The sale and popularity of smartphones running on the Android operating system is expected to explode in 2011, driven by better networks and improved — and cheaper — handsets, industry experts are predicting. The growth is already evidenced in numbers, as according to research firm IDC, Android-based phones sales have spiked 55 percent year-over-year, since […]
The House of Representatives has submitted or reviewed 10 bills this year proposing changes to existing laws related to the telecommunications sector, none of which have been approved. Among the measures is House Bill 2489, filed in February, to authorize the Telecommunications Regulatory Board to regulate the terms and conditions stipulated in data service contracts […]
Local venture capital group Guayacán Group Inc. is throwing its support behind technology transfer and furthering the commercialization of innovation or discoveries through a partnership with the University of Texas, Austin. As part of that effort, Guayacán will host a series of workshops on Jan. 13-14 with the Univ. of Texas Austin’s IC2 Institute open […]