Software
First News Briefs for June 27, 2012
June 27, 2012 7:10 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: ReliOn, Wireless History Foundation, U.S. Cellular, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Dish Network, Qualcomm, Mobile Posse
Q & A: Qualcomm on Pushing the App Envelope
June 27, 2012 6:57 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsQualcomm is best-known for chip design – its Snapdragon processors are practically synonymous with high-end smartphones – but the company is about more than just silicon.
Apple Opens iTunes Store to More Asian Countries
June 27, 2012 6:29 am | by Kelvin Chan, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsApple rolled out its iTunes online store to Hong Kong, Taiwan and 10 other Asian countries Wednesday in a broad push to sell music and video to more users in the company's fastest growing region.
Keynote: Bing Catching Google in Mobile Performance
June 26, 2012 7:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsMicrosoft’s Bing Search engine is slowly catching up to Google in terms of mobile performance, according to Keynote Systems’ June News & Portal Index.
First News Briefs for June 26, 2012
June 26, 2012 6:55 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: T-Mobile USA, Dollar General, Microsoft, SBA Communications Corporation, TowerCo, Qualcomm.
Report: Consumer App Stores Fall Short for Enterprise
June 25, 2012 7:42 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsBusinesses are not well served by consumer-facing app stores, according to a new survey by Partnerpedia, provider of enterprise application store and marketplace solutions.
First News Briefs for June 25, 2012
June 25, 2012 7:09 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: GSMA, Verizon Communications, AT&T, Russell Investments, PCTEL, Vringo, CENX, KDDI, iPass
YouMail CEO Calls Out Fake App Reviews
June 22, 2012 7:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsHave the competitive environments of the app stores reduced some companies to dirty tactics to get a leg up?
First News Briefs for June 22, 2012
June 22, 2012 6:55 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: Twitter, Google, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, J.D. Power and Associates.
First News Briefs for June 21, 2012
June 21, 2012 7:16 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today’s briefs include: T-Mobile USA, Samsung, HTC, Microsoft, Belkin, NFC Forum, Canon, HP, Infineon Technologies, Yahoo! Japan., Urban Airship, Roar Engine
First News Briefs for June 20, 2012
June 20, 2012 6:48 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today’s briefs include: Research In Motion, Cricket Communications, AT&T, MTA Communications, Nuance, Swype, Songbird
First News Briefs for June 19, 2012
June 19, 2012 7:40 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: Sierra Wireless, Sagemcom, Boost Mobile, ZTE, Dropcam. AppDirect
Q & A: Bringing AT & T’s Cloud Services Down to Earth
June 18, 2012 7:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSteve Caniano, vice president of hosting and cloud services for AT&T, talks about how the cloud will be leveraged going forward.
First News Briefs for June 15, 2012
June 15, 2012 6:26 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs: Microsoft, Mobilicity, Research In Motion, FCC
New App Designed for Sports Fans on Twitter
June 15, 2012 6:22 am | by Jay Cohen, AP Sports Writer | News | CommentsNew App Designed for Sports Fans on Twitter
First News Briefs for June 14, 2012
June 14, 2012 7:01 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: Gemalto, U.S. Cellular, Openet, FCC, Paydient, pcAmerica
First News Briefs for June 13, 2012
June 13, 2012 6:52 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: Nokia, EQT, AT&T, Facebook, Sony Mobile Communications, Novatel Wireless, Verizon Wireless
WWDC: Apple’s iOS 6 Takes Direct Aim at Android
June 11, 2012 12:09 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple nixes Google Maps and integarates Facebook with the latest iteration of iOS.
Facebook Rolling Out Central Location for Apps
June 8, 2012 7:01 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — There's more to Facebook apps than "Angry Birds" and Pinterest, but many users wouldn't know that because there hasn't been a good, central way to find them. Facebook Inc. is trying to change that. On Thursday,
First News Briefs for June 7, 2012
June 7, 2012 7:05 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today’s briefs include: Motorola Solutions, Intrado, Alvarion, Nokia, Stoke, Keating Capital, Sprint, uTest, Appcelerator
First News Briefs for June 6, 2012
June 6, 2012 7:21 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsGoogle has acquired Quickoffice, a maker of productivity apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Financial terms of the deal were not made public. Google said it plans to use Quickoffice's technology for its Google Apps products. Ericsson’s second
Google Buys Meebo to Help Social Networking Push
June 5, 2012 7:08 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is buying Silicon Valley startup Meebo to help expand its social networking service. The acquisition announced Monday will bring more tools to Google Plus, an alternative to Facebook's popular online hangout. Meebo started as a
Mobilisafe Simplifies BYOD Security
June 4, 2012 7:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWhile there’s no stopping the onslaught of mobile malware, IT departments and end users might be able to do something to stave off infections, namely by keeping the firmware on their devices up to date. That’s the wisdom behind Mobilisafe’s
Urban Airship Advocates ‘Good Push’ Practices
May 31, 2012 7:04 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsUrban Airship, the Portland, Ore. based startup focused on brands big and small, is sharing results today of its first Good Push Index that shows the kind of retention lift that push notifications deliver to mobile apps. Not surprisingly, users
Gartner: 2012 Mobile Payment Transactions to Hit $171B
May 29, 2012 6:48 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGartner today released research that projects worldwide mobile payment transaction values will surpass $171.5 billion in 2012, a 61.9 percent increase from $105.9 billion in transactions seen in 2011. The number of mobile payment users will reach 212.2 million in
