Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT products
Between the Lines — ... , Mobile This article was co-authored by Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic’s Head Technology Editor. Over 100 IT vendors did their dog-and-pony show for the 2008 ITxpo at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando on October 13-16. TechRepublic scoured the show floor and came up with our list of top 10 most important products. Gartner Symposium ITxpo is now one of the largest and most influential trade shows in the IT industry due to its focus on IT decision-makers, Gartner’s popular thought leadership sessions such as its list of the ...

Apple’s New Numbers: Dialing Up Its Mobile Phone Results
Between the Lines — October 21st, 2008 Apple’s New Numbers: Dialing Up Its Mobile Phone Results Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 3:17 pm Categories: General , Personal Technology , Wired & Wireless , Mobile , Mobile Roundup , Apple , iPhone , Research In Motion , News to know , Motorola , Telecommunications , Earnings Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Cell Phone , Apple Inc. , Sales Strategy , Sales Force Management , GAAP , ...

T-Mobile G1 arrives. Not quite a Google vs. Apple battle
Between the Lines — October 22nd, 2008 T-Mobile G1 arrives. Not quite a Google vs. Apple battle Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:37 am Categories: General , Open Source , Hardware Infrastructure , Mobile , Apple , Google Tags: Google Inc. , Research In Motion Ltd. , T-Mobile G1 , Mobile , T-Mobile , Apple Inc. , Advertising & Promotion , Smart Phones , Marketing , Consumer Electronics Let the smartphone wrestling match begin. In this corner - wearing a touch screen, ...

Mobile You: Taking Fewer Devices … Or More?
Between the Lines — October 27th, 2008 Mobile You: Taking Fewer Devices … Or More? Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 6:58 am Categories: General , Personal Technology , Wired & Wireless , Mobile , Mobile Roundup , Apple , iPhone , Telecommunications Tags: Phone , Device , Mobile , Smart Phone , Laptop Computer , Computer , Files , Smart Phones , Notebooks , Productivity Worldwide, smart phones are now outselling laptop computers, according ...

Psystar planning Mac OS X notebook
The Apple Core — October 29th, 2008 Psystar planning Mac OS X notebook Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:35 am Categories: Mac OS , Clone , Psystar Tags: Apple Macintosh , Newsletter , Mobile , Apple Mac OS X , Corporate Communications , Notebooks , Advertising & Promotion , Operating Systems , Software , Apple Mac OS Psystar planning Mac OS X notebook A spokesperson for Psystar tells AppleInsider that the company is working on its first Mac notebook clone, which it will ...

Motorola picks Android in mobile phone shakeup. Ammunition for smartphone war? [Video]
Between the Lines — October 29th, 2008 Motorola picks Android in mobile phone shakeup. Ammunition for smartphone war? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:29 am Categories: General , Mobile , Apple , Google , Motorola , RIM Tags: Google Inc. , Research In Motion Ltd. , Phone , Mobile , Smart Phone , Cell Phone , Video , Motorola Inc. , Smart Phones , Telecom & Utilities Motorola is tapping Google’s open-source Android operating system to inject new life into its ...

Add Windows Mobile 6.5 to the Microsoft roadmap
All about Microsoft — October 30th, 2008 Add Windows Mobile 6.5 to the Microsoft roadmap Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:26 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows Mobile Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Handhelds , Software , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley , Mobile , Advertising & Promotion A slip-up by a Motorola executive this week revealed that Microsoft’s next version of Windows Mobile isn’t Windows Mobile 7, but is actually ...

Who’s buying the iPhone and why
The Apple Core — October 30th, 2008 Who’s buying the iPhone and why Posted by David Morgenstern @ 6:04 pm Categories: iPhone , 3G Tags: Apple iPhone , VOIP , Advertising & Promotion , Telecommunications , Networking , Marketing , David Morgenstern , Mobile , ComScore Networks Inc. , Entertainment Obama ‘08 iPhone application launches A market report by comScore on iPhone purchase demographics points to rapid growth by lower-income consumers. The All About iPhone report ...

Useful PDF formatting tips for iPhone
The Apple Core — November 3rd, 2008 Useful PDF formatting tips for iPhone Posted by David Morgenstern @ 3:43 pm Categories: iPhone , PDF , iPod touch Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Adobe PDF , Smart Phone , Smart Phones , Advertising & Promotion , Handhelds , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology Useful PDF formatting tips for iPhone To the bewilderment of users coming from the Windows Mobile smartphone world, Apple’s mobile platform, the iPhone and ...

Samsung overtakes Motorola in U.S. mobile phone market
Between the Lines — November 7th, 2008 Samsung overtakes Motorola in U.S. mobile phone market Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:08 am Categories: General , Mobile , Motorola , Nokia Tags: Phone , Mobile , Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. , Handset , Cell Phone , Motorola Inc. , Handset Division , Advertising & Promotion , Cellular Phones , Marketing Samsung has unseated Motorola from its throne as the leading mobile phone vendor in the U.S.  In the third quarter, Samsung led with ...

Money talks: Microsoft edges closer to Verizon search deal
Between the Lines — November 12th, 2008 Money talks: Microsoft edges closer to Verizon search deal Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:16 am Categories: General , Wired & Wireless , Mobile , Google , Microsoft , Search Tags: Google Inc. , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Verizon Communications Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Verizon Wireless , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Handhelds , Advertising & Promotion Microsoft is reportedly close to ...

Microsoft starts rolling out IE 6 for Windows Mobile
All about Microsoft — November 12th, 2008 Microsoft starts rolling out IE 6 for Windows Mobile Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:09 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , Windows Mobile , Apple , Channel , OEMs , Network service providers Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browsers , Advertising & Promotion , Internet , Marketing ...

With Citrix, iPhone is more attractive to business
Between the Lines — November 12th, 2008 With Citrix, iPhone is more attractive to business Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:25 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Apple , iPhone , virtualization , Enterprise 2.0 Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Citrix Systems Inc. , Virtualization , Web Conferencing , Cloud Computing , Advertising & Promotion , Storage Management , Utility Computing , Hardware Business-critical applications continue their push into the mobile world and, ...

IE6 for Windows Mobile - Better, but not brilliant
Hardware 2.0 — November 13th, 2008 IE6 for Windows Mobile - Better, but not brilliant Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:51 am Categories: Mobile Technology , Software Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Handhelds , Software , Hardware , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Opera Software I’ve just come back from taking the Windows Mobile 6.1.4 emulator featuring Internet Explorer Mobile 6 for a spin. Conclusion: IE6 on ...

Linux on the iPhone?
The Apple Core — November 17th, 2008 Linux on the iPhone? Posted by David Morgenstern @ 8:27 pm Categories: iPhone , Google , iPhone Killer Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Linux , Advertising & Promotion , UNIX , Operating Systems , Open Source , Software , Marketing , David Morgenstern Linux on the iPhone? Of course, after Apple develops an elegant and perfectly understandable mobile UI, Linux hackers want to tear it down. Bring on the OpenMoko, Android or Ubuntu Mobile ...

Move over, Ajax. Here comes Microsoft’s ‘Kojax’
All about Microsoft — November 25th, 2008 Move over, Ajax. Here comes Microsoft’s ‘Kojax’ Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:13 am Categories: Windows Live , Corporate strategy , Development tools , Windows Mobile , Web 2.0 , Code names , Apple , Advertising Tags: Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Applet , Kojax , Advertising & Promotion , AJAX , Marketing , Internet , Software/Web Development , Web Development Let me start out by saying I don’t know ...

Google’s AdWords everywhere. Now optimized for iPhone.
Between the Lines — December 8th, 2008 Google’s AdWords everywhere. Now optimized for iPhone. Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:04 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Google Tags: Apple iPhone , Google Inc. , Advertisement , Mobile , Google AdWords , Chowdhry , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Sam Diaz If you cast a large enough net, you’ll eventually snag a fish or two. In some ways, it feels like that’s what Google is doing with its AdWords program. The company said today that it’s ...

Apple’s take on mobile Unix
The Apple Core — December 8th, 2008 Apple’s take on mobile Unix Posted by David Morgenstern @ 8:08 pm Categories: Mac OS , Developer , 10.6 Tags: Developer , Apple Macintosh , Mobile , Memory , Apple Inc. , Multi-core , Unix , NUMA , Jordan Hubbard , ccNUMA Apple’s take on mobile Unix The Mac community was buzzing in late November when the director of Apple’s Unix  group showed a slide at the LISA (Large System Adminstration) conference that predicted that the Snow Leopard ...

Windows 7-Windows Mobile integration: What’s coming when?
All about Microsoft — December 10th, 2008 Windows 7-Windows Mobile integration: What’s coming when? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:30 am Categories: Windows client , Windows Live , Corporate strategy , Windows Mobile , Apple , Channel , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 , Network service providers Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Microsoft Windows 7 , Mobile , Mobius , Microsoft Corp. , Integration , Microsoft Windows , Advertising & Promotion , ...

CES: Zune phone, no. Pink, maybe
All about Microsoft — December 10th, 2008 CES: Zune phone, no. Pink, maybe Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:51 pm Categories: Windows Live , Windows Mobile , Zune , Channel , Network service providers , CES 2009 , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") Tags: Phone , Mobile , Microsoft Zune , Pink , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley Gizmodo has the word from the horse’s (sorry Brian Seitz) mouth: No Zune phone is coming at the Consumer Electronics Show . What ...

What ‘Zune Mobile’ is and isn’t
All about Microsoft — December 12th, 2008 What ‘Zune Mobile’ is and isn’t Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:17 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows Mobile , Zune , Channel , OEMs , Network service providers , CES 2009 , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") Tags: Mobile , Microsoft Zune , Zune Mobile , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials (finally) denied this week that the company will be rolling out a Zune phone at the Consumer ...

