Matt Hamblen

Articles by Matt Hamblen

Palm reportedly up for sale

HTC and Lenovo may bid, but there could be others, according to a Bloomberg report. Plus, analysis from mobile industry observer Jack Gold

First smartphone for WiMax unveiled

With Sprint promising the handset this summer, will Craig Wireless have it for the company's Vancouver service? The smartphone will help Sprint get a jump on new LTE networks set to open at the end of this year

Verizon Wireless confirms BlackBerry outage

The carrier blames defective software for the outage that hit some eastern U.S. users this morning. Verizon could not say how many customers were affected by the software glitch

Net neutrality: A complex topic made simple

Google 's plan to set up trial fiber optic networks in the U.S. with ultra-high speed Internet connections puts the long-running national debate over Net neutrality back into high gear. Here's a primer for those looking to get up to speed fast.

OPINION: Google CEO preaches ‘mobile first’

Mobile devices have displaced PCs for computing and communications, Schmidt tells attendees at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Find out why Google has taken on the mantle as the new king of mobile

Cisco adding iPhone app for voice-over-Wi-Fi

In response to growing iPhone usage, the company will roll out the app as part of a continued effort to boost its mobile unified communications technology

IT management aided by new appraisal technique

A relatively new approach for making IT investment and operating decisions and then proving their value to shareholders, called the IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF), can offer IT leaders some help

Text donations for Haiti overwhelm Red Cross

Text donations to Haiti earthquake relief may not constitute a miracle, but the American Red Cross says it is overwhelmed by the millions of $10 gifts it has received via mobile phone texting.

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