Matt Hamblen

Articles by Matt Hamblen

Alcatel-Lucent, German wireless carrier offer free minutes with mobile ads

Would you be willing to view mobile ads in exchange for free text and wireless minutes? German mobile carrier E-Plus and Alcatel-Lucent are offering just that to cell phone users in Germany

The cheque is in the text

Western Union works with billing company and VeriSign in a pilot project which enables consumers to use text messaging to make car payments

Polycom CEO talks mobile telepresence

Teleconferencing systems have become ubiquitous is many office conference rooms while videoconferencing tools are quickly losing their novelty. Now, Robert Hagerty, CEO of Polycom Inc. says it's time for businesses to look forward to telepresence on wireless handheld devices

Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6.5

The platform will ship later this year but Motorola will wait for the release of version 7.0. Find out more about fat finger touching

3G networks don’t deliver speeds users expect, Gartner says

A study found data transfer rates on cellular networks are up to 700 Kbps slower than expected. Find out how the iPhone 3G fared

Carriers urged to partner not fight with Google

Carriers that fail to accommodate or partner with Google in the search company's Web initiatives could lose out on market opportunities, says Gartner

Motorola offers smart phones for business WLANs

Motorola's Total Enterprise and Access Mobility (TEAM) integrates voice and data for retail, healthcare and business customers

$300 billion lost as IT spending slows down

The next four years will be grim as companies around the world cut down on IT spending according to IDC

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