Palm’s CES news. Just in time or too late?
Between the Lines — December 15th, 2008 Palm’s CES news. Just in time or too late? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:42 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Apple , Google , iPhone , Palm , Research In Motion , RIM Tags: Consumer Electronics Show , Mobile , Palm Inc. , Smart Phone , JIT , Smart Phones , Advertising & Promotion , Handhelds , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics Palm may be in a good position to generate some buzz at the Consumer ...

Could Seadragon, Zune VideoX be among ‘premium’ Win Mobile services?
All about Microsoft — December 19th, 2008 Could Seadragon, Zune VideoX be among ‘premium’ Win Mobile services? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:32 am Categories: Windows Live , Windows Mobile , Zune , Xbox , Silverlight (wpf/e) , Xbox Live , Apple , CES 2009 Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Microsoft Zune , Microsoft Corp. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley As the Consumer Electronics Show looms, many Microsoft watchers’ eyes are turned to the Zune and the ...

Apple buys stake in the mobile graphics chip company
The Apple Core — December 19th, 2008 Apple buys stake in the mobile graphics chip company Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:08 am Categories: iPhone , Processor , Graphics , GPU , iPod touch Tags: Mobile , Imagination Technologies , Apple Inc. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Jason D. O'Grady [image] Imagination Technologies announced Thursday that Apple has purchased a 3.6 percent stake in the company, which will only cost Apple 3.2 million pounds, or about $5 million. Imagination ...

Laptop Power Out of Thin Air And Other Christmas Wishes
Between the Lines — ... Power Out of Thin Air And Other Christmas Wishes Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 6:01 am Categories: General , Personal Technology , Hardware Infrastructure , Wired & Wireless , Mobile , Government , Mobile Roundup , Apple , Google , Yahoo , iPhone , Telecommunications , Innovation Tags: Consumer Electronics Show , Air , Phone , Mobile , Storage , Laptop Computer , Wireless LANs , Notebooks , ...

No bailout for you? Online finance tools help you ride the economic storm
Between the Lines — December 30th, 2008 No bailout for you? Online finance tools help you ride the economic storm Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:40 pm Categories: General , Cloud computing , Economy Tags: Financial , Mobile , Quicken , Personal Finance , Finance , Tool , Bailout , Rudder , Quicken Online , ClearCheckbook If there were any financial lessons learned in 2008, one of the big ones was understanding that your financial standing tomorrow might be very different than your financial standing ...

Lenovo shows off 16-inch thin laptop; Launches all-in-one PC, dual-screen mobile workstation
Between the Lines — January 5th, 2009 Lenovo shows off 16-inch thin laptop; Launches all-in-one PC, dual-screen mobile workstation Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:49 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure Tags: Mobile , Mobile Workstation , Lenovo Group Ltd. , Laptop Computer , A600 Desktop , ThinkPad W700ds , Workstations , Notebooks , Hardware , Notebooks & Tablets Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show this week, Lenovo unveiled new consumer laptops and a debuted a dual-screen ...

Love or hate this post? Sound off for the eavesdroppers
Between the Lines — January 5th, 2009 Love or hate this post? Sound off for the eavesdroppers Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:00 am Categories: General , Mobile , Business Intelligence , Blogging Tags: Web , Mobile , Mobile Computing , Blog , Technology , Blogging , Handhelds , Wireless , Internet , Hardware It seems that those comments you leave on blogs like this one may, in fact, be reaching the intended parties - the companies behind the products, services and technologies that you love or ...

CES2009: MSI announces Wind netbooks with SSD/HDD and WiMAX/3.5G
The Mobile Gadgeteer — January 5th, 2009 CES2009: MSI announces Wind netbooks with SSD/HDD and WiMAX/3.5G Posted by Matthew Miller @ 10:48 am Categories: Ultra portable PC , On the road , Netbook Tags: Mobile , Battery , Engineering , WiMAX , Wi-Fi , Storage , Wireless , Hardware , Matthew Miller CES2009: MSI announces Wind netbooks with SSD/HDD and WiMAX/3.5G I am pretty happy with my MSI Wind and find myself using it more and more for writing on the go. Today MSI Computer announced their ...

CES2009: REDFLY PC software coming soon, concept demos of dock and Android driver shown
The Mobile Gadgeteer — January 6th, 2009 CES2009: REDFLY PC software coming soon, concept demos of dock and Android driver shown Posted by Matthew Miller @ 9:01 pm Categories: Windows Mobile , Mobile software , Smartphone , On the road , Gadgets , Netbook Tags: Google Android , Device , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , REDFLY Smartphone Dock Concept Device , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Handhelds , Advertising & Promotion , Software CES2009: ...

Verizon picks MSFT search, gets ready for Kindle killers
Between the Lines — January 7th, 2009 Verizon picks MSFT search, gets ready for Kindle killers Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:34 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Google , Microsoft , Yahoo , Research In Motion , CES , RIM , Amazon Tags: Mobile , Verizon Communications Inc. , Mobile Search , RIM BlackBerry , Microsoft Corp. , MSFT , Advertising & Promotion , Search , Marketing , Sam Diaz Between the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and ...

CES 2009: SanDisk announces higher speed 16GB microSDHC cards and slotRadio player with OLED display
The Mobile Gadgeteer — January 7th, 2009 CES 2009: SanDisk announces higher speed 16GB microSDHC cards and slotRadio player with OLED display Posted by Matthew Miller @ 1:52 pm Categories: MP3 players , Gadgets Tags: Card , Mobile , SanDisk Corp. , MicroSD , Organic Light-emitting Diode , microSD Card , 16GB microSDHC Card , Flash Memory , Matthew Miller CES 2009: SanDisk announces higher speed 16GB microSDHC and M2 cards, slotRadio player with OLED display A couple of months ago I posted some thoughts on the ...

Microsoft at CES: Zune Mobile, no; Win 7 Beta 1, yes
All about Microsoft — January 7th, 2009 Microsoft at CES: Zune Mobile, no; Win 7 Beta 1, yes Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:42 pm Categories: Windows client , Windows server , Windows Live , Corporate strategy , Research , Windows Mobile , Zune , Xbox , Windows 7 , Search , Facebook , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , CES 2009 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Mobile , Steve Ballmer , Microsoft Zune , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft ...

Netgear shows off Wi-Fi router for sharing 3G mobile broadband
Between the Lines — January 8th, 2009 Netgear shows off Wi-Fi router for sharing 3G mobile broadband Posted by Jason Hiner @ 9:17 am Categories: Wired & Wireless , Mobile , Broadband Tags: Router , Mobile , Broadband , Wi-Fi Router , Wi-Fi , NetGear , Mobile Broadband , 3G , Home Networking , Cellular Phones The best thing about 3G mobile broadband is that it instantly brings Internet access to places where you can’t get Wi-Fi or don’t have DSL, Cable, and other services. On ...

Microsoft to wait until February for Win Mobile show-and-tell
All about Microsoft — January 9th, 2009 Microsoft to wait until February for Win Mobile show-and-tell Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:30 am Categories: Windows Mobile , Apple , CES 2009 , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Advertising & Promotion , Operating Systems , Handhelds , Software , Marketing , Hardware The New York Times got Microsoft to admit what many of us have been guessing for the ...

Rapid mobile OS development hurting Windows Mobile
Between the Lines — January 12th, 2009 Rapid mobile OS development hurting Windows Mobile Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:15 am Categories: General , Personal Technology , Wired & Wireless , Mobile , Apple , Google , Microsoft , Palm , Nokia Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Operating System , Advertising & Promotion , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Marketing , Software , Larry Dignan Lost in the Palm Pre device ...

Motorola’s mobile unit gets slammed in another round of cuts, layoffs
Between the Lines — January 14th, 2009 Motorola’s mobile unit gets slammed in another round of cuts, layoffs Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:29 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Motorola , Earnings , Layoffs Tags: Mobile , Handset , Motorola Inc. , Handset Business , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Sam Diaz Motorola announced an additional 4,000 layoffs today - on top of the 3,000 announced last month - with the troubled mobile division taking the biggest hit with 3,000 ...

Yesssss! Grand Central survives Google’s cuts
Between the Lines — January 15th, 2009 Yesssss! Grand Central survives Google’s cuts Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:30 am Categories: General , Google Tags: Google Inc. , Phone , Mobile , Telecom & Utilities , Sam Diaz For a moment this morning, my heart sank when I heard that Google was cutting out some of its underperforming and duplicative services - Dodgeball, Mashup Editor and Notebook among them. I took a deep breath as I scanned the list in search of Grand Central , the virtual phone number service (for lack of ...

Dell to launch Android and Windows Mobile phones
The Apple Core — January 30th, 2009 Dell to launch Android and Windows Mobile phones Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 10:07 am Categories: Android , Microsoft , Mobile phone , Smartphone , Windows Mobile , iPhone , iPhone Killer Tags: Dell Computer Corp. , Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Windows , Smart Phones , Keyboards , Advertising & Promotion , Cellular Phones , Handhelds ...

Guest blog: Presidential BlackBerry means mobile revolution
ZDNet Government — January 30th, 2009 Guest blog: Presidential BlackBerry means mobile revolution Posted by Richard Koman @ January 30, 2009 @ 7:09 PM Categories: Mobile/wireless , Obama Tags: Mobile , Smart Phone , Blog , RIM BlackBerry , Smart Phones , Handhelds , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Hardware By David Goldschlag executive vice president of corporate strategy & technology for Trust Digital Even before President Obama was inaugurated, there was a great ...

Forget passwords, try finger veins
Between the Lines — February 3rd, 2009 Forget passwords, try finger veins Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:22 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Innovation , Security Tags: Sony Corp. , Password , Mobile , Mobile Device , Advertising & Promotion , Wireless And Mobility , Marketing , Larry Dignan Sony is developing a technology that would use the veins in your finger to authenticate you. In a statement , Sony announced its technology, dubbed mofiria. The technology is ...

