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NEWS ABOUT: mobile Internet

mobile Internet stories: 13 news summaries

(Newser) - 1-800-Flowers.com continues its record of early technology adoption, Robin Wauters writes in TechCrunch, opening a storefront within Facebook. The company hit the Internet at the surprisingly early date of 1992, and was the first retailer on AOL two years later. It claims it’s the first retailer operating on... More »

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social networking • Internet • online retailers • Facebook • 1 800 flowers.com • flowers • mobile Internet

OPINION

 Introducing Web 3.0 

Mossberg and Swisher: it's an iPhone revolution

May 27, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Web 2.0’s a thing of the past, write Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher for All Things D. "Something major is happening at the intersection of tech and media, and we think it deserves its own new hyped-up name,” they announce. Web 3.0 is the era... More »

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technology • Internet • Web 2.0 • iPhone • Walt Mossberg • iPod Touch • web 3.0 • mobile services • mobile Internet • gadget • handhelds • mobile devices • Jay-ZTV

AT&T Rolls Out $50 Mini-Laptops

For customers who sign up for a combined home-and-mobile broadband plan

Apr 1, 09 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - AT&T is trying out a program that would make buying a laptop a bit like buying a cellphone. Walk into one of its Atlanta or Philadelphia retail outlets, and you’ll soon be able to nab a “mini-laptop” (or netbook, as the rest of the world calls them)... More »

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telecom industry • mobile Internet • AT&T • Netbooks

Tech review

Wi-Fi Goes for a Ride—in the Slow Lane

In-car system is reliable but may distract drivers: Mossberg

Nov 13, 08 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Wi-Fi has moved to the car, with Chrysler and Autonet Mobile teaming up to offer connectivity on wheels. It's a neat idea that works reasonably well, writes Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal, though speed isn't great, and the initial cost is steep. Moreover, "the company says the... More »

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technology • Chrysler • WiFi • mobile Internet • Internet access • Autonet Mobile


 Lower-Income 
 Buyers Snatch 
 Up iPhones 

Increasingly, consumers are turning to
the iPhone for music, Web browsing and calls

Oct 30, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lower-income households are snatching up iPhones at a faster rate than their more financially flush counterparts, reports the Wall Street Journal, potentially attracted by its multiple uses—and single fee. By relying on the “Swiss-Army knife kind of device” to make phone calls, listen to music, and access the... More »

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email • mobile Internet • AT&T • mobile devices • iPhone 3G

New Phones Compete With Software, Not Hardware

Applications and entertainment options more important than iPhone's aesthetics

Mar 31, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone may have buzz, Wired writes, but the smartphone market is deviating from the model of Apple’s “Jesus phone,” particularly in the software area. Wary of Apple’s restrictive software development policies, Wired pegs the Nokia N95, with an open source application platform, as more influential... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Nokia • smartphones • open source • phone software • mobile Internet

AT&T, Verizon Will Dominate New Airwaves

Wireless spectrum auction saw no major first-time entrant

Mar 21, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - AT&T and Verizon were the two top bidders in the airwaves auction that ended this week, representing 80% of the FCC’s record $19.6 billion haul and positioning themselves to offer advanced wireless Internet services, reports the Wall Street Journal. Google, sans licenses, was another winner,... More »

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Google • FCC • Verizon • cell phone industry • spectrum auction • wireless industry • mobile Internet • AT&T

Yahoo Debuts 'Smart' Mobile Bookmarking Tool

Firm is attempting to stake a claim in mobile internet software before Google

Mar 4, 08 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Yahoo, keeping up its relentless pace of product launches, announced the debut of a Web bookmarking service for cell phones intended to help users organize their mobile Internet experience, Reuters reports. Called OnePlace, the tool allows users to mark not just individual sites but a collection of 'smart' content feeds... More »

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Yahoo • mobile Internet • Yahoo OnePlace • bookmarks

Intel Pushes 'Atom' Chips

Tiny microprocessors are intended for mobile Internet devices and low-end computers

Mar 3, 08 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Intel will push its tinest new chips behind the brand name Atom in an effort to create demand for two emerging types of computing devices. The Atom line includes chips already announced by the company, reports the Wall Street Journal. One, formerly known as Silverthorne, is aimed at cellphone-sized... More »

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Intel • computer chip • microprocessors • mobile Internet • Silverthorne • Diamondville • low-end computers • Atom • MIDs

Intel Joins Push for Low-Power Chips

Promoting chips geared toward mobile Internet devices

Feb 4, 08 12:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Intel is developing a low-power-consuming chip aimed at a new category of mobile Internet devices, or MIDs, which range between a cell phone and laptop in size. The company’s new MID chip, expected out in the second quarter, draws about a tenth of the power used by Intel’s... More »

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Intel • computer chip • mobile Internet • low-power chips

AT&T and Yahoo Forge Alliance

Yahoo nets AT&T's subscribers in search and ad deal

Jan 30, 08 5:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Yahoo and AT&T announced a new alliance today in which Yahoo will provide search and advertising on AT&T’s mobile phones, the San Jose Mercury News reports. AT&T in turn will get their att.net web portal redesigned by Yahoo, through which their customers will get access... More »

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Yahoo • cell phones • AT and T • Internet advertising • web portals • mobile Internet

Google to Bid on Wireless Spectrum

Search giant expected to jump into FCC auction fray today

Nov 30, 07 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Google will announce today that it does plan to bid  for a  slice of wireless spectrum coming up for FCC auction in January, the Wall Street Journal reports. A winning bid would allow it to provide wireless phone and Internet service, to partner with other providers, or to lease out... More »

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Google • mobile Internet

Mobile Web: Hyped, But Not Used, For Now

The cellphone Internet experience has yet to attract frequent users

Nov 25, 07 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The mobile web, or cellphone-based Internet, has been the focus of a lot of attention lately, whether its iPhone hysteria or buzz over handset hardware companies joining Google’s Open Handset Alliance. The New York Times reports that the hype hasn’t helped the existing mobile web do very well:... More »

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Google • cell phones • Verizon • Open Handset Alliance • mobile Internet

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