http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/wireless Wireless - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1133316?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 I visited with our local public school Deputy Superintendent yesterday. Among the many challenges he mentioned facing the K-12 education system was the challenge of teaching children of poverty. When one of our small group asked about the percentage... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:40:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1133316?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1132524?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 With the huge growth of overseas markets and resources, mobile startups need to shift away from a local focus and go global. Global companies need to possess the right combination of management capabilities, innovation, market savvy, infr... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:00:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1132524?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1132530?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Verizon Wireless and its partner Vodafone Group will soon start selling the BlackBerry Storm, a touch screen smartphone, to customers in the U.S., Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand, the companies announced today. While they didn t announce ... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:44:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1132530?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1131764?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Image via WikipediaRogers have cut BlackBerry users who use the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) a break, and not a moment too soon it seems.?? Data plan prices for BlackBerry users with BES are marginally higher than for BlackBerry users on the Bl... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:32:26 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1131764?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1131997?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Everybody s jumping on the application store bandwagon. Today, via CrunchGear, come screen shots of the BlackBerry Application Center. Apparently set to debut with the BlackBerry Storm and OS 4.7, this store differs from Apple and Google s of... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:39:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1131997?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131545?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Of those people that purchased the new Apple 3G iPhone this summer, some 30 percent of them defected to AT&T from other networks, according to a report out today from analysis firm The NPD Group. With about 23 percent of people switching carriers be... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:15:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131545?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131546?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 In the same way that mobile access to Wikipedia has transformed stupid arguments, mobile song recognition apps are truly neat when you need to name that tune. While they ve been around for a while (though they didn t always work so well and somet... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:18:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131546?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131547?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Those of you that joined us at our recent Mobilize conference are likely to remember Chetan Sharma, president of the mobile-focused firm Chetan Sharma Consulting and occasional contributor to GigaOM, who moderated two of our panels. Next week will se... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:13:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131547?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131180?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 For all the outrage over the Chinese government spying on Skype users, when it comes to privacy, consumers value the talk rather than walk the walk. We often don t want the inconvenience that security requires (sometimes even re-entering passwords ... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:16:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131180?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/digital-rules/1130682?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Notes from another crazy week, with special thoughts on innovation and leadership:1. Sarah Palin is a huge talent and a clutch player. If anyone doubts that, they didn't watch the same debate I did. Win or lose, Palin will have a bright future beyond... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:11:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/digital-rules/1130682?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1130696?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 This week s odd arrangement of occupations involves some wordy, but worthwhile job posts. I ll let them explain themselves:1. Monroe, WA: Bank Robber Decoys SoughtI didn t see the actual ad for this post. Here s the story, via BoingBoing:A br... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:49:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1130696?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1130302?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Freescale Semiconductor said this afternoon that in an effort to focus its energies on high-growth segments such as automotive and networking chips, it will consider strategic options for its wireless chip business, including its possible sale. Anyon... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:20:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1130302?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1130215?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 When it comes to WiMAX, towers might not be the only deployment option, according to Richard Keith, who leads Motorola s wireless broadband and strategy. Keith expects that carrier-owned microcells and picocells placed on buildings will be part of ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:03:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1130215?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1130084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 The Semiconductor Industry Association said today that chips sales were up 5.5 percent in August compared with the year before, but cautioned that since more than half of chips go into consumer devices, the U.S. Congress needs to act to stabilize the... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:52:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1130084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1130023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Nokia (NOK) has been very slow moving into the market for high-end smartphones, especially in the US. There are plenty of Apple (AAPL) iPhones and RIM (RIMM)...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and mor... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:15:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1130023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1129682?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Nokia, the world s largest mobile phone maker, has agreed to buy Montreal-based OZ Communications for an undisclosed amount of money in a move that will allow the Finnish handset maker to offer consumer IM technologies on its phones. Nokia s inte... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:36:38 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1129682?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1129419?