What’s Microsoft hiding in its Skybox in the cloud?
All about Microsoft — February 3rd, 2009 What’s Microsoft hiding in its Skybox in the cloud? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:30 am Categories: Channel , Code names , Corporate strategy , Live Mesh , Network service providers , Utility/cloud computing , Windows Live , Windows Mobile Tags: Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Skybox , Skymarket , Skybox Version 2.0 , Skybox 2.0 , Skyline Service , Advertising & Promotion , Microsoft Windows , Marketing If ...

Motorola’s mobile device revenue tanks in fourth quarter
Between the Lines — February 3rd, 2009 Motorola’s mobile device revenue tanks in fourth quarter Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:33 am Categories: Earnings , General , Mobile , Motorola Tags: Revenue , Mobile , Mobile Device , Motorola Inc. , Advertising & Promotion , Operational Accounting , Wireless And Mobility , Marketing , Finance , Larry Dignan Motorola’s fourth quarter results were in line with Wall Street’s dismal expectations. That’s where the good news ended.  Motorola ...

Can the cloud save Windows Mobile?
Between the Lines — February 3rd, 2009 Can the cloud save Windows Mobile? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:00 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Mobile , Wired & Wireless Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Skybox , Mary Jo , Advertising & Promotion , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Handhelds , Wireless And Mobility The complaints about Windows Mobile have been mostly about user interface. Windows Mobile looks simply pedestrian ...

Windows Mobile: What’s coming when
All about Microsoft — February 4th, 2009 Windows Mobile: What’s coming when Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:49 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , Network service providers , OEMs , Windows Live , Windows Mobile , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Handhelds , Wireless And Mobility , Software , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley Much was made of this ...

Studies: more mobile traffic, mobile video in coming years
Between the Lines — February 10th, 2009 Studies: more mobile traffic, mobile video in coming years Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:31 pm Categories: General Tags: Mobile , Video , Mobile Traffic , Mobile Video , Corporate Communications , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Sam Diaz Mobile computing is here - and it’s only going to get bigger, according to projection studies released this week. Cisco Systems today released the results of its Visual Networking Index (VNI) Mobile Forecast for 2008-2013 . The big ...

Flash 10 coming to most mobiles; except iPhone
The Apple Core — February 15th, 2009 Flash 10 coming to most mobiles; except iPhone Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 10:04 pm Categories: Adobe , Flash , Software , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Adobe Systems Inc. , Mobile , Macromedia Flash Player , Smart Phones , Advertising & Promotion , Palm OS , Handhelds , Cellular Phones , Operating Systems http://ciberprensa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/flash-iphone.jpg Adobe announced that Flash Player 10 , a full-fledged ...

Adobe: Full-featured Flash 10 coming to a smartphone near you; Apple stand-off continues
Between the Lines — February 16th, 2009 Adobe: Full-featured Flash 10 coming to a smartphone near you; Apple stand-off continues Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:30 am Categories: Adobe , Apple , General , Mobile , Wired & Wireless Tags: Apple iPhone , Adobe Systems Inc. , Mobile , Smart Phone , Apple Inc. , Smart Phones , Advertising & Promotion , Cellular Phones , Handhelds , Consumer Electronics Adobe will roll out a full-blown version of Flash on ...

Cheat sheet: A quick guide to Microsoft’s mobile announcements
All about Microsoft — February 16th, 2009 Cheat sheet: A quick guide to Microsoft’s mobile announcements Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:59 am Categories: Channel , Code names , Corporate strategy , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , OEMs , Windows Live , Windows Mobile Tags: Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Skyline , Microsoft Windows , Advertising & Promotion , Telecom & Utilities , Operating Systems , Wireless ...

Microsoft’s mobile strategy: Can it thread the prosumer needle?
Between the Lines — February 17th, 2009 Microsoft’s mobile strategy: Can it thread the prosumer needle? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:57 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Mobile , Personal Technology , Wired & Wireless Tags: Strategy , Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Matthew , Microsoft Windows , Advertising & Promotion , Operating Systems , Telecom & Utilities Microsoft unveiled Windows Mobile 6.5 with a ...

Once more, with feeling: Microsoft says isn’t making its own phone
All about Microsoft — February 17th, 2009 Once more, with feeling: Microsoft says isn’t making its own phone Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:53 am Categories: Apple , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Windows Mobile , Zune Tags: Phone , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Telecom & Utilities , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials emphasized again this week that the company is not — contrary to evidence and opinion — making its own Microsoft-branded phone. Financial analysts attending the Mobile World Congress ...

Yahoo rolls up mobile apps under Yahoo Mobile moniker
Between the Lines — February 17th, 2009 Yahoo rolls up mobile apps under Yahoo Mobile moniker Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:56 am Categories: General , Mobile , Wired & Wireless , Yahoo Tags: Mobile , Yahoo! Inc. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Larry Dignan Yahoo said Tuesday that it has launched a beta program for Yahoo Mobile, the rollup of its various wireless applications.  Yahoo Mobile will be available in late March and mobile Web in late March ( statement ). In late May, Yahoo ...

The universal mobile phone charger is great! Wake me up two phones from now
Between the Lines — February 17th, 2009 The universal mobile phone charger is great! Wake me up two phones from now Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:23 am Categories: AT&T , Apple , General , Mobile , Nokia , Personal Technology , RIM , Research In Motion , Telecommunications , Wired & Wireless Tags: Phone , Mobile , Industry , Cell Phone , GSM Association , Mobile Phone Charger , Telecom & Utilities , Advertising & ...

Microsoft Unlimited Potential team gets a new chief
All about Microsoft — February 17th, 2009 Microsoft Unlimited Potential team gets a new chief Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:59 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Live Mesh , Windows Live , Windows Mobile Tags: Team , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Unlimited Potential Team , Microsoft Windows , Advertising & Promotion , Team Management , Operating Systems , Software , Marketing Microsoft’s Unlimited Potential (UP) team has a new Corporate Vice President: Amit Mital, the former ...

Motorola dishes off Good Technology to Visto
Between the Lines — February 23rd, 2009 Motorola dishes off Good Technology to Visto Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:14 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Motorola , Wired & Wireless Tags: Good Technology Inc. , Mobile , Visto Corp. , Motorola Inc. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Larry Dignan Visto said Tuesday that it as acquired Good Technology from Motorola for an undisclosed amount.  Motorola acquired Good Technology in November 2006 in a move to become a push email player in ...

Yahoo execs talk Bartz, search deal and new opportunities
Between the Lines — February 25th, 2009 Yahoo execs talk Bartz, search deal and new opportunities Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:11 pm Categories: General , Google , Innovation , Microsoft , Mobile , Search , Yahoo Tags: Advertisement , Partnership , Mobile , Yahoo! Inc. , Video , Carl Icahn , Business Structures , Corporate Communications , Advertising & Promotion , Finance It wasn’t even a year ago that conversations with Yahoo executives focused around ...

NVIDIA and ATI look to redefine high-end mobile graphics
Hardware 2.0 — March 3rd, 2009 NVIDIA and ATI look to redefine high-end mobile graphics Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:35 am Categories: AMD/ATI , Cutting Edge , Graphics , NVIDIA , Notebooks Tags: Notebook , Mobile , Nvidia GeForce , NVidia Corp. , ATI Technologies Inc. , Graphics , GPU , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Yesterday saw a flurry of activity on the mobile GPU front from both NVIDIA and AMD/ATI. ATI launched what is the world’s first 40nm GPUs - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 ...

Microsoft seeks to lure mobile developers with un-Apple-like perks
All about Microsoft — March 11th, 2009 Microsoft seeks to lure mobile developers with un-Apple-like perks Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:46 am Categories: Apple , Channel , Code names , Corporate strategy , Network service providers , OEMs , Resellers , Windows Mobile Tags: Developer , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Advertising & Promotion , Microsoft Windows , Marketing , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Like ...

Mobile platform wars: Symbian top mobile OS globally; Mac OS X surges
Between the Lines — ... Mobile platform wars: Symbian top mobile OS globally; Mac OS X surges Posted by Larry Dignan @ 10:05 am Categories: Apple , General , Google , Linux , Microsoft , Mobile , Nokia , Palm , RIM , Research In Motion , Smartphones , Wired & Wireless , iPhone Tags: Developer , Apple Mac OS , Research In Motion Ltd. , Apple Macintosh , Mobile , Operating System , Smart Phone , Apple Mac OS X , Symbian ...

Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?
Between the Lines — March 17th, 2009 Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out? Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:16 am Categories: Apple , Google , Microsoft , Mobile , Nokia , Palm , RIM , Research In Motion , Smartphones , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Google Android , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Platform , Palm Inc. , Smart Phone , Business , Microsoft Windows , RIM BlackBerry While the iPhone has shown ...

Nokia invests $70m in Obopay mobile service provider
Between the Lines — March 25th, 2009 Nokia invests $70m in Obopay mobile service provider Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 5:29 am Categories: General Tags: Payment , Phone , Nokia Corp. , Mobile , Obopay , Mobile Payment , Operational Accounting , Advertising & Promotion , Finance , Marketing [image] Nokia has announced a substantial investment in Silicon Valley service provider Obopay today, to the tune of $70 million. The amount gives Nokia a minority stake in the company, which ...

BibleTech 2009; reaching eternity through technology
The Mobile Gadgeteer — March 29th, 2009 BibleTech 2009; reaching eternity through technology Posted by Matthew Miller @ 3:04 pm Categories: Mobile software , ebooks , mobile services Tags: Mobile , Bible , Church , Technology , Session , Presentation , Telephone Call , Jim , Dramatizer , John [image] I love getting together with a bunch of tech geeks and talking tech and I also enjoy getting together with a bunch of brothers in Christ to talk about the Word. Logos Bible Software brings these ...

