—is equal parts downhill racer and charitable simulation.
Amazon Reports Lower 1Q Earnings, Higher Revenue
April 26, 2013 10:24 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsAmazon.com Inc.'s net income declined in the first three months of the year even though revenue increased 22 percent, as the online retailer continued to spend heavily on order fulfillment and rights to digital content. The world's largest online retailer, which also sells the Kindle devices...
Samsung to Block Access to App Store in Iran
April 26, 2013 10:04 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsIranian users of Samsung mobile applications said Thursday that the company had notified them that they will no longer have access to the company's online store as of May 22. The move is seen as part of international sanctions on the country over its disputed nuclear program...
Samsung Posts $6.5 Billion Profit
April 26, 2013 10:00 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsSamsung posted a gigantic $6.5 billion in profits for the first quarter of its fiscal 2013, up significantly from the same quarter last year when the company posted $4.5 billion. Overall sales for the quarter tallied $47.6 billion, down quarterly after the holidays but up from the $40.7 billion it posted in the first quarter of 2012.
AT&T Digital Life Launches in 15 Markets
April 26, 2013 9:54 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T has officially launched its IP-based Digital Life home automation service in 15 markets, with plans to introduce the service in up to 50 markets by the end of 2013. The new service, which was announced last spring and has been trialing in Dallas and Atlanta, will be served up a la carte, depending on which aspects of their...
CTIA's John Walls: My Experience at the Boston Marathon
April 25, 2013 1:33 pm | by John Walls, Vice President of Public Affairs, CTIA | Articles | CommentsLike most of us, I use my wireless device every day—email, text, talk, “surf”. All of the usual stuff. But on the afternoon of April 15, my smartphone was transformed into the most precious and helpful tool I’ve ever needed, giving me invaluable connectivity to the world outside of the chaos surrounding me...
AVG Android App Hits 70M Downloads, Investors Cheer 1Q
April 25, 2013 10:58 am | News | CommentsAVG Technologies, which offers Internet and mobile security, is hitting a chord with Android users. The company said today that its flagship mobile product, AVG AntiVirus Free for Android has surpassed 70 million downloads on Google Play...
First News Briefs for April 25, 2013
April 25, 2013 10:52 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Commentspayvia, Inc. today announced impressive growth, winning contracts for its mobile payments platform including online careers community Bright, social video company OnCam and Skype. These new additions join payvia’s client base of digital companies across sectors such as gaming, social media, streaming video, dating, communications and online services.
Qualcomm Sees Big 2Q Revenues, Raises 2013 Guidance
April 25, 2013 10:35 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsQualcomm reported $6.1 billion in revenue on $1.06 EPS for the second quarter of its 2013 fiscal year. The jump is revenue represents a 24 percent increase annually and had led the chipset giant to raise revenue and earnings guidance for 2013.
Report: Android Tablets Gaining on iPad
April 25, 2013 10:07 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsAndroid tablets are closing the gap on Apple. A new study from Strategy Analytics indicates 17.6 million Android tablets shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2013 compared with 6.4 million shipped in the same quarter last year. Apple shipped 19.5 million iPads worldwide in the first quarter, compared to 11.8 million in the same quarter last year.
