2/5 Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology

AT&T now says SlingPlayer for iPhone on 3G is OK (AP) February 5, 2010 at 7:22 AM AP - AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will now allow Sling Media Inc.'s television-viewing program for the iPhone to operate over its "3G" high-speed mobile network. Deutsche Telekom prepares IPO for T-Mobile USA: report (Reuters) February 5, 2010 at 7:10 AM Reuters - Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGn.DE) is considering an initial public offering or spinoff of its U.S. wireless service T-Mobile USA, the Wall Street Journal reported. NII Holdings Holding Its Own As 3G Looms (Investor's Business Daily) February 5, 2010 at 6:56 AM Investor's Business Daily - Wireless service provider NII Holdings seems to be fighting a David-vs.-Goliath battle in Latin America. Trends & Innovations - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily) February 5, 2010 at 6:46 AM Investor's Business Daily - Young people are losing interest in long-form blogging as their communication habits become increasingly brief and mobile, says a study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Tech experts say blogging isn't going away, but rather has gone the way of e-mail -- still useful, just not sexy. The study found 14% of Internet users age 12-17 now say they blog, down from more than 25% in '06. And only about half in that age group say they comment on friends' blogs, down from three-quarters who did so 4 years ago. Advanced Analogic narrows 4Q loss to $4 million (AP) February 5, 2010 at 6:17 AM AP - Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc., which makes chips for wireless phones and digital cameras, reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter loss narrowed to $4 million as sales rose 12 percent. Samsung aims to treble smartphone sales in 2010 (Reuters) February 4, 2010 at 12:36 PM Reuters - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it aimed to treble smartphone shipments this year to more than 18 million units as the world's second-biggest cellphone maker scrambles to make a mark in the fast-growing smartphone market. Google Apps Now Enforces Policies on Mobile Devices (NewsFactor) February 5, 2010 at 4:57 AM NewsFactor - Google has added remote management controls to the Google Apps platform to give IT administrators greater control over their smartphone fleets. With the changes introduced Thursday, Google Apps Premier and Education Edition clients will be able to enforce corporate policies across a range of mobile devices from Apple, Nokia, Research In Motion, and Windows Mobile handset vendors. AT&T Allows 3G Slingplayer: New Leaf Turning? (PC World) February 5, 2010 at 3:24 AM PC World - The Slingplayer iPhone app, once the poster child for everything wrong with AT&T's 3G service, will now be allowed to run free of constraints. Skype over iPhone 3G Network Coming Soon, Thanks to iPad (PC World) February 4, 2010 at 11:32 PM PC World - The Skype app for the iPhone is a stellar (and free!) download for anyone looking to connect via VoIP, but its one major flaw was its inability to conduct calls via 3G or EDGE networks. Meanwhile, other VoIP iPhone apps, such as iCall and Fring, have been riding AT&T's 3G wave for quite some time, making Skype look behind the times. The battle escalated to the point where an Internet advocacy group called Free Press filed a complaint with the FCC alleging anticompetitive practices. Five Benefits of an Open Source Symbian (PC World) February 4, 2010 at 11:05 PM PC World - The Symbian mobile operating system is getting a second life as the Symbian Foundation makes the smartphone platform open source. The lifeline will revitalize the platform, and has benefits for Nokia, smartphone developers, Symbian handsets, and smartphone users. Symbian 3 Goes Open Source, But Nokia Ties Remain (NewsFactor) February 4, 2010 at 11:03 PM NewsFactor - It's official -- and ahead of schedule. The Symbian mobile operating system is now completely open source. The Symbian Foundation on Thursday released Symbian 3, the latest version of the platform. White House, Mobile Carriers Launch Health Texting Campaign (PC World) February 4, 2010 at 10:30 PM PC World - The White House and major mobile carriers have launched a text-messaging campaign aimed at improving the health of babies in the U.S. Google Apps More IT-Friendly, Get New Mobile Features (PC World) February 4, 2010 at 10:20 PM PC World - Google Apps become more IT-friendly today with the addition of new security features for iPhone, Nokia, and Windows Mobile users. Healthy baby campaign uses texts to reach mothers (AP) February 4, 2010 at 10:09 PM AP - Expectant mothers are getting a new tool to help keep themselves and their babies healthy: pregnancy tips sent directly to their cell phones. Lenovo Adds Mobile Phone Details, Posts Profit Rise (PC World) February 4, 2010 at 5:30 PM PC World - Lenovo's work on mobile phones with Google's Android operating system is focused on its high-end Lephone handset, but the company also wants to reach other price points, a company executive said Thursday.