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Walmart's Mobile App Aims for 'Indispensable' Customer Tools

Wednesday - May 22, 2013

The key for developing a mobile strategy? Understand the customer. That was the theme of Wednesday's keynote presentations at CTIA 2013, the wireless industry trade show held this week in Las Vegas. Companies that address their consumer find higher adoption and engagement. In the case of Walmart, the world's largest retailer has found a way to push boundaries while addressing the consumer's needs and interests. On the other hand, Rovio, creator of Angry Birds, keeps things simple. [More...]

JLo, Verizon Partner on Wireless Stores Targeting Latinos

Wednesday - May 22, 2013

Actress, singer, dancer and fashion designer Jennifer Lopez can now add wireless industry mogul to her resumé. JLo is the big name behind Viva Movil, a new mobile phone retailer that addresses the growing Latino market. Lopez is the founder of Viva Movil, as well as a majority shareholder and its chief creative officer. [More...]

Clearwire Board Gives Nod to Sweeter Sprint Bid

Wednesday - May 22, 2013

Clearwire's special committee and its board of directors recommended that shareholders approve Sprint's increased offer to buy the remaining half of the company. Sprint already owns about 50 percent of Clearwire. It upped its bid to purchase the remaining stake by 14 percent Tuesday, offering $3.40 per share. That offer values Clearwire at $10.7 billion. [More...]

Intel Puts Its Chips on 'New Devices'

Wednesday - May 22, 2013

Intel's new CEO Brian Krzanich showed Tuesday he's ready to put his stamp on the chipmaking giant by announcing a company reorganization that includes a division for new devices. The division, headed by former mobile unit chief Mike Bell, will reportedly focus on emerging product trends. It will be a key component in Intel's attempt to boost its performance where it has lagged rivals. [More...]

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT
White House Pulls Back the Curtains on Big Data Project

Wednesday - May 22, 2013

The U.S. government is awash in data that is collected, stored and disseminated by federal agencies to fulfill their public service missions. However, the existence of huge amounts of information within the government presents a major profit-making opportunity for commercial firms. The Obama administration has now launched a program to make federal data resources much more available. [More...]

MicroStrategy's Saylor: Our Mobile Identity Completes Us

Tuesday - May 21, 2013

Mobile identity was the theme that kicked off at a keynote speech Tuesday at CTIA 2013, the wireless industry trade show under way this week in Las Vegas. Michael Saylor, founder, chairman and CEO of MicroStrategy and author of The Mobile Wave, spoke of how mobile identity is becoming a vital part of consumers' lives. [More...]

GrubHub, Seamless Merge to Boost Restaurant Delivery Chops

Tuesday - May 21, 2013

Two well-known restaurant delivery services -- GrubHub and Seamless -- announced plans to merge on Monday. The services enable users to search local restaurants that deliver by ZIP code and food specialty. Combined, the companies' footprint will cover 500 cities and connect users to more than 20,000 establishments. [More...]

New Chair Puts Spectrum, Access High on FCC's Priority List

Tuesday - May 21, 2013

During her keynote address at the opening session of the CTIA 2013 wireless industry trade show in Las Vegas, acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn spoke of continuing the work of her predecessor -- with a slight shift from focusing on rural communities to addressing the needs of the underprivileged. Clyburn, in her second day in office, stepped in as a late addition to the keynote lineup. [More...]

Dish Eyes LightSquared's Wireless Spectrum

Tuesday - May 21, 2013

Dish Network is offering $2 billion for some of LightSquared's spectrum in a move that could help the company expand its services beyond pay TV. The offer would add spectrum to Dish's growing supply of airwaves and allow it to expand into wireless solutions. LightSquared, the bankrupt wireless network company, would use the capital to pay off debt. [More...]

ANALYSIS
Getting the Best Out of IT Partnerships, IBM-SAP Style

Tuesday - May 21, 2013

There's no shortage of partner initiatives at most annual IT vendor events, but that was especially apparent at SAP's recent Sapphire NOW conference in Orlando, Fla. In large part, it's simply the nature of the event beast. Vendors work for weeks or even months on conference-related announcements, hoping to garner the attention of energized, enthusiastic attendees. [More...]

Pinterest Tacks On Brand-Friendly Features

Monday - May 20, 2013

Pinterest on Monday announced new features and relationships with brands that will bring more functionality to its pins. The features, according to the social bookmarking company, will make the pins more "useful." Pinterest introduced its new features in a Monday blog post. Pins now show more information, so users have more than photos to help them determine interest. [More...]

Marketing, Big Data Tech IPOs Get Rousing Market Welcome

Monday - May 20, 2013

Marketo and Tableau Software are having strong launches as public companies, indicating investors are excited about the growth in enterprise software markets that target niches such as Big Data and marketing automation. Tableau Software, which designs data visualization software that helps businesses manage information, trades under the appropriate ticker symbol DATA. [More...]

PODCAST
Virtual Testing Trims Real World Costs and Delivery Times

Monday - May 20, 2013

When you're a top Internet service provider in Turkey, and you deploy scores of applications each year, you have to find an efficient testing method that ensures the apps are working properly across all infrastructures. TTNET, with six million subscribers, found that service virtualization was the best solution. [More...]

Yahoo's 2013 Shopping Spree May Include Tumblr

Saturday - May 18, 2013

Yahoo is reportedly looking to purchase microblogging platform and social networking website Tumblr for $1 billion. Tumblr is considered one of the coolest companies on the Internet because of its appeal to younger users -- the very demographic that Yahoo, which recently characterized its users as aging, is now attempting to reach. [More...]

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