| Senator Proposes Law Against Selling Mobile Phone Records
04/12/2008
A senator in Colorado by the name of Ron Tupa has proposed a new law that would make it illegal for so called data brokers to possess or sell a mobile phone subscriber`s call records.Surprisingly, it is currently legal for these companies to operate in the US, so long as no one can prove that they obtained the information illegally. The proposed law would effectively shut down companies such as... |
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| Introducing the 2nd Android Phone - the Agora
04/12/2008
This is quite an interesting news indeed. It looks like the second android phone will not be coming from China but in the land down under instead. That`s right folks, straight from Australia we have the second Android-powered phone dubbed the Kogan Agora Pro. Although, we might think that Australia is a most unlikely place for a highly-regarded mobile phone series to come from, fortunately, the... |
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| Telecom Italia to cut 4000 more jobs sell 3 bn euro assets
04/12/2008
Telecom Italia will slash more 4,000 jobs and sell assets worth 3 billion euro following its restructuring and growth plan, which aims to reduce companys debt significantly in the next three years. The Italian telecom firm would reduce the domestic employee numbers by 4,000 in addition to the earlier planned 5,000 job cuts by 2010, it said in a statement. Telecom Italia is targeting to reduce... |
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| T-Mobile USA Makes Yahoo its Default Mobile Search Partner
25/11/2008
Internet giant, Yahoo, has reached a deal to become the default search engine on new mobile devices from T-Mobile USA.Yahoo said that it will share ad revenue with T-Mobile, but did not give financial specifics of the deal, which is aimed primarily at users of lower-end mobile phones. Yahoo has already replaced Google as T-Mobile International`s mobile search partner in a number of European... |
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| Apple Improves Email and Google Maps Functionality with iPhone Software Update
25/11/2008
Apple has released a new software update for its popular iPhone 3G device, opening the door for a wide array of additional applications and features.The iPhone 2.2 Software Update promises improved email access, including better formatting of HTML emails, as well as an enhanced version of the Safari mobile web browser. Users will now be able to access internet podcasts via the iTunes Store, and... |
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| Verizon Wireless Apologizes After Employees Access Obama Cell Phone Records
25/11/2008
American cell phone carrier, Verizon Wireless, apologized today upon disclosing news that some of its employees had viewed the private cell phone records of U.S. President-elect, Barack Obama, without authorization.A number of Verizon Wireless employees have, without authorization, accessed and viewed President-elect Barack Obama`s personal cell phone account, revealed Verizon Wireless president... |
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| Virgin America Launches Gogo In-Flight Wi-Fi Service
25/11/2008
Virgin America is hoping to lure new passengers to its airline, with a new in-flight Wi-Fi service available on board its Airbus A320 aircraft.Gogo, as the service is called, allows passengers to surf the web, use email and instant messaging, download files, and connect to secure networks. Internet-based VoIP calling has been blocked by the airline, however, in an attempt to spare passengers the... |
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| Verizon - Alltel Merger Gets Green Light
25/11/2008
Verizon Wireless is poised to get bigger, as its bid to purchase rival Alltel has won approval from the U.S. Justice Department. The purchase of Alltel, which serves mostly rural areas in the U.S., comes with strings attached, however.The Justice Department said it will require Verizon to divest assets in 100 areas in 22 states in order to proceed with its $28 billion acquisition. The government... |
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| Best Buy stocking green-phone cards
20/11/2008
A thousand Best Buy stores across the nation began stocking Green Your Phone cards. Developed by Boulder-based Renewable Choice Energy, each $10 card will offset the electricity use of two cell phones for two years, the company says.The cards are loaded with 500 kilowatt hours of certified renewable energy credits, and purchases support the development of renewable energy projects such as wind... |
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| Apple Now No 2 in Worldwide Smartphone Sales
14/11/2008
Apple is now the world`s number-two smartphone manufacturer, according to a new Canalys study, which confirms that Apple`s popular iPhone device outsold Research In Motion`s entire BlackBerry franchise in the third quarter of this year.Finland`s Nokia continued to lead the smartphone market in Q3 by a convincing market, but saw its lead erode somewhat with the global launch of the iPhone 3G, as... |
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