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Location Based Services: Why smartphone apps will pay off for advertisers, carriers, application providers

Location Based Services: Why smartphone apps will pay off for advertisers, carriers, application providers

In the last few weeks, the wireless world has been buzzing about location-based services (LBS), applications made primarily for wireless devices that use GPS, WiFi...

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Why Wireless Searchers Matter — Results from the Google & Compete Webinar

Why Wireless Searchers Matter — Results from the Google & Compete Webinar

How important is it for wireless carriers and handset manufacturers to have an effective online strategy? Very. A recent study by Compete and Google found that...

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Mobile TV Market Begins to Take Shape

Mobile TV Market Begins to Take Shape

In September 2006, Compete reported on the marginal, albeit growing, interest in mobile TV and video products services online at Big-4 carrier websites. At the...

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SeatGuru.com

SeatGuru.com

You air travelers out there know there are plenty of things that can go wrong between takeoff and landing. Whether it’s a seat that doesn’t recline,...

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Mobile Video Demand Is Small But Growing Fast

Mobile Video Demand Is Small But Growing Fast

Mobile video has emerged as one of the hottest technologies in the wireless industry. All the major carriers have launched mobile TV services, and the investment...

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I want my MVNO

I want my MVNO

You probably don’t know what MVNO stands for (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) or what an MVNO does (uses an existing wireless network, jazzes up the service...

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