Report: SMS Spam is on the rise
Between the Lines — April 1st, 2009 Report: SMS Spam is on the rise Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:18 am Categories: General , Mobile Tags: Cloudmark , Mobile , Spam , SMS , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS , Telephony , Advertising & Promotion , Cellular Phones , E-mail , Cyberthreats How secure is your text message inbox? One of the topics coming out of CTIA this week is the inevitable rise of SMS spam. Cloudmark - a company that, of course, is in the business of SMS security for carriers - is ...

New service aims to take complexity out of corporate mobile management
Between the Lines — April 1st, 2009 New service aims to take complexity out of corporate mobile management Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:44 pm Categories: General , IT Management , Mobile , Web Technology Tags: Mobile , Information Technology , RIM BlackBerry , Advertising & Promotion , Help Desk , Marketing , It Operations , Sam Diaz Remember when “managing mobile” consisted of a Blackberry for the CEO and a handful of executives? How times have changed. Today, it’s not just the executives who ...

There's more than one way Microsoft could bring Office to the iPhone
All about Microsoft — ... Office to the iPhone Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:54 am Categories: Advertising , Apple , Corporate strategy , Google , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , Office , Office 14 , Office Live , Office Live Workspace , Office for Mac , PDC 2008 , SharePoint Server , Utility/cloud computing , Web 2.0 , Windows Live , Windows Mobile Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Web Application , Microsoft Corp. , Office Web Apps , ...

Bill would put a stop to wireless spam
ZDNet Government — April 3rd, 2009 Bill would put a stop to wireless spam Posted by Richard Koman @ April 3, 2009 @ 1:47 PM Categories: Government technology Tags: Phone , Mobile , Wireless , Cyberthreats , Spam , Wi-Fi , Wireless And Mobility , Security , Spam And Phishing , Richard Koman So my phone bring-brings that I have a message. I pick up the phone and I see a message that someone is trying to send me an MP3 and do I want to accept it? Hell, no. Other times, I just plain get unsolicited messages and ...

Salesforce launches free Mobile Lite for customers
Between the Lines — April 6th, 2009 Salesforce launches free Mobile Lite for customers Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:01 pm Categories: General Tags: Salesforce.com Inc. , Mobile , Customer , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Sam Diaz Salesforce.com is expanding its mobile offerings, creating a free “lite” version for customers who use the Professional and Enterprise Editions of the software. Previously, only Unlimited Edition customers were offered free use of the mobile software, while Professional and Enterprise customers were ...

A single Windows platform for phones and PCs: Can it be done?
All about Microsoft — April 7th, 2009 A single Windows platform for phones and PCs: Can it be done? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:33 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Google , Windows 7 , Windows Mobile , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Windows Platform , Phone , ARM , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , PC , Microsoft Windows NT , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems Some see Android as the biggest looming competitor to Microsoft’s ...

Seven big tech acquisitions to watch for in 2009
Between the Lines — ... acquisitions to watch for in 2009 Posted by Jason Hiner @ 3:00 am Categories: Adobe , Apple , Cisco , Dell , EMC , Google , IBM , Microsoft , Oracle , Palm , Red Hat , Salesforce.com , Skype , VMware Tags: Software , Adobe Systems Inc. , Google Inc. , Acquisition , Dell Computer Corp. , Data Center , Oracle Corp. , Mobile , Skype Technologies S.A. , Apple Inc. In this economy, cash is king. ...

Microsoft trademarks two more names: Sift and Swivel
All about Microsoft — April 21st, 2009 Microsoft trademarks two more names: Sift and Swivel Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:04 am Categories: Advertising , Code names , Corporate strategy , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , Search , Windows Live , Windows Mobile Tags: Mobile , Name , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Advertising & Promotion , Search , Operating Systems , Software , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft’s “Windows Live” branding has been ...

All-women's team makes Microsoft Imagine Cup contest finals
All about Microsoft — April 21st, 2009 All-women's team makes Microsoft Imagine Cup contest finals Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:49 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Development tools , Healthcare , Research Tags: Team , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Mobile Device , All-women , CAMRA , Team Management , Advertising & Promotion , Management , Marketing For the first time in the seven years Microsoft has sponsored the Imagine Cup student-developer contest, an all-women’s team has ...

Flash memory shocker: Sandisk says prices, demand increasing
Between the Lines — April 22nd, 2009 Flash memory shocker: Sandisk says prices, demand increasing Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:02 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure Tags: Mobile , SanDisk Corp. , Flash Memory , Larry Dignan SanDisk chief Eli Harari delivered some odd news for folks tracking the memory market: Flash memory prices and demand are actually rising.  That takeaway—which counts as a big revelation for financial/tech nerds—came on SanDisk’s first quarter earnings conference call. SanDisk’s first quarter was weak as expected, but ...

Snow Leopard Server to include Mobile Access Server
The Apple Core — April 24th, 2009 Snow Leopard Server to include Mobile Access Server Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:40 am Categories: Microsoft , Server , Xserve Tags: Microsoft Access , Mobile , Apple Inc. , Advertising & Promotion , Remote Access , Marketing , Jason D. O'Grady In an aggressive move into Microsoft’s server market Apple has added new features to the upcoming Mac OS 10.6 (a.k.a. Snow Leopard) that will make it a viable (and less expensive) alternative to Redmond’s offerings. ...

Zoho preps mobile suite
Between the Lines — April 28th, 2009 Zoho preps mobile suite Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:00 am Categories: Enterprise 2.0 , General , Web 2.0 , Web Technology Tags: Zoho , Mobile , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Larry Dignan [image] Zoho on Tuesday rolled out a unified mobile front for its suite of Web applications.  Zoho had offered some basic iPhone and Windows Mobile support previously, but now is unifying applications like Mail, Calendar, Writer, Sheet, Show & Creator into one interface.  The ...

IDC: Global mobile phone shipments tank in first quarter; Smartphones up
Between the Lines — April 30th, 2009 IDC: Global mobile phone shipments tank in first quarter; Smartphones up Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:01 am Categories: Mobile , Motorola , Nokia , Smartphones Tags: Phone , Mobile , Smart Phone , Cell Phone , Smartphone , International Data Corp. , Carrier , Mobile Phone Shipment , Smart Phones , Cellular Phones Worldwide mobile phone shipments fell 15.8 percent in the first quarter to 244.8 million units. Smartphone shipments, however, were up 4 percent ...

Don't discount BYO as factor in RIM's long-term hold on enterprise
Between the Lines — May 1st, 2009 Don't discount BYO as factor in RIM's long-term hold on enterprise Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:53 pm Categories: Economy , Enterprise 2.0 , Mobile , RIM , Research In Motion Tags: Apple iPhone , Research In Motion Ltd. , Mobile , RIM BlackBerry , Handhelds , Smart Phones , Hardware , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Sam Diaz How many of you are using your own personal mobile device - maybe a Blackberry, an iPhone or a Treo - to send and ...

The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft
Between the Lines — May 4th, 2009 The two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft Posted by Jason Hiner @ 4:00 am Categories: Cloud computing , Microsoft , RIM , Smartphones Tags: Mobile , Smart Phone , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Windows Mobile Platform , Smart Phones , Microsoft Windows , Web Browsers , Handhelds , Operating Systems If you clicked into this article thinking it would be a Microsoft bashapalooza or a vapid prediction about the downfall of the Seattle software ...

CIOs discuss their approach to mobile security [video]
Between the Lines — May 12th, 2009 CIOs discuss their approach to mobile security [video] Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:00 am Categories: General , IT Management , Mobile Tags: CIO , Mobile , Video , Advertising & Promotion , Security , Marketing , Larry Dignan At a Churchill Club event in Santa Clara, Calif., Peter Solvik, managing director at Sigma Partners, talks to a panel of CIOs about their how they’re making mobile devices more secure in the enterprise and whether their employees prefer the BlackBerry ...

Microsoft 'Chelan': A new Windows Embedded platform takes shape
All about Microsoft — May 14th, 2009 Microsoft 'Chelan': A new Windows Embedded platform takes shape Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:31 am Categories: Channel , Code names , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows Mobile , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Chelan , Windows Mobile 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Mobile Applications , Handhelds , Wireless And Mobility It’s easy to forget ...

Wither the 'smartphone': Reorganizing the mobile market when all devices get smart
Between the Lines — May 19th, 2009 Wither the 'smartphone': Reorganizing the mobile market when all devices get smart Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 am Categories: Apple , General , Google , Microsoft , Mobile , Motorola , Nokia , Operating Systems , Palm , RIM , Research In Motion , Wired & Wireless , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Phone , Device , Mobile , Smart Phone , Openness , Hardware Game , Advertising & ...

Intuit unveils mobile phone credit card processing
Between the Lines — May 21st, 2009 Intuit unveils mobile phone credit card processing Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: Business 2.0 , Intuit , Mobile Tags: Intuit Inc. , Payment , Mobile , Credit Card , Cell Phone , Intuit QuickBooks , Chances , Sales Channel , Financial Services , Sales Chances are you’ve seen wireless payment terminals, those handheld devices being used by the clerk at the Apple Store or the flight attendant who pours a cocktail at 35,000 feet. The devices allow for ...

iPhone: the greatest mobile fingerpainting platform?
The Apple Core — May 25th, 2009 iPhone: the greatest mobile fingerpainting platform? Posted by David Morgenstern @ 2:56 pm Categories: 3G , App Store , Boot Camp , WWDC , Windows Mobile , iPhone , iPhone SDK Tags: Apple iPhone , Apple Macintosh , Mobile , Desktops , Hardware , David Morgenstern [image] In yet another example of amazing iPhone apps (and amazing users), an artist paints the coming week’s cover of the New Yorker magazine with his iPhone. And the story also points out how ...

