Mobile Technology News
The technology map for mobile and wireless markets gets more complicated and confusing by the year. The more uses for mobile devices and always-on connections, the more different standards and technologies are involved. To bring order out of this chaos, Rethink Wireless provides daily news updates on all the key elements of the new devices and infrastructure, as well as software platforms underpinning applications and services.
This is more than a daily news round-up, as Rethink Wireless also uses its experts to select and highlight the most significant developments, separating the really important events from the mass. Additionally, our analysts provide expert insights and in-depth commentary, relating the technology news to the broader industry trends.
Among the technology areas that are covered on a regular basis are wireless infrastructure, core networks, handsets, other devices, standards from Wi-Fi to 4G, chips and software.
Google promises to address fragmentation
Fragmentation has always been Android's greatest bugbear, and it remains an issue, confessed Google engineers at this week's I/O conference. However, Android's engineering director Dave Burke pledged ...
- 10% of Android handsets now running Jelly Bean
- Android contract seeks to reduce fragmentation
- Android must stay open for five years, says China
Dish lines up quartet of banks behind Sprint offer
16 May, 2013
US carrier under pressure to open up its detailed books to its suitor, which is close to its target of $9.3bn in financing
Qualcomm and Verizon boost Android security
15 May, 2013
Chip giant partners with Kaspersky to preinstall antivirus tools, while Verizon and VMware support secure business profile
Google to enhance gaming in Play
13 May, 2013
With Sony, Microsoft and Amazon working on mobile games platforms, Google+ is key weapon to boost search player's brand
Lenovo to launch smartphones in Nigeria this year
13 May, 2013
Chinese vendor looks for growth by bypassing cellcos and stealing a march on Samsung in 'open' African economies
UK could relax planning laws to speed LTE
9 May, 2013
New proposals support small cells and shared RAN, but also make it easier to add 4G kit to existing sites
One-third of Australia's 700MHz spectrum unsold
7 May, 2013
New mobile entrant TNG wins frequencies in dual-band auction, but VHA stays out, leaving treasury with shortfall
FEATURED STORIES
- Wireless lifts Cisco's solid third quarter - 16 May, 2013
- BlackBerry chases market share with two launches - 15 May, 2013
- Greentouch targets 90% cut in mobile power levels - 14 May, 2013
- Samsung claims '5G' breakthrough - 13 May, 2013
