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NV3’s Cellphone, Tablet Charging Kiosks Deployed on Campuses Nationwide

Auburn University, University of Alaska, University of Miami, Towson University Provide Secure Charging Stations to Provide Students With an
“Always Charged” Connected Campus Experience

NV3 Technologies (NV3) announced that Auburn University, the University of Alaska, the University of Miami and Towson University have deploy its state-of-the-art cellphone and tablet charging Kiosks on their respective campuses.

NV3’s innovative charging kiosks provide a very specific answer to the problem that many people in need of battery power face while outside of their home, dorm or office. In fact, according to a research study conducted by Ball State University, cellphones are almost ubiquitous on college campuses, with 99.8 percent of students owning at least one. Results from a national survey of approximately 500 students—which has been conducted twice a year since 2005—49 percent now have smartphones, compared with 38 percent from October 2010, and 27 percent in February more

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Diversinet Strengthens Military Healthcare IT Expertise with Two Executive Advisory Board Appointments

Dr. Hon Pak and Fred Hannett Named to Help Diversinet Build upon Success
of MobiSecure Technology with U.S. Army’s mCare Program

TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2011Diversinet Corp. (TSX Venture: DIV, OTCBB: DVNTF), a leader in “Connected and Protected” mobile healthcare communications, has appointed to its executive advisory board two experts in healthcare technology issues and applications related to the United States Department of Defense (DoD):

• Dr. Hon Pak, previous President of the American Telemedicine Association and recently retired Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department, Office of the Surgeon General
• Frederick J. Hannett, a Washington-based consultant and healthcare IT thought leader with longstanding ties to the DoD, as well as founder and Managing Principal of The Capitol Alliance

“Dr. Pak and Fred Hannett greatly strengthen our executive advisory board,” said Diversinet Chairman and CEO Albert Wahbe. “Their outstanding accomplishments more

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Industry Executives and Corporate Sponsors Provide Broad Support for Oct. 10 Wireless Hall of Fame Event

Limited Number of Tickets Remain

AUSTIN, TX–Sept. 20, 2011–Executives from across the wireless industry have signed up for the 2011 Wireless Hall of Fame celebration, scheduled for the US Grant Hotel in San Diego on Oct. 10. The reception and dinner event has received strong sponsorship support from leading industry companies.

Dr. Irwin Jacobs, founder of Qualcomm and a Wireless Hall of Fame member, is serving as event chairman. Corporate sponsors include:

• Bandwidth level—AT&T, Eagle River Holdings, Qualcomm, and Verizon Communications

• Spectrum level—Ericsson, Personal Communications Devices, Sprint, Syniverse Technologies, T-Mobile, and Trilogy Partnership

• Frequencies level—Aloha Partners, BilltoMobile, Cenoplex, Cox Communications, Dyna LLC, Gemalto, Interop Technologies, Leap Wireless, Mobilitie, and Sybase 365.

CTIA, CommNexus, Coracle Group, and the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley also have provided communications support and assistance.

“Wireless continues to be a game changer more

Intel and Google to Optimize Android Platform for Intel Architecture

Santa Clara and Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 13, 2011 – Intel Corporation and Google Inc. today announced that they will work to enable and optimize future versions of Android™ for Intel’s family of low power Atom™ processors. This means that future versions of the Android platform will support Intel technology in addition to other architectures.

The joint effort is designed to speed time-to-market of Intel technology-based smartphones running the Android platform. Intel will take advantage of the open-source accessibility of the Android platform to provide its customers with technology products that inspire continued innovation and also help enable powerful personal computing experiences that fully leverage Intel technology across a range of devices. This work will enable mobile device OEMs and wireless operators to draw upon the performance and low power capabilities of Intel® architecture and tap into the scale of the x86 developer ecosystem to further drive the adoption more

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Interop Techologies to Provide Messaging Personalization and Control Solution to Four Regional Wireless Operators

MPAC Will Enhance Value of Messaging Services for Subscribers and Provide New Revenue Stream for Operators

FORT MYERS, FL–Sept. 13, 2011–Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that four regional wireless operators—Bluegrass Cellular, Inland Cellular, Nex-Tech Wireless, and Thumb Cellular—will deploy Interop’s Messaging Personalization and Control (MPAC) technology.

