Its 470 million users have already erased $33 billion in SMS revenue from wireless carriers that got rich and fat charging per text.
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Inside The Facebook-WhatsApp Megadeal: The Courtship, The Secret Meetings, The $19 Bill... - 0 views
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“Sometime in the not too distant future,” says Sequoia’s Goetz, “WhatsApp is likely to eclipse all SMS traffic across the globe.” (Perhaps it’s no surprise that Zuckerberg reportedly held a private meeting with 20 telecom executives last week to ease their fears of being buried by free web-based services like Facebook and WhatsApp.)
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A threat to the telecom industry. Web apps like Facebook and WhatsApp erode the need for "wireless data plans" which are the primary source of revenue for wireless carriers.
AT&T signs connected car deal with Volvo » Telecoms.com - 0 views
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AT&T's connected car deal with Volvo will include M2M tech (and data collection) as well as in-car wi-fi in addition to the standard options.
Sprint Swipes at AT&T, T-Mobile Deal Via Virgin Mobile Ads - 0 views
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These ads where people stand in for brands, in telecom and computing, are getting out of control
Obama backs net neutrality, says the internet should be classed as a utility - The Next... - 0 views
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Full net neutrality would lead to even more rapid disruption of the telecom and television industry.
Apple SIM: bad news for mobile operators? - Mobile Industry Review - 0 views
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US Telecom will be forced to shift to a post paid (non contract) world. Costs will decrease dramatically.
Meet the Creative Shop Using Robots, Wolves to Sell Product | Digital - Advertising Age - 0 views
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Robots. Mind control. Mobile games. Social films. Been there, done that. That is, if you're B-Reel. Last year, Ad Age's sibling publication, Creativity, named the Stockholm-headquartered outfit its Digital Production Company of the Year. It was an easy call, based on groundbreaking projects including the Cannes Cyber Grand Prix-winning "Wilderness Downtown" for Arcade Fire (directed and conceived by Radical Media's Chris Milk and Google's Aaron Koblin) and the much-buzzed-about LiveDrive for Mitsubishi, from 180, Los Angeles. Yet B-Reel's output during the past 12 months has proved even more impressive. A small sampling of the work includes a "Minority Report"-style retail interface for telecom provider 3Sweden; a Rube Goldberg-inspired browser puzzle for Honda and Wieden & Kennedy, London; a social-media-created film for Intel/Toshiba via Pereira & O'Dell; and yes, some really great commercials.
Top-Up a Friend on the Meteor Facebook Store | Social Commerce Today - 0 views
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Irish telecom Meteor has a new top up a friend app that makes it easy for people to top up a friend's prepaid phone.
Avrage user adds 2.5 apps to smartphone per month | CY.TALK Telecoms News Blog - 0 views
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stats for POV on native apps
4G vs. 3G: Beware of the murkiest, most confusing labels in tech. - 0 views
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Apple is saying 4G when they don't have it. Breakdown of the specifics of label and how it's used.
How education apps have become a priority for AT&T | Mobile - CNET News - 0 views
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The company plans to spur the development of apps that will help improve the state of education, and is planning an education-centric "hackathon" contest in June to find the smartest apps. The idea is to bring the Internet, video, social media, and the concept of "gamification" to the learning proce
Google Weighs a Plunge into Mobile Phone Services - The Information - 0 views
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Wow, that's all I got.
Wi-Fi gets another boost: Broadcom plans to double its speed this year | VentureBeat | ... - 1 views
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5G here we come.