Smartphone operating systems: The market share, usage disconnect
Between the Lines — May 27th, 2009 Smartphone operating systems: The market share, usage disconnect Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:08 am Categories: AT&T , Apple , General , Google , Mobile , Nokia , Palm , RIM , Research In Motion , Smartphones , Telecommunications , Verizon , Wired & Wireless Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Operating System , Market Share , Usage , Smartphone , AdMob , Advertising & ...

AT&T plans 3G upgrade; Promises 'considerably' faster mobile broadband speeds
Between the Lines — May 27th, 2009 AT&T plans 3G upgrade; Promises 'considerably' faster mobile broadband speeds Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:24 am Categories: AT&T , General , Mobile , Wired & Wireless Tags: Mobile , 3G Network , Broadband , AT Corp. , Mobile Broadband , 3G , Wireless And Mobility , Cellular Phones , WiMAX , Wi-Fi Here’s good news for iPhone users: AT&T said Wednesday that it is plotting a 3G network upgrade to offer “considerably faster mobile ...

Intel announces new chips, excited about notebooks, WiMax
Between the Lines — June 1st, 2009 Intel announces new chips, excited about notebooks, WiMax Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:01 pm Categories: General , Intel Tags: Notebook , Webcast , Mobile , Intel Corp. , Chip , WiMAX , Advertising & Promotion , Wi-Fi , Wireless And Mobility , Processors Intel offered a sneak peek Monday afternoon at some news it plans to announce today at the Computex show in Taiwan. The company said it will introduce three new Intel Core 2 Duo processors, a new ultra low ...

Smart People: Harsha Prahlad, Senior Research Engineer, Mobile Robots, SRI International
Between the Lines — June 12th, 2009 Smart People: Harsha Prahlad, Senior Research Engineer, Mobile Robots, SRI International Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:27 am Categories: General , Innovation Tags: Mobile , SRI International , Wall , Harsha Prahlad , Prahlad , Robots , Construction , Emerging Technologies , Larry Dignan Robotic wall climbers assigned to military surveillance? Harsha Prahlad has developed a smart technology called electro-adhesion. The way it works, mechanical robots are clamped to walls using an ...

IRS eyes taxing your work mobile phone
Between the Lines — June 12th, 2009 IRS eyes taxing your work mobile phone Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:37 am Categories: Economy , General , Government , Mobile , Personal Technology Tags: Phone , Mobile , Cell Phone , Internal Revenue Service , Journal , Taxes , Telecom & Utilities , Free Trade , Personal Finance , Cellular Phones Is that work issued BlackBerry really a taxable “fringe benefit?” The IRS seems to think so and is looking for ways to improve compliance ...

IBM to invest $100 million in mobile research
Between the Lines — June 18th, 2009 IBM to invest $100 million in mobile research Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 10:57 am Categories: IBM Tags: Mobile , IBM Corp. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Andrew Nusca [image] IBM on Wednesday announced plans for a $100 million investment over the next five years into a major mobile research effort to create technology to bring services to people who have bypassed PCs for mobile phones as their primary method of accessing the Internet. There are three focus areas for IBM’s research ...

Multitasking parents out-surf business pros 3 to 1 on mobile Internet
Between the Lines — June 18th, 2009 Multitasking parents out-surf business pros 3 to 1 on mobile Internet Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 12:59 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Personal Technology , Smartphones , Social networking , Telecommunications , Web Technology Tags: Mobile Internet , Mobile , Smart Phone , Business Pro , Smart Phones , Advertising & Promotion , Wireless And Mobility , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Marketing ...

Verizon, T-Mobile plan Android phones by year's end; boost for Motorola
Between the Lines — June 23rd, 2009 Verizon, T-Mobile plan Android phones by year's end; boost for Motorola Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:45 am Categories: Android , General , Google , Mobile , Mobile Roundup , Motorola , Palm , Smartphones , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Phone , Mobile , Palm Inc. , Verizon Communications Inc. , T-Mobile , Apple iPhone 3G , Motorola Inc. , Smart Phones , Advertising & Promotion A lot has changed in the ...

A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they need to focus on smartphones
Between the Lines — June 23rd, 2009 A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they need to focus on smartphones Posted by Jason Hiner @ 9:27 am Categories: Intel , Nokia , Smartphones Tags: Partnership , Nokia Corp. , Mobile , Smart Phone , Internet Device , Intel Corp. , Mobile Internet Device , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Smart Phones , Business Structures Intel deperately needs to get into the mobile phone market, which is expected to grow far more rapidly than the PC market ...

Real unleashes video for mobile with Real Player SP
Between the Lines — June 24th, 2009 Real unleashes video for mobile with Real Player SP Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:40 am Categories: Digital Media , Real Networks Tags: Mobile , Video , RealNetworks RealPlayer , Corporate Communications , Smart Phones , Digital Music , Digital Media , Marketing , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology Real Networks today announced the release of a free upgrade to its popular Real Player application. But the importance of this beta release, called Real Player ...

YouTube reports exponential growth; issues viral video challenge
Between the Lines — June 26th, 2009 YouTube reports exponential growth; issues viral video challenge Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:45 am Categories: YouTube Tags: Mobile , YouTube Inc. , Video , Corporate Communications , Marketing , Sam Diaz YouTube had been seeing astronomical growth of video uploads from mobile devices, up 1700 percent - yes, 1,700 - over the past six months. But since the launch of the iPhone 3GS last week, mobile video uploads increased by 400 percent a day, according to a post on You Tube’s blog . So what’s driving this ...

Turn your iPhone into a mobile office productivity tool
Between the Lines — June 26th, 2009 Turn your iPhone into a mobile office productivity tool Posted by Jason Hiner @ 9:45 am Categories: Apple , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Tool , Productivity , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Jason Hiner With Microsoft Exchange support and a fleet of business-oriented apps, the iPhone is being utilized as a business tool by IT workers, CEOs, small business owners, and lots of other professionals. CNET’s Jessica Dolcourt has put together a gallery of iPhone apps ...

WSJ: Dell working on mobile Internet device
Between the Lines — June 29th, 2009 WSJ: Dell working on mobile Internet device Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:07 pm Categories: Apple , Dell , General , Mobile Tags: Wall Street Journal , Dell Computer Corp. , Mobile , Music Player , Internet Device , Mobile Internet Device , Journal Story , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Media Players , Digital Music The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Dell is working on a mobile Internet device that would run on Google’s Android ...

Comcast to bundle WiMAX in home + mobile Internet package
Between the Lines — June 30th, 2009 Comcast to bundle WiMAX in home + mobile Internet package Posted by Jason Hiner @ 11:00 pm Categories: Broadband , Clearwire , Comcast , WiMax Tags: 4G , Mobile Internet , Mobile , Comcast Corp. , Clearwire Corp. , Wireless , Reardon , 4G Wireless Service , WiMAX 4G Service , WiMAX Comcast will partner with Clearwire to offer a new Internet package that will bundle Clearwire’s WiMAX mobile broadband with Comcast’s cable Internet, according to a ...

Lost phone reveals scary truth about mobile Web charges
Between the Lines — July 1st, 2009 Lost phone reveals scary truth about mobile Web charges Posted by Sam Diaz @ 8:47 am Categories: Mobile Tags: Web , Phone , Mobile , AT Corp. , Charge , Telecom & Utilities , Sam Diaz I knew that mobile data charges - for those without an unlimited usage plan - could add up fast. But this is crazy. My mother-in-law lost her phone - at the grocery store on Monday morning, she thinks - but didn’t notice until she went to make a call on Tuesday morning that it was missing. So she ...

60% of Americans would give up alcohol for their mobile phones
Between the Lines — July 1st, 2009 60% of Americans would give up alcohol for their mobile phones Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 9:11 am Categories: Communications , Mobile Tags: Phone , Women , Mobile , Smart Phone , Cell Phone , Gender And Diversity , Smart Phones , Cellular Phones , Handhelds , Human Resources [image] In a survey indicative of how users interact with their electronic devices, one in three Americans said they would give up television to keep their mobile phone, and a full 60 percent ...

In an economic downturn, prepaid mobile is big business
Between the Lines — July 9th, 2009 In an economic downturn, prepaid mobile is big business Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 3:00 am Categories: Advertising , Business 2.0 , Business Intelligence , Communications , Economy , Innovation , Mobile , Motorola , Retail , Sprint , Sprint Nextel , Telecommunications Tags: Segment , Mobile , Handset , Boost Mobile , Wireless , Wi-Fi , Wireless And Mobility , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , ...

Survey: 48% of consumers would drop data plans if cash was tight
Between the Lines — July 9th, 2009 Survey: 48% of consumers would drop data plans if cash was tight Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 8:19 am Categories: Economy , Mobile Tags: Consumer , Mobile , Survey , Data Plan , Advertising & Promotion , Internet , Telecommunications , Marketing , Andrew Nusca [image] Almost half, or 48 percent, of consumers said they would drop their mobile data plans completely if they faced financial hardship, according to a new survey. In a poll of more than 1,000 ...

Windows Mobile 6.5: How touchy will it be?
All about Microsoft — July 9th, 2009 Windows Mobile 6.5: How touchy will it be? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:39 am Categories: Apple , Channel , Corporate strategy , Google , Network service providers , OEMs , Windows Mobile , Worldwide Partner Conference (WWPC) Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Mobile Operating Systems , Operating Systems , Mobile Applications , Handhelds , Wireless And Mobility , Software While ...

