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OS Watch: How Will BB10 Save RIM?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 30, 2012 : Also: Dell pulls its US smartphones; Android set to overtake Microsoft; AT&T talks up the Lumia; Google preps online tablet sales
RIM Open to Licensing BlackBerry 10
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 29, 2012 : CEO Thorston Heins says he's keeping all options open to make BlackBerry 10 the 'mobile computing platform of the next decade'
RIM Chairman Resigns After Bleak Q4
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 29, 2012 : The new CEO is making some changes up top as three execs depart, and a dismal Q4 doesn't look like it'll give way to brighter quarters
Cricket Wants to Chirp on Other 4G Networks
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 29, 2012 : CEO of the contract-free operator calls on the wireless industry to draw up deals that will let its customers roam on other LTE networks
Sales Grow, Profits Shrink at ZTE
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 28, 2012 : The Chinese vendor's 2011 revenues were up 23%, but margins took a massive hit
MetroPCS Balks at Wholesale LTE
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 27, 2012 : VP of finance says spectrum acquisition is the carrier's top priority, but it's only looking at wholesale options, like Clearwire, in markets outside its footprint
MetroPCS Gives Video the 4G Treatment
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 26, 2012 : MetroPCS gives video a rate plan of its own as the regional carrier takes a unique approach to monetizing and managing video on its LTE network
OS Watch: RIM Loses at Home, Braces for Worse
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 23, 2012 : Also: AT&T is first with Ice Cream Sandwich; Light Reading explores mobile OS usage; Microsoft wants you to swap for Windows Phone, but it won't have Angry Birds
Euronews: Nokia Confirms Salo Job Cuts
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 23, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Finnish handset factory downsized; BT reduces its pension deficit; Portugal fined for flouting EU telecom rules
How Will Apple Support LTE Voice Services?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
March 21, 2012 : Apple is looking for telephony software engineering talent, but its LTE voice strategy remains unclear
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Light Reading's 2012 Mobile Life Survey
Reports- Sarah Reedy -
March 20, 2012 : Our first mobile lifestyle survey of over 500 people reveals that mobile video and data usage is on the upswing and LTE, video chat and mCommerce are poised to follow suit
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RIM Reports Q4, Loses Execs
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March 29, 2012 : Revenue for Q4 2012 was $4.2B, down 19% from $5.2B in the previous quarter
China Telecom Launches Nokia Lumia
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March 28, 2012 : Nokia 800C becomes first CDMA Windows Phone in China
CashFlows Offers Smartphone API
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March 27, 2012 : CashFlows' API enables VoicePay mobile payments technology to be integrated into apps
Group Researches Anonymous Authentication
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March 27, 2012 : NEC begins joint research on anonymous authentication project for smartphones
Snap Secure Simplifies Mobile Security App
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March 26, 2012 : Newest version of Snap Secure Mobile Security Suite makes managing and protecting tablets and smartphones easy
PCCW Taps Huawei to Reduce Smartphone Signalling
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March 26, 2012 : PCCW mobile pioneers Huawei’s 3GPP R8 smartphone optimization solution to reduce signalling traffic by over 25 percent
AT&T Issues Ice Cream Sandwich Updates
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March 22, 2012 : Android 4.0 now available to HTC Vivid customers
Vidyo Demos iPad Telepresence
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March 21, 2012 : Vidyo first to demonstrate telepresence quality video conferencing on new iPad with 3 mega pixel data collaboration
Semtech Closes Gennum Deal
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March 20, 2012 : Semtech completes acquisition of Gennum Corporation
AT&T Sets iPad Record
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March 19, 2012 : AT&T releases statement about iPad sales
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RIP RIM: Will Foresight Be 20/20?
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
March 30, 2012 : 4:25 PM Analyst predicts that the BlackBerry maker will lose all its subscribers in less than a decade as the mobile enterprise embraces consumer devices
Samsung Sells 5M Phablets
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
March 28, 2012 : 3:05 PM Cellphones are clearly no longer about voice
Is HTC Being Senseless?
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
March 27, 2012 : 11:45 AM Updating its UI makes sense, but it's a bit ironic that the handset maker will delete all of its customer data from its backup service in order to do so
AT&T's Nokia Lumia Drops LTE to $100
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
March 26, 2012 : The carrier confirms to CNET that it'll sell Nokia's first flagship LTE phone, the Windows 7-based Lumia 900, for $99.99 on contract
Small Change for Windows Phone Apps
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
March 26, 2012 : 8:05 AM Microsoft and Nokia attempt to entice developers with investments – but is €18M enough?
Combating the Mobile Crime Wave
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
March 23, 2012 : 5:35 PM Can developers, device providers and users do something more to prevent the rising tide of smartphone crime?
Learning to Play Nice With NFC
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
March 22, 2012 : 12:10 PM Google may be finding out that it can't get around the wireless operators for mobile payments, so it might as well work with them
LTE's Uphill Climb
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
March 21, 2012 : Most folks have no intent to buy an LTE-powered device this year. What might change their minds?
New iPad Ushers in LTE Era
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
March 15, 2012 : 12:15 PM The new iPad could be the first device to justify operators' investment in LTE – that is if consumers activate their data plans
T-Mobile Trashes Device Subsidies
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
March 13, 2012 : 3:05 PM Carrier's CMO wants customers to pay in full for devices, a nice idea but not one its bigger competitors are likely to get on board with
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