News tagged with wireless phone service
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
May 10, 2012 |
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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. ...
Apr 16, 2012 |
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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.
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Hotmail co-founder launches free SMS service
Indian IT entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia on Tuesday launched a free text messaging service, promising that it would be as revolutionary as his previous venture, Hotmail.
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Review: Motorola revives Razr name with smartphone
With its super-slim, stylish frame, Motorola's Razr phone became incredibly popular in 2004 - a smash hit that Motorola hasn't been able to replicate. Now, many years later, the company is trying to recapture ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Google to offer tracking opt-out to Wi-Fi owners (Update)
(AP) -- Google Inc. is going to let people with home wireless networks decide whether they want to be lumped into a system that helps pinpoint the locations of people on cell phones.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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MetroPCS starts unlimited music plan with Rhapsody
(AP) -- MetroPCS Communications Inc., the nation's fifth-largest wireless phone carrier, is jumping into the unlimited music business behind its smaller competitor, Cricket.
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Hackers gain access to transit police union site
(AP) -- Hackers on Wednesday again targeted a California transit agency that came under fire last week for turning off cell phone service in its stations to thwart a potential protest.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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FCC to update phone subsidy program for broadband
(AP) -- The federal government spends more than $4 billion a year, collected from phone bills, to subsidize phone service in rural and poor areas. Now, it's considering ways to give those places more for the money: high-speed ...
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied down by long-term contracts.
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Estimate: Global cell subscriptions pass 5 billion
(AP) -- The number of wireless service subscriptions worldwide passed 5 billion this week, according to an estimate by LM Ericsson AB, the Swedish maker of wireless equipment.
Jul 09, 2010 |
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Study: Consumers happier about their cell service
(AP) -- Consumers are more satisfied than ever with their cell phone service, according to survey being published Tuesday.
May 18, 2010 |
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Verizon to allow Skype calls over wireless network
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless will let customers use the Internet phone service Skype to make free calls on some phones, an application that other wireless carriers have not allowed.
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Cell phone mania forces scramble for more airwaves
(AP) -- Wireless devices such as Apple's iPhone are transforming the way we go online, making it possible to look up driving directions, find the nearest coffee shop and update Facebook on the go. All this ...
Dec 27, 2009 |
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Cloud computing gathers steam with mobile devices
The outlook for the wireless industry is getting cloudier. Consumers have tapped into cloud computing technology for years: sending messages via Hotmail, uploading photos to Facebook or editing a spreadsheet on Google Docs ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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