April 24th, 2008 by Ryan Unger | No Comments »

It would seem that WiMAX’s impact on mobile technology in the United States might be closer than we all originally thought. NextWave Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq: WAVE), a global leader of all things WiMAX, announced that it has retained Deutsche Bank and UBS Investment Bank to explore the sale of its extensive spectrum holdings in the United [...]
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February 20th, 2008 by Ryan Unger | 1 Comment »

AT&T is offering unlimited voice for $99 and unlimited connectivity and messaging for $35. One year contract is required for new subscribers and data plans are unchanged, though. Analysts are expecting Sprint to, “offer flat-rate calling plans at up to 40 percent discount to it’s rivals” — bringing unlimited wireless minutes into the $60 range for [...]
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February 20th, 2008 by Ryan Unger | No Comments »

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is considering either a partnership or a full-on buyout of Space Data Corp—a company that provides balloon-based wireless networks. If you think that seems a little strange, consider this: the balloons can help bring wireless service to individuals in rural areas and they can be launched on the [...]
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February 18th, 2008 by Ryan Unger | No Comments »

Engadget reports that they have received a flood of tips stating that Verizon to offer unlimited voice, data, and messaging packages. It is reported that starting Tuesday, February 19th the following plans should be available: $100 – Nationwide Unlimited (voice) $120 – Nationwide Select Unlimited (voice, SMS, MMS) $140 – Nationwide Premium (voice, SMS, MMS, VZNav, VCAST, email) $150 [...]
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February 10th, 2008 by Ryan Unger | 3 Comments »

I stumbled across the self-proclaimed “World’s Largest PDA Database,” and as soon as I did I thought, “I can finally get a tally of how many Windows Mobile 2002, 2003 or 5.0 devices are on the market!” In total I found 584 devices. Unfortunately, however, there is no data on the penetration of these devices. Why [...]
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January 17th, 2008 by Ryan Unger | No Comments »

As a resident of the United States, I’ve longed for the latest mobile phones from Japan, Korea, and other more “tech-fortunate” countries throughout APAC and Europe. I live in arguably the most powerful industrialized nation on the planet, and yet I still can’t video chat from mobile to mobile like they do in Japan. My [...]
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July 4th, 2007 by Ryan Unger | No Comments »

His wealth, estimated currently at $59.2 billion, has been surpassed by that of Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim. Slim, the son of a Lebanese immigrant, runs businesses in a number of industries from Mexico City. Stock in his wireless company, American Movil, recently surged in price by 27%, boosting his net worth to $67.8 billion. Source seattlepi.com p.s. [...]
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June 30th, 2007 by Ryan Unger | No Comments »

Via Bill, I recently learned that as of April 30 2007, 13 Flash Lite for BREW supported handsets represent 16 million active Verizon Wireless subscribers (reported by M:Metrics). One of the many benefits with developing with Flash Lite is that you can target multiple devices with the same screen size using one FLA file. In the [...]
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June 16th, 2007 by Ryan Unger | 1 Comment »

A recent article by Katie on NewTeeVee pointed out that according to data from Nielsen, middle-aged men with high incomes are the main demographic of Americans watching video on their cell phones. On the surface it may seem that this proves that the price point is still too high (which it is), but my theory [...]
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June 14th, 2007 by Ryan Unger | No Comments »

fiercedeveloper.com wrote a short article about Flash Lite’s role in the BREW ecosystem citing the October 2006 deal between Verizon Wireless and Adobe. The article from fiercedeveloper.com can be seen as a sign that Flash Lite may be gaining more acceptance from the media, and that it may soon be seen as the standard for [...]
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