Vodafone U.K. has done something astonishing, something very uncharacteristic of a cellphone operator--it made things much cheaper for its users. Specifically, the mobile network operator is experimenting with totally abolishing ...READ MORE›
AT&T is about to upgrade its cellphone network to 7.2 mega bits per second to support the tech in the new iPhone 3G S. But over in Portugal, where 7.2 mbps rates are already common, Vodafone's going for 21mbps.
Vodafone ...READ MORE›
Intel's World Ahead Program is an ambitious billion-dollar venture, but other tech and telecom companies are also building relationships in developing countries that promise to become the most massive of mass markets. Among ...READ MORE›
Dell's [NASDAQ:DELL] new netbook, the Mini Inspiron 9, is reportedly being sold with built-in mobile broadband service by European telecom provider Vodafone [NYSE:VOD]. The computer, which is aimed at entry-level and ...READ MORE›
O2 have enjoyed a monopoly on the iPhone in the UK since its launch in 2007. This week though marks a new dawn for consumers, with Orange and Vodafone both committing to offer the iPhone alongside O2 in the near future. We look at the choice ahead for consumers.READ MORE›
Everything you need to know about innovation is growing (and dying) in a garden near you. So forget balanced scorecards, six sigma and SWOT analysis and read this instead.READ MORE›
Vodafone Americas Foundation launched a new initiative called the Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project, where we’re seeking to identify and fund the best innovations using wireless related technology to address critical social ...READ MORE›
The iPhone 3G S is only six months old, but in France the public and cell phone networks think time is ripe to stir things up a bit--by slashing prices to levels that'd make U.S. consumers swoon.
France is one of the many countries ...READ MORE›
It's been a day of significant contrasts at Copenhagen as the end of the first week of COP15 draws to a close.
The day started with a clear challenge at the Climate Summit "Business Day" from Yvo de Boer, the UN's chief ...READ MORE›
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 MORE›
We covered the leaked details of HTC's follow-up to the Android G1 cellphone that popped up a few weeks ago, but now the wraps have officially come off the device at Mobile World Congress. And the first thing to learn is that it's not ...READ MORE›
This weekend in Amsterdam you may see a whole bunch of people waving their smartphones around at once. It's the first social net/augmented reality flashmob, aka a fabulous way to combine three novel Net memes into one event.The ...READ MORE›
Around this time last year, the deathwatch for sustainability was on full alert. Many wondered whether the "green bubble" would burst the same way the tech bubble and the housing bubble did. Would sustainability follow Lehman Brothers into the pages of history, a relic of the good times?READ MORE›
Can biology teach us anything about innovation? The essence of Darwinism is that progress is created by adaptation to changed conditions. What starts as a random mutation can also spread to become the norm through a process of natural ...READ MORE›
Kenny Hirschhorn, executive VP of strategy, imagineering, and futurology at Orange PLC, a leading European telecom company, is betting that he knows what's next for wireless access to the Internet.READ MORE›
Lining up against each other today in the arena of augmented reality football apps are two teams: one from Germany, the other from the U.S. Both sides play mightily different football--while Germany's is a model of teutonic ...READ MORE›
Company recognized for developing and applying highly transformational and innovative technologies that bring video to any 2.5G/3G mobile phone, PCs and set top boxes.READ MORE›
Yesterday, a white hat hacker (the good kind) made the public data from 100 million Facebook profiles available to everyone. Today, somebody found out who's interested in it. The names include Apple, Disney, the Church of Scientology, Halliburton, and the UN.READ MORE›
Yesterday the GSM Association announced, surprisingly, that they had reached an agreement on a universal standard charging system for cellphones--and a large number of major manufacturers have signed up. But is it actually a good ...READ MORE›
A is for apps--and agitated cell phone networks. They've formed a consortium in an attempt to fight back against the overwhelming dominance from Apple and Google in the smartphone market, and make some money from the mobile app ...READ MORE›
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