News tagged with mobile networks

Japan phone makers team up to develop new platform

Four leading Japanese electronics makers said Monday they will team up with top network operator NTT DoCoMo to develop the operating system for its next-generation cellphones, due for launch next year.

Technology / Software

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Five Dutch operators buy into 2.6 GHz band

Five mobile operators now own portions of the Netherlands' new 2.6 Gigahertz frequency band, which allows for super-fast broadband, the Dutch telecommunications agency announced Monday.

Technology / Telecom

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Nokia posts euro349 million profit in Q1

(AP) -- Nokia Corp.'s first-quarter net profit surged to euro349 million ($467 million) from euro122 million a year earlier, with strong growth in smart phone sales and 3 percent growth in total revenue, the company said ...

Technology / Business

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Researchers show how to use mobiles to spy on people

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have demonstrated how it is possible to use GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) data along with a few tools to track down a person’s mobile phone number and their location, ...

Technology / Telecom

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Rapid rise in N.Korea mobile phone use: report

Mobile phone subscriptions are spreading fast in North Korea and could number 600,000 by the end of this year, a report said Monday.

Technology / Telecom

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India plans 4G mobile sale: report

India plans to hold an auction of ultra-high-speed fourth-generation (4G) mobile phone spectrum soon after completion of 3G access now underway, a report said Wednesday.

Technology / Telecom

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Nokia launches cheaper smart phones

(AP) -- Nokia Corp. on Tuesday launched three less-expensive smart phones, including its first model expected to sell for under euro100 ($135) - in a strong move to grab new customers in emerging markets.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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GM Unveils Electric Networked-Vehicle (EN-V) Concept (w/ Video)

By 2030, urban areas will be home to more than 60 percent of the world's 8 billion people. This will put tremendous pressure on a public infrastructure that is already struggling to meet the growing demand ...

Technology / Engineering

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Egypt bans international Internet voice calls

Egypt has banned international calls made through mobile Internet connections, one of Egypt's top three mobile phone operators said on Tuesday, which would include internet Skype calls.

Technology / Telecom

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Smartphones put the moves on social networking

Mobile social networking ruled on Saturday as the techno-hip at South By South West (SXSW) used location-based services on smartphones to track down everything from panels to parties.

Technology / Internet

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Nokia, T-Mobile Announce Nokia 5230 Nuron smartphone

Nokia and T-Mobile USA today announced the upcoming availability of the Nokia 5230 Nuron, a smartphone solution for the masses packed with applications, maps with turn-by-turn directions, and more.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Cisco makes companies more smartphone friendly

Cisco has unveiled a way for businesses to feel comfortable about letting workers use whatever smartphones tickle their fancies.

Technology / Telecom

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Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, research shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, a group of leading Northeastern University network scientists recently found. Distinguished Professor of Physics Albert-László Barabási ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

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Motorola to split into two publicly traded companies in 2011

Motorola, the biggest US cellphone maker, said Thursday it will split into two companies next year, one focusing on handsets and TV set-top boxes and the other on professional safety equipment.

Technology / Business

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Nexus One gets touch and 3G capabilities

Google is ramping up its entry in the hotly competitive smartphone race by adding "pinch-to-zoom" multi-touch and 3G wireless broadband network capabilities to the Nexus One.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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