December 8, 2010  Google Chrome OS Geared for Mobile Google yesterday took the wraps off its new Chrome operating system, which turns out to be as focused on the mobile world and cloud as anything. continue RIM's Lazaridis Defends BlackBerry OS Research In Motion (RIM) co-CEO Mike Lazaridis defended the company's BlackBerry platform in the face of tough questions at a conference today. continue Sprint CEO Talks Clearwire Competition Sprint CEO Dan Hesse yesterday talked about Sprint's relationship with Clearwire at D: Dive into Mobile, the tech conference put on by the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital blog. continue Leap Mulls Clearwire, LightSquared for 4G Leap Wireless is considering using wholesale agreements to get into the 4G space, company President & CEO Doug Hutcheson said at a UBS conference today. continue Palm Head: Turnaround Hurt by Swifter Peers The head of Palm said the company's attempt at a turnaround was thwarted by competitors that simply moved too quickly. continue Microsoft VP: iPhone, Android Offered Mobile Cues A Microsoft executive says the company has tried to take advantage of the fact that it's playing catch up. continue News Briefs for December 8, 2010 Companies in today's briefs include: Flurry, CTIA, House Republican Steering Committee, Aircell, Nokia Siemens Networks, ZTE, Arieso, Motorola Solutions, Janam Technologies, AT&T, Elster, MobileIron, YuMe... View All From the Magazine: Mobile TV Forges Ahead Mobile television has not exactly taken off in the United States. Qualcomm gave the pink slip to its Flo TV mobile television subsidiary in October after the service failed to gain traction with consumers, and transmissions using the U.S. ATSC mobile broadcast television standard are limited... Continue |