News tagged with mobile phone operator
Japan firm unveils radiation-gauging smartphone
Mobile phone operator Softbank on Tuesday unveiled a smartphone that can measure radiation as consumers in Japan clamour for reassurance following last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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May 29, 2012 |
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Google cleared in Oracle suit on patents (Update)
Google won a major victory Wednesday as jurors sided with the Internet giant in a high-stakes court battle over patents with business software titan Oracle.
May 23, 2012 |
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Japan's DoCoMo to launch smart phones for elderly
Leading Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo on Wednesday unveiled its first smart phone specially designed for elderly users, as the company bids to tap into an ageing consumer population.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 16, 2012 |
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China Mobile in talks with Apple over iPhone
China Mobile, the world's biggest mobile operator by subscribers, said Wednesday the company is in talks with Apple to offer the popular iPhone to its users in the Asian nation.
May 16, 2012 |
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Japan's Softbank ties up with eBay in online billing
Internet auction giant eBay and mobile phone operator Softbank said Wednesday they were teaming up to bring the US firm's PayPal online billing system to Japan for the first time.
May 09, 2012 |
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Smartphones fuel Samsung profit to record
(AP) -- A surge in Galaxy smartphone sales fueled earnings at Samsung Electronics to a record high in the first quarter, usually a tough season for the global consumer electronics industry, outshining handset ...
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Moody's downgrades Nokia's rating, keeps negative outlook
The international ratings agency Moody's downgraded on Monday its ratings for the Finnish telephone maker Nokia owing to poor prospects for future sales.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Photo app Instagram launches on Android phones
(AP) -- IPhone-less hipsters rejoice: The popular photo-taking and photo-sharing app Instagram is now on Android.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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World's fastest simulation technology able to faithfully reproduce CPU operations
Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed the world's fastest simulation technology for systems using the ARM computing core, widely used in mobile phones and other electronic devices. ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Smartphone meets tablet as makers look at big picture
Mobile phone makers used to sell the 'small is beautiful' concept but at this year's world mobile fair, some are inching towards tablet sizes amid a shift towards a new hybrid category.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Countries agree on new mobile spectrum at radio conference
The International Telecommunication Union said Friday its World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-12) has agreed a treaty aimed at revising the radio frequency spectrum to speed up mobile services.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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New Nokia phone no standout, but worth a look
The first of Nokia's new generation of smartphones isn't flashy and certainly isn't an iPhone killer. But it's a nice device, and at $40 with a two-year contract, a bargain.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 03, 2012 |
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SK Telecom Q4 net profit falls on higher spending
South Korea's largest mobile carrier SK Telecom said Thursday its fourth-quarter net profit fell 61 percent year-on-year due to higher spending on next-generation network technology and lower fees.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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US warns of mobile radio band bottleneck
The United States seeks to avoid bottlenecks in crowded global mobile radio spectrums, the head of a US delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference said here Monday.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Camera-less iPhone 4, iPhone 4S on sale in Singapore
The camera is normally a big selling point, but in Singapore Apple's iPhone 4 and 4S are now available without the function -- to cater to military personnel banned from taking image-capturing devices into ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 20, 2012 |
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