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Articles published in December 2011
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18 published in december 2011

Euronews: NSN's SPIT & Polish Job


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
December 22, 2011 : In today's festive EMEA roundup: NSN pumps up Polkomtel; InfoVista sold to private equity firm; TeliaSonera ups its Kazakhstan stake

ITC Makes a Moto/Microsoft Ruling


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
December 20, 2011 : If you've lost track of which patent suit is which, we don't blame you. This is the one from August where we mentioned Google

LTE Speeds Up, But Doesn't Improve Mobile Video


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
December 20, 2011 : LTE data speeds are 5x faster than 3G, but tests find video and battery performance can be more affected by MIMO antennas than the network

Apple Wins HTC Patent Suit


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
December 19, 2011 : Some Android-based HTC smartphones may be banned from the U.S. beginning in April, but the Korean vendor is ready with a workaround

OS Watch: Did DT Dent Lumia's US Launch?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
December 16, 2011 : Also: Praise for Ice Cream Sandwich; Android climbs in market share; BlackBerry 7's big job; webOS could win if others fail

RIM Blames Chipsets for BlackBerry 10 Delay


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
December 15, 2011 : Trading time-to-market for 'aggressive' design, RIM says QNX-based smartphones will be a late 2012 arrival

RIM Reports 27% Quarterly Profit Dive


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December 15, 2011 : Struggling BlackBerry maker beats its lowered guidance, but ships only 150,000 PlayBook tablets in Q3

Intel Adds NFC to Renewed Mobile Push


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
December 15, 2011 : Chipmaker signs a deal with Inside Secure for NFC as it merges its mobile divisions to make a bigger impact on the wireless space

Judge to Verizon: Pay Royalties to ActiveVideo


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
December 13, 2011 : Also: Netflix rises on Verizon takeover talk; Harmonic to retire StreamLiner servers; Moto and FourthWall sync set-tops with mobile devices

Isis Taps Gemalto to Secure Tap-to-Pay


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
December 12, 2011 : Operator JV is using the security vendor as the trusted service manager, filling an important gap in its mobile payments offering
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MetroPCS Handsets Now on Amazon


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December 27, 2011 : Availability adds shopping convenience to MetroPCS' great handsets and incredible value

Sprint Promises Better Coverage


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December 27, 2011 : Sprint delivers 3G network upgrades coast-to-coast, marks significant milestones in Network Vision deployment

Pyramid: 3 Drivers Behind Asia-Pacific's Smartphone Growth


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December 21, 2011 : Smartphone sales in Asia-Pacific will continue to grow through 2016 to represent 57% of handset sell-through in Asia-Pacific

Moto Claims Round 1 vs. Microsoft


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December 20, 2011 : Initial determination from ITC finds that Motorola Mobility did not violate six of the seven patents

Nuance Acquires Vlingo for Voice-to-Text


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December 20, 2011 : Nuance to acquire Vlingo

Crickets Lands Android's Huawei Mercury


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December 19, 2011 : Cricket is the first in U.S. to unleash the power, speed and elegance of the Huawei Mercury

TWC Brings TV App to Android Phones


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December 16, 2011 : Time Warner Cable's TWC TV app is now available on Android smartphones

RIM Earns $667 Million in Q3


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December 15, 2011 : Research In Motion reported third quarter results for the three months ended November 26, 2011

Samsung Galaxy Lands on Verizon LTE


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December 15, 2011 : Galaxy Nexus by Samsung now available on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network

Nokia Lumia Lands on T-Mobile


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December 14, 2011 : Nokia Lumia 710 hits the U.S. with T-Mobile USA
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Happy Neu! Year


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Post a comment
December 28, 2011 : 10:00 AM Musings on the cloud, mobile music and the endless mutability of good intentions

Gadget Night!


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
December 15, 2011 : 12:00 PM Toys and tools -- some of them useful! -- took the stage at the annual geek-out dinner hosted by The Churchill Club in Silicon Valley

How Secure Is Your Google Wallet?


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
December 13, 2011 : 1:20 PM Credit cards aren't going anywhere if consumers even feel unsure about the security of their mobile wallet

HP Sets webOS Free


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
December 9, 2011 : HP is open sourcing its beleaguered operating system, but will anyone want to pick up its slack?

Alcatel-Lucent Explores Consumer 'Identity Shift'


The Philter Podcast - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
December 9, 2011 : A new book researches the differences between what we say and what we do online and how consumer behavior and privacy worries change the nature of new network services

Verizon Blocking Google Wallet? Poor Decision


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (7)
December 6, 2011 : 1:25 PM Competing, short-sighted interests in mCommerce remain a big reason the market is so slow to take off