The U.S.-based Internet radio service Pandora reported that its GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) revenue was up 55 percent (to US $157.4 million) in the second quarter compared to the Continue Reading
The Mexican rural community of Talea de Castro, in the state of Oaxaca, has set up its own mobile network, Red Celular de Talea (Talea Mobile Network), after Mexican operators Continue Reading
Japanese mobile operator KDDI plans to encourage businesses to replace their fixed-line phone systems with smartphones by offering a service to create low-cost communication networks. KDDI’s service will allow firms Continue Reading
UK startup CloudZync is launching a new contactless payment app for smartphones, called Zync Wallet. The app, in addition to its virtual-wallet function, will log customers’ spending in shops, allowing Continue Reading
US cable provider Comcast has announced that it will begin usage-based broadband billing tests on 1 September 2013 in central Kentucky, Savannah, GA, and Jackson, MS. Subscribers on those systems Continue Reading
At the end of the first quarter of 2013, 62 percent of German mobile-phone owners had a smartphone, up from 54 percent at the end of the third quarter of Continue Reading