Some wireless industry strategists have started predicting that Apple might soon begin providing mobile-phone or data services directly to its customers in lieu of continuing to use companies such as Verizon as middlemen, perhaps by offering mobile data plans as a bundle with the iPad. A number of consumers are using iPads strictly as WiFiContinue Reading

Are Digital Natives a liability in the workplace? A new study commissioned by Time Inc. finds that Digital Natives–people who have grown up exposed to mobile technology–switch between devices and platforms 27 times per hour. The study also found that they use media and technology to keep their mood stable and avoid boredom or feelingsContinue Reading

This spring, LG will be deploying and testing a neat new trick in smartphone technology. US Government employees will receive prototype Android phones that are capable of running two completely separate operating systems, with a goal of allowing government employees to have an autonomous personal phone and a high-security, monitored work phone while only keepingContinue Reading

Engadget has released their winter 2011 smartphone buyer’s guide. It’s a handy reference to the basic vital statistics of the leading devices currently available from major and minor carriers, including price when purchased with an individual wireless plan. For a quick and simple inside scoop on the most exciting smartphones currently available this season, youContinue Reading

Apple today has announced the release of their new iPhone 4S. The 4S is a 3G smartphone that runs on a dual-core A5 processor. Highlights of the new device include graphics up to seven times faster than previous models, an 8-megapixel camera, retina display, and the recently-introduced iOS 5 operating system with 200 additional newContinue Reading

Advantix CIO Josh Lipton will be speaking tomorrow as part of a Focus.com free online roundtable from 1-2pm PST. From Focus.com: With wireless networking and mobile computing now at the center of the IT planning in enterprises and organizations large and small, a new set of important strategic questions are coming to light. Sure, they’reContinue Reading

Engadget has reported this week that Sprint is planning to raise its early termination fee from $200 to $350 for customers with smartphones, tablets, laptops, or netbooks. The expected date of the raise, which will increase Sprint’s early termination fee to match those of Verizon and AT&T, is September 9th of this year. The feeContinue Reading

A couple of weeks ago, in the wake of the News of the World voicemail hacking scandal, The Voice Report published a helpful guide toward monitoring and securing your voicemail against hacking. This includes tips both for prevention of hacking and for identifying it if it does happen. The Voice Report only touches on aContinue Reading

We talked a bit in our last post about the beginning migration away from the unlimited data usage packages offered by mobile carriers. It’s now been confirmed that Verizon Wireless will be joining the pack and moving to a tiered billing structure for new contracts. Is this move all-bad for corporate consumers? AOTMP had thisContinue Reading

Engadget has posted a review with photos and video of the upcoming new BlackBerry device, the Bold 9900. Current expectations are that RIM will be releasing the phone sometime around the end of this summer, although a hard date has not yet been established. Engadget’s review is solidly positive. Highlights include what Engadget calls ‘oneContinue Reading