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AT&T will launch AT&T Mobile TV on Qualcomm's MediaFLO in May. The service will be available on two new handsets available exclusively at AT&T, the LG Vu and the Samsung Access. AT&T Mobile TV will offer full-length TV content and sporting events from CBS Mobile, Comedy Central, ESPN...
WiFi features are as standard on today's portable computers as built-in modems used to be. Laptop users have become accustomed to the ability to connect to the Internet from practically anywhere to reach e-mail, Web sites and music download portals. Consumers even use wireless routers to connect to ...
Having induced the Federal Communications Commission to open up the C block of wireless spectrum at the recent wireless auction, Google is now seeking access to another set of airwaves in pursuit of openness. This time, it wants to open up the unlicensed parts of the TV broadcast spectrum, the so-ca...
An Australian WiMax operator -- or rather former operator -- reportedly lambasted the technology last week at the WiMAX World Asia 2008 international conference held in Bangkok, Thailand. Buzz Broadband's CEO Garth Freeman told the audience the technology is a "disaster" which, when deployed, "faile...
Technological advances have prompted changes to corporate communication needs. Employees working in hotel rooms, field offices or even abroad often require access to network and system resources. Also, admission to company networks is no longer limited to individuals on your payroll. Increasingly, s...
I was working on two things last week. One was the impact of the recession on the tech market and what would likely happen to tech spending; and the second was the release of Windows Vista SP1, which I've been using for several months on a number of machines. On the recession side, I've been particu...
There's a winner in the high-stakes mobile TV market in Europe, although the issue is far from decided in other global markets. On Monday, the European Commission said it was backing Finland-based Nokia's Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld as its choice for mobile TV technology across Europe. DVB-H...
As our reliance on smartphones continues to grow, so does the fear of losing all the information they contain -- and for good reason. Fierce competition among handset manufacturers and carriers has resulted in a chaotic, seemingly impenetrable jungle of incompatible makes and models with backup and ...
Microsoft has licensed Adobe's Flash Lite and Reader software for users of its mobile phone technology. "People want vibrant Web experiences and access to entertainment and information anywhere, anytime," said John O'Rourke, general manager of Microsoft's mobile communications unit. "Bringing Flash ...
In the U.S. mobile broadband market, all major mobile carriers except T-Mobile have launched 3G mobile networks. At the end of 2006, out of the 225 million cellular subscribers in the United States, 15 million used a 3G-based mobile broadband service via cell phone, PDA, laptop or other device. Also...
Sprint has provided a software upgrade to the HTC Mogul smartphone that will let it be the first smartphone to use Sprint's 3G EV-DO Rev. A network, which has previously been limited to laptop PC cards. EV-DO Rev. A is much faster than its widely used predecessor, EV-DO Rev. 0. EV-DO Rev. A lets use...
Everywhere you look today, you're hit right between the eyes with an URL. They pop up in TV ads, in ads on the big screen, on billboards, posters, soup cans, cereal boxes, on the sides of buses -- just about anywhere. If you see one that's interesting, and have pen and paper to hand, you may jot it ...
Last week was filled with what could represent the beginning of one of the biggest overall changes to the cell phone market. The short-term change was the announcement of a solid and apparently well-controlled developer platform coupled with the long anticipated Exchange integration announcement. Ho...
Research In Motion has opted to intensify its challenge to rivals in the smartphone competition by calling in some celebrity help in the effort. Looking to increase its consumer retail market share for its BlackBerry devices, Canada-based RIM said in published reports that it is aligning with Dipdiv...
Americans would rather give up their televisions or the Internet rather than do without their mobile phones, according to a report released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project Wednesday. Researchers found that a little more than half -- 51 percent -- of respondents who use wireless phone...