News tagged with phone service

Technology convergence may widen the digital divide

(Phys.org) -- Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Smartphone users develop new concepts of privacy in public spaces: study

With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FTC seeking $52.6M for alleged bogus phone charges

(AP) -- Federal regulators are seeking $52.6 million from a billing company that they accuse of adding unauthorized charges to consumers' phone bills.

Technology / Telecom

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

3Qs: Mobile tracking in criminal investigations

Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union released a new report revealing that law-enforcement agencies frequently use cell-phone tracking data provided by wireless carriers — often without a warrant. ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bharti Airtel offers 4G service in India

India's Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had become the first company in the country to offer high-speed Internet services using fourth-generation (4G) telecommunications technology.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PayPal to expand in Asia after mobile app launch

PayPal Asia-Pacific chief Rupert Keeley said Friday the US company plans to expand in the region over the next 12 to 18 months, after it launched the region's first payments service for smartphones. ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tracking pedestrians indoors using their smart phones

The next generation of smart phone could combine the data from its gyroscopes with a built-in compass to allow you to track your movements when indoors even without GPS. Such a system could be useful for shopping mall managers, ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Telecoms groups fight back against free messaging

Just past the security gate for the world's largest cell phone trade show in Barcelona, executives of big mobile carriers can't avoid walking past a booth they would probably rather not see: It's for "Pinger," ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 9

Connected cars to untangle snarled traffic

A car that dials emergency services itself in case of a crash and warns its driver of traffic snarls ahead: Ford Motor Co.'s chief believes connected autos will pave the road to the future.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Twitter stores user iPhone address books for 18 months after scan

Twitter Inc. said that to help users find friends also using the service, it retrieves entire address book from users' smartphones, including names, email addresses and phone numbers, and keeps the data on its servers for ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover cell phone hackers can track your location without your knowledge

Cellular networks leak the locations of cell phone users, allowing a third party to easily track the location of the cell phone user without the user's knowledge, according to new research by computer scientists in the University ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

British firms warned of Olympics Internet gaps

British businesses are being warned of possible Internet breakdowns, data caps and "unavoidable" mobile phone problems during the London 2012 Olympics, in official advice from the Games organisers.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Global radio experts float new mobile phone standard

Global radio experts have approved radio standards that are to usher in a new mobile phone operating system to replace third generation or 3G technology, the International Telecommunication Union announced ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

India says 3G roaming mobile pacts 'illegal'

India's telecom ministry told mobile phone operators on Thursday that they must scrap "illegal" mutual roaming agreements allowing them to provide seamless nationwide 3G services.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1