Market's First Enterprise Wearable is Offered by Theatro as it Launches Retail Employee Mobility SaaS

By Joe Rizzo

Theatro is a start-up that has been in Dallas for about two years now. Early this morning, Dec. 10, Theatro announced the general availability of the Communicator Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Leveraging on Theatro's new enterprise wearable, it presents a mobile workforce productivity application su…
12/10/2013

Google's Play Music App Gets New Features, But Nexus Design Hampers Some

By Steve Anderson

It's odd to consider that an update to an app may actually be a bit hobbled by the design of devices that were released well before it, but that seems to be the case with the newest version of the Google Play Music app. One of the newest features in the v. 5.3.1316M updated, as it's known, will be l…
12/10/2013

Thanksgiving Weekend Proved Strong for Digital Marketing, Smartphone Sales Increase Exponentially

By Michelle Amodio

A recent report from digital marketing firm IgnitionOne says digital marketing proved to be a success for Thanksgiving weekend, as there was a tremendous increase in both smartphones and tablets.
12/09/2013

TeliaSonera Expands Its Cellular Band Ownership

By Oliver VanDervoort

The growth of desire in 4G networks is sparking the expansion of 4G networks in general. While there is plenty demand for LTE networks in the United States, there is just as much demand around the world. Being able to find wireless spectrum that is actually available for purchase is something that c…
12/09/2013

AT&T Listen Up, Lower Costs for the Contract-Free

By Nicole Spector

David Christopher, chief marketing officer of AT&T Mobility, said in a company statement that with the new offering customers "don't have to compromise." He goes on to explain that the "no contract option lets customers add a smartphone to the nation's fastest and most reliable 4G LTE network at a l…
12/09/2013

Apple Spent $60M in Battle with Samsung, Wants Repayment for Legal Costs

By Mae Kowalke

Apple, more than anyone, also knows that the shelf-life of innovation is short and copying is inevitable; that, some argue, is why it has led a rapid innovation cycle since the iPod debuted more than a decade ago. If companies such as Microsoft are going to steal its innovation, Apple just has to mo…
12/09/2013

Samsung Claims Industry First by Bringing 1TB SSDs to Laptops

By Rory Lidstone

Due to Samsung's success in the mobile space - the company is among the top device sellers in most markets and largely responsible for Android's leadership in the smartphone space, after all - it is often overlooked as an innovator in PC and mobile hardware. For example, the company rolled out what …
12/09/2013

Company Leaders Believe in Mobile Technology, But Many Hesitate to Incorporate It

By Michelle Nicolson

While more and more businesses are planning to integrate mobile technology into their business operations, a recent survey indicates actually doing it is not a simple process.
12/09/2013

Vodafone Still Waiting for Approval to Take Full Control of Vodafone India

By Gary Kim

Vodafone. which operates the second-biggest mobile service operation in India, measured by subscribers, wants to invest another $1.6 billion in its Vodafone India unit, to take full control with 100 percent ownership, a move made possible by a change in investment rules affecting foreign firms opera…
12/09/2013

Wireless Spectrum for Sale in Hungary

By Kathleen Delaney

Hungary is planning on selling licenses for portions of its wireless spectrum. NMHH, Hungary's version of the U.S. FCC, will allow the sale of the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.6 GHz and 26 GHz frequency bands.
12/09/2013