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IBM Tackles Machine-to-Machine Data Deluge

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 29 at 11:45 am PT

Think you know what M2M stands for?

Facebook’s Hundred-Dollar Test: How Much Would You Pay to Send a Message?

Mike Isaac in Social on January 11 at 7:35 am PT

Forget the phone book. Facebook wants to be the online identity directory of the world.

No Account, No Problem: Facebook Messenger Continues War on SMS With Android Update

Mike Isaac in Social on December 4, 2012 at 6:45 am PT

A new Facebook update for its Messenger app brings texting to Android users without Facebook accounts.

Apple Unleashes Its New Mountain Lion System

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on July 25, 2012 at 5:38 am PT

Apple’s new operating system further blurs the line between personal computers and mobile devices.

News Byte

Rare Skype Bug Sends Messages to Unintended Users; Fix in the Works

Lauren Goode in News on July 16, 2012 at 9:11 am PT

A recent update to video- and text-messaging platform Skype has resulted in some errant text messages being sent to recipients who weren’t meant to see the messages. Skype, which is owned by Microsoft, confirmed in a statement to Engadget that it is “rolling out a fix for this issue in the next few days” and will notify users when a new updated version of the application is available for download.

“Mobile First”: Product Chief Chris Cox and Facebook Brass Make the Phone a Top Priority

Mike Isaac in Social on July 2, 2012 at 10:52 am PT

The social giant’s priorities are realigning, with the utmost emphasis on the mobile device.

The @facebook Email Switch: Another Nudge Toward a Facebook Communications System

Mike Isaac in Social on June 25, 2012 at 1:34 pm PT

An email tweak reminds us of Facebook’s future communications ambitions.

Chances Are You're Paying Way More for Mobile Than You Need To

John Paczkowski in News on February 3, 2011 at 12:24 pm PT

Does your wireless plan suit your needs? Truly suit your needs? Because if it doesn’t, you’re potentially wasting hundreds of dollars. According to a yearlong BillShrink survey of more than 230,000 wireless users, people waste an average of $336 annually by miscalculating their voice and data needs.

Verizon Upholds Tradition of Bumpy iPhone Launch

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 3, 2011 at 8:30 am PT

AT&T must be snickering into its cornflakes this morning. Verizon began taking pre-orders for the forthcoming CDMA iPhone this morning and is suffering some of the same issues for which AT&T has been taken to task in the past (though not nearly as severe).

A Very Short Letter From a Friend in Cairo

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 1, 2011 at 5:27 pm PT

After a few days of trying, and despite the restrictions on communication to and from Egypt, today I heard back from a friend who’s in the thick of events unfolding there.