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Entries for July, 2012

[RCA 2012] Annual Convention Keynote Program Kicks Off with Competitive Carrier CEO Roundtable Discussion

The keynote program at RCA’s 20th Annual Convention, the premier event for the competitive mobile ecosystem, kicks off with a competitive carrier CEO roundtable featuring Hu Meena, president and CEO of C Spire Wireless; Michael Prior, president and CEO of Atlantic Tele-Network; Eric Prusch, president and CEO of Clearwire; Linda Martin, EVP and COO of Immix Wireless; and Patrick Riordan, president [...]

[Outdoor Retailer Summer 2012 ] Zippo Adds Versatility To Outdoor Line With Six New ProductsZippo Adds Versatility To Outdoor Line With Six New Products

At the 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show in Salt Lake City, Zippo unveiled six innovative products designed to enhance the great American pastime of camping. Engineered and built with durability, performance and reliability in mind, these products address many shortcomings found in traditional outdoor gear. Setting a new premium standard in the marketplace, the six new [...]

Microsoft revamps Hotmail as social-friendly Outlook

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp unveiled a revamped, Facebook-friendly version of its free, online email service on Tuesday in an attempt to reverse market share losses to Google Inc’s fast-growing Gmail. Original post by Soulskill

Wikipad gaming tablet gets unmasked

VentureBeat has a scoop on the Wikipad, the new tablet being developed by a company of the same name that also doubles as a video game controller. According to the report, the gaming tablet will have a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, an NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 1.4GHz [...]

Google delays widely-panned “Nexus Q” orb gadget

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is postponing the launch of the Nexus Q, the Internet giant’s first self-designed and marketed consumer electronics device, in a smudge on its budding hardware credentials. Original post by Soulskill

FreedomPop lets cheapskates transform iPod touch into makeshift iPhone

FreedomPop has developed a new “4G case” that’s designed specifically for people who own an Apple (AAPL) iPod touch but who don’t feel like paying for an iPhone or signing a two-year service agreement with a mobile carrier. Per CNET, the new FreedomPop iPod touch 4G Sleeve plugs into the iPod touch’s docking port and provides access to [...]

Apple, Samsung launch salvos as smartphone trial heats up

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd told jurors that its products are not copycats of Apple Inc’s iPhone but rather an example of legitimate American-style competition from the South Korean company. Original post by Soulskill

$19 unlimited data plan from Republic Wireless is back

Attention smartphone users tired of expensive plans and data caps: there is an alternative. Engadget reports that Republic Wireless has now reopened its beta program that offers users unlimited voice and data services for just $19 per month. How does Republic get away with charging so little? Well, the company has developed a technology called Hybrid [...]

Microsoft to Motorola: Pay us and we’ll leave you alone

Microsoft (MSFT) doesn’t enjoy beating up nerds, it just wants their lunch money. At least, that’s the message Microsoft was apparently trying to send to Motorola on Tuesday when two of its lawyers posted a message on the company’s official blog asking the Google (GOOG) owned device manufacturer ever-so-nicely to come up with an appropriate [...]

Verizon to stop blocking tethering apps, pay $1.25 million fine to FCC

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday announced that Verizon Wireless (VZ) will no longer be blocking tethering apps from mobile app stores. The nation’s largest carrier was being investigated for violating the FCC’s “C Block rules,” which allow customers to freely use the devices and applications of their choosing. “Today’s action demonstrates that compliance with [...]