Ingrid Lunden
Sep 2, 2011 7:38 AM
Another day, another patent suit is hitting the courts. Today the Canada-based patent holder WiLAN has filed a suit in a U.S. court against a host of big-name tech companies, including Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and HTC, alleging patent infringements related to WiLAN patents in WiFi, LTE, CDMA and HSPA technologies.…
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Ingrid Lunden
Aug 24, 2011 7:52 AM
Symbian may be getting put to one side in markets like the U.S., but it is alive and well in Asia. Only three months since announcing its update to Symbian called Anna, and just one day after making that available for download, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) laid on an event in…
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Ingrid Lunden
Jul 22, 2011 7:24 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
Earnings: Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) reported better-than-expected, if small, growth in service revenues for the quarter ended June 30. Verizon is set to report later today. (Our story, Verizon)
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Ingrid Lunden
Mar 29, 2011 6:18 AM
It will come as no surprise to hear that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) did not agree with the U.S. International Trade Commission’s ruling last Friday that Apple did not violate any patents belonging to Nokia, in the development of its best-selling wireless devices. Now, the world’s largest handset maker is taking…
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Ingrid Lunden
Jan 5, 2011 7:28 AM
Qualcomm has bought the WiFi and Bluetooth chipmaker Atheros for $45 per share, or about $3.1 billion. This would the wireless chipmaker’s biggest acquisition to date, and comes just weeks after the company sold spectrum and other assets from their failed Flo TV business to AT&T (NYSE: T) for $1.9…
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Tricia Duryee
Nov 11, 2009 4:29 PM
Apple’s place in the mobile industry is becoming even more meaningful now that it has become the world’s most profitable handset vendor, according to Strategy Analytics. The research firm estimates that in Q3, Apple’s operating profit totaled $1.6 billion, which was higher than Nokia’s operating profit of $1.1 billion. “With…
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Tricia Duryee
Jul 16, 2009 2:33 PM
Mobile banners: Software company SAP turned to mobile display ads as a way to reach C-level execs, who are commonly early adopters and are frequently on the road, reports Forbes.com. SAP bought display ads on the mobile version of 11 different business technology sites, including CBS (NYSE: CBS), Gizmodo and…
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Tameka Kee
Jul 7, 2009 5:04 PM
Tel Aviv-based mobile startup MobiApp has raised between $700,000 and $800,000 in a round of funding from Maayan Venture Capital. The Office of the Chief Scientist (a division of Israel’s Ministry of Industry and Trade) also invested as part of a government-sponsored tech incubation program. MobiApps’ core product, Mingle, is…
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Tricia Duryee
Jan 9, 2009 6:00 AM
Palm (NSDQ: PALM) unveiled its highly anticipated new mobile operating system today at CES, which is expected to either make or break the company over the next few months. Already, reactions are strong, and the stock jumped $1.15 cents, or 35 percent on Thursday, to close at $4.45 a share.…
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Matt Kapko
Nov 17, 2008 7:00 AM
—Mywaves adds Indian studio content to platform: Mukta Arts, a 30-year-old film studio in India, is bringing its content to mywaves to promote upcoming films and pictures from its existing catalog. The new channel will include trailers, behind-the-scenes interviews, music videos, outtakes from films and promotions for upcoming releases such…
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Matt Kapko
Oct 21, 2008 3:14 PM
—Perez Hilton launches mobile site: The celebrity gossip site that made the Paint application cool again with rudimentary white dots and lines on celebrity photos has launched a mobile site. In addition to opening up the site’s archives on mobile, the gossip blog now gives readers the ability to share…
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Dianne See Morrison
Jul 22, 2008 7:41 AM
An interesting interview on Bluetooth marketing in China, which is apparently hot right now in major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. China business research firm Pacific Epoch has a lengthy and quite frank interview with Chinese Bluetooth marketing firm Pioco about the ups and downs of its business. The…
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