Wireless and mobile companies worth watching We took a look at wireless and mobile companies whose product innovation and ambition reflect the mobile industry ferment, which is being expressed in all kinds of products from IT management services to unique Apple iPhone applications. These companies are trying to enable better mobile e-commerce and empower business class mobile users. T-Mobile ties Wi-Fi BlackBerries to PBXes T-Mobile USA is expanding beyond its consumer roots on Monday with T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calling with MobileOffice, a service that lets businesses extend capabilities of their desk phones to BlackBerry smartphones. AT&T announces first Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones AT&T today announced two new smartphones based on Microsoft Inc.'s new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, HTC's Tilt 2 and Pure. Apple could sell more iPhones by ending exclusive AT&T deal, analyst says Whether Apple Inc. decides to continue its exclusive deal to sell the iPhone through AT&T Inc. after next year rests within the hearts and minds of the executives within both companies, and neither side is talking publicly. Got a mobile strategy? Connect with customers' smartphones This was certainly unexpected: When Alex Betancur, general manager of Publisher's Clearing House (PCH) Online Network, looked at the sweepstakes giant's Web site logs in late 2008, he was surprised by an upsurge in visitors using mobile browsers. Verizon opens 4G lab, venture-capital group Verizon Wireless is bringing together venture capital firms and network equipment vendors, as well as opening a lab for testing devices, as it tries to make sure its LTE (Long-Term Evolution) business hits the ground running. Windows Marketplace for Mobile Makes an Early Entrance Microsoft's mobile app store is available a day early in pre-release versions of Windows Mobile 6.5 and on AT&T phones running the new OS. Vonage offers iPhone, BlackBerry app for making Internet calls Vonage announced an Internet phone-calling application that can be downloaded for free to iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones allowing international calls through Wi-Fi or cellular networks. ZTE shows LTE modems Chinese vendor ZTE is showing off two LTE (Long Term Evolution) modems, which on paper will support mobile broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps, at ITU Telecom World in Geneva. Apple tablet won't be just an e-reader, argues analyst Analysts split today on recent reports that Apple's long-rumored tablet will stress the device's e-book capabilities, saying that the company's plan for the "iPod Touch on steroids" would depend on the price tag. Google, Verizon teaming to develop Android devices Verizon and Google have entered into an agreement to jointly develop wireless devices based on Google's open source Android mobile platform. Smartphone maker Palm reveals webOS developer program Company offers developers a 70-30 split for revenues generated from webOS application sales Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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