Messaging services still a disconnected mess
You can use your telephone to call any other phone in the world. But if you want to place a video call to someone, good luck.
Telecom
Oct 18, 2013
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NSA data center runs into electrical problems
The Army Corps of Engineers says it has found electrical problems at the National Security Agency's $1.7 billion data center that could delay the new facility's long-awaited opening this fall in Utah.
Other
Oct 8, 2013
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Not just for talking, smartphones are hubs: survey
For US smartphone users, talking is old hat. A survey released Tuesday showed Americans spend an average of nearly two hours a day—114 minutes—on their smartphones, including just 23 minutes talking.
Telecom
Sep 17, 2013
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Review: 'Mega' phone is huge, with limited appeal
Please turn off all electronic devices, the flight crew instructs as we approach Los Angeles. With a small phone, I might have gotten away with ignoring safety regulations. Samsung's new Galaxy Mega phone was too conspicuous ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 4, 2013
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Phone call, SMS or perhaps a Whatsapp message?
Smartphone users' communication habits have been studied in a doctoral thesis at Aalto University. The users' choices are affected, e.g., by the strength of the relationship with the other party and the context in which the ...
Telecom
Aug 29, 2013
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Can you talk? Apple patent calls on iPhone status check system
(Phys.org) —An Apple iPhone invention would allow you to check the availability status of another iPhone user before you make the phone call. The advantage for the caller would be avoiding being dumped into voice mail without ...
China Telecom profit rises after it offers iPhone
State-owned China Telecom, the country's third biggest mobile phone operator by subscribers, said Wednesday that profits grew in the first half of the year as revenue from iPhone sales kicked in.
Business
Aug 21, 2013
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Galaxy Mega: New 6.3-inch Samsung phone approaches tablet size (Update 2)
Smartphones are getting bigger as people use them more to watch movies and play games. A new one from Samsung is beyond big.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 19, 2013
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Samsung to unveil 'smartwatch' next month: reports
South Korea's Samsung Electronics will unveil its new Galaxy Gear "smartwatch" early next month, ahead of Apple's iWatch, Bloomberg news and a fan site said Saturday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 17, 2013
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Google wants to start a conversation
Search engine companies like Google, Microsoft and, to a lesser extent, Apple are trying their best to get users to stop typing in queries and to start using their voices to ask more conversational questions to perform searches ...
Internet
Aug 7, 2013
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