AFP – Contrary to popular belief, technology is not leading to social isolation and Americans who use the Internet and mobile phones have larger and more diverse social networks, according to a new study.
AP – Qualcomm Inc. says its fiscal fourth-quarter profit slipped 9 percent as revenue from the mobile phone technology it licenses and mobile-phone chips it makes declined.
NewsFactor – HTC has unleashed a new smartphone with a spacious 4.3-inch touch-sensitive screen and a five-megapixel camera. Even better, the new HD2 can even function as a 3G wireless router for other devices such as a laptop, the company said.
AP – A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The Internet and mobile phones are not linked to social isolation.
NewsFactor – Verizon Wireless is using commercials to take shots at rival AT&T’s 3G network coverage, which has been the source of complaints from smartphone users for some time. AT&T has fired back with a lawsuit claiming Verizon’s ads are misleading.
AFP – The inventor of the mobile phone said Wednesday the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first-ever wireless call over three decades ago.
AP – Wireless provider T-Mobile USA Inc. says it has cleared up service problems that were interfering with calls and text messaging for about 5 percent of its customers.
PC World – America is thanking AT&T this morning for drawing attention to how limited its 3G coverage is. This is something I never paid much attention to until yesterday, when AT&T sued Verizon over a TV ad comparing the carriers’ 3G coverage.
PC World – China-based Huawei Technologies will release multiple mobile phones using Google’s Android operating system in coming months, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday.
PC World – AT&T has taken offense at the recent Verizon ‘There’s a Map for That’ ad campaign and has filed a lawsuit against Verizon. AT&T claims that the ads are “misleading” customers and resulting in the loss of “incalculable market share.” The lawsuit may backfire though as AT&T draws more attention to the ad [...]
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