Bluegrass Cellular provides wireless service to subscribers in Central Kentucky, while Inland Cellular serves Eastern Washington and North Central Idaho. Nex-Tech Wireless offers service in Central and Western Kansas as well as in Colorado. Thumb Cellular operates in the Eastern region of Michigan.

All four operators already use Interop’s messaging solutions and are adding MPAC software to enhance the quality and value of the messaging experience for their Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) subscribers. The four deployments more

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AT&T Expands Windows Phone Leadership

Plans to Introduce Three New 4G Windows Phones in Fourth Quarter and Update all Existing Windows Phones

DALLAS, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –

Key Facts

* AT&T*, the U.S. leader in Windows® Phones, announced plans to add new Windows Phones running Windows Phone 7.5, code-named “Mango”, and update its current portfolio.
* New 4G Windows Phones in the fourth quarter include products from HTC and Samsung.
* AT&T sells more Windows Phones than any other carrier.
* AT&T will be among the first carriers to start updating existing phones and all Windows Phones already sold by AT&T will receive the Windows Phone 7.5 update this fall.

The Leader in Windows Phones

Outselling all other carriers, AT&T is the clear leader in Windows Phones. Offering the broadest portfolio of Windows Phones today, AT&T will build upon that success with three new 4G devices, two from more

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FeedHenry and Court Square Partner to Deliver First Cloud-Powered HIPAA Compliant Mobile App to Health New England Members

Secure Cloud Environment Gives Mobile App to HNE Members to Access Health-Care Information Quickly and Easily via Smartphones and Tablets

Springfield, MA – Sept 7, 2011 – FeedHenry (www.feedhenry.com) the cloud solutions provider for mobile healthcare applications and Court Square Group (www.courtsquaregroup.com), providers of enterprise business solutions and private clouds for regulated industries, announced a joint collaboration to develop and deliver the first fully HIPAA-compliant mobile app solution, powered by the cloud, to Health New England (www.hne.com) (HNE). With this mobile app, HNE a managed care organization, majority owned by Baystate Health, will be able to provide its members with a provider directory and member ID application 24/7 from any smartphone or tablet. Members will also be able to trigger directions from their current location, call a provider or access ID cards, which provide policy numbers, member numbers and various co-pay and deductible amounts.
Developed on the more

Verizon Wireless Raises the Bar for Quality Mobile Video With Verizon Video

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless today introduced Verizon Video, a new version of its video-on-demand application for mobile phones. Verizon Video offers Verizon Wireless customers access to current TV episodes, live streaming of major sporting and news events, and a high-quality video experience, all powered by the nation’s fastest, most advanced 4G network and largest, most reliable 3G network.

Verizon Video lets customers find content in different ways, so whether they know what they want to watch or they’re just browsing, they’ll find programming that interests them and their families. Verizon Video offers access to more than 250 current, full-episode TV shows from all the major broadcast networks, including ABC, NBC, CBS and MTV, and popular cable channels such as Comedy Central, Animal Planet, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN and many others. Programs from Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and PBS Kids among others more

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Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. - Aug. 15, 2011 - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a total of about $12.5 billion, a premium of 63% to the closing price of Motorola Mobility shares on Friday, August 12, 2011. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies.
The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business.

Larry Page, CEO of Google, said, “Motorola Mobility’s total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our more

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Android Takes 20% Media Tablet Market Share from iPad in Last 12 Months, Says ABI Research

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Worldwide annual media tablet shipments are expected to top 120 million units in 2015. While not quite as strong as traditional PC or smartphone annual sales, media tablets are emerging from the shadow of non-handset mobile devices and rapidly coming into their own. Android media tablets have collectively taken 20% market share away from the iPad in the last 12 months. However, no single vendor using Android (or any other OS) has been able to mount a significant challenge against it.

ABI Research mobile devices group director Jeff Orr comments, “Many vendors have introduced media tablets, but none are separating themselves from the pack to pose a serious threat to Apple. In fact, most have introduced products at prices higher than similarly-configured iPads. Apple, never a company to be waiting for others, has introduced its second-generation iPad media tablet while keeping product pricing unchanged.”

Fragmentation within more

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