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T-Mobile Squares Off on Mobile Payments
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January 31, 2012 : The carrier isn't abandoning Isis, but it is starting to sell Square's payment reader smartphone accessory to help SMBs accept credit cards
Sprint's Q4 iPhone Activations Could Total Nearly 2M
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January 31, 2012 : UBS analyst predicts nearly 2M iPhone activations for Sprint in Q4 but says that could be one of the few bright spots for its subscriber story this quarter
OS Watch: Samsung & Apple Duke It Out
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January 27, 2012 : Also: Android gets squeezed out; Nokia waits for a Windows rebound; BlackBerry plants a new OS in the fall; HP's on the road to open
Moto Isn't Biting Into Apple's Smartphone Share
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January 26, 2012 : Though its deal with Google is expected to close early in 2012 and devices like the RAZR give it a modest boost, Moto can't compare to Apple yet
AT&T Banks on Broadband, Cries for Spectrum
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January 26, 2012 : AT&T's mobile broadband business is thriving despite the costs of its breakup with T-Mobile, but the carrier warns it can't continue to grow without more spectrum
T-Mobile Breakup Causes $6.7B Q4 Loss for AT&T
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January 26, 2012 : It was AT&T's best quarter yet for smartphone additions, but that's not what dominated the numbers
Nokia Ends 2011 on a Low
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January 26, 2012 : Finnish giant's fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 financials tell a sorry tale, but there's hope on the horizon
Wi-Fi Usage Drives AT&T to Raise Prices
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January 25, 2012 : Subs are using Wi-Fi to avoid fees as they reach the edges of their data plans, causing AT&T to boost its pricing plans, analysts suggest
Verizon Helps Put $8M Into Skyfire
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January 25, 2012 : Whether or not Skyfire's mobile video optimization is in Verizon Wireless's network, it's at least caught the carrier's attention
Apple: the Numbers Behind the (Huge) Numbers
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January 24, 2012 : Any way you slice it, it was a big quarter for Apple
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CES 2012: New Product Recap
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January 20, 2012 : All together now: Faster, bigger, thinner, and much, much smarter. We round up a bevy of CES new products
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Wireless Ops Blamed for Poor Mobile Video Quality
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January 31, 2012 : Subscribers hold network operators responsible for mobile video quality
IBM Acquires App Management Vendor Worklight
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January 31, 2012 : IBM advances mobile capabilities with acquisition of Worklight
T-Mobile Launches Safely's Family Check-In
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January 31, 2012 : Safely hits 1 billion locations on monetized family safety services
EC Investigates Samsung Over Patents
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January 31, 2012 : European Commission opens proceedings against Samsung
Cricket Offers eSecuritel's Device Protection Program
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January 30, 2012 : Brightstar's subsidiary eSecuritel to provide device protection program for Cricket Communications
AT&T Takes Samsung's Note for $299
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January 30, 2012 : AT&T's latest 4G LTE device offers customers a new way to communicate and collaborate
Top Smartphone Vendors Hit Record Volumes
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January 27, 2012 : Top smart phone vendors hit record volumes in Q4
Apple Retakes Smartphone Lead in Q4
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January 27, 2012 : IHS iSuppli: Apple retakes smartphone lead in Q4; Samsung grabs top spot for full-year 2011
Nokia Reports Q4 Loss of €954M
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January 26, 2012 : Nokia Q4 2011 net sales EUR 10.0 billion
Moto Posts $80M Q4 Loss
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January 26, 2012 : Motorola Mobility announces net revenues of $3.4B
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Another Congestion Culprit: OS Updates
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January 31, 2012 : 2:20 PM Mobile OS updates can consume more bandwidth than YouTube viewing, Flash Networks says
Android Signaling Storm Rises in Japan
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
January 31, 2012 : 9:40 AM NTT Docomo wants to talk to Google about Android's excessive signaling traffic load
Retail Gets Mobilized
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
January 30, 2012 : 9:00 AM With iPads finding their way into all kinds of retail outlets, mobile payments are sure to be next
ZTE Takes the Rap
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
January 19, 2012 : 10:50 AM Vendor showcases its new Windows Phone device at Professor Green London gig
Windows Phone's Missing Piece: Skype
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
January 18, 2012 : 1:35 PM Microsoft may be easing into VoIP so as not to upset the wireless operators it desperately needs for Windows Phone
New Twists in Mobile Data Pricing
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
January 17, 2012 : 5:40 PM Will you pay more for big bucket data plans with mobile hot-spot support from AT&T or Verizon?
Sprint's Got Some Explaining to Do
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
January 17, 2012 : 11:45 AM Network Vision could be a little blurry for consumers who want the latest and greatest 4G phone from Sprint
Sprint Strategizes on LTE
LRTV Interviews - Sarah Reedy -
January 17, 2012 : Product marketer Trevor Van Norman explains why Sprint chose its first LTE devices, how it will explain Network Vision to consumers and how it plans to make up for lost time with LTE
Microsoft Jumps Into the Operator Channel
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January 16, 2012 : Achim Berg, CVP of Microsoft's recently formed Operator Channels team, explains how working through the operators is good business and why he's not afraid of Google
Samsung Adds Style to the Phablet
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January 13, 2012 : Samsung's product marketing director explains why a 'phablet' and a stylus have a place in the market and how Samsung plans to take down Nokia as world leader in 2012
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