Microsoft to allow Win Mobile 6.0, 6.1 users access to its online app store
All about Microsoft — July 14th, 2009 Microsoft to allow Win Mobile 6.0, 6.1 users access to its online app store Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:05 am Categories: Apple , Channel , Corporate strategy , Network service providers , OEMs , Windows Mobile , Worldwide Partner Conference (WWPC) Tags: Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , App , Microsoft Windows , Mobile Operating Systems , Advertising & Promotion , Operating Systems , Mobile ...

Google Voice only gets better with launch of mobile app
Between the Lines — July 15th, 2009 Google Voice only gets better with launch of mobile app Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:44 am Categories: Android , Communications , Google , Research In Motion , Telecommunications , iPhone Tags: Google Inc. , Phone , Mobile , Voice , GV , Telecom & Utilities , Sam Diaz Google Voice was already a game-changer when it re-emerged a few months ago with a new look and some new features. Now, with the addition of mobile apps for Blackberry ...

Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connections
Between the Lines — July 22nd, 2009 Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connections Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:43 am Categories: General Tags: 4G , Mobile , Broadband , 3G , HSPA , Mobile Broadband , Wireless Broadband , Wireless , Advertising & Promotion , Wireless And Mobility It’s no secret that 4G wireless technology - aka Long Term Evolution and WiMax - is in the works and actually starting to see some deployment. But until then, a 3G technology called High Speed Packet ...

Browser-based mobile apps need to get better in a hurry
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How will Microsoft fix Windows Mobile? The Softies still aren't saying
All about Microsoft — July 30th, 2009 How will Microsoft fix Windows Mobile? The Softies still aren't saying Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:02 pm Categories: Apple , Channel , Corporate strategy , Financial Analyst Meeting , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , Network service providers , OEMs , Resellers , Telecommunications , Windows Mobile Tags: Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Unit Volume , Microsoft Windows , Telecom & ...

The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens
All about Microsoft — July 30th, 2009 The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:54 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Financial Analyst Meeting , Google , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows CE , Windows Mobile , Windows client Tags: Phone , ARM , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Analyst , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows CE , ...

It's official: Google-Apple are competitors (especially in mobile)
Between the Lines — August 3rd, 2009 It's official: Google and Apple are competitors (especially in mobile) Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:22 am Categories: Android , Apple , General , Google , Mobile , Wired & Wireless Tags: Apple iPhone , Google Inc. , Mobile , Apple Inc. , Android , Browser App , Smart Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Larry Dignan The resignation of Google CEO Eric Schmidt from Apple’s board of directors merely confirms ...

With virtualization, a way to wrangle mobile data costs in the enterprise
Between the Lines — August 10th, 2009 With virtualization, a way to wrangle mobile data costs in the enterprise Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 10:52 am Categories: Enterprise 2.0 , IT Management , Mobile , Smartphones , Software Infrastructure , virtualization Tags: Virtualization , Mobile , Information Technology , Smart Phone , Enterprise , MobileIron , single-OS Strategy , Employee Self-service , Smart Phones , Cellular Phones [image] Are you an IT pro who’s tired of ...

Apple App Store to be bigger than Wal-mart?
The Apple Core — August 10th, 2009 Apple App Store to be bigger than Wal-mart? Posted by David Morgenstern @ 11:29 pm Categories: Analyst , Android , Android Market , Blackberry , Kindle , iPhone 3.0 , iPhone Killer , iPhone OS 3.0 , iPod touch Tags: Apple iPhone , Developer , Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , Mobile , Apple Inc. , Flurry Inc. , E-books , Smart Phones , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics [image] A developer of mobile ...

Microsoft and Nokia to bring Office Mobile, Communicator to Symbian phones
All about Microsoft — August 12th, 2009 Microsoft and Nokia to bring Office Mobile, Communicator to Symbian phones Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:40 am Categories: Channel , Network service providers , OEMs , Office , Office 2010/Office 14 , Office Live , Resellers , SharePoint Server , Windows Mobile Tags: Netscape Communicator , Phone , Nokia Corp. , Mobile , Symbian Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , E Series , Advertising & Promotion , Microsoft Office ...

Microsoft Mobile Office needed Nokia, Symbian
Between the Lines — August 12th, 2009 Microsoft Mobile Office needed Nokia, Symbian Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:40 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Mobile , Nokia , Smartphones Tags: Partnership , Nokia Corp. , Mobile , Smart Phone , Symbian Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Business Structures , Advertising & Promotion , Smart Phones , Handhelds If you’re in the U.S. you can hardly restrain the yawns about the Nokia-Microsoft pact to bring Office Mobile to Symbian ...

Microsoft-Nokia: A dog of a deal born from weakness
Between the Lines — August 13th, 2009 Microsoft-Nokia: A dog of a deal born from weakness Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:27 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Mobile , Nokia , Wired & Wireless Tags: Nokia Corp. , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Smart Phones , Advertising & Promotion , Handhelds , Business Structures , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology As I was pondering the Microsoft-Nokia partnership I was hit with some ...

EU ups its bet on LTE wireless networks
Between the Lines — August 18th, 2009 EU ups its bet on LTE wireless networks Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:41 am Categories: General , Government , LTE , Telecommunications , WiMax , Wired & Wireless Tags: Mobile , Network , Broadband , Wireless Network , European Union , Wireless , Wireless And Mobility , Advertising & Promotion , Broadband Internet , Wi-Fi The European Union said Tuesday that it will invest a fresh € 18 million ($25 million) ...

RIM acquires Torch Mobile: Gets serious about browsers
Between the Lines — August 24th, 2009 RIM acquires Torch Mobile: Gets serious about browsers Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:42 am Categories: Browser technology , General , Mobile , RIM , Research In Motion Tags: Developer , Research In Motion Ltd. , Mobile , Web Browser , Torch Mobile , Mobile Browser , Web Browsers , Advertising & Promotion , Internet , Marketing Research in Motion appears to be serious about improving its mobile browser. Now, RIM is putting and ...

Tech startup creates State Dept.-approved educational games for Middle East
Between the Lines — August 25th, 2009 Tech startup creates State Dept.-approved educational games for Middle East Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 1:55 pm Categories: Government , Mobile Tags: Game , Phone , Mobile , Cell Phone , Tech Startup , Advertising & Promotion , Cellular Phones , Telecom & Utilities , Marketing , Consumer Electronics [image] The U.S. State Department has contracted a small Virginia-based startup to create mobile phone games to help citizens ...

BlackBerry, iPhone dominate list of 10 best-selling U.S. smartphones of Q2
Between the Lines — August 26th, 2009 BlackBerry, iPhone dominate list of 10 best-selling U.S. smartphones of Q2 Posted by Jason Hiner @ 4:00 am Categories: Android , Apple , Nokia , RIM , Smartphones Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Smart Phone , Apple Inc. , RIM BlackBerry , International Data Corp. , Smart Phones , Handhelds , Cellular Phones , Sales Strategy The earnings reports of most of the big public technology companies for Q2 2009 were a lot like “confessionals,” as my ...

Will the FCC's inquiries about wireless market be a waste of time?
Between the Lines — August 28th, 2009 Will the FCC's inquiries about wireless market be a waste of time? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:56 am Categories: AT&T , Apple , Government , Mobile , Mobile Roundup , Smartphones , Sprint , Verizon , iPhone Tags: FCC , Phone , Washington , Mobile , AT Corp. , Apple Inc. , Wireless , Wireless Industry , Federal Government , Advertising & Promotion The wireless industry is about to find out what ...

Apps make mobile banking cool; Banks working on security perceptions
Between the Lines — August 31st, 2009 Apps make mobile banking cool; Banks working on security perceptions Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:43 am Categories: E-commerce , General , Mobile , Security Tags: Bank , Security , Mobile , Mobile Banking , Mobile Applications , Wireless And Mobility , Sam Diaz The popularity of mobile applications for the Blackberry, iPhone and others has given new life to the concept of mobile banking - and the banks out there are pushing their customers to give it a try. Credit: ...

Faecbook Mobile: Now 65 million strong
Between the Lines — September 3rd, 2009 Facebook Mobile: Now 65 million strong Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:51 pm Categories: Facebook Tags: Facebook , Mobile , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Sam Diaz Facebook posted a blog entry today, highlighting a milestone of 65 million people now actively using the social networking service on their mobile devices. Eight months ago, there were only 20 million people using the mobile service. [image] The company also said today that users will start to see Facebook Connect on some mobile ...

Mobile management software improving - but watch for platform support
Between the Lines — September 8th, 2009 Mobile management software improving - but watch for platform support Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:01 am Categories: Android , Apple , Google , Mobile , Motorola , Palm , iPhone Tags: Software , Google Android , Mobile , Zenprise , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Sam Diaz If there’s one area where companies can - and should be - pinching pennies, it’s on smartphones. Today, another player in the Web-based mobile management software game, ...

Verizon enters mobile management services; enough to take it beyond early adopters?
Between the Lines — September 9th, 2009 Verizon enters mobile management services; enough to take it beyond early adopters? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:01 am Categories: General , Mobile , Verizon Tags: Mobile , Information Technology , Verizon Communications Inc. , Mobility , IT Organization , Wireless And Mobility , Sam Diaz Verizon will announce its entry into a new market today, offering a full suite of services designed to help business customers analyze usage, manage devices, maintain security and more through a suite of ...

Sprint unveils unlimited mobile calling, data, text, MMS for $70
Between the Lines — September 10th, 2009 Sprint unveils unlimited mobile calling, data, text, MMS for $70 Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 6:28 am Categories: Mobile , Sprint , Sprint Nextel Tags: MMS , Mobile , Sprint Communications , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS , 3G , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Online Communications , Andrew Nusca [image] Sprint on Thursday announced its “Everything Data Plan,” which offers unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling to any network, text ...

