A video kiosk running on Sprint’s network on display at the CTIA Enterprise & Application show. Roger Cheng/CNET SAN DIEGO–In case you didn’t know, connected devices–or gadgets with a built-in cellular connection–are a big thing. They’ve been a focus here at this year’s CTIA Enterprise & Applications show. AT&T executive Glenn Lurie called it “the …
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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse speaks to his leadership team at an investor meeting last week. Roger Cheng/CNET Sprint Nextel plans to shed more light on the financial impact of selling the Apple iPhone during its next quarterly report. The company had always planned to provide more guidance regarding the iPhone, Chief Executive Dan Hesse told CNET during an event at …
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Polycom today unveiled a new videoconferencing application, RealPresence Mobile, that will run on the iPad 2 and Android tablets. The app runs on Polycom’s RealPresence platform, which runs its standard videoconferencing rooms and terminals that include larger high-definition televisions and speaker systems. The idea is to encourage even more videoconferencing use by enabling the tablets to talk with the larger …
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SAN DIEGO–Sprint Nextel Chief Executive Dan Hesse said the wireless industry can help get the troubled economy back on track. “Mobile has a direct and powerful impact on efficiency, productivity, and the economic performance of any business in this country,” Hesse said during his keynote address at the CTIA Enterprise & Application conference today. Hesse, Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead, …
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Android smartphones and tablets are getting ready to go to work. Mobile devices running on Android such as the Droid Bionic will get enhanced security features thanks to 3LM. Josh Miller 3LM, a unit of Motorola Mobility, is ready to release a set of enterprise-grade security and management tools to a number of Android phone manufacturers. The tools allow corporate …
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T-Mobile USA, despite being the only national wireless carrier without the iPhone, has found a way to get on Apple’s smash-hit smartphone. The carrier today launched a mobile version of its Bobsled Internet-based calling app. The app will work on any iOS device, from the iPhone to the iPad, as well as Android smartphones and tablets. T-Mobile is attempting to …
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Your mobile device could soon go the route of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The work side of the HTC Inspire. AT&T AT&T today unveiled AT&T Toggle, a service that allows you to create two separate and distinct identities on your smartphone or tablet. The first would be a personal account where you can freely browse the Internet, text your …
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Savvy app developers looking to connect with the major players in the wireless industry can find their networking needs met at the CTIA Enterprise and Application show. The wireless confab, which officially kicks off today, will offer small developers access to the major carriers, handset manufacturers, and large businesses looking to delve more into the mobile world. “For developers, it’s …
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Sprint’s 4G update today. Roger Cheng/CNET Sprint Nextel said today it plans to aggressively roll out its own 4G LTE service next year as it looks to avoid falling behind in the network race. Sprint plans to launch its next-generation network to cover 120 million people by the end of next year, and wrap up with coverage of 250 million …
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Sprint Nextel plans to cover more than 120 million people with its own 4G LTE network by the end of 2012 and more than 250 million people a year later, CNET has learned. In addition, Sprint said it expects to launch 15 LTE-compatible devices next year. As previously reported by CNET, Sprint is building its own 4G LTE network, which …
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