Hearst Corp. plans to churn out thousands of iPhone applications focused on niche topics within categories such as celebrities, food, hobbies, and sports. Mediapost reports. Hearst's LMK ("let me know") applications unit has already released some 70 titles in the App Store priced mostly at $1.99 and including apps tailored to fans of Angelina Jolie, the Boston Red Sox and Green Day. Sound lik...

PC World - Verizon, the largest wireless provider in the United States based on total subscribers, announced plans to expand its next-generation wireless broadband beyond the initial test sites of Boston and Seattle. The LTE pilot has been an overwhelming success and soon another 25 to 30 markets will get to enjoy the blazing 4G speeds as well.

Nokia was rumored to be building it, but according to the WSJ Verizon Wireless' first 4G handset will debut mid-2011, running on the LTE network that's launching end of this year after Boston and Seattle guinea pigged the service. According to the WSJ, Verizon Wireless' first LTE phones will use dual chipsets so they'll still be compatible with the current CDMA network. This wi...

Nokia was rumored to be building it, but according to the WSJ Verizon Wireless' first 4G handset will debut mid-2011, running on the LTE network that's launching end of this year after Boston and Seattle guinea pigged the service. According to the WSJ, Verizon Wireless' first LTE phones will use dual chipsets so they'll still be compatible with the current CDMA network. This wi...

Verizon Wireless announced that its fourth generation long term evolution network is notably quicker than the 3G networks that are presented by U.S. carriers. The company is testing its LTE network in Boston and Seattle and discovered that it was able to offer standard real-world download speeds connecting 5-12Mbps and upload speeds in the area

UpNext, an iPhone app which displays interactive 3D maps, has added Boston, Washington DC and Austin in a recent update

Verizon Wireless, which is expected to be the first mover in the United States when it comes to deploying the next generation of mobile technology--Long Term Evolution (LTE)--said its network tests in Boston and Seattle are producing download speeds between 40 Mbps and 50 Mbps. Upload speeds are coming in at between 20 Mbps and 25 Mbps, although the company maintains that the networ...

Boston - Apple (NASD: AAPL) iPhone owners are most active in using applications at 9 p.m. on weeknights, with nights and weekends serving as peak times of activity, according to a report from mobile analytics firm Localytics, VentureBeat reported.read more

March’s Mobile Monday Boston (#momobo) featured nine startups from both the Boston area and the UK, as UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) promoted its Mobile Technologies Mission to Boston campaign. The firms that presented included: Fluent Mobile Micah Adler, CEO led off by positioning UK-based Fluent Mobile as a firm focusing on app store optimization (ASO), marketing

Verizon has been doing trials with their LTE (4G) network in 2 different US test markets, and they have just recently posted their results. Peak Results read: "Trials in Boston and Seattle indicate the network is capable of peak download speeds of 40 to 50 megabits per second (Mbps) and peak upload speeds of 20 to 25 Mbps. The speeds are significantly faster than Verizon Wireless and other wireles...