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Americans Can’t Get Enough of Their Screen Time

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:46:16 -0800

Microsoft Talks White Space as Debate Intensifies

Stevie Converse — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:49:29 -0700

Is the Smartphone the Next PC Device?

Stevie Converse — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:26:41 -0700

Univision Begins Mobile Streaming

Stevie Converse — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:37:06 -0700

Baltimore's New WiMAX Service Flies Where Wi-Fi Flops

Stevie Converse — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:39:48 -0700

Muni Wi-Fi's Second Chance

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:54:44 -0700

Four years ago, municipal Wi-Fi rode in on a great wave of promise: free Internet for all residents! It offered a utopian vision of whole cities becoming hotspots where people could surf the Web from a park bench, closing the digital divide in the process.

Sprint to Impose 5GB Monthly EVDO Cap

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:43:59 -0700

When comparing Sprint and Verizon's EVDO service, Verizon usually came up short, given their 5GB monthly cap, and terms of service that restricts everything but browsing and e-mail. However, with Sprint suffering through a rocky financial stretch, it looks like their CEO has decided that customers were getting too much, for too little.

Video a Coming Attraction for Cellphone-Toting Masses

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:20:01 -0700

It might not be long before the Verizon Wireless pitchman asks: "Can you see me now?" With 89% of U.S. adults signed up for cellphone service, carriers are trying to boost revenue by getting customers to receive more data on their phones -- and nothing contains as much data as video.

Cubans Line Up for Their First Cellular Phone Lines

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:29:21 -0700

Hundreds of Cubans lined up at state-owned telephone offices on Monday to buy cellular phone services previously available only to government officials and foreigners.

For Tomorrow's Cellphones, It's About Speed

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:03:03 -0700

When Apple's second-generation iPhone hits the market later this year, it is expected to take advantage of a faster phone network known as "3-G," which will make DSL-style speeds available to cellphone users. Other mobile devices are also upgrading to these faster networks, and increasingly taking advantage of Wi-Fi connections. How will these faster networks change the way we use cellphones?

Royalty Deal Might Boost Cell Networks

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:55:11 -0700

Some of the world's largest wireless-equipment makers agreed Monday to a licensing framework they hope will accelerate adoption of a technology that would deliver much faster wireless Internet speeds.

Nationwide Cellphone Alert System in the Works

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:59:27 -0700

Federal regulators as early as today are expected to take a major step toward development of a nationwide emergency alert system that would send text messages to cellphones and other mobile devices wherever a crisis occurs. Lack of a simple way to deliver vital warnings to residents has hindered emergency response in disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, recent college-campus shootings, and a spate of devastating tornadoes in the Southeast in February.

Mobile Internet Access Increases Tenfold

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:43:17 -0700

The number of mobile broadband connections globally has risen tenfold in the past year, lending credence to suggestions the industry is coming of age.

Martin Rejects Opportunity for Innovation

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:39:23 -0700

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin announced that he would oppose a petition filed by the Internet phone company Skype that would open up all wireless networks to any devices and applications.