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BlackBerry Remains as Smartphone King
3/11/10 at 3:00 PM by Andrew Burger
Motorola was the top mobile handset original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry platform, was the top developer of smartphone platforms in the U.S. during 4Q 2009, according to comScore's latest MobiLens research service. Motorola captured 22.9% of the U.S. ...
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Droid Invasion Hits Verizon on November 6th
10/28/09 at 1:21 PM by Bernie Arnason
Verizon announced their first Android powered smartphone, the Motorola DROID, will be available November 6th. “This is an exciting announcement for Verizon Wireless, as the DROID by Motorola is the first device that we are bringing to market under our ...
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Smartphone Wars Heat Up: AT&T Shoots Back at Verizon
10/23/09 at 12:52 PM by Bernie Arnason
Verizon has come out ‘guns a blazing’ against AT&T and the iPhone recently. They’ve launched two campaigns, “There’s a Map for That” and “Droid Does,” ahead of their November launch of an ...
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Comcast is Latest to Come out with Wireline Smartphone – HomePoint
10/9/09 at 10:53 AM by Bernie Arnason
Wireline smartphones are home phones that attempt to add a variety of broadband enabled features and functions to traditional plain old telephone service (POTS). These services take a page from wireless smartphones, which are increasingly seen as all encompassing communications devices. The iPhone is probably the best example of ...
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Why Microsoft Needs to Buy RIM
10/8/09 at 9:24 AM by Bernie Arnason
The battle for mobile operating systems dominance is on, and the odd man out may be Windows Mobile (WiMo). The news this week has been dominated by Google’s Android platform. Once again, Microsoft’s nemesis, Google, is stealing some thunder from a core Microsoft ...
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AT&T Brewing Their Own Android Plans With Dell?
10/7/09 at 3:32 PM by Bernie Arnason
AT&T doesn’t want Verizon getting all the Android glory – they have a little of their own brewing. According to a Wall Street Journal article, AT&T will launch an Android handset built by Dell....
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Is the iPhone Coming to Verizon?
10/7/09 at 9:22 AM by Bernie Arnason
The recent news of Verizon and Google partnering for Android lessens the chance of the iPhone eventually making it to the Verizon Wireless network. Or does it? Verizon and Android are now in bed together – and apparently in a big way. Leveraging ...
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Android Coming to Cellular South
9/22/09 at 1:54 PM by Telecompetitor
Cellular South's new Android™-Powered Smartphone Gives Consumers Access to Company's Superior 3G Network, Unique Apps and Discover Center Support
Ridgeland, MS (September 21, 2009) – Cellular South, the nation's largest privately held wireless provider, announced plans today to launch its first Android-powered smartphone, the new HTC Hero™. Consumers will be able to pre-order the device as early as October 5. The ...
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Motorola Places Bets on Android, CLIQ, MOTOBLUR
9/11/09 at 9:15 AM by Andrew Burger
Looking to revive its fortunes in the mobile phone and handheld device marketplace, Motorola's placed a big bet on Google's Android operating system. On Sept. 10, the company introduced MOTOBLUR, a mobile OS that automatically syncs contacts, posts, messages, photos, ...
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Senators Question Wireless Handset Exclusivity
6/15/09 at 9:45 PM by Telecompetitor With the backdrop of smartphone exclusivity represented by the Palm Pre and Apple iPhone 3GS, several U.S. Senators notified the FCC, by way of a letter to acting Chairman Michael Copps, of their displeasure with the practice. Calling it potentially anti-competitive and hurtful to consumers, Senators Kerry, Wicker, Dorgan, and Klobuchar expressed their concern “… regarding the use of exclusivity arrangements between commercial ...
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