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Articles published in August 2010
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27 published in august 2010

Sprint: An Epic Win?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
August 31, 2010 : Sprint highlights differences between Epic and the rest of the Galaxy S line as WiMax phone launches in the US

How Intel Can Avoid Botching Infineon


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (9)
August 31, 2010 : With so much experience at failed acquisitions, Intel ought to have some clues about how to make the Infineon wireless deal a success

Intel Looks to Infineon for the Full SOC


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
August 30, 2010 : To compete against ARM, Intel is acquiring Infineon's wireless solutions business and having a go at its own smartphone system-on-a-chip

Google Gives Telcos a Wakeup Call


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (10)
August 26, 2010 : Google Voice is going after Facebook, but it is now an even bigger threat to telcos than Skype, analysts say

Chip Design Fights Smartphone Power Limits


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
August 24, 2010 : A UCSD project is using lots of processor offload to get more out of a mobile device's power budget, trading chip area for better power usage

Should Carriers Cut Out Credit Cards?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
August 23, 2010 : Startup mPayy encourages the carriers to ditch the credit card companies and take a bigger chunk of m-commerce profits themselves

ZTE's US Push Pays Off


News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
August 19, 2010 : The Chinese vendor was hurt in Asia, but sales grew 54 percent in the US and Europe for the first half of 2010

Samsung Looking for Android-on-LTE Expertise


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
August 19, 2010 : Job posting adds fuel to the reports that Samsung wants to get ahead of the pack with Android on LTE devices

Verizon Goes iPad Crazy


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (7)
August 18, 2010 : Says it'll outdo cable with VoD and live TV apps for iPads and smartphones, though live TV access will be limited to in-home viewing

Facebook's Potential LBS Faceplant


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
August 18, 2010 : Facebook will probably introduce location-based services today, but whether users are pumped up or creeped out hangs in the execution
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1 published in august 2010

Telecom Market Spotlight: Asia


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
August 17, 2010 : Smartphones boom in Asia, while WiMax digs in. Plus our usual batch of updated regional market stats
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17 published in august 2010

NSN Opens Smartphone Lab


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
August 31, 2010 : Facility at Telefónica premises in Madrid will explore ways of providing smartphone users with 'best possible experience'

Sony Ericsson Launches Handset App


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
August 27, 2010 : Vendor's Web-based app aims to show users which handset best matches their Facebook profile

Report: UK Mobile Market Continues Recovery


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
August 24, 2010 : Study finds UK mobile market posting three consecutive months of year-on-year growth for first time in nearly two years

F&S: Smartphones to Surge in APAC


News Wire Feed - Post a comment
August 23, 2010 : By 2015 more than half of all devices sold in region will be smartphones, says report

Nokia Buys Motally


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
August 20, 2010 : Acquisition of mobile analytics firm forms part of Ovi integration plan

Verizon Gets its First ZTE Phone


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
August 19, 2010 : Verizon Wireless salutes ZTE’s first handset on the nation’s most reliable network

Spice Adds Androids


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
August 19, 2010 : Indian handset maker launches Qualcomm-powered "Connected Spice Life" range of Android smartphones

UK Hooked on Media, Finds Ofcom


News Wire Feed - Post a comment
August 19, 2010 : Research by UK telecom regulatory body reveals that media multitasking is becoming increasingly commonplace -- and cheaper

Brazil's Vivo Gets ZTE Phones


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
August 16, 2010 : ZTE and VIVO strengthen partnership with the announcement of two new exclusive mobile phones

HTC, Tata Docomo Launch HTC Desire


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
August 16, 2010 : Partnership brings Android smartphone to Indian market
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18 published in august 2010

Euronews: August 31


EuroBlog - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
August 31, 2010 : 9:45 AM NSN, Telefónica, and Eircom are among the choice cuts on the butcher's slab of today's European telecom news

Could Cisco Flip for Skype?


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
August 30, 2010 : 3:25 PM How much of Cisco's cash is in Luxembourg, anyway?

mPayy Takes On Chicago Transport


LRTV Interviews - Comments (2)
August 27, 2010 : Chicago-based mobile payments startup explains why credit cards are so passé

Google's Listening


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
August 26, 2010 : 3:00 PM Google could be creepin' on your phone calls to make a buck

Android's Going Cheap


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
August 25, 2010 : 4:25 PM Falling prices could help put Google phones in the hands of more around the globe

Betting Big on Mobile Apps


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
August 23, 2010 : 5:35 PM PocketGear gets $15 million to help mobile apps bring in $15 billion

Dry-Erasing the iPhone


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 20, 2010 : 7:55 AM From Ericsson's US HQ, a sketchy overview of the many facets of AT&T's iPhone problems

RIM Wants Ads, Apple Doesn't


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
August 19, 2010 : 2:25 PM RIM is reportedly mulling a Millennial Media acquisition, while Apple shuts down Quattro Wireless

MEMS the Word


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
August 18, 2010 : 5:40 PM Tiny machines are poised to take over the world

AT&T's Mobile Video Misfire


The Philter - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
August 12, 2010 : 3:45 PM If you download AT&T's U-verse Mobile app to watch your shows on the go, you may be disappointed
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