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If you haven't heard about the widget wars yet, you are about to. Last week, I moderated a panel at the Open Mobile Summit. The subject was "Apps in the Cloud," which explored the difference between accessing content through applications, which are downloaded to the phone, and content that...
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There are four major wireless carriers in the U.S., and all but Verizon Wireless ( NYSE: VZ ) have a default mobile search provider. Both AT&T ( NYSE: T ) and T-Mobile USA use Yahoo! ( NSDQ: YHOO ) and Sprint ( NYSE: S ) Nextel uses Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ). If Verizon Wireless chooses Yahoo!, that...
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The use of the mobile internet in Britain grew eight times as fast as the growth of the wired internet, according to the latest study from research firm Nielsen Online. Of course, the actual number of Britons surfing the wired internet is still overwhelmingly higher. The Mobile Media View report found...
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Palm ( NSDQ: PALM ), the maker of Centro and Treo smartphones, said it is trimming its workforce as it faces stiff competition from Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ), Blackberry's Research In Motion and now even Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ). Reuters reported that Spokeswoman Lynn Fox said the layoffs began last week...
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In a break from traditional conference etiquette, executives from Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ), Symbian and Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ), faced off today at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco , and let it be known exactly how they feel about each other. They even picked on Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ), despite the...
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Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) took a step closer to releasing its new mobile browser today, after releasing technical information to developers at its TechEd conference in Europe. In a blog post, the company said that Internet Explorer Mobile 6 will be available soon on new Windows Mobile devices, and will...
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Microsoft is finally close to edging out Google on a search deal, and this one is on the mobile side: it is close to finalizing its deal to become the default search provider on the carrier's phones, and is even offering guaranteed payments to the carrier of approximately $550 million to $650 million...
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Over the past few years, the mobile games industry has been been hampered by high royalty costs, distribution difficulties and the costs of supporting a wide number of handsets. But now, there's a renewed sense of optimism. New platforms, such as Apple's iPhone, Google's Android and Nokia's...
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Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) is trying hard to snatch away the search deal that Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) has been working on with the second largest U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless ( NYSE: VZ ), and has offered a much sweeter rev share deal as part of it, reports WSJ, citing sources . MSFT saw an opening as Google...
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A report on smartphone satisfaction ranked Apple's iPhone as having the highest customer satisfaction. Released today by J.D. Power and Associates, the report measured five factors when it came to customer satisfaction, ranging from ease-of-use to battery life. On a 1,000-point scale, Apple ( NSDQ...
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The mobile games industry still has to figure out a lot, and there's no better confirmation of that than listening to Glu ( NSDQ: GLUU ) Mobile's third-quarter earnings call, which detailed a laundry list of concerns, ranging from industry-specific things, such as figuring out what business model...
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In its most controversial measure of the day, the FCC has approved a plan to make unused portions of TV airwaves available to deliver wireless broadband service. Despite earlier hints that the two democrats on the panel might reject the measure, the FCC voted unanimously in favor of the deal. Leading...