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Wireless carriers and utility companies are sitting on a goldmine.  Smart meters, which track and transmit residential and business electrical use wirelessly, will generate billions within a few years. European operators plan to expand revenues further by rolling out cloud computing, networking and other services for the auto, energy, health and media industries. In the […] The post Smart Grid Broadband Challenges Internet Providers first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Digital media consumption is growing like uncontrolled weeds. Some love it. Others have a love/hate relationship with the constant urge to “go online.” Facebook, Twitter, emails, blogs, news and entertainment websites demand mind share. We time-shift to handle the load. We create lives of  bits, bytes and electronic screens. Digital media mesmerizes our minds, scatters our […] The post Taking a Break from Digital Media for Your Sanity first appeared on MobileBeyond.

“The Social Network,” a fascinating, caustic movie about Mark Zuckerberg and his “friends” who launched Facebook, continues raising social networking privacy issues. When I first saw the movie, I watched several people in the theater playing with their phones. I wasn’t sure if they were viewing Facebook but I imagined it so. I had a […] The post Social Networking Privacy Issues Raised in Facebook Movie first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Smartphone Device for $600? My new Sprint Samsung Epic 3G/4G Galaxy S smartphone device arrived yesterday. Couldn’t get around to activating the phone until 10 p.m. A hour later, my blogger’s eyes were as dry as the Sahari desert. Before hitting the sack, though, I quickly scanned Sprint’s “Get Started” booklet  (not numbered), the “Basics Guide” […] The post Smartphone Device or PNA, PEA or PTA? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

  Have you been feeling a bit overwhelmed recently with a feature-rich mobile smartphone? You’re not alone.  As media consumption on mobile devices increases, you derive less pleasure.  It’s an economics law called diminishing marginal utility. Basically, the law claims that people become more dissatisfied as they consume more of a product or  service. Investopedia uses an “all […] The post Mobile Media Consumption and Diminishing Utility first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Affiliate marketers are getting hot under the collar about mobile marketing profits. And I’m becoming concerned about Internet marketers affiliates moving into  “mobile marketing without proper training. In many cases, those promoting courses and the “secrets” of the practice fall victim to lack of best practices and, sometimes, breaking the law. The CAN-SPAM Act of […] The post Will Affiliate Marketers Destroy Mobile Marketing? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Small business SMS marketing is alive and well in Michigan. Linda Daichendt is busy, very busy, but she loves every moment. As CEO and Managing Consultant of Michigan-based Strategic Growth Concepts, she helps companies and nonprofits develop small business SMS marketing and social media campaigns. A prolific blogger and mobile devotee, Linda founded Mobile Monday […] The post Small Business SMS Marketing with Linda Daichendt first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Sonic music is thriving at Stanford. Ge Wang, an assistant professor at Stanford University and CTO at Smule, lives and breathes sonic music. When I recently interviewed him about his first experiences playing the guitar as a teenager, how he loves music and the “human possibilities” of technology, he convinced me he’s not a composer who […] The post Sonic Music Alive at Smule – Ge Wang Podcast first appeared on MobileBeyond.

You’ve just purchased a shiny new smartphone and start downloading mobile apps. You  download cool apps. Smartphone mobile security is the last thing on your mind. Soon your phone’s screen fills with dozens of colorful icons–the best apps to use for FaceBook and Twitter, incredible mobile games, mapping, music,  photos and more. You just can’t stop. But […] The post Smartphone Mobile Security with John Hering of Lookout first appeared on MobileBeyond.

I’m a smartphone customer just like you. This past week, I returned my T-Mobile Vibrant after testing it for a week. Beautiful display. Great voice quality and speakerphone. Lots of Android apps–more than I would ever use. Reasonable price with a two year contract. So why did I return it? As a mobile blogger who’s […] The post Smartphone Customer Expectations Rising first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Wireless monitoring. It has an ominous ring to it. If you’ve been following the Blackberry mobile privacy battle between RIM, the United Arab Emirates, India and other nations, you might think wireless monitoring of mobile phones is limited to a few countries. Wireless Monitoring in Democratic Countries Unfortunately, it’s not. The United States, the U.K. […] The post Wireless Monitoring of Mobile Phones Continues Growing Worldwide first appeared on MobileBeyond.

The United Arab Emirates has decided that BlackBerry smartphones are dangerous to national security. Other countries, like India, don’t like RIM’s email, instant messaging and web browsing security either. The core issue is clearly mobile privacy in a world where some governments feel threatened by wireless device security. Surprisingly, the U.A.E.’s announcement was announced a day […] The post Mobile Privacy Concerns Impact Government Wireless Security first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Phone users today demand high-quality mobile streaming video on their phones and other wireless devices. And MobiTV, a privately held technology company, is rising to the challenge. The Emeryville, California business now dominates the market with ten million subscribers. The company delivers mobile streaming video and audio with its content partners (NBC, MTV, ABC, FOX, […] The post Mobile Streaming Video at MobiTV first appeared on MobileBeyond.

In 2002, Carol Realini, who retired from the corporate world, didn’t know mobile payments would be her next business. While visiting an African village on a philanthropic mission. She sauntered into a mobile phone store where Africans were re-loading minutes on their cell phone SIM cards. That visit to the Congo, a dangerous area of […] The post Mobile Payments Growing in Africa, India and the U.S. first appeared on MobileBeyond.

News Release June 27, 2012 Edison, New Jersey For Immediate Release Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Apple The estate of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera and numerous other devices found in today’s mobile phones today announced a patent infringement lawsuit against  Apple. According to Clarice E. Edison, the […] The post Patent Infringement Lawsuit by Thomas Edison Estate Hits Apple first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Wireless carriers, as they build-out their 3G and 4G broadband networks continue to struggle with ensuring strong cell phone reception for voice and data. And it’s not only iPhone and other smartphone owners who are suffering. Five major factors account for poor cell phone reception. Handset antenna placement mainly inside a mobile phone and anything–the handgrip, […] The post Cell Phone Reception Challenges Wireless Carriers first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Walt Mossberg wrote a techy article about mobile broadband and T-Mobile’s stellar wireless network. Then he got into his “I’ve been testing” mood. Walt’s a great guy but too often gets caught up in his mobile role with the Journal. In any case I responded with my usual ten paragraph comments about why the wireless […] The post Mobile Broadband and the Myth of Wireless Carrier Speed first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Recently carriers have argued for staggered mobile phone data plans. Carriers say that smartphone users, who consume large amounts of data, should pay more and typical mobile phone users should pay less. In other words, mobile carriers should base their cell phone data charges like utility companies. While this sounds reasonable to the carriers, many […] The post Mobile Phone Data Plans: Charge More or Less? first appeared on MobileBeyond.

Cell phone plans  were  first introduced in the 1980’s. Mobile carriers believed that customers should pay based on minutes used. As cell phones became more prevalent in the United States, mobile carriers created confusing “buckets of minutes,” expensive over minute charges, activation fees, overpriced text message and data billing plus two-year lock-in contracts. Carriers believed that […] The post Cell Phone Plans by Verizon Wireless, Carriers Confuse Consumers first appeared on MobileBeyond.

If the mobile Internet is similar to the regular Web, chances are you’ll never finish reading this post. According to Nielsen, the average American looks at a web page on average for 56 seconds.  Other research indicates that Web surfing may change your brain’s chemistry. In a Wall Street Journal article called “Does the Internet […] The post Does the Mobile Internet Change Your Brain? first appeared on MobileBeyond.