Dependable customer service is the key to every successful business. In this case study, SMS gateway company Clickatell explains how they set up a text messaging system for Dawsons Music Stores. The company was looking for a solution that would allow for timely customer collections of repaired goods. "We wanted to allow our sales people to quickly and reliably inform customers when their repaired ...

In addition to the Verizon Wireless HP Mini with built-in mobile broadband from the carrier's CDMA/EVDO 3G network, it looks like Big Red is gearing up to add another netbook to its lineup. This time, the netbook will be from Gateway, called the Gateway LT2016U. Specs-wise, the Gateway and HP models are similar, with the former sporting a larger 160 GB hard drive as opposed to the latter'...

Sling today upgraded their Sling Player Mobile App ($29 App Store) to 1.2 with one very big update note: "3G Streaming enabled".  It has been a long, long road fraught with finger-pointing and poor communication but you can finally watch your TV over 3G wherever AT&T's service flows. In case you were wondering, Prices on compatible Slingboxes as follows: Solo: $158 Pro: $264 &nbs...

9to5mac points us to a GigaOm interview with computer and GUI pioneer Alan Kay that says: “When the Mac first came out, Newsweek asked me what I [thought] of it. I said: Well, it’s the first personal computer worth criticizing. So at the end of the presentation, Steve came up to me and said: ...

  If you’ve been longing to watch a football match on a large TV set right in the comfort of your living room, Samsung has heard you. They’ve unveiled a mammoth 65-inch CCFL-backlit LCD TV, apt to fulfill your desire. The LN65B650 from the 650 Series is however, not only about big size. The TV boasts ...

We're live on the scene at the Mobilize conference awaiting Motorola's Android announcements. We'll bring you the news (and with any luck, the hands-on) as soon as we can, but in the meantime you can watch it all go down yourself, live, via the embedded video above, courtesy of GigaOM. The excitement is expected to start at 10:25 Pacific!

Despite their newly announced plans to partner up with Google and throw their hats into the Android ring, Verizon hasnt quite given up on the iPhone yet. Their new series of ads (Digital Daily) attack AT&T, while simultaneously making the case that Big Red would be a far superior iPhone carrier. Want 5 Times More 3G

It's no secret that tons of people are pretty damn upset with NBC's decisions to tape delay pretty much everything at the Olympics, in an era when everyone is used to real-time info. On top of that, most people recognize that it's not hard to simply go online to unauthorized sources to watch streams of the Olympics live. GigaOm's NewTeeVee put up a post over the weekend that ex...

Written by Sebastian Rupley It will catch on quickly as an employee-provisioned third device, particularly for Mobile Professionals, 28% of the workforce. IT will support it in many organizations. After all, its just a big iPhone to them and already 20% of firms support them. Regarding the iPhone, Apple official... Original story at GigaOM . View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus rel...

In case you missed it, Microsoft had a pretty big announcement just under a month ago. They were at Barcelona, in Spain, attending Mobile World Congress, and they dropped the official bomb on the world regarding their upcoming mobile Operating System, now forever known as Windows Phone 7 Series. But, another project from Microsoft wasnt