Friday, February 10th, 2012 8:24 am

iPhone 5: Build for 4G LTE?

Cupertino (ip-192.com): If the rumors are true that the next-generation iPhone will support 4G long-term evolution (LTE), the new Apple smartphone likely will be significantly more expensive to make than the current iPhone 4 model, according to IHS iSuppli. The use of the 4G LTE wireless standard in the HTC ThunderBolt added $39.75 to the [...]

New antennas for next-gen mobile devices

Ann Arbor (ip-192.com): The next generation of wireless and mobile devices promises to be smaller and more powerful than anything we know today, thanks to new antennas so small that they approach the fundamental minimum size limit for their bandwidth, or data rate, of operation. The antenna is typically the largest wireless component in mobile [...]

2011: Mobile advertising to reach $3.3 billion

Stamford (ip-192.com): Worldwide mobile advertising revenue is forecast to reach $3.3 billion in 2011, more than double the $1.6 billion generated in 2010, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide revenue will reach $20.6 billion by 2015, but not all types of mobile advertising will generate the same opportunity. Search and maps will deliver the highest revenue, [...]

Android phones: New app secures private data

Raleigh (ip-192.com): A new software application that helps Android smartphone users to keep their personal information private has been developed by researchers at North Carolina State (NCS). “There are a lot of concerns about potential leaks of personal information from smartphones,” says Dr. Xuxian Jiang, assistant professor of computer science at NCS and co-author of [...]