CTIA Dropping Second Yearly Event To Create One Super Show

by Rudy Rivapalacio on Jan 2nd 2013, 2:36pm
tagged ctia, trade show

The Wireless Association (CTIA), formerly the Cellular Telephone Industry Association, announced that beginning 2014, it will compress its two yearly trade shows into one “super show” in the fall. Looking back on CTIA 2012, there were plenty of announcements but no device that really stood out. The combined show, being called Super Mobility Week, will allow CTIA a chance to compete for the limelight with shows like the Consumer Electronics Show and Mobile World Congress which are also in the fall.

Press Release after the break

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CTIA announces MobileCON 2012, the next version of Enterprise & App conference

by Jeff Causey on Aug 14th 2012, 4:29pm
tagged conference, ctia, Enterprise & Applications, MobileCON 2012

CTIA announced a “new” conference coming up in October, MobileCON 2012. The event is the successor to their Enterprise & Application conference and moves the focus to the mobile enterprise. According to Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA, “The show is specifically designed for wireless and IT professionals who are serious about enterprise mobility, networks and applications, regardless of their industry.” Attendees will have the opportunity to access industry leaders and exhibitors who will provide information on subjects like security, the cloud, mCommerce, and M2M. Speakers include representatives from organizations like SAP, Symantec, and IBM.

MobileCON 2012 will be held October 9 – 11, 2012, at the San Diego Convention Center. If you are interested in attending this new iteration of CTIA’s Enterprise and Application event, early bird registration is available through September 10, 2012, at the www.mobilecon2012.com site. Hit the break for the full press release and additional details. » Read the rest

Hands on with the HTC One V at CTIA [Video]

by Robert Nazarian on May 9th 2012, 5:46pm
tagged ctia, HTC, One V

The HTC One V is the more mid-level device of the One Series. It has a 3.7-inch (800 x 480) display, a 1.0 GHZ processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 5MP rear camera. It still packs all the same great camera features like its older siblings, the One X and One S, and of course Sense 4.0 and Ice Cream Sandwich. It should be available in the Summer on Cricket and possibly another carrier. No pricing yet.

Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich Postponed

by Jim Farmer on Oct 7th 2011, 8:22am
tagged ctia, Eric Schimdt, galaxy, Google, ice cream sandwich, nexus, Nexus S, postpone, PRIME, Samsung, steve jobs

We’ve just caught wind of an important joint announcement.

Samsung and Google decide to postpone the new product announcement at CTIA Fall. We agree that it is just not the right time to announce a new product. New date and venue will be shortly announced.

The news is a bit shocking at first, seeing as how the press event was supposed to be the venue for announcing the Nexus S successor as well as the latest Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich. So what does “not the right time” mean? Speculation suggests a few possibilities. There’s a chance that a technical issue has arised at the last minute. However, that’s probably unlikely. More likely the reason to delay is to avoid clashing with the funeral of Steve Jobs, whose service is yet to be confirmed by Jobs’ family. So long as Eric Schmidt sticks to the plan, the phone should launch by November. Also, keep in mind, they are postponing the announcement, but hopefully not the launch.

We’ll let you know when Google and Samsung announce a new date, time, or venue.

UPDATE: Kim Titus from Samsung just sent us the following statement which is a little longer:

Samsung and Google have decided to postpone the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event during the CTIA in San Diego, previously scheduled for Oct. 11. Under the current circumstances, both parties have agreed that this is not the appropriate time for the announcement of a new product. We would ask for the understanding of our clients and media for any inconvenience caused. We will announce a new date and venue in due course.

[via Engadget]

Android Developer’s YouTube Channel Confirms Ice Cream Sandwich Reveal Next Tuesday

by Harold Williams on Oct 6th 2011, 7:30pm
tagged Android developers, ctia, galaxy nexus, ice cream sandwich, nexus prime, Samsung unpacked, Verizon, youtube

This isn’t a big surprise, but it’s always nice to get the word from the horse’s mouth. The Android Developer’s channel on YouTube is counting down to next Tuesday with the title “Android ICS launch”. While we continue to hang out in Rumorville over ICS and what the next Nexus will really be, it looks like all ICS questions will be answered Tuesday. Stay tuned as we will be live at the event sharing the news as we see it.

