News tagged with mobile services

Nokia plans to launch mobile 'banking'

Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, will launch a service enabling people to make financial transactions with their cell phones, the Finnish telecoms giant said Wednesday.

Technology / Telecom

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FCC chair touts broadband as top priority

The Federal Communications Commission's top "strategic" priority will be to encourage greater availability and adoption of broadband Internet access, the agency's new chairman, Julius Genachowski, said in a meeting Monday ...

Technology / Telecom

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Google invites US soldiers to Voice telephone service

Google on Tuesday set out to recruit US soldiers as users of its Voice online telephone service, promising it would help military families stay connected.

Technology / Internet

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Music streaming service Spotify eyes Apple's iPhone

Spotify has asked US technology giant Apple for its software to be made available on its best-selling iPhone, the Swedish music streaming service said on Monday.

Technology / Software

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New mafia game hits up Twitter players for money

(AP) -- Twitter Inc.'s founders still haven't decided how to cash in on their popular Internet messaging service - to the delight of a rapidly growing audience. But the deliberate approach may not prevent a gold rush among ...

Technology / Internet

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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

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EU picks two operators for satellite services to remote areas

The European Commission announced on Thursday that Inmarsat Ventures and Solaris Mobile had been chosen to beam high-speed Internet services to rural and remote areas in Europe not connected to existing networks.

Technology / Telecom

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Nokia to cut 450 jobs worldwide: company

Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it planned to cut some 450 jobs globally as it reorganises its services unit.

Technology / Business

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Cut-rate prepaid plans shake up wireless industry

(AP) -- As wireless carriers start reporting first-quarter results this week, investors will be looking at the effects of some spectacular price cuts for prepaid cell phone service.

Technology / Telecom

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Virgin Mobile joins prepaid price war

(AP) -- Virgin Mobile USA Inc. is set to announce Thursday that it is slashing the price of its unlimited calling plan to $50 from $80 per month, a result of fierce competition and price-cutting among second-tier cellular ...

Technology / Telecom

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Skype comes to iPhones on Tuesday

Skype has confirmed that a free software application enabling iPhone owners to use its Internet telephone service will be available in Apple's online App Store beginning Tuesday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Asia to drive mobile broadband Internet access

Broadband-service providers will see their revenue from mobile services jump to 137 billion dollars worldwide by 2014, up 450 percent from 2008, a report said Thursday.

Technology / Telecom

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Radar deal paves way for new wireless system in Italy

Italian defence firm Finmeccanica said Tuesday it had won a 260-million-euro (375-million-dollar) radar contract from the air force that will allow for cutting-edge WiMAX Internet technology in Italy.

Technology / Telecom

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China Mobile reports 2008 net profit up 30 percent

China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Thursday its profits jumped by 30 percent last year, but warned China's telecoms market faced a tough 2009.

Technology / Business

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Carnegie Mellon engineers create mobile video service

Carnegie Mellon University engineering faculty, Priya Narasimhan and Rajeev Gandhi, and their students have created a new, unique large-scale mobile wireless video service designed to enhance sports fans' experience at games. ...

Technology / Engineering

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