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OMG! Txt msging soars

While mobile TV and other emerging technologies attract big headlines, one of the biggest success stories for wireless service providers is text messaging.

CTIA - Ad, content firms applaud opening of mobile

A shift away from tight carrier control will help the mobile industry to grow, according to some advertising and content providers.

CTIA - Smartphones on the rise? Thank the iPhone, panel says

When the iPhone went on sale in the U.S. last June, many observers predicted that it would ignite sales in the broader smartphone market. After nine months on sale here, and its more recent rollout in parts of Europe, it is now clear that the iPhone ...

Analyst: Big Apple iPhone orders, sales goals 'make sense'

Talk of Apple placing large iPhone orders to its Asian suppliers and predictions that the company will dramatically ramp up sales later this year and into next "make perfect sense," according to one analyst.

AT&T's MediaFLO TV coming in May

AT&T will launch live mobile TV over the MediaFLO network in May, the carrier announced as the U.S. mobile industry prepared for a CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas this week that is likely to put a big emphasis on entertainment.

Nokia and Samsung winners with Motorola split

While Motorola is in disarray as a result of its split into separate companies, Nokia and Samsung will be able to grab market share, analysts agree.

Motorola to split in two

Motorola will split into two companies, one making mobile devices and the other making network infrastructure, the company announced Wednesday.

Samsung launches touch-screen, haptic cell phone

Samsung's Anycall Haptic looks like a thinner version of Apple's iPhone, but adds a new dimension to the touch interface.

TOKYO EDGE - March's coolest gadgets

We kick off this month's review of cool new products from East Asia with a welcome update to the Asus Eee PC. This is the miniature laptop that impressed at least year's Computex show in Taipei with its neat design, good looks and low price. Now ther...

Analysts disagree whether Apple can refuse Flash for iPhone

Now that Adobe Systems is promising to bring Flash to the iPhone, one analyst is predicting that customer pressure will force Apple to agree to support the Adobe media player on its fast-growing mobile device .

A Dell smartphone appears imminent, analysts say

Dell is primed to enter the mobile-phone arena with a smartphone, but it will need an Apple iPhone killer to really make a dent in the market, analysts said.

Google Transit makes Aussie debut in Perth

Australia has finally joined Google Transit more than two years after its US launch.

Apple in no rush for iPhone Flash, says analyst

While Microsoft and Adobe Systems made nice over Flash</a> Monday, there's little pressure for Apple to follow suit and rush to put the technology on its iPhone, according to one analyst. And Adobe seems in no hurry to help.

In Pictures: Motorola and Optus Launch Live 3G Newsfeed

Motorola, in partnership with Optus, has announced the launch of SCREEN3, a content service available on all MOTORAZR2 V9 and MOTOKRZR handsets through Optus.

Sun's plan for Java on iPhone could hit roadblock

Acknowledging that conditions of Apple's iPhone SDK agreement may impede Sun's plan to put a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) on the iPhone, a Sun official held out an olive branch this week to Apple.