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Sprint plans to launch its 4G LTE network next year, showing it plans to remain a competitor in the race for a faster network. The Overland Park, Kan.-based company revealed it will no longer sell devices powered by older network technology WiMax, instead switching to newer, faster LTE to power its 4G phones. Sprint plans [...]
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The Score: Steve Jobs Dies, IPhone 4S Disappoints
October 7th, 2011 
admin Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer complications at age 56 just a day after Apple’s iPhone 4S was unveiled, adding high and low points to the ever-changing tech industry. The Score is a weekly column scoring controversial events in the mobile industry. Want to get to the point? We’ll break it down and give you [...]
Facebook, Twitter Help Spread Wall Street Protests
October 7th, 2011 admin Occupy Wall Street continues to use Facebook and Twitter to gather and organize in spite of scant major media coverage, sparking debate over the national media’s role in covering these types of events in the future. Social media, as well as mobile e-mail, video, and texting, make it easier for protesters to communicate with one [...]
Jobs’ Death Spur IPhone 4S Pre-Orders
October 7th, 2011 admin Pre-orders of the iPhone 4S are expected to rise following Steve Jobs’ death, despite a lukewarm reception, bolstering Apple in its fight against Android competitors. The next-generation device, which Apple unveiled on October 4, initially disappointed fans hoping for more significant hardware changes after a 15-month wait. The iPhone 4S has an identical body to [...]
Google to Improve Voice Recognition, Match Apple
October 7th, 2011 admin Google is improving voice recognition on Android, by relocating a senior U.K. programmer to its California headquarters, in an effort to spearhead the project and catch up to Apple. Director of Engineering Dave Burke, known as one of Google’s top programmers, will join the Internet giant’s Android engineering center in Mountain View, Calif. Burke came [...]
Sony Wants Full Control of Sony Ericsson to Boost Smartphones
October 7th, 2011 admin Sony is looking to buy out Ericsson’s share of Sony Ericsson, a move to gain full control and beef up development of the struggling handset unit. Japanese-Swedish joint venture, a 50-50 partnership since 2001, is the sixth-largest handset maker, but has been losing profits in recent years as it held back on smartphone development. The [...]
Obama Uses Twitter to Push Employment Bill
October 7th, 2011 admin President Obama is urging Americans to use Twitter to support his employment bill, in an effort to use social media to push political agendas. The “Tweet for Jobs” tool makes it easy for people to address Republican lawmakers in 140 characters or less, even if they aren’t Twitter-savvy or politically aware. Users must enter their [...]
Mexicans Look to Social Media for News
October 7th, 2011 admin Residents in Mexico are increasingly relying on social media, from Twitter to blogs, to stay informed and safe amid rampant violence. Social media has become a key source for Mexican residents to engage in crowd-sourced crime-sharing, learning about outbreaks of violence through anonymous crime-reporting Twitter feeds and blog posts. The New York Times recently reported [...]
Cell Phones Help Fight Famine in Somalia
October 7th, 2011 admin Cell phones are becoming a lifeline to those suffering through oppression and drought in Somalia, another development harnessing mobile technology to tackle entrenched problems in the developing world. Cell networks are being used to send information and cash through the Islamic money transfer system known as “hawala” to the millions of Somalis in regions controlled [...]
BlackBerry Bold 9900 – New phone for sale
October 7th, 2011 admin The BlackBerry Bold 9900 for T-Mobile is BlackBerry’s new ‘best of the best’ class. It is 4G capable with ultramodern thin packaging. Premium features include a brilliant touch screen and all the power and productivity of BlackBerry 7 OS productivity apps like Docs to go Premium and BBM 6 New Social Connectivity. You still have [...]
