“The global demand for wireless solutions continues to grow at an extraordinary rate,” Intel CEO Paul Otellini said in a statement. “The acquisition of Infineon’s WLS (Wireless Solutions) business strengthens the second pillar of our computing strategy–Internet connectivity–and enables us to offer a portfolio of products that covers the full range of wireless [...]

(Credit: Mozilla) Mozilla is one step closer to getting its Firefox browser surfing on Android phones, and on the Nokia N900. On Friday the company issued an alpha version of Fennec, the code name for every instance of “Firefox Mobile” that’s still in development stages. Features-wise, Fennec alpha is very similar to the Fennec prealpha we got a peek at in April, but with [...]

Nokia today announced the purchase of Motally, Inc., a San-Francisco-based mobile-analytics company with eight employees, for an undisclosed amount. Motally’s current tracking service, which supports iOS, Android, BlackBerry and web applications, will be adapted for Qt, Symbian, Meego and Java applications, although Nokia says current Motally customers and platforms will continue to be served. The [...]

Nokia this morning announced that it is acquiring Motally, a privately-held San Francisco company specialized in mobile analytics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it’s likely not a large transaction – Motally employs only 8 people. Founded in 2008, Motally was backed by $750,000 in seed funding from angel investor Ron Conway and BlueRun Ventures. The deal is expected to close [...]

Since the first iPhone rolled off the assembly line in 2007, it has been amazing to see how quickly the mobile device took off around the world. Now comes word that Apple itself owns a 48% share of the global mobile phone market in terms of gross profit. This news comes from asymco, which bills itself as an “app production studio and an industry analysis advisory.” According to them, [...]