telecommunications
What We’re Reading: Regulation, Mobile Ads and Cartman
Facebook annoyances, Apple’s manifest destiny and an F.C.C. regulatory work-around top Thursday’s reading list.
For Start-Ups, Late Bursts of Private Cash
From the DealBook Spring 2010 Special Section: An initial public offering used to be the obvious route for high-flying Web start-ups like Facebook, Yelp, Zynga and Twitter. Instead, they are all staying private for now and have raised large late-stage investments.
Banning Texting in Trucks Raises Other Questions
Will the government also restrict truckers from using in-cab computers?
Is Apple Throwing Its Hat Into the Location Ring?
A patent application suggests Apple is preparing a new location-based social networking application.
Nokia Is Coming to America – Still
Backed by flashy new phones and fresh software, Nokia is ready to woo American smartphone buyers all over again on price.
Controlling Phones With the Body Electric
Companies at the Mobile World Congress showed ways to control devices with your body and eyes.
That Smartphone Is So Qt
Intel and Nokia have gambled that Qt – pronounced “cute” – will win the hearts of software creators and then win the mobile wars.
What If You Could Wear Your Smartphone Like a Bracelet?
Asus is developing new form factors for computers, such as a bracelet and a roll-up tablet, that rely on flexible, ultralight displays.
Government Bans Texting By Truck and Bus Drivers
Citing the perils of distracted driving, the Department of Transportation plans to announce new rules, effective immediately, to ban texting by truck and bus drivers in moving vehicles.
One Reason the Nexus One Will Succeed
The Nexus One has the best product placement in the world.
Mobile Phones Eliminate Single-Serving Devices
As chips and sensors become smaller and more advanced, mobile phones are beginning to swallow and adopt any number of new functions.
One on One: Jack Dorsey of Twitter and Square
Jack Dorsey, founder and chairman of Twitter.com, sits down to answer questions about Twitter, Foursquare and his latest venture, Square, an on-the-go credit card payment platform.