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 It is October and they are still playing Baseball in Boston and Chicago and LA and Philadelphia. Just not in New York, where even a combined payroll of $335 million doesn t buy a playoff birth. The only team(s) more incompetent is in Washington DC,... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:09:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1129419?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1129433?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 From the day that I first saw a picture of the E71 on a Nokia press web site, all shiny and slim with those seductively gleaming keys, I knew that this phone was what I had been waiting for.Side by side with a sleek 10 mm thick E71, my BlackBerry Cur... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:33:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1129433?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1129371?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Three full weeks before T-Mobile s Google-powered G1 handset is due to arrive, the wireless carrier has lit up its high-speed wireless spectrum in San Francisco. The UMTS/HSDPA service is usable on handsets that currently support the 1.7 GHz freq... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:03:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1129371?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1129063?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 There are several interesting startups solving the problem of cell phone loss. Both YouGetItBack, launched last June, and Maverick Mobile, launched at DEMO, back up your data, and let you lock down your mobile in the event of loss pointing out that... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:00:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1129063?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1128621?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 In a sign that the entire market has gone under the sword, Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), and RIM (RIMM) have all breached their 52-week lows. Apple dropped to...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and mor... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:11:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1128621?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1128672?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 UPDATED: After six months of waiting and a few leaked launch dates, Sprint announced commercial availability for its Xohm WiMAX network in Baltimore with a good pricing plan that undercuts 3G data but only provides limited coverage. However, there ar... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:40:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1128672?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1128507?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Apple s bland launch of a thinner Nano left the Mac faithful craving more. Now rumors are flying around the Net about a new device, with Apple retailers being asked to return their existing Apple TVs by Sept. 30 and mysterious placeholder SKUs show... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:00:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1128507?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1128327?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Apple (AAPL) has begun the process of unlocking its new 3G iPhone, a move that caused controversy with the earlier version of the handset. The unlocked phone...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and m... Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:43:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1128327?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1127808?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Will Nokia's TouchPhone Beat iPhone? Better production, distribution and footprint will make them overtake iPhone soon Probably not, for iPhone has gained an iconic status Anything but Nokia or iPhone for me Re... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:01:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1127808?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1127673?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 RIM (RIMM) Blackberry handheld e-mail devices really do not cost much. Purchased with a wireless subscription plan they may go for as little as $200....[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:05:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1127673?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1127521?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) posted disappointing results. The Blackberry maker reported earnings of $0.86 on $2.58 billion in revenue. First Call...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1127521?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1127410?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 NewTeeVee: The return of Monday Night Football not doing it for you? Get your cricket fix online via Willow TV.Earth2Tech: Not everything about solar is sunny, notably some of the substances used to make panels, like cadmium.jkOnTheRun: With the thir... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:23:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1127410?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1127069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 There are many problems with T-Mobile USA s 3G plans as we outlined yesterday. None compares to the seemingly foolish 1 GB bandwidth cap on unlimited data plans they are hawking along with the Google Phone. Today, in response to a New York Ti... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:51:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1127069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126864?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 The Wireless Innovation Alliance today is making another charge in the war between those trying to keep the unused spectrum between digital television channels clear, and those trying to use that spectrum for wireless broadband. Those so-called white... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:30:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126864?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1126860?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Speculation is running rampant that Bell plans to interfere with GPS on BlackBerry mobile phone devices in the near future. The rapidy spreading rumour says that in the coming weeks Bell will cause users of free GPS mapping applications (Google map... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:43:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1126860?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1126863?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Yesterday, Google unveiled the much-anticipated G1 Smartphone, based on the company s Linux-based Android platform. The phone, slated to compete with the iPhone and the Blackberry, will be released on October 22nd of this year, at a bargain price o... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:38:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1126863?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1126718?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 You may recall the August 7th announcement that JAJAH and Mobivox had teamed up to provide a voice driven JAJAH service called JAJAH concierge. Today Mobivox announces their business model for allowing any company to deploy similar services on the ... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:14:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1126718?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1126454?