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1. Verizon iPhone Desire Is Already Hurting ATandT

   Explore Article eweek.com (Aug 16 2010) Smartphones , Americas

   Rumors of an Apple iPhone on Verizon Wireless are affecting the purchases of all consumers, states a new report. Among AT&T iPhone owners, 34 percent are waiting to upgrade to the iPhone 4 on Verizon. - Verizon Wireless customers do indeed want an Apple iPhone, but theyre not the only ones, market research firm Morpace reported in a new study out this month. According to the firm, 34 percent of current AT amp;T iPhone owners say they havent yet upgraded to the iPhone 4 because theyre waiting for th... (Read Full Article)
   

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2. Security Vendors Turn Focus to Smartphones

   Explore Article eweek.com (Aug 12 2010) Mobile Security

   As recent acquisitions have shown, mobile security is an area of growing interest for enterprises, with remote management and data protection capabilities at the top of the list. - McAfee's July 29 agreement to acquire TenCube was its second attempt to purchase its way deeper into the mobile security business this year, and one of multiple plays in the space by other vendors. Vendors are right to be interested. A June survey of enterprises by The 451 Group found two-third... (Read Full Article)
   

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3. Twitter Warms to SMS Tweets With Fast Follow

   Explore Article eweek.com (Aug 11 2010) Mobile Social Networking

   Twitter August 10 added a Fast Follow feature that will let anyone in the U.S. get tweets on their phone. Twitter wants to eliminate the barriers to entry to better compete with Facebook. - Twitter, whose tweeting roots lie in SMS messaging from mobile phones, August 10 said it added a Fast Follow feature that will let anyone in the U.S. get tweets on their phone, even if they haven't signed up for Twitter. Previously, mobile phone users had to be Twitter members to see tweets fr... (Read Full Article)
   

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4. BlackBerry-Maker RIM, Saudis Reach Messaging Agreement

   Explore Article eweek.com (Aug 10 2010)

   BlackBerry owners in Saudi Arabia will continue to enjoy BlackBerry Messenger services, following successful negotiations between RIM and authorities in Saudi Arabia. Details of the agreement have not been made public. - The ban on BlackBerry Messenger services in Saudi Arabia is over, the Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 10, citing a statement from the countrys Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC). BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion had been in talks with the Saudi gove... (Read Full Article)
   

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5. Foursquare Banks $20M to Fuel Location-based Service

   Explore Article eweek.com (Jun 30 2010) Mobile Spam

   Foursquare June 29 said it raised $20 million in funding from Union Square Ventures, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. The money will be used to help the location-based Web service hire more engineers and build out infrastructure to expand its appeal beyond today's 1.8 million users. Foursquare, along Google, Twitter, Gowalla, Brightkite, Loopt and others, is seriously investing in location-based services to stimulate more interaction among users. The idea is that the advertisers will then go where the users are. - Location-based service Foursquare June 29 said it raised $20 million in series B funding from Union Square Ventures, ... (Read Full Article)
   

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6. Walgreens Launches Mobile Rx Alerts, Updates Its iPhone App

   Explore Article eweek.com (Jun 16 2010) Mobile Applications , Smartphones , Americas

   Walgreens will text prescription alerts to customers to notify them when their medication is ready. The retail chain also updated its iPhone application to let customers upload photos and order prints. - You may be hearing from Walgreens often in your SMS inbox. The giant Deerfield, Ill.-based retailer and pharmacy, which recently bought New York chain Duane Reade, announced on June 15 that it will text customers to notify them when they can pick up their prescriptions. Customers can sign up ... (Read Full Article)
   

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7. Twitter Buys SMS Startup Cloudhopper to Scale Mobile Tweets

   Explore Article eweek.com (Apr 24 2010) Mobile Social Networking , SMS

   Twitter purchased startup Cloudhopper for an undisclosed sum April 23. Cloudhopper provides messaging software and infrastructure that helps Twitter connect with mobile carriers all over the world with little latency and downtime. Cloudhopper's technology powers some of the largest and most successful mobile messaging (SMS and MMS) campaigns in North America, Europe, and Africa. The purchase is a reminder that Twitter was originally conceived by co-founders Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey as a mobile first service. - Twitter, which has struggled with scale as its user base exploded to hit 105 million users, purchased startup Cloudhopper for an ... (Read Full Article)
   

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8. Teenage Girls Averaging 100 Texts a Day: Pew Report

   Explore Article eweek.com (Apr 20 2010) SMS , Americas

   Texting among American teenagers far outpaces rates abroad, encouraged in part by unlimited texting plans, reports the Pew Internet and American Life Project. While teenage boys are more moderate texters, 14- to 17-year-old girls send, on average, more than 100 texts a day. - Text messaging has skyrocketed among U.S. teenagers, with a third of them sending more than 100 text messages a day, the Pew Internet amp; American Life Project shared in an April 20 report. In September 2009, 54 percent of teenagers sent text messages daily, which was up from 38 percent 18 mo... (Read Full Article)
   

