FirstNews
A Year After IPO, Facebook Aims To Be Ad Colossus
May 20, 2013 10:25 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsIt was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-Cola. And it was all made possible by our friendships, photos and family ties...
Yahoo Takes Big Leap With $1.1B Deal for Tumblr
May 20, 2013 10:23 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe deal announced Monday represents Mayer's boldest move yet since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt. It marks Yahoo's most expensive acquisition since the Sunnyvale, Calif., company bought online search engine Overture a decade ago for $1.3 billion in cash and stock.
PCIA Moves Fall Show to Spring in 2014
May 17, 2013 11:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe Wireless Infrastructure Association (PCIA) today announced that it will be moving its annual fall show to the spring in 2014. According to a press release, PCIA's has moved its fall show, which will take place October 7-10 in 2013, to May 19-22 in 2014 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida...
First News Briefs for May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013 10:54 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsAruba Networks, Inc., a provider of network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, today announced the acquisition of privately-held Meridian Apps, Inc. With this acquisition, Aruba Networks enables new location-based services by combining its network-based contextual information about users, devices and applications with Meridian’s Wi-Fi based wayfinding solution for smartphones and tablets.
Friday Flick: Google I/O Keynote
May 17, 2013 10:51 am | Videos | CommentsAt its 6th annual Google I/O developer conference, Google packed tons of announcements into three hours of keynote. Less gadget-heavy than last year’s I/O which introduced Google Glass, this year’s event focused more on new and improved services....
Barclays Opens Coverage of Leap Wireless on a Sour Note
May 17, 2013 10:28 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsBarclays began its coverage of Leap Wireless, parent company of Cricket Wireless, by slapping an underweight tag on the prepaid carrier and putting the price target (PT) at $4. Leap’s stock today is down more than two percent. Barclays follows a number of downgrades for Leap, including JP Morgan Chase downgrading from neutral to underweight.
Galaxy S4 to Top 10M in Sales by Next Week
May 17, 2013 10:19 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSamsung says it expects sales of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, to surpass 10 million units by next week. The company began selling the S4 in Korea on April 26 and has since begun selling the device in 60 other countries. According to a report in the Korean Times...
Google's Products Dig Deeper into People's Lives
May 17, 2013 9:11 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsFor Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. "Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life," Page told a crowd of 6,000 software developers and entrepreneurs who flocked to San Francisco Wednesday for...
Dell's Dismal 1Q Illuminates PC Maker's Challenges
May 17, 2013 9:05 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsDell's financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in response to the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets.The dismal performance announced Thursday provided the latest evidence of a technological shift that is making it difficult to sell...
Windows Phone Ousts BB for Third Place in Market Share
May 16, 2013 8:42 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWindows Phone posted the largest year-over-year gain in market share among the leading mobile operating systems, more than doubling its size from a year ago, according to numbers released today from International Data Corporation (IDC)...
Google Executive Defends Tax Strategy to Lawmakers
May 16, 2013 8:22 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsA senior Google executive defended his company's complicated structure before Britain's Parliament, denying charges that it was misleading authorities to dodge paying tax. The U.S. Internet giant is accused that, even though it has rawn billions in revenue from Britain over the past few years...
First News Briefs for May 16, 2013
May 16, 2013 8:18 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsAirWatch, mobile security and Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) provider, announced a $25 million investment by Accel Partners. AirWatch says the funding will help it accelerate global growth, scale research and development team and support the innovation and adoption of their content collaboration solution, Secure Content Locker...
Samsung Generates More Profit from Android than Google Does
May 16, 2013 8:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSamsung may be generating more revenue and profit from the Android platform than Google does, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. According to the report, Samsung took 95 percent of $5 billion in first quarter profits generated from overall global Android shipments...
Cisco 3Q Net Income Rises 14 Percent
May 16, 2013 7:11 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsCisco's net income jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter as revenue at all four of its divisions rose for the first time in a year and a half. Cisco earned $2.5 billion, or 46 cents per sharein its fiscal third quarter, which ended April 27. That's up from $2.2 billion, or 40 cents per share...
Google Unveils Cross-Platform Messaging System, Streaming Music Service
May 15, 2013 4:55 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsAt its 6th annual Google I/O developer conference, Google packed tons of announcements into three hours of keynote. Less gadget-heavy than last year’s I/O which introduced Google Glass, this year’s event focused more on new and improved services.
Hedge Fund Boss Loeb Lobbies for Breakup of Sony
May 15, 2013 11:02 am | by Ryan Nakashima and Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writers | News | Commentshe U.S. hedge fund manager renowned for shaking up Yahoo Inc. has set his sights on Sony Corp., proposing that the Japanese electronics giant spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division and use the money to strengthen its ailing device manufacturing unit...
First News Briefs for May 15, 2013
May 15, 2013 10:58 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsBelkin today announced the availability of its receiver accessory for Dyle mobile TV which enables live broadcast television content on an Apple iPhone or iPad. Paired with the Dyle TV app, the new Dyle mobile TV receiver makes live broadcast television available without an Internet connection.
Stephenson: AT&T's 1Q was Disappointing
May 15, 2013 10:56 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says he expects the company's mobility business to improve "markedly" in the coming quarter. Delivering the morning keynote at the J.P. Morgan investor conference that was broadcast online, Stephenson covered a number of topics...
Dish Crystalizing Sprint Bid With $2.5B Debt Offering
May 15, 2013 10:56 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsDish Tuesday announced a $2.5 billion debt offering to be placed in escrow for use toward the $9.3 billion the company still needs to raise for the cash consideration portion of its $25.5 billion offer to merge with Sprint, a move that serves as more than a gesture of good will toward the Sprint bid since it will likely cost Dish to place that money into escrow.
Verizon and VMware Launch Dual Persona Solution for Enterprise
May 15, 2013 9:36 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon is looking to offer its customers a way to keep business and pleasure separate, at least so far as their devices as concerned. Verizon Enterprise Solutions and VMware today announced availability of VMware Horizon Mobile, a dual persona solution for Verizon's enterprise customers...
From the Magazine: Time for Carriers to Swing for the Fences
May 15, 2013 12:00 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsIt's baseball season, and Charlie Ergen has just proven he can throw a knuckleball as well as R.A. Dickey. Where's the cold beer and peanuts? It's looking like this battle for Sprint is headed into extra innings. The industry has talked a lot about the need for a third mobile platform...
From the Magazine: Sharing Proves Key to Successful Public Safety Network
May 15, 2013 12:00 am | by Andrew M. Seybold | Articles | CommentsIn 2012, Congress passed the Tax Relief Bill that included, under Title 6, allocating the 700-MHz D Block to the existing Public Safety broadband spectrum giving Public Safety a nationwide license for 20 MHz (10X10 MHz), setting up an independent board to build and manage the network (FirstNet)...
From the Magazine: Mobile Platform Wars: What Does a Third Ecosystem Look Like
May 15, 2013 12:00 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsSome say there’s only room for one more mobile platform, with Android and iOS helping themselves to the lion’s share of the market for the foreseeable future. If true, the only question is just who will get the crumbs. At present, it takes some effort to imagine a world where Android and iOS...
First News Briefs for May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013 10:42 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsRuckus Wireless, Inc. today announced that it was selected by Telecom NZ (Telecom), the national communications service supplier in New Zealand, to transform conventional payphones into outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots in locations across the country.
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May 14, 2013 10:37 am | News | CommentsJoin Wireless Week and Ixia for a free Webinar on how GTP session control enables a cost-effective and efficient way for the network manager to increase management of the network at the subscriber and session level...