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Image via CrunchBaseToday is Google Android day the day that Google and T-Mobile unveiled the Android smartphone OS to the world.We started off by talking about the device, the T-Mobile G1. With touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera, 3G, WiFi, and a sl... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:29:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1126454?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126355?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 In addition to our live coverage of the Google phone launch and our round-up of four things you need to know about T-Mobile 3G, NewTeeVee has info on plans for the phone s video capabilities while Earth2Tech looks at the carbon footprint calculator... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:57:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126355?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126261?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 While devices such as the iPhone and the new Android phone from T-Mobile, the G-1, make it even easier to access data from the cellular networks or a Wi-Fi hot spot, the growth in wireless broadband access slowed in the first half of the year. Accord... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:17:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126261?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126262?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Craig and Liz here, reporting live from the T-Mobile/Google launch of the new G1 Google Phone running on the new open Android platform.If you re antsy, here s Om s preview post from yesterday: Will the Google Phone Give T-Mobile USA a Bo... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:28:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126262?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126263?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Today is the big announcement in New York by T-Mobile, which will show off its spiffy new G1 phone powered by Google. The G1 is the first smartphone to run the Google Android operating system and is expected to work seamlessly with Google services ... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:27:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126263?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126146?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 A spinout of Flextronics Aricent, which is comprised of several communications software assets including Hughes Software and noted design firm Frog Design has scored $60 million in capital to expand its operations. Proceeds from the funding... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:30:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126146?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126056?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 John SangiovanniTo describe the segmentation of the mobile phone marketplace, analysts and industry professionals use a common lexicon to group similar devices by their relative features and capabilities. The majority of mobile phones that have grace... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:00:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126056?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126024?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 On Friday, Comcast filed its network management plan, which we covered as did NewTeeVee. However, in the comments of the post, it became clear that customers don t really know what they re buying when they shell out $30 to $100 a month for a broa... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:54:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126024?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125895?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 With its voice-related revenues and new subscriber additions slowing, and data revenues that lag those of its rivals, the U.S. arm of German phone giant T-Mobile needs a fast-acting picker-upper. Its answer may lie with the Google phone. At a special... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:30:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125895?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125896?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 An article in BusinessWeek today claims that wireless data demand is exceeding capacity, which is causing carriers to limit services and charge higher rates. But that just doesn t jibe with what carriers or applications developers are telli... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:48:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125896?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125798?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Qualcomm said today that it will build a chipset to offer combined cellular and satellite radios in one handset. It hopes to offer them in 2010. This is a boost for the struggling satellite companies and offers up the potential for a small phone that... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:01:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125798?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125644?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 SanDisk, a flash memory chip maker that has been fighting off competitor Samsung s bid to acquire the company has launched SlotMusic MicroSD memory cards that will carry full length music albums just like a music CD or a vinyl. The albums which are... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:52:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125644?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125192?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 We put the debut Mobilize 08 conference to bed yesterday evening after a long day full of interesting conversations, smart panels and most importantly, forecasts for the future of the mobile Internet. Indeed, the reason we wanted to host Mobilize in ... Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:40:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125192?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1124693?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 GigaOM Mobilize conference: Broadband wireless debateAlright, so we wouldn t exactly call the wireless broadband standard WiMAX hip. But it s gaining traction with the alternative/disruptive companies and carriers, while the competing stand... Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:03:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1124693?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1124694?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 GigaOM Mobilize conference: Mobile social network panelFor the mobile social networking panel, I thought it might be helpful to condense the various remarks each speaker made to sum up their particular social network s take on mobile. Not to say th... Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:28:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1124694?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1124695?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 At the GigaOM Mobilize conference just now, Chamath Palihapitiya of Facebook just gave a little indication of what s next on the company s product roadmap. Palihapitiya, Facebook s VP of Growth, Mobile and International was serving on a panel a... Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:08:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1124695?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1124696?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 GigaOM Mobilize conference -- futurists panelChetan Sharma of Chetan Sharma Consulting: Let s talk about the user experience. What does it mean to you in a product that gives you that zen moment for user experience?John SanGiovanni, Zumobi: We lo... 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