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Articles published in August 2011
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43 published in august 2011

Nokia Shells Out for Windows Phone Development


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August 31, 2011 : Nokia will be the main investor in Vision+, a new fund to be led by former Nokia exec Tero Ojanperä and focus on apps development

US Wireless Operators Spend Big on mCommerce


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
August 29, 2011 : AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile will reportedly pump more than $100M into Isis, their joint venture for NFC-enabled mobile transactions

RIM LTE Phones Expected Early Next Year


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
August 29, 2011 : RIM could add LTE to its first phones using the QNX operating systems due in early 2012, analysts say

OS Watch: Korea Builds Its Own OS


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August 26, 2011 : In this week's digest: Korea wants a new OS for Samsung and LG, Samsung does want HP PSG, and Verizon doesn't want Samsung's Galaxy S II

Why Cisco Makes Cius


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
August 26, 2011 : Why didn't Cisco enlist a mobile-device partner to build the Cius? Turns out there's a good reason

RIM Ties Music to BlackBerry Messenger


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (7)
August 25, 2011 : RIM is hoping its new music service will keep users sufficiently addicted to BBM to hold on to their BlackBerrys -- and bring their friends

Euronews: DT Plans FTTH Unit


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August 25, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: German giant hatches fiber access unit plan; Samsung faces Galaxy phone ban; Apple shares fall on Jobs bombshell

Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (8)
August 24, 2011 : Apple's COO Tim Cook is the new CEO; Jobs becomes chairman of the board at the iPhone maker

Samsung & Nokia Push Midrange Smartphones


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
August 24, 2011 : Handset makers launch new phones aimed at the middle range of smartphone users

iPhone 5 Rumor du Jour: Coming Soon to Sprint?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
August 23, 2011 : WSJ is reporting that the latest iPhone 5 could launch on Sprint in mid-October
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Docomo, KT Share Android Content


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August 31, 2011 : Docomo and KT share content for Android smartphones

AT&T Blocks Texting While Driving


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August 31, 2011 : Free for customers, AT&T DriveMode App extends company's commitment to anti-texting-while-driving education

Nokia Exec Resigns


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August 31, 2011 : Tero Ojanperä resigns as executive VP at Nokia to take up post with Vision+ investment fund

Nokia Teams with Vision+ Fund


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August 31, 2011 : Nokia to collaborate with Vision+ innovation fund to foster application development for its ecosystem

Smartphones & Tablets Driving Mobile Market in Taiwan


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August 30, 2011 : A rapid adoption of mobile computing devices in Taiwan is behind an expected 15.9 percent CAGR in mobile data service revenue

Turkcell, Huawei Pick NXP for NFC


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August 30, 2011 : NXP Semiconductors announced that Turkcell has selected the PN544 NFC radio chip for Turkcell's recently launched T20 smartphone

Samsung Unveils LTE Galaxy S & Tab


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August 29, 2011 : Samsung speeds up the Smarter Life with LTE versions of the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 8.9

Verizon Offers SMBs a Credit Card Reader


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August 25, 2011 : Verizon Wireless and Intuit team up to offer GoPayment

RIM Reveals BBM Music


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August 25, 2011 : RIM announces BBM Music -- a new social music sharing and discovery service

Sony Ericsson Boosts Xperia Range


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August 25, 2011 : Sony Ericsson boosts 2011 Xperia family with new experiences and new software
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Reliability Trumps Speed in LTE


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
August 31, 2011 : 11:05 AM Chicago is becoming a 4G city with AT&T's LTE showing up, but the hand-off from LTE to 3G will be just as important as speed in the early days

Samsung Gets Its ChatOn Too


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
August 29, 2011 : 1:35 PM Samsung launches a cross-platform, group mobile IM service, but it's just one of many companies feeling chatty lately

Verizon Waiting for an LTE Galaxy?


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
August 26, 2011 : 3:00 PM Verizon won't be carrying the Samsung Galaxy S II when its competitors are, but that could be because a bigger, better version is on its way

Smartphone Marketing 101: Keep It Simple


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
August 24, 2011 : Samsung's new Galaxy naming conventions may confuse consumers who just want faster, cheaper, better

Sprint's iPhone Opportunity


Wireless Bits - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
August 24, 2011 : 10:15 AM How many Apple smartphones could Sprint sell?

Mango Is a Go


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August 23, 2011 : 4:30 PM Microsoft's OS is ready to ship with 30,000 mobile apps and a few more updates to look forward to

HP: Tablet Effect Is Real


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August 18, 2011 : 7:40 PM Tablets, with the exception of HP's own TouchPad, have become so popular that its device business can't keep up

Can We Get Back to Innovation Now?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (6)
August 16, 2011 : 4:00 PM Now that Google has its patent shield, it might be time to return to what the mobile industry is supposed to do best

Android: More Than One Way to Skin an OS?


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
August 16, 2011 : 12:00 AM MotoBlur will likely become a thing of the past, but customized UIs will now become much more important for everyone else

Googlarola: A Tale of Tweets


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August 15, 2011 : 9:30 PM The Twittersphere was all a-flutter over Google's plans to acquire Motorola Mobility. Here are the 10 best Tweets of the day
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