Cliq builds on iPhone idea, pushes away from smart"phone" category
Between the Lines — September 11th, 2009 Cliq builds on iPhone idea, pushes away from smart"phone" category Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: AT&T , Android , Apple , Google , Mobile , Motorola , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Facebook , Phone , Mobile , Motorola Inc. , Cliq , Smart Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Sam Diaz Take a look at the picture to the right. [image] It’s the just-announced Motorola Cliq , powered by Google Android ...

LG goes Android, but Google's mobile OS is still swimming upstream [video]
Between the Lines — September 15th, 2009 LG goes Android, but Google's mobile OS is still swimming upstream [video] Posted by Jason Hiner @ 3:00 am Categories: Android , Google Tags: Touch Screen , Google Inc. , Google Android , Mobile , Operating System , LG Electronics Inc. , Video , LG-GW620 , Keyboards , Monitors & Displays LG unveiled its first smartphone based on Google’s Android platform on Monday. The LG-GW620 is full touchscreen device with a slide-out keyboard, very similar in ...

Facebook: "We're cash-flow positive"
Between the Lines — September 15th, 2009 Facebook: "We're cash-flow positive" Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:02 pm Categories: Facebook Tags: Facebook , Mobile , Advertising & Promotion , Blogging , Marketing , Internet , Sam Diaz Buried in the fourth paragraph of a blog post from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today was the news that really mattered - the company is making money. In that post, Zuckerberg writes: We’re also succeeding at building Facebook in a sustainable way. Earlier this year, we said we expected to be cash ...

Palm's growth plan: Can it work in a changing mobile market?
Between the Lines — September 21st, 2009 Palm's growth plan: Can it work in a changing mobile market? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: General , Mobile , Palm , Smartphones Tags: Mobile , Palm Inc. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing Research , Branding , Operating Systems , Marketing , Software , Sam Diaz When Palm announced a new mobile operating system - WebOS - and plans for the first smartphone built on it - the Pre - at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January ...

The best VoIP solution is ...
Between the Lines — September 21st, 2009 The best VoIP solution is ... Posted by Andy Smith @ 8:02 am Categories: Cisco , Nortel , VOIP Tags: VoIP Solution , Software , Solution , Device , Telephony , Mobile , Network , Platform , Nortel Networks Corp. , Unified Communications Introduction The face of corporate IP telephony has changed considerably within the past few years. No longer simply concerned with pursuing cost savings and efficiencies by amalgamating voice and data infrastructures into one ...

Intel on laptop chips: Speed kills
Between the Lines — September 23rd, 2009 Intel on laptop chips: Speed kills Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:34 am Categories: Innovation , Intel , Mobile Tags: Game , Mobile , Laptop Computer , Intel Corp. , Chip , Mobile Processor , Corporate Communications , Processors , Marketing , Semiconductors Intel today announced its Core i7 Mobile Processor for laptop computers, as well as an “Extreme Edition” version designed for gaming machines. The company, though, isn’t just touting the improved ...

That's one way to get Silverlight on a mobile device: Port it to Moblin Linux
All about Microsoft — September 23rd, 2009 That's one way to get Silverlight on a mobile device: Port it to Moblin Linux Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:53 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Linux , OEMs , Resellers , Silverlight (wpf/e) , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Silverlight , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Mobile Device , Intel Atom , Intel Corp. , Moblin Linux , Linux , Microsoft Windows , Netbooks, Nettops & ...

Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm?
Between the Lines — September 28th, 2009 Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm? Posted by Jason Hiner @ 3:30 am Categories: Microsoft , Palm , Smartphones Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Palm Inc. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Corp. , Palm Pre , Smart Phones , Handhelds , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology This is an excerpt of an article from ZDNet’s sister site, TechRepublic. This excerpt gives you the opening paragraphs of the article and then allows you to click ...

No reasons given by Microsoft for discontinuation of two Dynamics mobile products
All about Microsoft — September 28th, 2009 Microsoft offers no reasons for discontinuation of two Dynamics mobile products Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:22 am Categories: CRM Live/CRM Online , Channel , Corporate strategy , Dynamics CRM , Dynamics ERP , Windows Mobile Tags: Microsoft Dynamics , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials notified the company’s partners on September 1 that Microsoft is discontinuing the mobile versions of its ...

EarthLink big plan to make dial-up faster: Use mobile sites
Between the Lines — September 29th, 2009 EarthLink big plan to make dial-up faster: Use mobile sites Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:06 am Categories: General , ISPs , Infrastructure Tags: EarthLink Inc. , Mobile , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Larry Dignan EarthLink is using a novel way to boost dial-up access speeds—use mobile versions of Web sites. The company’s announcement that it could dramatically boost dial-up speeds sounded interesting. After all EarthLink said that it could “speed of the online experience ...

AT&T acquires mobile app company; upping game for subsidiaries
Between the Lines — September 30th, 2009 AT&T acquires mobile app company; upping game for subsidiaries Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:55 am Categories: AT&T , Apps , Mobile Tags: Game , Mobile , AT Corp. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Sam Diaz AT&T today announced the acquisition of a small, privately-held company called Plusmo , a provider of a mobile app development platform that enables deployment across multiple mobile hardware and software systems. Plusmo will become part of AT&T ...

Flash 10.1 beta coming to Windows Mobile 6.5 phones by year-end
All about Microsoft — October 5th, 2009 Flash 10.1 beta coming to Windows Mobile 6.5 phones by year-end Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:06 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Google , Linux , Network service providers , OEMs , Silverlight (wpf/e) , Telecommunications , Windows CE , Windows Mobile , Windows client Tags: Phone , Microsoft Silverlight , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Mobile Operating ...

Vonage launches mobile apps; Focuses on international calls
Between the Lines — October 5th, 2009 Vonage launches mobile apps; Focuses on international calls Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:36 am Categories: Apple , General , RIM , Research In Motion , VOIP , Vonage , iPhone Tags: Mobile , Vonage Holdings Corp. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Larry Dignan Vonage on Monday launched applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry and iPod touch. [image] Vonage Mobile, an application designed to provide low international rates over Wi-Fi and cellular ...

Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loom
Between the Lines — October 5th, 2009 Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loom Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:37 am Categories: Adobe , Android , Apple , General , Google , Mobile , Nokia , Palm , Smartphones , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Adobe Systems Inc. , Phone , Mobile , Monoculture , Multi-touch Flash , Advertising & Promotion , Security , Marketing , ...

Microsoft kicks off its Windows uber-branding campaign
All about Microsoft — October 6th, 2009 Microsoft kicks off its Windows uber-branding campaign Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:06 am Categories: Advertising , Apple , Azure , Channel , Corporate strategy , Utility/cloud computing , Windows CE , Windows Live , Windows Mobile , Windows client , Xbox , Xbox Live , Zune Tags: Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Zune , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Mobile ...

Verizon-Google changes mobile landscape; Customers have real options again
Between the Lines — October 6th, 2009 Verizon-Google changes mobile landscape; Customers have real options again Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:34 am Categories: AT&T , Android , Apple , Google , Mobile Roundup , Motorola , Palm , RIM , Smartphones , Sprint , Verizon , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Google Inc. , Mobile , Verizon Communications Inc. , Apple Inc. , RIM BlackBerry , Smart Phones , Advertising & Promotion , Handhelds , ...

Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace for Mobile with 246 apps
All about Microsoft — October 6th, 2009 Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace for Mobile with 246 apps Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:38 pm Categories: App Compatibility , Apple , Channel , Code names , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Windows Live , Windows Mobile Tags: Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Mobile Operating Systems , Operating Systems , Mobile Applications , Handhelds , Telecom & Utilities Windows ...

At CTIA, Verisign, iLoop partner to deliver mobile services
Between the Lines — October 7th, 2009 At CTIA, Verisign, iLoop partner to deliver mobile services Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:30 am Categories: CTIA , General , Mobile Tags: Snapfish , Mobile , VeriSign Inc. , CTIA , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Sam Diaz When it comes to mobile, there are a lot of moving parts. Multiple carriers, operating systems, device manufacturers, technologies and even regulations from one country to the next can make it tough for companies to launch mobile elements of their business, ...

A few companies to check out at CTIA
Between the Lines — October 7th, 2009 A few companies to check out at CTIA Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: CTIA , Mobile Tags: Mobile , Analytics , Compliance , CTIA , Textguard , Motally , Advertising & Promotion , Financial Planning , Marketing , Finance Greetings from San Diego, where I landed last night for a couple of days at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment conference. Before turning in last night, I took some time to sift through some of the pre-show pitches that were ...

CTIA: Genachowski taps wireless industry to help foster growth, innovation
Between the Lines — October 7th, 2009 CTIA: Genachowski taps wireless industry to help foster growth, innovation Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:13 am Categories: CTIA , Google , Government , Mobile Tags: Innovation , Mobile , Industry , Broadband , Spectrum , CTIA , Wireless , Mobile Data Usage , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing As the mobile industry continues to go through its changes, the eyes are increasingly focused on Washington, specifically the Federal Communications ...

Are you a mobile broadband hog? Should that be your problem?
Between the Lines — October 7th, 2009 Are you a mobile broadband hog? Should that be your problem? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:48 am Categories: AT&T , Apple , Broadband , CTIA , Mobile , iPhone Tags: Mobile , Broadband , AT Corp. , Mobile Broadband , Advertising & Promotion , Broadband Internet , Network Technology , Wireless And Mobility , Telecommunications , Marketing Should mobile broadband be preserved, much the same way people are interested in ...

Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T news
Between the Lines — October 7th, 2009 Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T news Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:53 pm Categories: General Tags: VoIP Service , Mobile , AT Corp. , Web Browser , App , Web Browsers , Telephony , Advertising & Promotion , VOIP , Telecommunications Last week, just the mention of VoIP over a smartphone was something that raised some eyebrows, given the controversy over Apple’s rejection-that-wasn’t-really-a-rejection of the Google Voice app for the iPhone. This ...