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9. Nokia Intros C3, E5, C6 Messaging Touch Phones

   Explore Article eweek.com (Apr 13 2010)

   Nokias slim new C3, E5 and C6 phones put an emphasis on messaging and multi-tasking. Nokia Messaging was also introduced and will run on all Cseries and Eseries phones, enabling, for example support for up to 10 email accounts. - Nokia launched three slim, new mobile handsets April 13, the C3, E5 and C6, each with a focus on messaging. “The one constant across all three devices, and now also across both Cseries and Eseries Nokia Messaging,” Nokia officials said in their Conversations blog. “Having grown from humble begi... (Read Full Article)
   

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10. Mobile OS Battles Escalating with Growth of Connected Devices: Report

    Explore Article eweek.com (Mar 26 2010) Smartphones

    Apple, Nokia, Palm, BlackBerry, Microsoft and others have spent untold dollars and hours working to make their mobile operating systems the consumer favorite. According to iSuppli, the competition is heating up as mobile OSes are extending to additional devices. - With shipments of smartphones and other wirelessly enabled devices expected to nearly triple 2009s figures by 2014, the battle for mobile operating system dominance is growing as well. In a March 24 report, iSuppli said that while Apple, Nokia, Palm, Microsoft, BlackBerry and others have sought... (Read Full Article)
    

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11. Using Mobile Technology to Prevent Texting While Driving

    Explore Article eweek.com (Mar 18 2010) SMS

    Mobile technology solutions to prevent texting while driving are now being introduced into the market. The initial focus is to prevent teens from texting while driving but, eventually, enterprises will demand some control over corporate cell phone use to help reduce their liability in case of an accident caused by an employee. As Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy explains here, mobile software and hardware to assist in preventing texting while driving will eventually become an active part of every vehicle. - You've undoubtedly seen a news segment on TV or in the press recently about the ... (Read Full Article)
    

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12. Google Dominates in Mobile Search, Touts Mobile First Rule

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 26 2010) Mobile Applications , Americas

    Google enjoys more than 9 percent of worldwide mobile searches through Opera's Mini mobile Web browser, according to a new report. Opera said the Opera Mini was used by 50 million people to call up more than 23 billion Web pages in January. Yahoo only commands 4.3 percent of this mobile search market, with Bing notching a mere .03 percent of all page views. Meanwhile, Google said it is leveraging a Mobile First rule; when Google unveils new services for desktop computers, the company will release a mobile version of equal performance. - More than 9 percent of all page ... (Read Full Article)
    

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13. 10 iPhone Navigation Apps for Your Next Driving Adventure

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 24 2010) Smartphones

    Sometimes you need a little help getting from Points A to B, something a number of developers realized when they began designing navigation Apps for iPhone. Many of these Apps take advantage of the GPS chipset embedded in the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3G S, which allows for turn-by-turn directions and easy viewing of local points of interest. Other Apps, including Google Earth, focus primarily on actual maps as opposed to step-by-step directions. Many of these Apps attempt to justify their high costs with that GPS integration and high-quality renderings, as well as a host of secondary features such ... (Read Full Article)
    

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14. 10 Reasons Why Big Telecoms Want to Crush Google Before It's Too Late

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 18 2010)

    News Analysis: Major mobile carriers such as Verizon Wireless and AT T are having trouble with Google and its desire to change the way that the telecommunications industry operates. They realize that time is running out before they lose some control, and they want to do everything they can to stop Google's move into telecom services before it gets out of hand. - Google's Nexus One smartphone has caused several executives at mobile carriers to wonder just how far the search and Web services giant will go. In a recent discussion at an industry conference in Spain, Vodafone CEO Vittorio ... (Read Full Article)
    

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15. Verizon, ATandT, Other Operators Bond In Wholesale Applications Community

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 17 2010) Americas , Congress & FCC

    Verizon and AT T were just two of 24 telecommunications operators that announced their intentions to bond into an alliance known as the Wholesale Applications Community. As part of the announcement, made at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the alliance detailed how it will build an open platform for mobile applications deliverable to a large number of mobile devices, an apparent counter against a trend towards closed mobile-applications ecosystems as exemplified by Apples iPhone. - The world of mobile applications may become even more crowded over the next few months, with 24 telecommunications operators announcing at the Mobile World ... (Read Full Article)
    

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16. Microsoft Windows Phone Series 7, Samsung Wave and Scenes from MWC 2010

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 17 2010)

