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Articles published in April 2012
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44 published in april 2012

Euronews: Nokia to Offload 'Bling' Brand


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comments (2)
April 30, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Nokia in talks to sell Vertu subsidiary; Deutsche Telekom settles pay dispute; UK joint venture's 4G 'campaign'

OS Watch: Amazon Leads the Android Tablet Pack


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
April 27, 2012 : Also: Samsung multiple OS plan pays off; no more Chomp'in on Android; RIM's runway is three to five years; Verizon's lineup leaked

Euronews: Nokia Knocked Off Top Spot


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
April 27, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Nokia overtaken by Samsung in handset sales for first time; Sequans makes $9M loss; BT phone boxes up for grabs

MetroPCS Sacrifices Profits for LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
April 26, 2012 : The regional carrier paid the price while upgrading its customer base to LTE in Q1, as new subscriber additions slowed to a crawl

Sprint's Wild Week


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
April 26, 2012 : Sprint has had a major week with Q1 results, tax lawsuits, video visions, a WiMax revitalization and iPhone chatter

Euronews: AlcaLu Tanks in Q1


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
April 26, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: AlcaLu has a bad start to the year; Nokia slaps down German patent claim; Transmode lookin' good; Vivendi to split?

Cricket Leans on Its Competitors for LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
April 25, 2012 : The prepaid wireless operator is building out LTE, but its relying on wholesale partners and spectrum swaps to make it happen

Sprint CEO 'Doesn't Know' Timing of 4G iPhone


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (9)
April 25, 2012 : Despite all the rumors, Sprint's Dan Hesse says he doesn't know when the next iPhone will arrive and if it will have 4G LTE onboard

Apple Won't Compromise, Cook Declares


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (5)
April 24, 2012 : Tablets converging with PCs? Operators threatening to cut iPhone subsidies? Apple says it's not bothered by any of it

Apple Earns $11.6B on Q2 iSales


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
April 24, 2012 : The Cupertino giant grew its iPhone sales by 88% and iPad sales by 151% in its Q2
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Verizon Unveils New Prepaid Plans


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
April 30, 2012 : Verizon Wireless announces new prepaid plans including unlimited talk, text and 1 GB of data smartphone plan for $80 per month

Ethertronics Shrinks Mobile Device Antenna Size


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April 30, 2012 : Ethertronics’ new double shot molding technology shrinks smartphone and tablet antenna volumes by 15 percent

AVG: Mobile Social Networking's a Malware Magnet


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April 27, 2012 : Mobile use of social networks becoming preferred way to infect mobile devices

MetroPCS Reports $1.3B in Q1 Revenue


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April 26, 2012 : MetroPCS reports first quarter 2012 results

MEF Group Tackles Mobile App Privacy


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April 25, 2012 : MEF launches app privacy initiative to build consumer trust around user data collection

ZTE Records $23M Net Profit in Q1


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April 25, 2012 : ZTE revenue grows 29 percent year over year to US$2.9 billion in Q1 2012

Rogers Spruces Up Mobile Comm


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April 24, 2012 : OnMobile’s media solutions selected to enhance Rogers One Number service

Apple Reports $39.2B in Q2 Revenue


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April 24, 2012 : Announces record March quarter sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs

Nokia Responds to Fitch Rating Cut


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April 24, 2012 : Nokia executive vice president insists vendor is 'maintaining a strong financial position,' despite Fitch downgrade to 'junk' status

Fitch Downgrades Nokia to 'BB+'


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April 24, 2012 : Downgrade drops vendor from 'investment grade' level
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18 published in april 2012

LG Ditches Windows Phone


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (5)
April 30, 2012 : 1:45 PM Microsoft may soon be exclusive with Nokia, whether it likes it or not

AT&T Labs CTO: Wireless Network Evolution


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
April 25, 2012 : The president and CTO of AT&T Labs discusses the network in the next decade and the growing importance of the cloud and mobile security

CTIA: Where 4G Heats Up


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
April 23, 2012 : It's the year of 4G LTE, and the hardware and software are just as important as the zippier apps

Nokia's Big Trouble in China


AsiaBlog - Michelle Donegan - Comments (4)
April 23, 2012 : 10:00 AM China poses a major challenge to Nokia's smartphone ambitions

Will Nokia Have a Smartphone Resurgence?


The Philter Podcast - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
April 20, 2012 : Phil Harvey and Dan Jones discuss why Nokia needs to improve its apps and mobile cloud offering. Also, they pinpoint how Microsoft could help Nokia give consumers a reason not to stay with Samsung or Apple

Don't Count Nokia Out Just Yet


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (8)
April 19, 2012 : 1:05 PM The handset maker has a tough battle ahead, but the wireless operators could give it more powerful weapons

$4B: A Big, Square Number?


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
April 18, 2012 : 2:40 PM If Square's valuation is skyrocketing, why are we supposed to get excited about NFC from the wireless operators again?

Finding the Buzz in the Mobile Bubble


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (8)
April 17, 2012 : 4:05 PM If you want a hot mobile social property, you have to look for what people are talking about

Nokia's Moody's Blues


Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
April 16, 2012 : 5:40 PM The credit rating agency knocks Nokia down to a notch above junk

What I Learned at Sprint…


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
April 16, 2012 : 10:50 AM Sprint gives LR Mobile a progress report on Network Vision, including updates on LTE, smartphones, Wi-Fi, roaming and more
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