January 18, 2011
Apple Shares Fall on Jobs' Leave
Apple stock today plunged on yesterday's news that CEO Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence to focus on his health. continue
Sprint Raises Prices on Postpaid Data
Sprint will begin charging its smartphone customers $10 more for data to help offset the "exponential growth" of mobile data traffic... continue
Sony Ericsson Sues Clearwire over Logos
Handset maker Sony Ericsson is suing Clearwire for trademark infringement over the WiMAX operator's "confusingly similar" logos. continue Stanton to Chair Clearwire's Board
Clearwire has elected wireless industry veteran John Stanton as chairman of the board. continue
Mobile Ad Firm Verve Wireless Taps New CEO
Verve Wireless, the mobile advertising platform targeting local media, has appointed a former AOL executive as its new CEO. continue
Stoke Gets $17M, Cites New 'Top Tier' Customers
Mobile broadband gateway provider Stoke says it has raised $17 million in Series E funding, bringing the company's total financing to date to about $92 billion. continue New App Will Give Voice to Sept. 11 Oral Histories
Their voices tell their stories - witnesses and first responders recounting where they were and what they saw when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center.. continue
News Briefs for January 18, 2011
Companies in today's briefs include: Lenovo, IBM, ARM, Netbiscuits, Creathor Venture, T-Venture, Deutsche Telekom, Verve Wireless, Fairchild Semiconductor, Giesecke & Devrient, MACH, Microsoft... View All
From the Website: Ever-Evolving Apps Market
When is enough, enough? In the world of apps, where the Apple App Store and Android Market boast enormous app catalogs (350,000 and 200,000, respectively), one wonders whether there’s any end to the posturing over inventories. Continue
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