    Despite the constant rain and cold temperatures, attendees turned out in droves for this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with more than 1,300 companies in attendance and more than 50,000 people from 180 countries participating. Along with lectures, keynotes and product launches (a slew of smartphones from HTC and the unveiling of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series, among the notable events) there was plenty to see on the show's grounds, held at Barcelona's Montjuïc Fira Centre. - ... (Read Full Article)
    

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17. Toshiba, Lg, Htc Debut Handsets at Mobile World Congress

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 16 2010) Smartphones , SMS

    While the main focus at this year's Mobile World Congress is on software like Google's Android, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series and Samsung's open source Bada, there are still a wide selection of handsets making their debut in Barcelona, including smartphone models like HTC's entertainment-fueled HD2, handsets from LG and Samsung, and two Garmin-Asus smartphones packed with location-based applications and features. - ... (Read Full Article)
    

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18. Google CEO Eric Schmidt at MWC: Mobile First

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 16 2010) Mobile Applications , Smartphones

    With his Mobile World Congress (MWC) keynote address, Google CEO Eric Schmidt described the mobile ecosytem as a confluence of computing power, connectivity and the power of the cloud, and proclaiming a new mantra for the industry: Mobile First. - With the help of two impressive demonstrations of Google Android-based mobile applications, company CEO Eric Schmidt addressed a rapt audience with a keynote presentation at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, laying out his companys vision for the future of mobile compu... (Read Full Article)
    

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19. Motorola, Acer, Samsung Release Smartphones at MWC

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 16 2010) SMS

    On the first day of the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, handset makers such as Acer, Sony Ericsson and Motorola released a slew of smartphones packed with features such as touch screens, WiFi connectivity and slick operating systems with an emphasis on multimedia capability and enhanced social networking features like one-touch connectivity to sites like Facebook and Twitter. Open source operating systems also played a big role, with Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Motorola rolling out open systems. Here's a look at the latest devices making their debut at MWC. - ... (Read Full Article)
    

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20. Motorola Unveils Android Phones, LTE Appliances and More at MWC

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 16 2010) Americas

    Motorola unveiled a slew of new products at this years Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, from a Google Android-powered handset to LTE (Long Term Evolution) appliances and rack-mountable GSM base-band units. Motorolas Quench smartphone features Motorblur, which syncs contacts, posts, messages, photos and more from sources such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, work and personal e-mail, and Last.FM, and automatically delivers them to the home screen. - ... (Read Full Article)
    

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21. MWC: Nokia, Intel Partner on Linux-Based MeeGo Platform

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 15 2010)

    At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) convention in Barcelona, Intel and Nokia step up their alliance by announcing MeeGo, a Linux-based software platform that aims to support multiple hardware architectures across multiple platforms. - Handset maker Nokia and chipset giant Intel announced a partnership to merge the existing Maemo and Moblin global programming communities into MeeGo, a Linux-based software platform that will support multiple hardware architectures across a broad range of device segments, includin... (Read Full Article)
    

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22. Apple iPad May Be Causing Spike in App Development

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 14 2010) Smartphones

    Apple's iPad tablet PC may be causing a spike in third-party developers building apps for the iPhone OS, according to mobile analytics company Flurry, although the iPhone and Android appear evenly matched in terms of user retention, session frequency and session lengths for their respective applications. Apple has predicted that some 140,000 applications will be available for the iPad upon the device's release in two months, and is pushing the iPhone SDK 3.2 beta into the developer ecosystem to encourage further building of new programs. - The upcoming release of Apples iPad tablet PC may be linked to a spike ... (Read Full Article)
    

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23. Google Buzz For Mobile Follows Foursquare With Location

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 10 2010) Smartphones

    Google Buzz was accorded a lot of attention for its potential as a disruption to Facebook and Twitter when Google officials unveiled it Feb. 9, but Google also put its stake in the ground for social location services with Buzz. Noting that location is a powerful signal for relevancy, Vic Gundotra, vice president of mobile engineering for Google, demonstrated how to access Buzz from a Nexus One smartphone. This is Google's mobile approach to serendipitous social discovery and is comparable to services from Foursquare and Gowalla, which let users check in at nearby locations and share that location info with ... (Read Full Article)
    

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24. Google Apps Adds Controls For iPhone, Nokia, Windows Mobile

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 4 2010) Smartphones

    Beginning Feb. 4, IT administrators who license Google Apps Premier and Education Edition will be able to dictate security settings for their users' iPhone, Nokia E series and Windows Mobile smartphones right from the Google Apps control panel. Admins will be able to: remotely wipe data from devices that are lost or stolen; lock devices after they haven't been used for certain period; delegate a password for each phone; set minimum password lengths; and require passwords that include letters, number and punctuation. Google will hardly be considered a viable messaging and collaboration software provider unless it supports all of the ... (Read Full Article)
    

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