News tagged with mobile access

Boom times ahead for mobile Web access

After a slow start, mobile Web access has finally taken off, thanks in large part to better technology, and it will drive growth in Internet use in the future, industry leaders say.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wi-Fi Alliance announces Passpoint program to start in June

(Phys.org) -- The Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group bent on making Wi-Fi access more available more easily, has announced that it will begin certifying devices and hot-spot providers (using the Hotspot 2 definition) starting next month ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

NetZero to launch free wireless broadband service

It's like the '90s never left: Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars. Internet IPOs are back. And NetZero is returning with free Internet service -only this time it's wireless.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

India launches 'world's cheapest' tablet computer

India on Wednesday launched its long-awaited "computer for the masses", unveiling a $46 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Canadian company planning micro-satellite network

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Canadian company is planning to launch a network of small satellites into a low orbit to improve Internet access in remote and rural areas and to help relieve network congestion caused by ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Wall Street Journal to charge for mobile access from Oct 24

The Wall Street Journal announced on Thursday that it will begin charging for access to the newspaper on mobile devices such as the Blackberry or Apple iPhone from October 24.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Dish profit down 34 pct, but adds subscribers

(AP) -- Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. said Monday that it added subscribers in the first quarter, but net income dropped 34 percent and revenue growth fell short of Wall Street expectations.

Technology / Business

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smartphones bridge US digital divide

Smartphones are bridging a US digital divide as minorities tap into the Internet using mobile devices, according to a Pew study released on Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

S. Korea's Hynix bids for Japan's Elpida

SK Hynix, the world's second largest microchip maker, said Friday it has submitted a preliminary bid for its struggling Japanese rival Elpida Memory.

Technology / Business

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan's Elpida to be delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange

Japan's Elpida Memory, one of the world's top microchip makers, is set to be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday in the biggest corporate failure in Japanese manufacturing history.

Technology / Business

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Elpida develops next-generation mobile DRAM product

Elpida Memory, the third largest Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) manufacturer in the world, today announced that it had developed the industry's first 4-gigabit next-generation mobile memory chips for ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Mobile phone data traffic 'to grow 10-fold by 2016'

As smart phones increasingly take over, mobile data traffic is surging, a study by Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson showed on Monday, saying such traffic is set to increase 10-fold over the next five ...

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India to launch $45 tablet computer

India is set Wednesday to launch its long-awaited low-cost computer, a $45 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Colleges struggle with students' data demand

University of Missouri-Columbia students arrived on campus this fall with a slew of new electronic toys and immediately wrought havoc with the school's wireless network.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Doctors turn to smartphones, tablets to access medical data

If a patient of Arlington, Texas, physician Ignacio Nunez shows up at the emergency room when the doctor is not at the hospital, he doesn't have to wait long to start investigating what might be wrong.

Technology / Software

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0