
A few months ago the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York launched a pilot program. It was for the bus riders. Bus riders got an option to tracking information of the bus position. Now it is expended with more advanced programs. On the B63 route in Brooklyn, it is covering tracking details of bus services for the bus riders. ...
Posted on 6th February 2011
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Smaato Inc., the leading mobile ad optimizer and mobile advertising company released its latest mobile advertising whitepaper about the US market in association with MobileSQUARED. The free whitepaper can be downloaded at: www.smaato.com/whitepaper.
The US is the second largest market globally in terms of mobile advertising spending behind Japan. Until end of this year the US mobile advertising market size is expected to be worth $797,6 million and will move closer to Japan (more than $1 billion in 2010) next year with a forecast of $1,24 billion for 2011 and $5.04 billion for 2015. Last week Smaato also unveiled research data to the top 5 European ...
Posted on 4th November 2010
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A new report published today by Juniper Research forecasts that revenues from mobile adult content and services are expected to reach $2.8 billion by 2015, driven primarily through the uptake of video chat and subscription-based services. The increase -- from $1.7 billion in 2009 -- comes despite the proliferation of free content available via tube and TGP (thumbnail gallery post) sites which has depressed revenues in Western Europe.
Video chat service providers have reported a combination of high retention rates and -- with services often billed at several dollars per minutes -- of very high ARPU. Thus, even with a comparatively low user base, service providers ...
Posted on 17th October 2010
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"Automakers backed calls to ban drivers on U.S. roads from text messaging with cell phones and other hand-held devices, an issue gaining attention from the Obama administration and Congress."
Posted on 25th September 2009
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"Apple Inc. is building a significant capability to design its own computer chips, a strategy shift that the company hopes will create exclusive features for its gadgets and shield Apple's work from rivals."
Posted on 6th May 2009
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The GSMA today announced that the mobile world has celebrated its four billionth connection, according to Wireless Intelligence, the GSMA's market intelligence unit. This milestone underscores the continued strong growth of the mobile industry and puts the global market on the path to reach a staggering six billion connections by 2013.
The growth is driven by two primary sources: the integration of mobile into previously unconnected devices and subscriber additions in emerging markets. At Mobile World Congress, the world's leading mobile communications industry event, taking place from 16th - 19th February in Barcelona, the industry will be ...
Posted on 11th February 2009
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"You may not want to learn how much smaller your bank account has gotten. But banks are making it easier than ever for consumers to access account information on their mobile devices."
Posted on 3rd February 2009
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"The National Safety Council, which campaigned to get U.S. states to enforce seatbelt laws, is taking on cellphones, saying on Sunday it was starting a campaign to ban all use of mobile phones while driving."
Posted on 12th January 2009
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TEXT messaging is a wonderful business to be in: about 2.5 trillion messages will have been sent from cellphones worldwide this year. The public assumes that the wireless carriers’ costs are far higher than they actually are, and profit margins are concealed by a heavy curtain.
Posted on 30th December 2008
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One out of every six U.S. households has "cut the cord" and replaced fixed-line phone services with mobile phones, says a National Center for Health Statistics survey released Wednesday.
Posted on 18th December 2008
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Wireless services have become so essential to everyday life that even the recession hasn't forced most consumers and businesses to give them up.
Posted on 18th December 2008
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CenturyTel, Inc. and Embarq Corporation announced today that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement under which CenturyTel will acquire EMBARQ in a tax free, stock-for-stock transaction creating one of the leading communications companies in the United States.Under the terms of the agreement, EMBARQ shareholders will receive 1.37 CenturyTel shares for each share of EMBARQ common stock they own. Based on the closing stock price for CenturyTel on October 24, 2008, this consideration would be equivalent to $40.42 of CenturyTel stock for each EMBARQ share, representing a premium to EMBARQ shareholders of approximately 36% over ...
Posted on 28th October 2008
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Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC -- the auctions arm of Ocean Tomo, LLC, the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc® firm -- today announced that The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be participating in its October 30th Live IP Auction in Chicago. At the auction, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center technologies will be made available to the public as Lots 56, 57 and 58. Licensing government-owned patents through a live-auction process is a highly novel approach to partnering, and Goddard’s participation in Ocean Tomo’s auction will be the first time a federal laboratory has participated in ...
Posted on 12th September 2008
Under: GPS, Uncategorized |

Today, Virgin Mobile USA, and buzzd announced a partnership that will bring the buzzd service to all Virgin Mobile USA handsets via the no-annual contract carrier's WAP deck giving Virgin Mobile subscribers an interactive, real-time local mobile service.The companies are also partnering to provide Virgin Mobile USA customers with a mobile-enabled location-sensitive city guide and social network. "buzzd on Virgin Mobile" is a unique new service that allows local entertainment information to be broadcast and shared among Virgin Mobile USA customers based on their location.
Accessible on all Virgin Mobile USA devices via the carrier's WAP ...
Posted on 4th September 2008
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Purchases via mobile devices of digital and physical goods, contactless NFC (Near Field Communications) transactions and money transfers will together generate transactions worth over $600bn globally by 2013, according to Juniper Research’s Mobile Payments Study. This figure represents the gross value of all the items being purchased or the value of money being transferred.The report determined that while the mobile market today is dominated by digital goods purchases such as ringtones, music, games and infotainment, there are three high potential markets which offer major new opportunities for the future: contactless NFC, mobile money ...
Posted on 4th September 2008
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"Beginning in September, Disney plans to roll out a grab bag of goodies for young cell phone users, including a mobile storefront, instant-messaging chat system and virtual world widgets."
Posted on 21st August 2008
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IBM and its joint development partners -- AMD, Freescale, STMicroelectronics, Toshiba and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) -- today announced the first working static random access memory (SRAM) for the 22 nanometer (nm) technology node, the world's first reported working cell built at its 300mm research facility in Albany, NY.SRAM chips are precursors to more complex devices such as microprocessors.
The SRAM cell utilizes a conventional six-transistor design and has an area of 0.1um2, breaking the previous SRAM scaling barriers.
Researchers achieved this breakthrough at CNSE of the University at Albany, State University of ...
Posted on 18th August 2008
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"Palm leaked a new handset, the Treo Pro, part of the company's line-up for 2009. Deemed as "the best looking Palm ever," the Treo Pro will still use Windows Mobile instead of Palm's long-awaited Nova operating system."
Posted on 18th August 2008
Under: Handset, Palm, Umts, Uncategorized, Windows Mobile |

These days it's hard to get anything -- from a pizza pie to petroleum at the pump -- for just 20 bucks. Virgin Mobile USA is about to change all that with the introduction of its newest handset, the TNT! by Kyocera Wireless. A stylish Talk N' Text (get it?) phone in a flip form factor, the TNT! is perfect for consumers who like the simple things in phones. The TNT! is now available at major retailers nationwide including Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and Radio Shack, and will be available at www.virginmobileusa.com beginning August 20.The ...
Posted on 15th August 2008
Under: Kyocera, Music, Uncategorized |

Analysis from Tootoo.com reported that for intelligent phones power programs are not only used to conduct an efficient regulator, but also used to gradually manage system-wide energy issues. Lithium-ion battery technology is still insufficient to meet growing energy demand. Therefore, in order to make intelligent phones last longer, the introduction of a revolutionary power management technology has been imminent.Analysts from Tootoo.com said regulators, post regulators and other emerging power management technology can provide a practical, compact and easy-to-use solution that provides new engines for intelligent phones.
Regulators are used to convert battery voltage to a stable ...
Posted on 13th August 2008
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