[via droidlife]

Samsung releases updated Unpacked App for next week’s CTIA Event

by Robert Nazarian on Oct 6th 2011, 8:43am
tagged ctia, Google, ice cream sandwich, nexus, PRIME, Samsung, unpacked

Everyone already knows about the Samsung Unpacked Event next Tuesday at CTIA in San Diego. Of course our very own Stacy Bruce will be there as we see the unveiling of the Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich.

Samsung just released the app for the event which doesn’t offer much for now, but if you remember, they released the same app for the IFA show in Berlin, and our great Android development community was able to find some hidden goodies like the Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab 7.7.

During the event, the app will feature video content, press releases, and a live stream of the announcement for those of you that can’t be there. As always stay glued to TalkAndroid because we will give you all the details as it happens.

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Samsung Nexus Prime Revealed – Something BIG is coming. [Video]

by Jim Farmer on Oct 5th 2011, 12:49am
tagged ctia, Google, Google Nexus Prime, nexus, Nexus S, PRIME, Samsung Nexus Prime, Samung

Awwww Yeah! What you see above is the first glimpse of the Nexus Prime, screen-capped from a video just posted on YouTube by Samsung Mobile. Quick on the heels of yesterday’s iPhone event, Samsung and Google are drawing attention back to their court. What are you waiting for? Watch their CTIA sneak peak right now!

Ok, did that whet your appetite? Let’s take a moment to really analyze that picture up there. It appears the snapshot is showing the phone facing up, from the left side. That being said you can see what looks like a camera slightly protruding out of the backside, the standard three pins for some kind of a dock and what appears to be a power button on the lower end side but it could be a dedicated camera button. There’s definitely some sort of small round symbol down there as well. Earlier today we weren’t sure if the Prime would have a curved screen. Looks like this picture settles that debate. Their shouting of the word BIG obviously means the Prime is going to be 4.3″ or larger.

Wow I am so pumped right now! Anyone else excited? Let us know in the comments.

[via androidcentral]

T-Mobile’s Huawei 4G tablet spotted in the wild

by Jim Farmer on Sep 29th 2011, 11:40pm
tagged 1.2GHz, 3.2, 4G, 7, ctia, dual-core, fire, Honeycomb, huawei, IPS, Kindle, T-Mobile, tablet

What we have here is the 7″ Huawei 4G tablet headed to T-Mobile; fully loaded with IPS WVGA 1280 x 800 screen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, Android 3.2 Honeycomb, Flash 10.3, 16GB of internal memory, dual-cameras and a 4100mAh battery. What’s more, there are a lot of rumors going around that the tablet may sell for $199 (on contract). While you should of course take that with a grain of salt, it would make sense after the announcement of the $199 Kindle Fire. The 7″ market has certainly had a new bar set for price point. Expect to hear more about this one at next month’s CTIA event.

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Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich could be unveiled on October 11

by Robert Nazarian on Sep 29th 2011, 11:06am
tagged ctia, DROID Prime, galaxy nexus, Google, Google Episode, nexus, nexus prime, PRIME, Samsung, Samsung Prime, unpacked, Unpacked 2011

There has already been speculation that Samsung will unveil the next Nexus device at the upcoming CTIA show in San Diego. Now we have another clue that it will most likely happen.

The invitation above clearly states “Google Episode” underneath Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2011. They also tell us that it’s going to be streamed live via YouTube so everyone can see it. The timing is perfect as we expect the launch of the next Nexus phone along with Ice Cream Sandwich in early November.

Can you take anymore anticipation?

[via androidcental]

Is SnapKeys the future of keyboarding?

by Robert Nazarian on Mar 22nd 2011, 9:04pm
tagged ctia, key-less keyboard, keyboard, keyless keyboard, SnapKeys, transparent keyboard

I have not been a fan of any of the 3rd party keyboards. Swype has been the most popular and it never felt natural to me. I recently saw a video about a new key-less keyboard called SnapKeys. At first it looked like another gimmick, but after seeing 5th graders blind typing with ease, I was impressed.

For the first time SnapKeys is revealing how it works, and intomobile filmed a hands-on demo at CTIA. The principle of SnapKeys is that people do not want their keyboard taking up a large percentage of the screen. This was always a complaint of mine as I have always leaned towards slide out keyboards.

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