News tagged with mobile phone operator

Google out to shake up the smart-phone industry

Google, already a disruptive presence in the mobile phone industry, seems to be itching to reshape it once more. As early as January, the company plans to sell directly to consumers a new smart-phone that will not be "locked" ...

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile phone English lessons a hit in Bangladesh

Every morning, Ahmed Shariar Sarwar makes it his daily ritual to call number 3000 on his mobile phone to get lessons in English -- his passport to a better life in impoverished Bangladesh.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google search getting eyes and ears

Google search is getting eyes and ears, moving beyond typed key words to let people scour the Internet with mobile telephone cameras or spoken words in multiple languages.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

China Unicom eyes one million China 3G subscribers per month

Mobile operator China Unicom said Tuesday it aimed to boost the number of its 3G mobile phone subscribers in China by one million per month, following its launch of Apple's iPhone there.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung expects strong 3rd-quarter profit

(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that profit likely surged in the third quarter on higher sales, amid a brightening outlook for the world's largest manufacturer of computer memory chips and flat ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rivals to form UK's top mobile operator

(AP) -- Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA said Tuesday they intend to combine their British mobile phone units - shaking up the country's intensely competitive market and forming the country's biggest mobile operator.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sprint to release HTC Hero Android phone in October (Update)

US wireless carrier Sprint Nextel and Taiwan's HTC Corp. announced plans Thursday to release a touch-screen mobile phone in October powered by Google's Android software.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Microsoft gives Windows Mobile a new look for fall

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving its operating system for "smart phones" a new look in time for the holiday shopping season.

Technology / Software

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dell developing smart phone for China Mobile

(AP) -- PC maker Dell Inc. is working on a smart phone for China Mobile Ltd., China's biggest cell phone carrier.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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

LG Electronics posts record Q2 earnings

South Korea's LG Electronics Wednesday reported a record quarterly net profit, boosted by brisk sales of flat panel televisions and mobile phones.

Technology / Business

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

DoCoMo invests $45.5M in US mobile video firm

(AP) -- NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile phone operator, said Monday it spent $45.5 million to take a 35 percent share in a U.S. company that makes multimedia technology for its mobile phones.

Technology / Business

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU travellers to get cheaper mobile phone calls from Wednesday

European travellers will pay less to use their mobile phones while abroad in the EU from Wednesday when new regulated price caps take effect across the 27-nation bloc.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile services made simple

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers believe they have achieved what has remained an almost impossible dream in the wireless world: powerful mobile services that work simply, seamlessly and intuitively.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Verizon Wireless downplays Linux phones

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless considers Linux-based software a possible long-term contender for use on its phones, but doesn't view it as a "preferred" solution, the carrier's head said.

Technology / Software

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EU travellers to get cheaper mobile messages

European travellers will pay less to send text messages and access the internet via mobile phone networks, under a compromise deal thrashed out by EU negotiators Tuesday, a spokesman said.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0