Motorola and Samsung both took home leading market shares of 21.9 percent among U.S. mobile subscribers for the first quarter of 2010, according to data released Thursday by ComScore, though Samsung won the tip-top spot by a fraction of a percent. Ranking the top mobile handset makers among U.S. cellular subscribers age 13 and older, …
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7 May
Clearwire CEO sees bright 4G future
A year after taking over the CEO job from Clearwire co-founder Ben Wolff, Bill Morrow is confident the company is on the right track with its 4G wireless network despite continued financial losses. Morrow, 50, said he is confident about Clearwire’s prospects even as competitors, such as Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, begin to deploy their own faster networks. The …
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6 May
FCC details plan to reassert authority over Internet
Updated at 9:28 a.m. PDT with comments from Comcast and information from the chairman’s statement. Updated at 11:45 a.m. PDT with comments from Verizon Communications and statements from companies, such as Google and Amazon, in the Open Internet Coalition. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday detailed plans for its so-called “third way” to reclassify broadband service as a telecommunications service, …
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6 May
Flick Baseball, Iron Man 2, SpongeBob, and more: New iPhone games of the week
Know what I just realized? I’m on game overload. There are too many great games for the iPhone and iPod Touch and not nearly enough hours in the day. In fact, I’m concerned about the platform’s effect on national productivity. I can’t prove it, but I think Apple is responsible for lowering the country’s GDP. Thankfully, I was able to …
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6 May
Is the iPad already killing the Netbook?
We’ve wondered, with Atom Netbooks having been basically in pause mode technology-wise for the better part of two years, whether the popular bottom-priced product might eventually be threatened by larger, smarter smartphones and sleeker hybrid computing devices and tablets such as the iPad. It makes sense, especially with the iPad having sold a million units through its first 28 days, …
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6 May
FAQ: The FCC’s plan to reclassify broadband
The Federal Communications Commission released detailed plans Thursday to ensure that it has authority to craft new rules to keep the Internet open. Figuring out exactly what the FCC is proposing and how it will affect the industry and consumers is confusing. The procedure the FCC has chosen to shore up its authority is complicated and requires some legal gymnastics. …
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6 May
Bang & Olufsen in free app shocker!
If you’ve ever walked into a Bang & Olufsen store you’ll know that the Danish company is renowned for two things: minimalism, and exorbitant pricing. However, there is a third thing. By the company’s own admission it has been a “closed shop” when it comes to systems such as media servers and, until now, mobile apps. But closed shops are …
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5 May
iRetrofone turns iPhone into ’50s desk accessory
Remember the Novophone, that nifty retro handset that plugs into your iPhone for old-school, crook-of-the-neck gab-fests? It was cool, but it was only half the picture. The iRetrofone completes it, combining a similar corded handset with a big, black, 50s-style base. It looks like something right out of a Humphrey Bogart movie, one with private eyes, dangerous dames, and a …
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5 May
Sprint, Clearwire, and Comcast to expand 4G coverage
4G is slowly gaining traction–that is if Sprint, Clearwire, and Comcast have their way. The companies have announced that all three will expand their 4G coverage to several more markets this summer. They include Jacksonville and Daytona, Fla; Kansas City, Kan.; Nashville; St. Louis; Salt Lake City; Merced, Modesto, Stockton, and Visalia, Calif.; Wilmington, Del.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Eugene, Ore.; …
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5 May
will.i.am, BlackBerry and the future of music distribution
It’s easy to dismiss a celebrity product endorsement as an empty money grab, but not so when the celeb is Black Eyed Pea’s frontman will.i.am and the product is his BlackBerry. When speaking about his phone there seems to be an honest affinity between the man and the brand, a relationship he plans to capitalise on as a means to …
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