| Alcatel-Lucent unveils Google Voice-killer
30/03/2009
Alcatel-Lucent today unveiled what it called its answer to Google Voice a platform that not only matches the converged communication features newly offered by the search giant but also allows telecom service providers to leverage their own unique advantages to one-up over-the-top (OTT) providers.Alcatel-Lucent`s new Rich Communications Manager, being demonstrated this week at the CTIA trade... |
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| IRS Employees Abuse Phone Cards
30/03/2009
Employees at the Internal Revenue Service are running up millions of dollars in charges on agency-issued telephone calling cards with little control over their spending.A new report by the Treasury Department`s Inspector General for Tax Administration found that IRS employees spent $8.4 million between October 2005 and April 2008 on calling card charges. As of February 2008, the IRS had issued... |
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| Cricket Adds First Touch Phone, from Motorola
30/03/2009
Cricket Wireless and Motorola on Monday announced the low-cost carriers highest-end phone so far, the Motorola Evoke QA4. The QA4 will be Crickets first touch-screen phone.The Evoke is a somewhat oval-shaped slider phone (4.25 x 2 x .7, 4.5 oz) with a 2.8, 240x400 LCD touch screen. The screen slides up to show a ridged phone number pad. Motorola has loaded quite a bit of software on here for a... |
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| Oversease mobile calls can be cheap
25/03/2009
Using your mobile overseas doesnt have to break the bank, writes Lee Atkinson.Its 8pm in Sydney 10am in Germany. Were just about to board a train, then a plane, for the long haul back to Sydney, when a telephone call from 17-year-old Alex, who has just left home to try his luck in the big city and has been flat-sitting for us while we are away, reveals he has managed to lock himself out. Whos got... |
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| Is wave-to-pay coming to the iPhone
25/03/2009
Almost as curious as the fact that China Unicom has started advertising Apple`s (AAPL) iPhone on its Shanghai website even though no agreement to sell the device in China has been announced are some of the advanced features Unicom is promoting.As Dan Butterfield reported early Wednesday on his iPhonAsia website, these include several functions that aren`t officially available on current model... |
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| New Jersey Calls Time Out On Prepaid Calling Cards
18/03/2009
New Jersey has entered into settlement agreements with seven telecommunications companies regarding their advertising and sale of pre-paid calling cards and concerns whether consumers were receiving the full amount of time for which they paid.Getting less than what you paid for is illegal and these settlements ensure that the terms governing the use of calling cards are clearly and plainly... |
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| Nonprofit transforms old cell phones into calling cards for troops overseas
18/03/2009
For soldiers serving overseas, a simple phone call home can be very meaningful.To help soldiers stay connected to their families, the Pak Mail Center in Dawsonville is collecting old cell phones for nonprofit Cell Phones For Soldiers.The group was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist from Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered nonprofit organization... |
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| Calling card companies agree to pay up
18/03/2009
The Division of Consumer Affairs today announced seven providers have agreed to a settlement with the state regarding the sale and advertising of prepaid calling cards.The division investigated the companies` business practices concerning consumers getting the full amount of calling time for which they paid.IDT Corp. in Newark Locus Telecommunications Inc. in Englewood Cliffs CVT Prepaid... |
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| Bell Canada Buys The Source Retail Chain from Circuit City
18/03/2009
Telecommunications giant, Bell Canada, has announced plans to purchase all 750 Canadian outlets of The Source` from Circuit City.This acquisition will support Bell`s strategic imperatives to accelerate wireless and leverage momentum in services like Bell TV, Bell Internet, and Bell Home Phone, according to the company`s CEO, George Cope.The deal, described as daring yet risky by one analyst, will... |
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| Hyundai to Offer GSM Watch Phone
18/03/2009
Korean car manufacturer, Hyundai, is planning to enter the mobile gadget market with a combination cell phone/wristwatch priced at 220 ($284).The MB-910 timepiece will feature a tri-band GSM/GPRS phone with three hours of talk time (70 hours of standby). The device will feature a 132 x 176 touchscreen display, as well as support for SMS/MMS messaging, Bluetooth, polyphonic ringtones, and mobile... |
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