Consumer Services and Devices

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2012

January
• CurrentCast: CES 2012 - Consumer Services Highlights and Wrap Up - Jan 18, 2012 | Consumer Services U.S.
• CES 2012: AT&T Pushes the LTE Device Envelope - Jan 11, 2012 | Consumer
• CES 2012: DISH Advances with New HD-DVR, More Programming, and a 12 Mbps Broadband Bundle - Jan 11, 2012 | Consumer Services U.S.
• CES 2012: Huawei Debuts "The World’s Slimmest Smartphone" (Yes, Huawei.) - Jan 11, 2012 | Consumer Devices
• CES 2012: Nokia Re-enters U.S. Market with Lumia 900 at AT&T - Jan 11, 2012 | Consumer Devices
• The Digital Living Room: On a Collision Course with Mobile - Jan 5, 2012 | Consumer Devices

2011

• Best of Smart Innovations: 2011 - Dec 22, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• Cox Communications Gives Up on Wireless Services – Again - Nov 17, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Trend Update: Premium In-Home IT & Multimedia Support Services - Nov 10, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• Virgin Mobile Hopes to Attract New Broadband Customers with One Month Free Service Promotion - Nov 9, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Clearwire Exits the Postpaid Mobile Broadband Arena - Nov 2, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Sony Finally Buys Out Ericsson, Now it Needs to Execute - Oct 28, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• Motorola Resurrects the RAZR Brand - Oct 19, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• Marketing LTE: Early Service Trends in Europe - Oct 11, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• Sprint Clarifies LTE Plans, but Still Leaves Too Many Questions Unanswered - Oct 11, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• CurrentCast - The Sprint Network Vision Strategy Update: Initial Thoughts - Oct 7, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Tablets and Tether: Made for Each Other? - Oct 6, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• CurrentCast - The iPhone 4S: Consumers and Carriers, Distribution and Disappointment (or Not) - Oct 6, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• Leap Broadens Reach with Best Buy Retail Expansion and New PAYGo Plan Category - Sep 26, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• CurrentCast - The AT&T Palo Alto Foundry Grand Opening: Our Thoughts - Sep 19, 2011 | Mobile Ecosystem
• AT&T Finally Goes Live with LTE: Will It Help Generate Subscriber Momentum? - Sep 19, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• CurrentCast - AT&T and T-Mobile vs. the Department of Justice - Sep 2, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• CurrentCast - Charting Tectonic Shifts in the Mobile Device Ecosystem: Google, Motorola, HP and More - Aug 22, 2011 | Consumer Services, Consumer Devices
• Clearwire Finally States the Intention to Adopt LTE Technology - Aug 5, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Sprint and LightSquared See Cost/Time Savings in New Network Deal, but Questions Remain - Jul 28, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Motorola DROID 3 Adds Power and Display Tech to Thin QWERTY Formula - Jul 11, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• Verizon Wireless Launches New Data Portfolio - Discontinues Unlimited Plan Option - Jul 7, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Belgacom Brings 'TV Everywhere’ with Aggressive Marketing Push - Jul 5, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• Google Gives Social Networking Another Shot with Google+ - Jun 30, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• New Ways With WiFi: Service Innovation in Europe - Jun 29, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• Asus Eee Pad Transformer: Lower Price, More Flexibility - Is it Enough? - Jun 24, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• CurrentCast - Revolutionary and Evolutionary Developments from the 2011 Cable Show - Jun 21, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Comcast Advances Digital Home Portfolio with Three Services - Jun 16, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Microsoft Radically Shifts Direction with Windows 8: Everything is a Tablet Now - Jun 6, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• Google and Sprint Partner to Bring Contactless Payment Solution to the U.S. Market - May 27, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Microsoft’s “Mango” Ensures Windows Phone 7 Stays Comfortably Behind Apple and Google - May 25, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• RIM Launches OS 7 and New BlackBerry Bolds - May 4, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• Verizon Wireless "Unleashes" $50 Unlimited Plan Aimed at Value Segment - Apr 28, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Cisco Retreats from Consumer Devices (Mostly) - Apr 13, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• T-Mobile USA Looks to Regain Value Momentum with New Unlimited Offering - Apr 13, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Will the Real iPad Killer Please Stand Up - Mar 30, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• CTIA Wireless 2011: Sprint Launches Integrated Google Voice Experience on All Its Phones - Mar 22, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• And Then There Were Three? Implications of the AT&T and T-Mobile USA Deal - Mar 21, 2011 | Consumer Services, Consumer Devices
• Mobile Data Multi-SIM: One Plan to Rule Them All - Mar 11, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• 3 Austria Launches 3Web Cube: ‘Unlimited usage’ Meets HomeZone - Feb 25, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• MWC 2011: T-Mobile Spells It Out with WiFi - Feb 17, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• MWC 2011: Deutsche Telekom Targets Mobile Payments - Feb 16, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• MWC 2011: T-Mobile Gets Serious About Mobile Commerce - Feb 16, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• MWC 2011: Microsoft Promises to Update Windows Phone 7 Eventually - Feb 15, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• MWC 2011: WAC Confirms In-app Billing Support and Brings Big Names to the Table - Feb 15, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• MWC 2011: Sony Ericsson Is Finally Ready to Come Out and PLAY - Feb 14, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• MWC 2011: Orange Launches In-Store Expert Assistance - Feb 14, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• CurrentCast: What to Expect from Mobile World Congress 2011 - Feb 4, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• GoD to TV: New Cloud Gaming on Demand Services Emerge in Europe - Jan 26, 2011 | Consumer Services Europe
• CurrentCast: CES 2011 Wrap-Up - Take 88 Tablets and Call Us in the Morning - Jan 13, 2011 | Consumer Services and Devices
• The Verizon Wireless iPhone: It’s Real - Jan 11, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• Verizon Wireless Announces the Launch of a CDMA-only iPhone 4 - Jan 11, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• CES 2011: Skype Impresses with Voice and Video Conferencing - Jan 10, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• CES 2011: Motorola Wins CES - Jan 7, 2011 | Consumer Devices
• CES 2011: Verizon Wireless Gets Aggressive with LTE Devices and Service Rollout - Jan 7, 2011 | Consumer Services U.S.
• CES 2011: AT&T Has a Confusing Definition of 4G, But Strong Device Lineup - Jan 7, 2011 | Consumer Devices U.S.

