TechWeb Mobile & Wireless Update - Monday, Apr 20, 2009
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*Wireless Handset Shipments Dropping, But How Far?
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*Symbian Foundation Ports OS To Atom
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*Palm's Pre May Not Be Drawing Much Interest
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*Verizon Wireless Wants Developers For LTE 4G Network
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*Sony Loses $387 Million, To Cut 2,000 Jobs
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Wireless Handset Shipments Dropping, But How Far?
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Nokia is a relative optimist, predicting this week that handset shipments will drop about 10%, while one market research firm thinks the number will likely be more.
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Putting Public Social Networks To Work For Business
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Companies are exploiting public social networking sites for valid business purposes. However, a lack of enterprise-class controls makes management of users akin to herding cats. By adopting strong policies for business use of public social networks, small and midsize businesses can maximize value and safeguard against inappropriate connections between personal and business contacts.
Pirate Bay Verdict: Founders Sentenced To Jail, Fined
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The verdict in the file-sharing site's copyright infringement trial brings a one-year jail sentence, but a message on the peer-to-peer site vows "the losing party will appeal."
Apple Shows Off iPhone 3.0 Beta 3
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The latest build of the iPhone 3.0 software fleshes out the push-notification system and gives developers more control with the Spotlight feature.
Pirate Bay Defendant Disappointed With Google
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Peter Sunde said his conviction leaves all the major Internet companies, such as Google, Yahoo, and others, more susceptible to lawsuits under Swedish law.
12 Best Bluetooth Headsets
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<FONT STYLE="COLOR:RED;"><STRONG>UPDATE!</STRONG></FONT> On July 1, 2008, California and Washington join New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut in outlawing talking on the phone while driving -- unless you use a hands-free solution. The new laws mean Bluetooth headsets are transforming themselves from a geeky convenience to an everyday safety necessity. That's why we've updated this popular slideshow by adding the latest models that let you talk freely, look stylish, and avoid traffic tickets! Find the model that's right for you...
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BAI Retail Delivery News: HP Sees Infrastructure as Key to Branch Transformation
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HP launches Banking Innovation Center to show potential impact of emerging technologies.
UBS Joins DTCC Managed Accounts Service
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The centralized platform is designed to automate and standardize communications among sponsors, investment managers and service providers.
DTCC Launches New ID Net Service
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The new service streamlines clearance and settlement, cuts customer costs and reduces fails associated with affirmed institutional equity trades, the utility said.
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Symbian Foundation Ports OS To Atom
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As mobile computing converges, Symbian may find its way on to multiple nonphone devices like netbooks and mobile Internet devices.
Palm's Pre May Not Be Drawing Much Interest
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Many customers are more interested in buying a BlackBerry or iPhone instead of Palm's Pre, according to a survey by ChangeWave Research.
Verizon Wireless Wants Developers For LTE 4G Network
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The company has scheduled a Web conference to let developers discuss details on LTE specifications as well as answer questions and gather feedback.
Sony Loses $387 Million, To Cut 2,000 Jobs
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The handset maker has another tough quarter, but it's beginning to see signs that demand in the mobile market is stabilizing.
Tyco Electronics' Wireless Unit Sold For $675 Million
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Wireless Systems, which employs about 1,150, will be merged into Harris' RF Communications division in Rochester, N.Y.
JumpTap Launches Mobile Ad Network
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The company's pay-per-click mobile advertising network will directly compete with offerings from Google and Yahoo.
Spam Is Killing The Planet
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McAfee says that the energy required to send, route, and filter spam e-mail each year could power 2.4 million homes and release as much greenhouse gas as 3.1 million cars.
RIM Says More Touch-Screen Phones Coming
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Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis acknowledges there were issues with the BlackBerry Storm, but hints that the experience will benefit RIM's future touch-screen devices.
Time Warner Bandwidth Cap Points Industry Toward Utility Pricing
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Analysts say the value of the Internet means providers can sell bandwidth much like utility companies sell electricity or municipalities sell water.
Nokia Hit By Global Economic Slowdown
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A 90% drop in its profits shows economic turmoil is sapping consumer demand for its handsets, but CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo says he's beginning to see signs of stability.
Broadband-Over-Powerline Gets Funding, Lives On
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BPL Internet service, a competitor to cable and DSL broadband, provides broadband service to some 670 households in Manassas, Va.
Zune Software May Be Coming To Phones
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The multimedia software could be integrated into Windows Mobile and could help Microsoft fend off competitors like Apple, Research In Motion, and Nokia.
Smartphones Fueling 4G Wireless Revenues
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The upcoming surge of worldwide installations of LTE is likely to double backhaul profits over the next 30 months, according to an ABI Research report.
Apple Shows Off iPhone 3.0 Beta 3
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The latest build of the iPhone 3.0 software fleshes out the push-notification system and gives developers more control with the Spotlight feature.
Computer Expertise Cited As Probable Cause For Equipment Seizure
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation says student Riccardo Calixte's Fourth Amendment rights were threatened by the university police, who seized his cell phone, iPod, and computer.
Symbian Courts Developers With OMAP Platform
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The launch of Symbian's Zoom OMAP34x-II MDP development platform signals that the open source OS will power some high-end smartphones.
AT&T Wants To Extend iPhone Exclusivity
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Being the exclusive provider of the iPhone has been a boon for AT&T's bottom line, and it wants to continue that partnership for another couple of years.
Cheap Smartphones To Shine In Grim Handset Market
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The focus in the phone market this year has shifted increasingly to smartphones, as consumers opt for "cheap chic."
AT&T Releases Propel Pro
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The messaging-centric smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile and will be priced at $149.99 with a two-year contract.
BlackBerry Hit With E-Mail Outages
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The outage primarily affected personal users who receive e-mails with the BlackBerry Internet Service.
Google Previews Android 'Cupcake' Update
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The 1.5 version branch of development will add features like video recording, a virtual keyboard, and home screen widgets.
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Oracle to Buy Sun Microsystems for More Than $7 Billion
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Oracle Corp. plans to buy Sun Microsystems Inc. for more than $7 billion, after the high-end computer server and software maker's talks with IBM fell apart.
MajescoMastek Partners with Flexi Software to Integrate Accounting Solution
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Under the terms of the partnership, MajescoMastek will add Flexi Software's accounting solution to the STG Suite for all insurance transactions, including general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, purchasing and projects.
Oracle To Acquire Sun Microsystems For $7.4 Billion
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Larry Ellison swoops in to buy out server and software maker in the wake of Sun's failed talks with IBM.
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