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Zend, the PHP Company has announced the findings of its third Zend Developer Pulse™ survey, revealing new insights into trends in mobile application development. The study, completed primarily by corporate developers, explored the adoption of open standards, common DevOps challenges and developers’ cloud preferences.”We are now beyond the mobile adoption stage and into the mobile-first era for application development.” said Elaine Lennox, Zend CMO. “Clearly open standards based approaches are the preferred choice of developers, but the study also showed that meeting the frequent release cycles these apps require is still a struggle for most organizations. Until companies invest [...] Continue Reading…

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, has announced the addition of three new high current P-ch MOSFETs: the SSM6J505NU, SSM6J501NU and SSM6J503NU. Supporting high currents for high power dissipation packages, the new MOSFETs make ideal charging switches for smartphones and other mobile devices with high current charging circuits.As the battery capacity of smartphones and other mobile devices increases, the charging current increases as well. Toshiba used the latest UMOS VI process to design the SSM6J505NU, SSM6J501NU and SSM6J503NU in a small 2.0mm × 2.0mm × 0.75mm (UDFN6B) [...] Continue Reading…

Accellion®, Inc., the award-winning pioneer in providing enterprise-class, secure mobile file sharing solutions, today announced the availability of the first secure mobile printing solution for mobile users. This lets mobile-enabled employees print the content they want, from the device they choose, whenever they need, further improving the productivity of a company’s workforce and optimizing the mobile workflow.With this new solution, Accellion Mobile Apps for iOS and Android now feature embedded printing technology. As a result, organizations with Ricoh HotSpot Enterprise software and the Accellion secure mobile file sharing solution can print securely from any mobile device to any corporate [...] Continue Reading…

Ten days after we said Hello to the world, we’re happy to announce Qt for Tizen 1.0 Alpha 1 release containing a mobile-optimized, cross-platform application and user interface development framework.Qt for Tizen is a common name for two products:Qt framework for Tizen, currently based on Qt 5.1 beta, works with Tizen Emulator. Thanks to exceptional cross-platform nature of Qt most of the work was related to configuring and building the binaries. Qt Creator SDK can be already used for developing new applications and porting existing ones.Qt Tizen Integration, now introducing basic set of native controls with default look and [...] Continue Reading…

U.S. Cellular (USM) and Kyocera Communications Inc. have announced that the waterproof, shock-proof Kyocera Hydro XTRM is available online today and will be in stores on May 24 for $29.99 after instant rebate. The 4G LTE Hydro XTRM has Military Standard 810G certification for shock and drops and carries IP57 certification for protection against dust and immersion in up to 3.28 feet of water for up to 30 minutes.This durable smartphone is the latest device to join U.S. Cellular’s 4G LTE line-up and is ready to handle whatever life throws at it. Businesses and consumers who purchase this device [...] Continue Reading…

Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced the planned summer launch of a trio of mobile broadband devices that will take advantage of three bands of 4G LTE wireless spectrum available to Sprint’s network. These devices are expected to bring customers improved network performance and stronger in-building coverage as LTE is deployed on each of these bands. With the ability to leverage Sprint’s 4G LTE network at 1.9GHz and 800MHz as well as Clearwire’s LTE network at 2.5GHz, these new devices offer Sprint customers ideal solutions to easily stay connected on the go.The first tri-band Sprint 4G LTE-capable mobile broadband devices will [...] Continue Reading…

Update: At an online presentation today, Jolla Ltd. released further details around the Jolla phone and its Sailfish operating system, an open source OS based on the Linux Meego project. The world’s first Jolla device was shown to an enthusiasic group of developers. The device features a 4.5″ display, dual core processor, 16GB internal + microSD, an 8MP AF camera, user-replaceable battery, optional intelligent shells (“the other half”), Sailfish OS with Android app compliance.Preorders are now being accepted at a 399 Euro pricetag for delivery by the end of the year with first availability going to [...] Continue Reading…

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/34qkjc/next_generation) has announced the addition of the “Next Generation Network OSS/BSS Market and Forecast 2013-2018″ report to their offering.NGN promises a high quality end-user experience. Telecommunications service providers expect the NGN framework to provide them with tools that would ensure customer loyalty. However, the path towards achieving the ideal NGN is fraught with formidable challenges. The most critical challenge confronting operators is optimizing their OSS and BSS platforms, systems, and processes.With research beginning in 2007, the report Next Generation Network OSS/BSS Market and Forecast 2013-2018 provides a comprehensive analysis of drivers and issues related to technical [...] Continue Reading…

“Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) asked U.S. regulators on Thursday to stop reviewing SoftBank Corp’s (9984.T) proposed acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp’s (S.N), citing the Japanese company’s reported attempt to thwart its bid for the U.S. wireless carrier.”…More…

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Android and iOS, the number one and number two ranked smartphone operating systems (OS) worldwide, combined for 92.3% of all smartphone shipments during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as Windows Phone crept past BlackBerry for 3rd place. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Android smartphone vendors and Apple shipped a total of 199.5 million units worldwide during 1Q13, up 59.1% from the 125.4 million units shipped during 1Q12.”Underpinning the worldwide smartphone market is the constantly shifting operating system landscape,” noted Ramon Llamas, research manager with IDC’s Mobile Phone team. “Android and iOS [...] Continue Reading…