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Cisco Buys Mass-Data Movement Experts to Speed Your Smartphone

BY Kit EatonTue Oct 13, 2009 at 11:23 AM

Spend-happy Cisco systems has opened up its purse yet again, and shelled out some $2.9 billion for a company you've probably never heard of: Starent. What will interest you is that this should improve future smartphone ...READ»

E-READERS | 8 comments

Has Amazon Bungled Kindle's International Launch?

BY Kit EatonWed Oct 7, 2009 at 6:20 AM

I wrote with careful enthusiasm about the rumor of a U.K. Kindle last week. But today Amazon's surprised everyone with the Kindle International edition...and it's time to be way less enthusiastic about the product. The pricing is a ...READ»

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ISPs to Add Mobile Broadband to Service Plans

BY Chris DannenMon Sep 28, 2009 at 2:22 PM

Internet providers like Comcast and Time Warner are beginning to offer mobile 3G service as a bundle with home Internet, reports the New York Times. The goal: undercut wireless providers like Verizon and AT&T, who sell such ...READ»

NET NEUTRALITY | Comment

3G Networks Start to Whine About FCC's Net Neutrality Rules

BY Kit EatonTue Sep 22, 2009 at 9:21 AM

Only yesterday the FCC's chairman spoke up about net neutrality rules, and already the big U.S. 3G broadband providers are beginning to shake their rattles, cry out loud and demand that people listen: Net neutrality is bad, they ...READ»

XP SMARTBOOK | 2 comments

xpPhone Smartbook Is Real, Set for Global Release

BY Kit EatonThu Sep 17, 2009 at 8:14 AM

Back in June we reported on what could be considered as the first real smartbook device--a hybrid smartphone/netbook machine that could be the next big thing in mobile computing. Now it looks like the xpPhone's ready for the ...READ»

IPHONE | 2 comments

Three Mobile Music Apps That Rule

BY Chris DannenFri Sep 11, 2009 at 2:54 PM

iTunes 9 is the most bloated version yet: The app alone is 160MB, even bigger than iMovie. And while the it is pretty slick, and Genius can now make you the personal mixtape you always wanted, iTunes 9 also tries hard to woo you into ...READ»

SMARTPHONE WARS | 3 comments

Palm Pixi vs. iPhone 3G--Can Palm Steal Apple's Thunder?

BY Kit EatonWed Sep 9, 2009 at 5:28 AM

Palm's next WebOS smartphone has been rumored for ages, and now Palm's just made the Pixi official. Choosing this morning for a launch pitches Palm in a race to beat Apple's iPod news...but can the Pixi beat the iPhone in a specs ...READ»

E-READERS | 3 comments

Sony's 3G-Capable E-Reader Goes Head-to-Head With Kindle

BY Kit EatonTue Aug 25, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Sony's just pulled the wrappers off its latest electronic book, the Reader Daily Edition. Unlike its earlier siblings, the DE comes with 3G-technology, so it'll pick books up over the air. It's designed, frankly to nip the Kindle in ...READ»

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The Young and the Digital

BY Lydia HowardMon Aug 24, 2009 at 7:29 PM

A short video about Craig Watkins’ upcoming book The Young and the Digital...READ»

NOKIA'S NETBOOK | 3 comments

Is Nokia's App-Enabled Booklet Netbook Trying to Beat Apple's Tablet?

BY Kit EatonMon Aug 24, 2009 at 8:17 AM

This is hot news on the InterWebs this morning--Nokia's apparently going to move into a totally new market: It's making a PC, a netbook number that's also integrated with the Ovi App Store. Is Nokia taking on Apple's iTablet? Nokia ...READ»

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3G.co.uk reports on 3G Mobile Broadband

BY Lydia HowardMon Aug 17, 2009 at 5:52 PM

Europe : Newly released 3G+ and Long Term Evolution (LTE) forecasts by technology and media specialist Coda Research Consultancy show that portable laptop and netbook users accessing the internet via mobile broadband will number 418m worldwide by 2017...READ»

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Vietnam ramps up to 3G launch

BY Lydia HowardWed Aug 12, 2009 at 11:15 AM

I was in Vietnam in the middle of May, and it was my first visit. I was really overwhelmed by the extent of modernization that is taking place there...READ»

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What's Next for Mobile Content Adaptation?

