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Cisco predicts wireless data explosion

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:14:18 GMT

Cisco Systems new mobile data forecast predicts a 39-fold increase in mobile data traffic over the next four years.

Google launches Nexus One phone support

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:13:38 GMT

Customers suffering shipping and technical issues with the new Android phone now have more resources than online support forums.

ViaSat 3Q profit down 70 pct on acquisition costs

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:06:25 GMT

Wireless communications provider ViaSat Inc. said Monday that its fiscal third-quarter profit plunged 70 percent because of expenses related to recent acquisition of WildBlue Communications Inc.VisSat earned $3.2 million, or 9 cents per share, in the three months ended Jan. 1. That compares...

ComScore: Apple gains US smart phone share

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:06:39 GMT

Apple Inc.'s iPhone gained a percentage point of U.S. smart phone market share while BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Inc. lost a point in the last three months of 2009, according to research group comScore Inc.ComScore reported Monday that the BlackBerry is still the most widely used smart...

Free Solar-Powered Wi-Fi In Portland?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:13:07 GMT

At the annual State of the City Address in Portland, Oregon, Mayor Sam Adams said that the city will make $500,000 available for innovative small business ventures that may be matched by banks. The city is creating a Portland Small Business [...]

Motorola leads investment in TuneWiki

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:06:27 GMT

Motorola Inc. said Monday that it has invested in TuneWiki Ltd., a social-networking music service.The company's Motorola Ventures acted as lead investor in a round of funding that also included Intellect Capital Ventures, a venture fund initiative of Nordic telecommunications operator...

Dell Mini 10 In Line for Built-In WiMax

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:13:19 GMT

Dell’s Mini 10 now appears to be the next in line for built-in WiMax. It is an otherwise unmodified version of Round Rock’s 10-incher with an Intel Atom N450 processor paired with Intel GMA graphics, 1GB of RAM and a 250GB [...]

FairPoint reorg plan would cut debt sharply

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:06:26 GMT

The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.'s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Monday.The plan outlined in a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, where FairPoint filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October, calls for...

Nokia to Fight Class Action Lawsuit

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:33 GMT

Nokia started the week by responding to a class action lawsuit accusing it of securities fraud and separately announced the layoff of almost 300 employees at a Finnish manufacturing plant.

FCC: Heavy Traffic Ahead

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:17:30 GMT

The FCC is thinking about the iPad and doesn't necessarily like what it means for wireless networks.

Report: iPad Spurs $4 Billion Semiconductor Market by 2014

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:34:50 GMT

Research firm In-State says the iPad promises significant opportunities for the semiconductor market.

B&N Nook Gets OTA Update

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:11:53 GMT

The nook eBook Reader is back in stock online at nook.com and it will be rolling out in the majority of Barnes & Noble brick and mortar stores...

ChaCha: Teens Liked Doritos Commercial

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:09:42 GMT

ChaCha says a poll of its users, primarily teens and young adults, who asked questions during the big game showed that their favorite commercials were for Doritos.

Target Offers Mobile Gift Cards

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:07:24 GMT

Target apparently feels that physical gift cards are passe. According to a press release, the retail giant will now offer Mobile GiftCards.

SurfKitchen Adds T-Mo to Roster

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:05:57 GMT

The Reading, U.K., company is supplying T-Mobile USA with technology to power a storefront for customers using the Nokia 7510.

FirstNews Briefs for February 8, 2010

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:04:12 GMT

Companies in today's briefs include: Mobile Messenger, Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP), GSMA, CTIA, International Telecommunications Union, Motorola, Allot Communications, Novatel Wireless, Mobile Messenger, Lancope, Celtro.

Pennsylvania Nonprofits Received More Than $3.8 million in 2009 From the Verizon Foundation to Support Education, Literacy and Domestic Violence Prevention Initiatives

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:40 GMT

PHILADELPHIA - More than 1,450 nonprofit groups in Pennsylvania received more than $3.8 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2009, enabling recipient organizations to improve literacy skills, enhance educational opportunities for children, and assist domestic violence survivors.

Texas Nonprofits Received More Than $1.9 million in 2009 From the Verizon Foundation to Support Education, Literacy and Domestic Violence Prevention Initiatives

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:35 GMT

IRVING, Texas - More than 900 nonprofit groups in Texas received more than $1.9 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2009, enabling recipient organizations to improve literacy skills, enhance educational opportunities for children, and assist domestic violence survivors.

Yota and Samsung Partner to Complete WiMax Build Out in Russia

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:11 GMT

� Samsung and Yota have signed another contract that will help build out a complete WiMax network across Russia. Samsung will supply over 5,000 base stations and Access Control Routers beginning in March 2010. Yota will expand its mobile WiMax network [...]

CEVA Forms Partnership with Many Telecomms

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:07 GMT

CEVA just accounced the CEVA-XCnet Partnership Program, a comprehensive group of third-party technology suppliers that form an infrastructure around the CEVA-XC communications processor for WiMax and LTE build out. “CEVA has a long history of forging strong partnerships with...

FairPoint plan would slash debt by two-thirds

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:06:25 GMT

The debt load of telecommunications provider FairPoint Communications Inc. will be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan.The document filed Monday calls for FairPoint's debt to be reduced to about $1 billion from nearly $2.8 billion.It says secured creditors will...

Nook back on sale

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:14:54 GMT

After selling out over the winter holidays, Barnes & Noble's e-book reader is back online and is set to arrive in B&N stores by midweek.

Dissecting Cloud Computing through multiple lenses

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:14:51 GMT

After months of collaborative works with a team of seasoned analysts, our special report on cloud computing entitled Clouds in 2010: Vendor Optimism Meets Enterprise Realities finally came to a completion. Our interviews with 25 cloud computing thought leaders about technology milestones...

APNewsBreak: FairPoint files its bankruptcy plan

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:06:25 GMT

Financially troubled FairPoint Communications Inc. has submitted its bankruptcy reorganization plan after two months of delays.The document was filed Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, where FairPoint filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October.FairPoint CEO David Hauser (HOO'-zer)...

Nokia to ax 285 jobs in Finland

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:06:16 GMT

Nokia Corp. said Monday it will lay off 285 people in Finland, as the world's largest mobile phone maker strives to cut costs and streamline operations.In November, Nokia axed 550 jobs in Japan, Denmark and Finland at research and development units that globally employ 17,000 workers.The latest...

BlackBerry has spyware risk too, researcher says

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:13:35 GMT

Veracode researcher demonstrates spyware that allows someone to steal a stranger's contact list, read text messages in real time and track the location of the phone.

FCC: iPad use could further strain AT&T 3G

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:14:15 GMT

If the 3G version of Apple's iPad tablet proves to be as popular as analysts are predicting, AT&T will face increased network congestion problems, warns a blog post by two agency directors.

Obscene tweet gets Vodafone rep suspended

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:13:36 GMT

A customer service employee posts a homophobic tweet on Vodafone's official Twitter page. The company is forced to apologize, and he is suspended.

Correction: Symbian Foundation story

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:06:19 GMT

In a story Feb. 3 about the Symbian Foundation releasing software code for free, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the new Symbian 3 replaces software known as Series 40. Nokia Corp. still controls Series 40, and it is not part of the code released by the Symbian Foundation.

Spectrum Delayed in Mexico

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:13:12 GMT

The spectrum auction in Mexico has been delayed. A court has accepted an appeal by MVS Comunicaciones and Iusacel to suspend the auction, arguing that the bidding rules were unfair. MVS argues that Secretario de Comunicaciones y Transportes should renew licenses [...]