Mobile

How T-Mobile Has Been Getting Itself Ready for the IPhone All Things Digital T-Mobile USA has long been on the sidelines of the iPhone revolution, but the carrier is working hard to change that. Until very recently, T-Mobile had very little shot at being able to carry the iPhone. Although it uses the same type of network ... See all stories on this topic »

Think Mobile, Third-Party Providers When Prepping for Next Cyber Monday CIO Sites also saw a dramatic increase in mobile traffic this year. Compuware reported single-day traffic increases for mobile greater than 250 percent on both Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Mobile traffic volumes on Cyber Monday were slightly lower than ... See all stories on this topic »

Asian mobile messaging apps banking on opening API, analytics ZDNet WeChat, a mobile messaging platform developed by Chinese Internet giant Tencent, is doing something similar. Louis Song, WeChat's country manager for Malaysia and Singapore, said any third-party app can be integrated in the app using its open API. See all stories on this topic »

Telstra's mobile testing lab in the spotlight ZDNet But in 2012, Telstra now has over 13 million mobile customers and the company has to ensure that each device can work on Telstra's network, which now expands past 7,000 base stations across Australia. "It spawned this need to test, not only the ... See all stories on this topic » ZDNet

Opera Maps Global Mobile Social Network Usage: Facebook Most Frequently ... TechCrunch Want to see an atlas of Facebook mobile usage across the world? Browser maker Opera has released its 2012 State of the Mobile Web report which measures social networking popularity by looking at the number of Opera Mini users who visit them. Data is ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile app downloads surged 33 percent after iPhone 5 launch VentureBeat The iPhone 5 was good for the app economy. Mobile app marketer Fiksu said thatmobile app downloads surged 33 percent in October after the Sept. 21 arrival of the Apple iPhone 5. Users began organically searching for new apps, and that help drive down ... See all stories on this topic » VentureBeat

Mobile connections soaring – Icasa Creamer Media's Engineering News Over the past three years, there had been a "dramatic" increase in the number of households opting to connect through mobile devices, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) councillor William Stucke told MPs. "The number of ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile Sales Boost E-Commerce Startups on Cyber Monday CNBC.com Mobile sales also played a key role during Black Friday weekend sales at the design daily deal site Fab.com. Weekend mobile orders accounted for 30 percent of total mobile orders, while mobilerevenue 35 percent of total revenue, according to a Nov. See all stories on this topic »

AIDS candlelight vigil to be held in downtown Mobile Saturday al.com (blog) “Hope provides the strength to continue fighting, living and loving,” Ty Tover, president of the Mobile AIDS Coalition and a peer mentor at the Mobile County Health Department, said in a news release. Coinciding with the 24th annual World AIDS Day, the ... See all stories on this topic » al.com (blog)

AT&T Last in Miserable Mobile-Provider Report Slate Magazine (blog) A new survey named AT&T as the nation's most miserable mobile carrier, but it's not alone: No major carrier rates above 72 percent approval, making wireless providers among the lowest-rated services in America. The annual Consumer Reports survey ... See all stories on this topic »