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Movile’s Bloisi Says Wi-Fi and Cheaper Prices Are Key for Smartphone Penetration in Latin America

Kara Swisher in Dive Into Mobile on April 15 at 2:46 pm PT

The founder and CEO of Brazil’s largest mobile services company thinks the next four years will see a boom in the important region.

Numbers

Are You “Always Addressable”?

Beth Callaghan in Numbers on April 24, 2012 at 11:04 am PT

A recently completed study from Forrester Research says a lot about the persistence of your online habits.

Verizon Wireless Playing the 4G Grinch With Third Outage This Month (Update)

Ina Fried in News on December 28, 2011 at 12:46 pm PT

Customers are growing increasingly frustrated as another outage hits a carrier that heavily touts reliability as a core strength.

From iPods to Thermostats: Nest CEO and Founder Tony Fadell Speaks! (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on November 29, 2011 at 11:02 am PT

What does the iconic music player have in common with the device you use to regulate the heat in your home? A lot more than you think.

It’s a So-Lo-Mo World, After All

Kara Swisher in Mobile on June 14, 2011 at 5:41 pm PT

Let it be said: For a digital information junkie such as myself, traveling abroad without any cellular or consistent Internet connection on my spanking new white iPhone is agonizing. As in: No social, no local, no mobile.

WSJ.Com's "Digits": Is Wal-Mart's Future Bright With Kosmix?

Kara Swisher in News on April 20, 2011 at 11:11 am PT

Yesterday, from the back of the official All Things Digital minivan, BoomTown donned the official ATD Ray-Ban Aviators to talk on WSJ.com’s “Digits” online news show about the $300 million acquisition of Kosmix by Wal-Mart announced earlier this week. Can the retail giant, which has tried a number of digital moves in years past (to negligible impact), get social and mobile this time?

Intel Resumes Shipping That Troublesome Chip

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 7, 2011 at 2:22 pm PT

Remember that support chip of Intel’s with the “design issues”? The one that might cost it $300 million in revenue this quarter? It turns out PC makers want it anyway.

As Egypt's Last Internet Connection Goes Down, Alternatives Appear

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 31, 2011 at 3:50 pm PT

The last significant Internet connection in Egypt has now gone down. The world has responded with numerous clever workarounds to help the people there get their messages out.

The iPad Now Can Take Command of Computers

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 19, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Walt looks at two apps that let the iPad take control of a PC or Mac remotely.