Millions of voiceprints quietly being harvested
Over the telephone, in jail and online, a new digital bounty is being harvested: the human voice.
Software
Oct 13, 2014
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News tagged with mobile phone company
China Unicom 1H profit jumps on 3G, 4G revenue
State-owned phone company China Unicom said Thursday its first-half profit jumped on higher mobile data revenue and lower fees to connect to a rival's network.
Business
Aug 7, 2014
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Deal creating top German mobile company gets OK (Update)
In a deal that creates Germany's biggest mobile phone company in terms of customers, the European Union's antitrust authority on Wednesday approved network operator Telefonica's bid to buy its competitor E-Plus under certain ...
Telecom
Jul 2, 2014
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WiFi cows to let Glastonbury revellers get online
Brightly coloured fibre-glass cows at this week's Glastonbury festival will provide free WiFi to let revellers upload images at high speed.
Telecom
Jun 24, 2014
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Forget apps, old-school mobiles ring in a comeback
They fit in a pocket, have batteries that last all week and are almost indestructible: old-school Nokias, Ericssons and Motorolas are making a comeback as consumers tired of fragile and overly-wired smartphones go retro.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 25, 2014
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China Mobile profit hit by competition, 4G costs (Update)
China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, said Thursday its profit last year tumbled 5.9 percent due to higher costs and intense competition.
Business
Mar 20, 2014
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China opposes release of WTO report on rare earths
China said Friday it opposes the release of a WTO report about its export curbs on rare earths—exotic minerals used in mobile phones and other high-tech products—following news accounts that the document rejects Beijing's ...
Business
Nov 1, 2013
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China Telecom profit up 20 percent on 3G users
State-owned China Telecom, the country's third-biggest mobile phone operator by subscribers, said Monday that quarterly profit grew by a fifth as it continued to benefit from spending by new users of data-hungry iPhones.
Business
Oct 28, 2013
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Former CEO concedes mistakes in Nokia's downturn (Update)
Former Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila, who steered the Finnish company to become the world's biggest maker of cellphones, has conceded that several mistakes were made during his tenure, including a failure to predict changing customers' ...
Business
Oct 17, 2013
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European insurers discover cyber protection market
It's already a booming market in the United States, but in Europe, companies are also waking up to the idea of cyber insurance to protect themselves against Internet attack.
Internet
Sep 22, 2013
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