BY Lydia HowardTue Aug 11, 2009 at 2:14 PM

Video is responsible for the recent explosion in broadband Internet traffic. Whether it is an online news report, sports highlights, last night’s TV episodes, user-generated content or simply posting from friends and families, video ...READ»

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Mobile Advertising - what’s holding it back?

BY Lydia HowardThu Aug 6, 2009 at 7:48 PM

Big Brands Lag on Mobile Ad Infrastructure AdAge — The Interactive Advertising Bureau Marketplace conference on mobile advertising is designed as a pep rally of sorts. But no matter how positively its nuts-and-bolts panels start, ...READ»

IPHONE | Comment

8GB iPhone 3G S En Route--What the Heck Are Apple's Plans?

BY Kit EatonThu Aug 6, 2009 at 8:28 AM

Color us fascinated by this: According to leaked Rogers Wireless info, Apple has an 8GB version of its new iPhone 3G S on the way. It's a move to tap into the lower-spending market, but it has us wondering exactly what Apple's got ...READ»

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Global and Local Market Trends

BY Lydia HowardTue Jul 28, 2009 at 11:30 AM

When people talk about the latest market trends with regards to multimedia, they often speak in terms of global or macro usage. READ»

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Video Conviction

BY Lydia HowardWed Jul 22, 2009 at 7:32 PM

I’m blasted daily with mega-numbers for the kazillion apps downloaded and new, improved ways to deliver TV to every screen on the planet. But, I want to focus on a niche, Emergency Video. Grab your mobile, close your eyes ...READ»

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Growth of Mobile Services in India

BY Lydia HowardWed Jul 8, 2009 at 11:45 AM

Since I joined Dilithium Networks in June, in the exciting field of mobile video, I have had a chance to reminisce about my 15 year on and off association with the telecommunication industry in India from a vendor perspective.READ»

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Key Technology Advances for Video Quality

BY Lydia HowardWed Jul 1, 2009 at 12:43 PM

The delivery of video services is far more complex than that of pure voice or data. Dilithium engineers and technical experts have been involved in broad range of standard and technology development in the audio/video compression and multimedia communication areas since the early 1990s.READ»

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Intel Nokia Partner to Tackle Post-Netbook, Post-iPhone Mobile Computers

BY Kit EatonTue Jun 23, 2009 at 12:02 PM

Intel and Nokia have just announced a strategic partnership to tie up the two companies' technology so that they can tackle the problem of next-generation mobile computers. It's a plan that makes perfect sense in a world where we're ...READ»

INTEL NOKIA | Comment

Intel and Nokia Kiss, Plan to Make Super-Smartphone Babies

BY Kit EatonTue Jun 23, 2009 at 12:02 PM

Intel and Nokia just announced a strategic partnership to tie up the two companies' technology so they can tackle the problem of next-generation mobile computers. It's a plan that makes perfect sense in a world where we're all used ...READ»

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Hottest Video Applications

BY Lydia HowardFri Jun 19, 2009 at 6:31 PM

For several years now, we’ve been in discussions with service providers, value added resellers, partners and content owners on what multimedia applications customers want. We’ve further defined this into not only what customers want, but what they are willing to pay for, actually use, and the revenue potential to providers of these services.READ»

SMARTPHONES | 5 comments

Nokia Debuts Cheap iPhone Competitor, Misses the Point

BY Kit EatonMon Jun 15, 2009 at 11:40 AM

Nokia's continuing its XpressMusic charge with a new smartphone--the 5530 XM. Unlike its 5800 predecessor, the 5530 is designed to be a cheapy touchscreen smartphone. While that sounds cool, Nokia's dropped the price by ditching the ...READ»

SEVEN THINGS | 5 comments

Seven Entertaining Things Online This Week

BY Chris DannenFri May 8, 2009 at 2:39 PM

While kids in Harlem free their minds, kids in Britain are getting prosecuted for politically incorrect jokes. If that makes you lose all hope for the world, well, there's always the prospect of a long, isolated trip to the moon. On second thought, just go surfing, dream of 3G MacBooks, and kick back to some of the Internet's finest viral cat videos.READ»

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U.K.'s Bee.One 3G Enabled Electric Car Won't Cost Much

BY Kit EatonTue Apr 21, 2009 at 10:27 AM

Electric cars are clearly all the rage: a new U.K. start-up company is getting its Bee.One electric vehicle ready, scheduled to hit the roads sometime around 2011. But unlike many other EV cars out there, the One is going to be as ...READ»