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- Palm sales slow, offers no firm date on Pre
Palm surprised few investors in reporting a 72% drop in smartphone revenue from the previous year in its earnings statement, but did disappoint some for not issuing a firm date to release the Pre -- although Palm said it remained on track to release the smartphone in the second quarter. CEO Ed Colligan said the phone still needed "more polishing," but insisted, "there's no showstoppers. We plan on delivering on the time frame we said we would." Reuters
(3/19), InformationWeek
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- AT&T confirms reports of contract-free iPhone
AT&T confirmed reports Thursday that it would sell a no-contract iPhone for $599 or $699 -- depending on the amount of memory installed -- and noted that opting-out customers do not have to activate the phone where they buy it, according to a company presentation shown on the Boy Genius Web site. The offer has other restrictions: It is limited to one phone per number, and only selected existing customers are eligible for the deal. CRN (U.K.)/ChannelWeb
(3/19), CNET
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- TI executive sees powerful role for smartphones
Smartphones are packed with more potent advanced multimedia and processing punch than most people understand, says Texas Instruments mobile-application executive Avner Goren, who said he believed the industry would focus much of its efforts on unlocking the potential of the power inside the handsets. "There is a disproportion between the processing power of the phone and its physical dimensions. The phone today can do much more than what it is able to interface to the human being," Goren said in an interview. Telephony Online
(3/19)
- Analysts: Mobile VoIP may blossom with LTE
Businesses are still waiting for IP-based mobile devices to become all-encompassing links to their IP networks; enterprise users that have deployed the technology find them limiting, according to industry analysts. The answer, they suggest, will come via 4G technology, especially Long-Term Evolution, because "what you may find with LTE is that the data services will be fast enough to support mobile VoIP," said Nemertes Research analyst Irwin Lazar. Network World
(3/19)
- Cadillac will offer Wi-Fi as in-car option
Starting next month, Cadillac will roll out cars equipped with wireless Internet access at a list price of $500, plus a monthly usage fee of $29, according to reports. The Autonet-produced Cadillac WiFi will be offered on the CTS sport sedan, making the carmaker one of the first to install Wi-Fi on a production vehicle. CNET
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- Recession may take further toll on wireless spending
Almost 40% of respondents said they would likely seek to save costs on their cell phones if the recession does not end soon, according to a survey commissioned by the New Millennium Research Council, a Washington think tank. The report also suggests that prepaid-wireless carriers, such as MetroPCS Communications and Leap Wireless, could be the beneficiaries as Americans re-examine their cell phone spending. Bloomberg Businessweek
(3/20), Computerworld
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