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GGI Makes Mobile Games as Social Change
April 26, 2013 10:25 am | by Ben Munson | 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.
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 | 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...
Q&A: Verizon Pitches Future-Proof M2M on LTE
April 15, 2013 4:48 pm | CommentsVerizon’s LTE network is second to none in the United States. The company is so confident in its existing infrastructure that it has already announced plans to sunset its 2G and 3G networks. That has implications for those customers currently operating their M2M solutions on Verizon’s 2G airwaves...
Broken Healthcare System Needs a Wireless Fix
April 15, 2013 4:29 pm | by Andrew Berg | CommentsRick Valencia, vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Life, a subsidiary of Qualcomm responsible for all things mHealth related, believes the healthcare in this country need a bit of a technological overhaul. “There are two industries that have fought off any kind of technological...
LTE-Advanced and Small Cells: Techniques for a Tiered Deployment Approach
April 15, 2013 10:42 am | by Renuka Bhalerao, Radisys | CommentsIt’s no secret; we’ve all become data hogs. As today’s smartphone users consume ever-increasing network resources, mobile operators are rushing to deploy their LTE networks to meet subscriber demand. Given this trend, operators are already planning their LTE-A deployments. Delivering true 4G speeds...
Review: BlackBerry Z10
April 15, 2013 10:10 am | by Ben Munson | CommentsIt’s still too soon to predict BlackBerry’s fate. But it is clear to see, after spending some time with the Z10, that the company is making tangible strides toward shaking off some vestiges of what a BlackBerry was and embracing what it can be.
App-Enabled Accessories Abound at the Apple Store
April 9, 2013 9:37 am | by Andrew Berg | CommentsThere's a special section over at Apple's online store devoted entirely to “app-enabled accessories.” These items include extravagances like a Wi-Fi enabled scale that shoots its data straight to the iPhone, or a flying drone that can be controlled right from your very own iOS device...
The Keynote Mobile News and Portal Index: The Effect of Third Party Content On Performance
April 2, 2013 9:36 am | by By Venkatesh Giri, Keynote Mobile Expert | CommentsA big challenge today for any site operator is getting their proverbial arms around third party plugins or links, with services such as Google Analytics, Adobe Omniture or social media sites and other APIs or widgets. While you want or even need...
Why Operators Need to Make Mobile the Center of Customer Experience
March 29, 2013 9:10 am | by Dominic Endicott, Partner at Nauta Capital | CommentsMobile Network Operators (MNOs) face a dilemma: they fund the networks and subsidize many of the devices that power the digital landscape, and yet they are mostly marginal players in new digital ecosystems such as social networks, search, app-stores, apps, video distribution... Dominic Endicott is a partner at Nauta Capital.
3 iPhone Photo Apps to Get You Ready for Spring
March 28, 2013 10:00 am | by Ben Munson | CommentsSpring has finally returned and along with it the promise of a warmer, greener world. That means it’s time to delete all those Christmas pictures still clogging up the camera roll and make room for lovely photos of flowers and birds and rainbows. In celebration of outdoor picture-taking season, here are three new camera apps for the iPhone that’ll help spruce up those shots.
Featurephone Upgrades Hold the Key to Smartphone Growth in the US in 2013
March 28, 2013 9:25 am | by Mary-Ann Parlato, Global Insight Director, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech | CommentsWith many products sharing the same OS platform, and with OS loyalty high among existing smartphone users, marketers in the U.S. will need to focus on growth drivers other than OS affiliation if they hope to come out on top in 2013. Chief among these considerations...
Is RCS Destined for a Home in the Enterprise?
March 27, 2013 9:29 am | by Ben Munson | CommentsWhile RCS struggles to gain traction in the commercial space, perhaps it could catch hold of the enterprise angle, where it bears a similarity to the Unified Communications (UC) offerings that so many business customers are looking for now.
2G M2M Isn't Going Anywhere Just Yet
March 21, 2013 11:32 am | by Andrew Berg | CommentsWhile the flashy aspects of LTE grab most of the headlines these days, there's still evidence that a host of M2M solutions will keep those lowly 2G networks in business for years to come. According to Cisco's annual mobile data forecast, fully 64 percent of global mobile M2M...
Advancing M2M Across Newer Cellular Technologies: Considerations and Options for Success
March 21, 2013 11:21 am | by Larry Zibrik, VP Market Development, Sierra Wireless | CommentsAcross the globe, M2M deployments continue to accelerate at a rapid pace and with operators continuing to upgrade networks with newer technologies, it calls to question what options and considerations should be weighed when deciding on cellular technologies...
Review: Kyocera Torque
March 8, 2013 4:41 pm | by Ben Munson | CommentsIn smartphone vernacular, rugged is another word for ugly. Let’s not even get started on what ultra-rugged means. The new LTE Kyocera Torque certainly is built tough but it would be cruel to call it ugly. True it’s easily mistaken for a stud finder but it has a Dewalt-esque useful look to it that makes it endearing. Utilitarian is a better word for it.