2010

• LG Announces Optimus 2X, a Dual-core Flagship Smartphone for the Korean Market - Dec 20, 2010 | Consumer Devices
• Google Continues Controversial Nexus Line, Launches Android 2.3 - Dec 7, 2010 | Consumer Devices
• Key Trends in Mobile Broadband - Dec 3, 2010 | Consumer Services
• Verizon Wireless Finally Launches LTE with New Mobile Broadband Data Plan Portfolio - Dec 3, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Vodafone Strengthens Smartphone Strategy with Revised Data Roaming Options - Nov 30, 2010 | Consumer Services Europe
• Cox Brings Wireless in for a Bundle Upsell - Nov 22, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• DLNA Has the Answers, but Operators Must Spell It Out - Nov 18, 2010 | Consumer Services
• Facebook Strengthens Its Position with Centralized Messaging Service - Nov 17, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• ZTE Peel Is Interesting but Not Appealing - Nov 12, 2010 | Consumer Devices
• MetroPCS Now Offers Nationwide Coverage - Nov 5, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• T-Mobile vs. The World (or, What is 4G and Does it Matter?) - Nov 4, 2010
• HP Palm Undermines webOS 2.0 with Underwhelming Hardware - Oct 21, 2010 | Consumer Devices
• Verizon Wireless and Apple Unite – Not for the iPhone but the iPad - Oct 15, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Microsoft Gets Off to a Good Start with Windows Phone 7 Launch - Oct 13, 2010 | Consumer Devices
• RIM Offers a Glimpse of Its PlayBook - Sep 28, 2010 | Consumer Devices
• MetroPCS Launches LTE, but Speed Is Not the Focus - Sep 24, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• T-Mobile’s “Kids Are Free” Promotion Offers Free Additional Lines Through the End of 2011 - Sep 10, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Samsung Shoots High with Dual-Core Cortex A9 Orion Offering - Sep 8, 2010 | Mobile Device Silicon
• Apple TV No Longer a Hobby - Sep 3, 2010 | Consumer Devices
• Verizon Doubles DSL Speeds to 15 Mbps: Too Little, Too Late for Copper? - Sep 1, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• Intel Continues its Acquisition Spree, Purchasing Infineon’s WLS Business Unit for $1.4 Billion - Sep 1, 2010 | Mobile Device Silicon
• Netflix’s iPhone/iPad App Adds Another Way to Stress Mobile Networks - Aug 30, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• High-Value Reward Programs: Keeping High-Spenders Happy - Aug 26, 2010 | Consumer Services Europe
• Intel Looks to Pay a Hefty $7.68 Billion to Acquire McAfee’s Security Assets - Aug 20, 2010 | Mobile Device Silicon
• Sprint Launches 4G Only Broadband Plans in Select Markets - Aug 18, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.
• France Telecom 'Opens' the Quad Play Door with New 'Orange Open' Launch - Aug 13, 2010 | Consumer Services Europe
• How to Compete Using Android - Aug 10, 2010 | Consumer Devices
• Texas Instruments Claims a First with ARM’s NGN Cortex-A Series Processor - Aug 10, 2010 | Mobile Device Silicon
• AT&T Extends Its Mobile Marketing Solutions to Include Mobile Barcodes - Aug 4, 2010 | Consumer Services U.S.

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