Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: App Store, Apple, Cellphones, Microsoft, Mobile phone, MobileMe, United States, Verizon Wireless
Concerns about overloading the country’s wireless networks came to naught Tuesday as the major cell phone carriers reported their aggressive preparations for Inauguration Day paid off. They reported few problems despite a significant increase in their normal traffic loads of calls and texts. Carriers had established satellite sites to provide more capacity. AT&T had poured in a reported $4 million to beef up its network and Verizon Wireless pointed to its $1 billion long-term investment in the Washington market. USA TODAY (1/21) , The New York Times/Bits blog (1/20) , InformationWeek (1/20) , CNET (1/20)
Microsoft will introduce several new mobile services next month, including a rival to Apple’s MobileMe, code named “SkyBox,” that will leverage the Internet to help users sync content on their phones, according to a report. Microsoft also will offer a similar service aimed at small businesses as well as an App Store-like mobile marketplace. Neowin.net (1/19) , The Register (U.K.) (1/20)
Cell phones equipped with GPS technology will continue to grow this year — albeit at a slower pace, according to ABI Research. It predicts in a study that GPS-enabled phone shipments will grow globally 6.4%, compared with a single-digit decline for the overall handset market. cellular-news (U.K.) (1/20)
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