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Posted in July 2011

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Handset Makers Air Patent Grievances


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July 29, 2011 : HTC, Samsung and Motorola reported Q2 earnings this week, shaking up the rankings and adding new angles to the ongoing patent wars

Apple's Video Chat Takeover


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July 29, 2011 : 12:05 AM This video-blog brought to you via FaceTime, the over-the-top video chat app that's helping bring two-way mobile video to the masses

Moto Mobility Promises 5 LTE Devices for 2011


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July 28, 2011 : After its first two LTE devices suffered several delays, Moto plans to get busy with another LTE smartphone and two more LTE tablets by Q4

Moto Mobility Posts Q2 Loss, Beats Estimates


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July 28, 2011 : Mobile device maker manages to ship 4.4M smartphones and 440,000 Xoom tablets, but still lost money in Q2

Clearwire's Future Unclear at Sprint


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July 28, 2011 : Sprint's partnership with LightSquared could mean it's moving away from Clearwire, but it could come back if the LTE provider doesn’t get FCC approval
Comment: LG smartphones - SReedy July 27, 2011

LG Founders in Booming Smartphone Market


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July 27, 2011 : Despite the fast-growing smartphone market, Pyramid Research says LG should compete on the low end if it wants to stay afloat
Comment: Twitter confirmation - SReedy July 27, 2011
Comment: Money trails - SReedy July 26, 2011
Comment: Re: killing time - SReedy July 26, 2011

Moto Xoom to Go 4G in September?


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July 26, 2011 : A new leak suggests Xoom owners can send their tablets back for a 4G LTE update in September, seven months after Moto launched the device
Comment: Labor Day - SReedy July 26, 2011
Comment: LinkedIn - SReedy July 26, 2011
Comment: iPhone 6...ugh - SReedy July 26, 2011

Telcos Make the LinkedIn Connection


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July 26, 2011 : Facebook has more users, but those in the telecom industry see more value in LinkedIn as a way to make professional connections

Here Comes the iPhone 5 (Rumors)


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July 26, 2011 : Rumors have run rampant, but Apple's iPhone 5 is looking likely to arrive in time for football season and the changing of the leaves
Comment: Xoom regrets - SReedy July 26, 2011
Comment: Social Media apps only? - SReedy July 26, 2011
Comment: Re: Waiting on updatin - SReedy July 25, 2011
Comment: Waiting on updatin - SReedy July 25, 2011
Comment: More than patents - SReedy July 25, 2011
Comment: Re: FaceTime? - SReedy July 25, 2011

AT&T Bakes Gingerbread for All


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July 25, 2011 : Promises all Android smartphones released so far this year will get Google's latest operating system update
Comment: QNX can't come too soon - SReedy July 25, 2011
Comment: Re: Facebook - SReedy July 22, 2011

OS Watch: AT&T Outsmarts Verizon in Phones


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July 22, 2011 : Microsoft gains, Nokia flails and Apple wins smartphone leadership but loses tablet share in this week's smartphone-centric OS Watch

Light Reading's 2011 Social Networking Survey


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July 21, 2011 : Our first social media survey reveals that the communications industry is getting social, with LinkedIn as the network of choice
Comment: Re: what a useless article! - SReedy July 21, 2011

Price Is Right for Nokia's Windows Phone


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July 21, 2011 : As Microsoft plans to lower costs and Nokia reportedly preps to cut prices by 10 percent, Windows Phone is poised for a solid start
Comment: Re: China Mobile's 3G? - SReedy July 20, 2011
Comment: Re: Sprint - SReedy July 20, 2011
Comment: Re: Overage - SReedy July 20, 2011
Comment: BYOD (device) - SReedy July 20, 2011

T-Mobile Shuns Overage Charges


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July 20, 2011 : T-Mobile one-ups its larger rivals with new tiered pricing plans that avoid any extra charges for data customers that exceed their limits

Apple iPhone: The Gateway Smartphone


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July 19, 2011 : Coming off a strong Q3, Apple is looking at pre-paid and lower-priced iPhones to continue to bolster sales of the device
Comment: Big quarter - SReedy July 19, 2011

Apple Posts Strong Q3 on iSales


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July 19, 2011 : Apple's Q3 revenues were boosted by 142% growth in iPhone sales and 183% growth in iPad sales over last year
Comment: What about Sprint? - SReedy July 19, 2011

