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Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA
(Reuters)
Reuters - Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile carriers as subscriber gains slow.
03/19/2010 - 04:46 PM
Apple Files Patent for Mobile Social Networking
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple is tapping into the social arena with plans to launch a social-networking application. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent & Trade Office describing a social-network application dubbed iGroups.
03/19/2010 - 03:27 PM
Current Mobile Players Dominate India 3G Auction
(PC World)
PC World - The auction for 3G service licenses in India has drawn interest only from existing mobile operators in the country, according to data on applicants released by India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Friday.
03/19/2010 - 01:40 PM
Apple Files Mobile Social Networking Patent Request
(PC World)
PC World - A recently disclosed patent request suggests Apple may be working on a mobile social networking application that would presumably let iPhone users form ad-hoc groups based on their locations.
03/19/2010 - 11:40 AM
Bharti to sell iPhone 3GS in India
(AFP)
 AFP - India's top mobile phone company said on Friday it has reached a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone 3GS in India.
03/19/2010 - 10:56 AM
Palm's survival questioned
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Shares of mobile phone maker Palm tumbled on Friday on questions over its ability to survive in a tough market dominated by Apple, Google and Research in Motion.
03/19/2010 - 10:01 AM
Apple, Facebook Get Into Geolocation
(PC World)
PC World - Location-based networks are heating up in 2010, and new rumors are out detailing new location features and services coming from both Apple and Facebook. Location services, like Foursquare and Gowalla, are a hot trend among some mobile device users, and are usually based on a check-in model. When you get to a restaurant, party, concert or museum you can choose to broadcast your location, using your smartphone's GPS capabilities, to other network users as well as to your Twitter or Facebook feeds.
03/19/2010 - 09:32 AM
Apple Applies for 'iGroups' Mobile Social Patent
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Apple has applied for a patent on a social networking technology called iGroups, which would establish a ad-hoc, mobile social networking group.
03/19/2010 - 06:13 AM
Tech Equipment Tax Deduction Tips
(PC World)
PC World - Your computers, your cell phone, Internet services, Web hosting--your business depends on technology to run, so at tax time it's natural to want to deduct all your tech expenditures.
03/18/2010 - 08:00 PM
Vimpel Communications posts 4Q profit
(AP)
AP - Russian telecommunications company Vimpel Communications posted a fourth-quarter net profit Thursday, reversing a year-ago loss as it added new mobile and broadband subscribers.
03/18/2010 - 04:45 PM
LTE May Heat up Mobile Net Neutrality Debate
(PC World)
PC World - Fine-grained network controls that are coming with next-generation mobile technology could make some demanding mobile applications such as video perform better but may also raise net neutrality concerns.
03/18/2010 - 01:40 PM
Desktop computer sales soared in February: NPD Group
(AFP)
 AFP - Sales of desktop computers soared 30 percent in February defying talk that such machines are being made obsolete by laptops, smartphones and other mobile devices.
03/18/2010 - 01:21 PM
HTC to 'fully defend' itself against Apple patent suit
(AFP)
 AFP - Taiwan cellphone maker HTC, accused by Apple of infringing on iPhone patents, said Thursday it will "fully defend" itself against the charges.
03/18/2010 - 12:37 PM
London hospital to treat Internet-addicted teens
(AFP)
 AFP - Teenagers who cannot tear themselves away from the Internet, computer games or their mobile phone can get help from a new addiction service, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
03/18/2010 - 11:22 AM
Pricey Nexus One Moving To AT&T, Sprint Networks
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google's Nexus One may have gotten off to a rocky start with consumers, but the "superphone" is making fast inroads with wireless carriers. Google this week started selling a Nexus One that will run on AT&T's 3G network, and has also inked a deal with Sprint Nextel. Google previously struck deals with T-Mobile, Vodafone and Verizon Wireless.
03/18/2010 - 11:10 AM
China Mobile Wants IPad, and Chinese 3G for Apple's IPhone
(PC World)
PC World - China Mobile hopes to offer both Apple's iPad and a version of the iPhone that supports China's homegrown 3G mobile standard, comments by China Mobile's top executive showed on Thursday.
03/18/2010 - 07:30 AM
HTC says it will fight Apple suit
(AP)
AP - HTC Corp., the Taiwanese cell phone maker sued by Apple for patent infringement, said Thursday it will defend itself against charges that it lifted iPhone technology.
03/18/2010 - 06:49 AM
China Mobile growth prospects improve
(Reuters)
 Reuters - China Mobile's (0941.HK) forecast-beating results suggest its years of investment in data services is paying off, helping the world's largest mobile carrier report an unexpected rise in revenue per user.
03/18/2010 - 05:36 AM
China Mobile says 2009 profit up 2.3 percent
(AP)
 AP - China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers, said Thursday its 2009 profit rose 2.3 percent over a year earlier and warned it faces growing competition.
03/18/2010 - 05:07 AM
HTC says confident can defend against Apple suit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cellphone developer HTC Corp said it is confident it can fight off a recent technology patent infringement lawsuit from iPhone maker Apple Inc and promised to issue a formal response in the next few weeks.
03/17/2010 - 11:12 PM
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