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What to Expect: iOS 7 and WWDC
June 6, 2013 1:25 pm | by Ben Munson | Articles | CommentsLots of rumors abound Apple’s upcoming WWDC June 10 but Cupertino’s only really confirmed new iterations of iOS and OSX for the developer conference. Amidst all the wish-listing of features that would be great (keyboard fixes) and that will never happen (hiding Apple-branded apps), plenty of hints about what will actually grace the stage Monday have trickled out as well.
AT&T Sells $564 Million in Shares of America Movil
June 6, 2013 10:59 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsAT&T has sold $564 million of its shares in America Movil (AMX), a Mexico City-based telecom owned by billionaire Carlos Slim. Bloomberg reports that AT&T lowered its stake in AMX by about 7.5 percent, taking it to 9 percent ownership, still the second-largest for the company behind the Slim family.
First News Briefs for June 6, 2013
June 6, 2013 10:38 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsSierra Wireless today introduced the Sierra Wireless AirPrime AR7550 embedded wireless module, its first in the AirPrime AR7 series of automotive-grade modules for LTE networks; Broadcom Corporation today announced the new NTT DOCOMO smartphone by Sharp has adopted Broadcom 5G WiFi technology.
Casinos Ban Gamblers from Using Google Glass
June 6, 2013 10:26 am | by Wayne Parry, Associated Press | News | CommentsATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casinos in several states are forbidding gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet. Regulators say the gadgets could be used to cheat at card games.
Report: Verizon Handing Over All U.S. Call Records to NSA
June 6, 2013 10:19 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsThe Guardian has received and published the order which outlines that Verizon is to deliver to the NSA the numbers of both parties, location data, identifiers like IMSI and IMEI numbers, and time and duration of calls. The order has been in place since April and has demanded Verizon give over the requisite information for both international calls originating in the U.S. and calls made within the U.S.
SF, NY Officials to Meet over Cellphone Thefts
June 6, 2013 9:58 am | by Terry Collins, Associated Press | News | CommentsTop law enforcement officials from San Francisco and New York plan to meet with some of the nation's largest smartphone makers next week to help thwart the rise in cellphone thefts and robberies. San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman...
Kutcher's Down with OTT, Carriers Not so Much
June 5, 2013 4:38 pm | by Andrew Berg | Blogs | CommentsI was impressed by Ashton Kutcher's keynote at CTIA. In fact, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he was one of the best keynotes I've seen at either CES or CTIA, and I'm not even a huge fan of the characters he plays on TV. It's possible, that at 35 years old...
First News Briefs for June 5, 2013
June 5, 2013 10:24 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsWith hurricane season coming, C Spire Wireless today announced that it will waive the one-time activation charge and monthly service fee for Wireless Priority Service (WPS), which gives eligible emergency response agencies and personnel a higher priority connection to its mobile communications network during a crisis or natural disaster.
Dealing with the Stolen Smartphone Epidemic
June 5, 2013 10:12 am | by Hal Steger | Articles | CommentsAccording to the FCC, stolen cell phones make up approximately 40 percent of thefts in major American cities. Moreover, according to data from industry analysts IDC and the New York Times, about half of the robberies in San Francisco in 2012 involved cell phones, as did 42 percent in DC and 14 percent in New York...
ITC Rules for Samsung, Bans iPhone 4 Imports
June 5, 2013 9:25 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA U.S. trade agency on Tuesday issued a ban on imports of Apple's iPhone 4 and a variant of the iPad 2 after finding the devices violate a patent held by South Korean rival Samsung Electronics. Because the devices are assembled in China...
New BlackBerry with Keyboard to Hit US Stores
June 5, 2013 8:55 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe first keyboard-equipped BlackBerry sporting the company's radically new operating system is hitting U.S. stores this week. T-Mobile USA will start selling the BlackBerry Q10 on Wednesday. Verizon Wireless started taking pre-orders last week and says it will ship by Thursday...
FreedomPop to Sell Phones, Offer Free Data, Voice and Messaging
June 5, 2013 8:45 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsFreedomPop is a data-only MVNO that, up to this point, has pushed its freemium service model on hotspots, routers, dongles and connected cases. But that changes soon as the company is getting ready to offer an IP-based voice and messaging service along with data on actual Android phones...
Verizon, NFL Expand and Extend Mobile Agreement
June 4, 2013 11:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe National Football League (NFL) and Verizon have announced a renewed and expanded contract to eventually bring all NFL games to Verizon Wireless customers' mobile devices. Until now, a limited nummber of games were available through the Verizon Wireless' package...
IBM Buying Cloud Computing Company SoftLayer
June 4, 2013 10:54 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsARMONK, N.Y. (AP) — IBM is buying cloud computing company SoftLayer Technologies Inc. to expand its online software business. Financial terms were not disclosed Tuesday. SoftLayer is a privately held company based in Dallas with 13 data centers in the U.S., Asia and Europe.
First News Briefs for June 4, 2013
June 4, 2013 10:10 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsThe Small Cell Forum has announced early details of Release Two, its plan to accelerate enterprise small cell deployments, to be published in December 2013. These plans highlight the opportunities for operators to add value to their deployments through new services, as well as pinpointing the challenges and how they can be overcome.
