News tagged with mobile phone operator

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.

Technology / Business

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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.

Technology / Business

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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.

Technology / Telecom

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Microsoft pulls plug on Zune

Microsoft is quietly pulling the plug on its Zune digital media player, its would-be rival to Apple's iPod.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Japan carrier unveils smartphone radiation gauge

Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo is to unveil a smartphone with changeable "jackets" that measure bad breath, body fat and even radiation levels.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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NTT DoCoMo plans green-energy cellphone masts

Japan's largest mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo, plans to start powering its cellphone tower network with renewable energy such as solar, wind or biomass, the company said Friday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Nokia to launch Microsoft platform phones in 2011

Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. plans to introduce its first mobile phones using the Microsoft Windows operating system this year, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.

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Microsoft unveils Windows Phone update 'Mango'

Microsoft unveiled the latest version of its mobile phone software and new handset partners on Tuesday as it seeks to claw back market share from Apple and Google.

Technology / Software

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RIM recalling 1,000 PlayBook tablets

Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) said Monday it is recalling around 1,000 PlayBook tablet computers because of an operating system issue.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Microsoft unveils new mobile platform, Windows Phone 7 (Update)

Microsoft unveiled a new mobile phone operating system Monday in a bid to claw back lost market share from the iPhone, Blackberry and devices powered by Google's Android software.

Technology / Software

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Microsoft to introduce new smart-phone operating system: Windows Phone 7

Microsoft is the undisputed king of operating systems -- except for the ones you hold in your hand. The company, whose Windows software dominates on desktops and laptops, has been also developing systems for ...

Technology / Software

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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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Smart phones oust PCs from top of tech food chain

The era of the PC's dominance is officially over. We have crossed over into the age of mobile computing.

Technology / Business

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New browsers for Android coming soon

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mozilla Firefox is planning to make its mobile phone browser available for Google’s Android platform later this year, and Opera and NetFront (made by ACCESS) are also vying for a piece of ...

Technology / Software

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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

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