The majority of Pandora’s business comes through mobile devices; 70 percent, to be exact. Yet like many Web services that began with only the desktop on the mind, the early Pandora team had no inkling that mobile would become the runaway success it is. “Like most rock bands, Pandora was sort of like a 10-year success in the making,” Tom …

Sprint’s data-hungry customers can breathe a sigh of relief. The carrier’s commitment to unlimited data plans remains unwaivering–at least for now. So said Sprint Chief Technology Officer Stephen Bye when addressing attendees of GigaOm’s Mobilize conference in San Francisco today. While main competitors Verizon and AT&T are slashing their unlimited plans, Sprint sees it as a differentiator. “There’s clearly a …

Samsung Electronics today unveiled the Omnia W, its first smartphone running on the updated Mango version of Windows Phone. Samsung Samsung plans to launch the Omnia W in Italy starting late next month, and eventually through Europe, Latin America, Southeast, and Southwest Asia. The company didn’t provide any date for a U.S. arrival. Samsung was among the early supporters of …