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Windows Phone: the OEM Challenge

Feb 6 | Articles

Not too long ago, it would have taken quite the stretch of imagination to picture a Nokia smartphone as the belle of the ball at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month.

DOT Counters LightSquared GPS Standards Plan

18 hours ago | News

The Transportation Department mulls regulations that would ban services that interfere with GPS - services like LightSquared's.

Sprint iPhone Gamble Widens Losses

22 hours ago | News

Sprint's bet on the iPhone helped it bring in the highest number of new customers in six years during the fourth quarter, but the success came at a hefty price.

Nokia Axes 4,000 Jobs in Manufacturing Shift

22 hours ago | News

Nokia said today it will lay off 4,000 employees at three factories as it shifts device assembly to Asia...

Report: Apple Called on ETSI to Define Patent Standards

22 hours ago | News

Apple back in November asked the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to clarify its rules regarding standards-essential patents under Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms...

Google Launches Chrome Beta for Android

22 hours ago | News

Google introduced a version of its Chrome for Android devices. The mobile browser is a beta product and will only work on those Android devices running...

Funambol Aims to Simplify Cloud Storage

22 hours ago | News

It seems like everyone has their heads, and data, in the clouds these days. The plural form of cloud(s) used here is no mistake. End users increasingly have their content scattered across the web.

Chairman, 3 Others Out In Yahoo Board Shake-Up

22 hours ago | News

Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders...

FirstNews Briefs for February 8, 2012

22 hours ago | News

Companies in today's briefs include: Dimension Data, Xigo, Yankee Group, UBM, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Mobility, MetroPCS, Apkudo, Liaoning Mobile, HP, Bango, Facebook.

The Value of Independent Policy and Charging Systems

Feb 7 | Articles

The integration of the policy server (the 3GPP-defined policy and charging rules function, or PCRF) with charging and billing systems is emerging as one of the key considerations in the 3GPP Policy and Charging Control (PCC) architecture.

Addressing Mobile Data Growth & Impending Network Congestion

Feb 7 | Articles

How operators can leverage quality of service (QoS) and policy management to meet growing demands.