European Commission lays out new broadband plan, reserves spectrum for mobile broadband
It's not quite the law of the land just yet, but the European Commission has just laid out some far-reaching new broadband rules that, if implemented, could have some wide ranging implications.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: access, broadcasters, commision, commission, digital, europeancommission, mandate
FTC approves Google’s AdMob buy, cites Apple’s iAd competition
Google's attempt to swoop in and buy AdMob out from under Apple was looking like a Pyrrhic victory for a second there, as Federal Trade Commission approval of the deal hung in the balance based on concerns that El Goog would control far too much of the online advertising market. It's ironic, then, that Apple's acquisition of Quattro Wireless and the introduction of the iAd platform in iPhone OS 4 is what convinced the feds to let Google's acquisition go through -- the FTC says that Apple's entry into the market will provide significant competition to AdMob, regardless of whether or not it's owned by Google.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: admob, apple, commission, cupertino, entry, folks, ftc, industry, iphone, legal, mobile
Steve Jobs: ‘we tried to buy a company called AdMob’
We'd previously heard rumors that Quattro Wireless was Apple's consolation prize after a deal with bigger mobile advertising rival AdMob fell through, and Steve Jobs confirmed it on no uncertain terms at the Q&A session following today's iPhone OS 4.0 event : "we tried to buy a company called AdMob... but Google snatched it away." Indeed they did, though that deal hasn't yet been approved by the Federal Trade Commission while Apple's already up, up and away with its iAd solution, so it seems like everything shook out for the best -- if you're an iPhone developer, anyway. Steve Jobs: 'we tried to buy a company called AdMob' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:41:00 EST.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: ads, apple, commission, federal-trade, jobs, mobile, mobileads, mobileadvertising, quattro wireless, quattrowireless, Steve
Apple / Nokia federal lawsuit put on hold pending ITC investigation
We normally wouldn't cover something so procedural, but given the heightened interesting Apple's patent dealings this week , we thought we'd note that Cupertino's tiff with Nokia in the federal courts has been put on hold while both companies argue their case before the US International Trade Commission.
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone Tags: apple, both-companies, commission, entry, federal-lawsuit, htc, itc, legal, nokia, timeline, trade
Apple specifically going after Android in HTC lawsuit
There's no delicate way to put this: at least part of Apple's patent lawsuit against HTC appears to be a proxy fight for a larger issue with Android as a whole.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: breakingnews, commission, distinction, engadget, entry, htc, larger-issue, lawsuit, legal, patent, patents, result, the-specific, winmo
Spectrum cash-out option might still be on the table for FCC, broadcasters
Silly us for thinking this issue had been drawing to a close ! Indeed, rumors are swirling again that the FCC is looking into the concept of getting television broadcasters to trade in some spectrum in support of the nation's universal broadband initiatives -- initiatives for which significant additional airspace is likely needed , and for which the Commission is expected to file its master plan to Congress next month. The latest information from BusinessWeek says that companies might be offered the opportunity to share in the monetary spoils of any auction that would come out of reclaimed spectrum, a privilege usually reserved for the government's coffers alone. It's unclear whether the move would be voluntary, "voluntary," or compulsory, but any strong-arm move on the part of the Fed is likely to get some hellish pushback from the nation's broadcasters -- they cherish their spectrum as much as they ever have and many feel as though they're finally on the cusp of capitalizing on the promise of mobile TV
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: Battle, broadcasters, commission, engadget, engadget-mobile, from-the-nation, government, privilege, spectrum, television, unclear-whether
Canadian Human Rights Commission EXPOSED!: Rally the Troops for …
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Categories: Other, Phone Street Tags: canada, canadian, canadian-human, commission, human, human-rights, include-data, judicial, judicial-review, phone, rights, rights-commission, section, speech
Saving lives on Europe's roads: mobile phone operators sign up for …
eCall, Europe's in-car automatic emergency call system, received the full backing of Europe's mobile phone industry.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: accident-reporting, article, commission, european-commission, governance, intelligent, mobile, Mobile Phone, netherlands, science, spain, transportaion, world-news
3G Mobile Phone Blog: EU Welcomes Common Charger for Mobile Phones
As a result major producers of mobile phones have agreed to harmonise chargers in the EU. In a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoUâ€), which was submitted to the Commission today, the industry commits to provide chargers compatibility on ...
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: commission, harmonise-chargers, memorandum, Mobile Phone, mobile-phones, provide-chargers, result-major, the-industry, understanding