Isis Adds Four Credit Cards to Its Mobile Wallet


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July 19, 2011 : The joint venture among AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile makes a pact with the obvious brand names, hoping to kick-start NFC payments

Wireless Competition's Courtside Seats


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July 19, 2011 : 12:40 PM Google chief says he'll help HTC fight against Apple in the courts, but calls on the company to compete in the market instead
Comment: HTC Q2 - SReedy July 18, 2011

Apple Wins Patent Victory Over HTC


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July 18, 2011 : Android is looking increasingly vulnerable as the ITC issues a preliminary ruling that HTC infringed on Apple's wireless patents

OS Watch: RIM Rebounds in Emerging Markets


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July 15, 2011 : RIM's still kicking in emerging markets, Mangos aren't for tablets and Android takes over the world in this week's OS stories

Google Says Android's on a Tear


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July 14, 2011 : Being a consumer favorite hasn't turned Android into a revenue driver, but CEO Larry Page sees big things for the long term
Comment: Google fun facts - SReedy July 14, 2011

Google Reports Q2 Gain


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July 14, 2011 : Software giant grows on the strength of its ads and mobile business while citing 'amazing response' to its new social networking site
Comment: Re: Spotify in the states - SReedy July 14, 2011
Comment: Spotify in the states - SReedy July 14, 2011

Spotify Hits US 3G Networks


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July 14, 2011 : Streaming music service claims it won't cause US 3G networks to buckle, but its success will hinge on operator and label partnerships
Comment: Re: hilarious - SReedy July 14, 2011

Discoverability Trumps Search on Android


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July 13, 2011 : 5:35 PM Android redesigns its Market to make it easier to discover new apps, a smart move in a crowded store
Comment: RIM's rise & fall - SReedy July 13, 2011

RIM Rumblings


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July 13, 2011 : 2:00 PM Analysts and investors are getting restless waiting on QNX
Comment: Samsung & Android - SReedy July 12, 2011

Exec Changes Shake Up Key Vendors


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July 12, 2011 : Busy week for mobile execs as HP's webOS head gets reassigned, Samsung's mobile chief moves on, Apple's patent expert resigns and Qualcomm gets a new CTO

CSPs Caught in Complexity Death Spiral


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July 11, 2011 : A legacy mindset and lack of understanding of subscriber needs could create permanent dumb-pipe status for inept CSPs, study suggests
Comment: TSMC v. Samsung - SReedy July 8, 2011

What'll Be Inside iPhone 5?


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July 7, 2011 : Light Reading sister company UBM TechInsights breaks down expectations for the components that will make up Apple's next iPhone

Verizon: Turn Tiers to Smiles


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July 7, 2011 : 8:00 AM Capped data and two-year contracts sound like a death sentence to many subscribers, but Verizon could jazz them up to ease consumers' minds

More Growth Predicted for Pre-Paid


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July 6, 2011 : The pre-paid market is still going strong in the smartphone, data, 4G-obsessed US with MetroPCS leading the way
Comment: HTC Acquire Via too? - SReedy July 6, 2011

HTC Buys a Patent Power Play


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July 6, 2011 : HTC is becoming a force to be reckoned with as it reports record Q2 growth and buys a graphics company that owns some important patents
Comment: Re: Must be free - SReedy July 5, 2011
Comment: Must be free - SReedy July 5, 2011

No One's Hohm for Microsoft & Google


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July 5, 2011 : 2:20 PM Both Microsoft and Google shut down their home energy management services; do consumers not have the energy for monitoring?

Verizon Confirms the End of Unlimited


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July 5, 2011 : In lieu of unlimited data, Verizon will offer usage-based pricing and charge users per megabyte of overage
Comment: AT&T v. Verizon - SReedy July 5, 2011
Comment: What about Google? - SReedy July 1, 2011
Comment: RIM mutiny - SReedy July 1, 2011
Comment: Re: A simple fix? - SReedy July 1, 2011

OS Watch: Developers Take a Bite Out of Mango


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July 1, 2011 : Microsoft gives its OS to developers, RIM gets an employee wake-up call and Apple plans a tablet flood in this week's OS rundown