CTIA: Android and Apps everywhere
Between the Lines — October 8th, 2009 CTIA: Android and Apps everywhere Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: Android , Apple , Apps , CTIA , General , Mobile , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Mobile , Mapquest , CTIA , App , Smart Phones , Cellular Phones , Advertising & Promotion , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology In the lobby of my hotel yesterday afternoon, I engaged in some small talk with a guy who was wearing a CTIA badge as we waited for ...

CTIA: Qualcomm, AT&T execs reflect on Mobile's past, future
Between the Lines — October 8th, 2009 CTIA: Qualcomm, AT&T execs reflect on Mobile's past, future Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:32 am Categories: AT&T , Apps , CTIA , General , Mobile , Qualcomm Tags: Device , Mobile , Network , AT Corp. , Qualcomm Inc. , CTIA , Networking , Sam Diaz In many ways, it may feel like we’ve “arrived” when it comes to wireless technology. But Drs. Irwin and Paul Jacobs, the father-and-son duo who run Qualcomm, pointed out during a chat with CTIA President Steve ...

Microsoft to add OneNote and SharePoint clients to next Office Mobile release?
All about Microsoft — October 9th, 2009 Microsoft to add OneNote and SharePoint clients to next Office Mobile release? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:02 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Office , Office 2010/Office 14 , SharePoint Server , Windows Mobile Tags: Mobile , Microsoft SharePoint , Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 , Microsoft Corp. , Office Mobile , Microsoft Office , Office Suites , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has been totally mum on what it is ...

Nokia posts third quarter loss; Mobile device demand improving
Between the Lines — October 15th, 2009 Nokia posts third quarter loss; Mobile device demand improving Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:16 am Categories: General , Mobile , Nokia Tags: Nokia Corp. , Mobile , Mobile Device , Advertising & Promotion , Wireless And Mobility , Marketing , Larry Dignan Nokia saw weak mobile phone sales in the third quarter, but said the mobile device industry won’t fall as much as it had feared in 2009. Overall, Nokia reported a surprise loss of 559 million euro, or $836 million. The ...

Yahoo: Giving users a mobile experience, not a mobile OS
Between the Lines — October 21st, 2009 Yahoo: Giving users a mobile experience, not a mobile OS Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:55 am Categories: Google , Mobile , Yahoo Tags: Mobile , Operating System , Yahoo! Inc. , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Sam Diaz Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who was scheduled to speak at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this morning, has been bitten by a flu bug and didn’t make it to center stage today. But that’s OK - her team was on-hand for a media breakfast and shared her vision with ...

Government in action: 1.3M mobile plans; Mexico's Internet tax; England's crime map
ZDNet Government — October 23rd, 2009 Government in action: 1.3M mobile plans; Mexico's Internet tax; England's crime map Posted by Doug Hanchard @ October 23, 2009 @ 5:48 AM Categories: Government technology Tags: Crime , Mobile , Internet Tax , Web Site , Mexico , U.K. Home Office , Internet , Web Site Development , Web Technology , Taxes A roundup of government news… Mobile plans for everyone with a few options You want a wireless cell phone package. Which one to choose from? Maybe you want Caller ID and a long ...

Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile
All about Microsoft — October 23rd, 2009 Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:58 am Categories: Channel , Code names , Corporate strategy , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , OEMs , Resellers , Windows Mobile , Zune Tags: Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Steve Ballmer , Microsoft Zune , Engadget , Microsoft Corp. , Pink , Mobile Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer really ...

Google Voice extends voicemail features to mobile users
Between the Lines — October 26th, 2009 Google Voice extends voicemail features to mobile users Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:01 pm Categories: General , Google , Mobile , Wired & Wireless Tags: Google Inc. , Phone , Mobile , Voice , Transcription Service , Telecom & Utilities , Telecommunications , Sam Diaz You may have heard about all of the cool features that come with Google Voice , the one-number-for-life service that allows you to transfer calls to any phone. But for those ...

Microsoft to show Office Mobile 2010 at TechEd Europe
All about Microsoft — November 3rd, 2009 Microsoft to show Office Mobile 2010 at TechEd Europe Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:44 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Network service providers , OEMs , Office , Office 2010/Office 14 , SharePoint Server , Windows Mobile Tags: Mobile , Microsoft SharePoint , Microsoft Corp. , Office Mobile 2010 , Microsoft Office , Office Suites , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials have shared details about two of the three different ...

Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions
Between the Lines — November 4th, 2009 Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: Enterprise 2.0 Tags: Web , Apple Macintosh , Mobile , Xobni , Microsoft Outlook , Groupware , Channel Management , Microsoft Office , Office Suites , Software Xobni, the add-on tool that taps into Outlook to unleash contacts, has been smart about its growth, launching an enterprise version this week at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco. ...

Google picks up AdMob for $750 million; Targets mobile display ads
Between the Lines — November 9th, 2009 Google picks up AdMob for $750 million; Targets mobile display ads Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:38 am Categories: General , Google , Mobile Tags: Google Inc. , Advertisement , Mobile , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Larry Dignan Google said Monday that it will acquire mobile advertising company AdMob in a deal valued at $750 million in stock. The search giant said the purchase will “enhance Google’s existing expertise and technology in mobile advertising.” See Google ...

Samsung launches 'Bada' open mobile platform; is it too late to the game?
Between the Lines — November 10th, 2009 Samsung launches 'Bada' open mobile platform; is it too late to the game? Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 7:01 am Categories: Mobile , Samsung Tags: Mobile , Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. , Bada , Mobile Platform , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Andrew Nusca [image] Electronics behemoth Samsung on Tuesday announced the launch of its own open mobile platform, named “Bada,” set for December. The mobile platform will allow developers to create applications for ...

Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?
Between the Lines — November 13th, 2009 Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:41 am Categories: Android , Dell , General , Google , Mobile , Motorola , Wired & Wireless Tags: Google Inc. , Dell Computer Corp. , Google Android , Mobile , PC , Operating System , Smart Phone , Motorola Inc. , Android Army , Android Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said that “Android adoption is literally ...

Intuit launches Customer Manager, a CRM tool targeted at small businesses
Between the Lines — November 16th, 2009 Intuit launches Customer Manager, a CRM tool targeted at small businesses Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:01 am Categories: General Tags: Salesforce.com Inc. , Intuit Inc. , Mobile , Intuit QuickBooks , Small Business , Tool , CRM , Customer Manager , Sam Diaz A few weeks ago, I wrote about Intuit and its push into a hybird desktop-cloud software offering, specifically the unveiling of an app store and the opening of its API to developers who want to free the financial data of ...

Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace to Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1 phone users
All about Microsoft — November 16th, 2009 Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace to Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1 phone users Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:05 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Windows server Tags: Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Mobile Operating Systems , Operating Systems , Mobile Applications , Handhelds , Telecom & Utilities When Microsoft first announced officially its plans for Windows Marketplace for ...

Selling customer information leads to prosecution
ZDNet Government — November 18th, 2009 Selling customer information leads to prosecution Posted by Doug Hanchard @ November 18, 2009 @ 7:08 AM Categories: Government technology Tags: Customer Information , Mobile , Service Provider , Business Services , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Doug Hanchard [image] Perhaps Mr. Graham of the Information Commission was reading my post yesterday . The BBC has reported that an individual attempted to sell customer mobile cellular account information. A broker ...

Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash
Between the Lines — November 23rd, 2009 Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:42 am Categories: Android , General , Google , Mobile , Motorola , RIM , Research In Motion Tags: Mobile , Smart Phone , Motorola Inc. , Apple iPhone Platform , Smart Phones , Cellular Phones , Handhelds , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Hardware It didn’t take long for Motorola’s Droid to make a big splash in the browsing statistics, ...

Sergey Brin: Google Android, Chrome OS likely to converge
Between the Lines — November 23rd, 2009 Sergey Brin: Google Android, Chrome OS likely to converge Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 8:20 am Categories: Chrome OS , Google , Mobile , Operating Systems Tags: Google Inc. , Google Android , Mobile , Operating System , Sergey Brin , Mobile Operating Systems , Desktops , Advertising & Promotion , Smart Phones , Open Source [image] Google’s two operating systems, mobile Android and desktop Chrome OS , will likely converge as a single OS ...

Reinvigorating Microsoft's mobile strategy
Between the Lines — November 30th, 2009 Reinvigorating Microsoft's mobile strategy Posted by John Carroll @ 5:05 am Categories: Android , Apple , General , Google , Microsoft , Mobile Tags: Strategy , Microsoft .NET , Phone , Mobile , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Desktop Windows , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , John Carroll I didn’t attend this year’s PDC in Los Angeles, even though I live in LA, partly because I was in Panama during that week (for ...

Survey: Mobile ad relevance depends on age of user
Between the Lines — December 1st, 2009 Survey: Mobile ad relevance depends on age of user Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:47 am Categories: Advertising , General , Google , Mobile , Smartphones Tags: Advertisement , Mobile , Survey , Mobile Ad , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Larry Dignan Mobile Internet usage doesn’t cannibalize PC usage. Google’s PC search dominance carries over to mobile. And users see more mobile ad, but whether these pitches are deemed relevant depends on age. Those are ...

Office Web Apps access comes to Windows Mobile, iPhone, Blackberry and more (with some caveats)
All about Microsoft — ... and more (with some caveats) Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:27 am Categories: App Compatibility , Apple , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Office , Office 2010/Office 14 , Office Live , Office Live Workspace , PDC 2009 , SharePoint Server , Telecommunications , Windows Live , Windows Mobile Tags: Apple iPhone , Phone , Microsoft Windows Mobile , Mobile , Microsoft SharePoint , Web Application , Microsoft Windows , ...