News tagged with wireless phones
Review: Use power outlets as a Wi-Fi alternative
(AP) -- Setting up a Wi-Fi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won't reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (7) |
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Review: Camera phones that let you snap and gab
(AP) -- Pretty much any cell phone you'd buy today comes with a digital camera, but only a few are good enough to take the place of even a cheap point-and-shoot.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Cell phone users rack up accidental data charges
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless is looking into ways to prevent subscribers without data plans from accidentally starting up the Web browser on their phones and racking up $1.99 in fees each time.
Aug 26, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
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Nokia Booklet 3G: Nokia to make laptop, jumping on wireless trend
After more than 25 years as a pioneer and leader in the mobile industry, Nokia will bring its rich mobility heritage and knowledge to the PC world with the new, Windows based, Nokia Booklet 3G.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 24, 2009 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
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Qwest 2Q profit up 18 pct on one-time tax savings
(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc.'s second-quarter earnings rose 18 percent because of one-time tax savings, even as revenue continued to slide as customers abandon landline telephones, the phone company said ...
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Qualcomm in sights of Japanese regulators
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has set its sights on Qualcomm, less than a week after the US wireless technology titan was fined over 200 million dollars by South Korea's antitrust watchdog.
Jul 28, 2009 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
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Verizon offers small carriers fresher handsets
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless is offering small cellular carriers a chance to get new phone models faster.
Jul 17, 2009 |
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FCC: Landline number move should take 1 day, not 4
(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission voted Wednesday to force landline phone companies to act faster when their subscribers want to move their phone number to a rival service.
May 13, 2009 |
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Motorola Announces MOTO W7 Active Edition With Gesture Controls
Shake things up with MOTO W7 Active Edition, a motion-enabled 3G mobile device announced today by Motorola. Designed for those who want a "moving" phone experience, MOTO W7 is equipped with an accelerometer ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 11, 2009 |
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Verizon offers to cut exclusive time for phones
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless has offered to shorten the period in which it demands exclusive rights to new cell phones from LG and Samsung in an effort to give small rural carriers a better chance to sell up-to-date phones.
May 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Google and others urge inventory of national airwaves
In a rare show of unity over national communications policy, Google, the wireless industry and consumer advocates have come together to support a bill that would require the federal government to take a complete inventory ...
May 06, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Phone home and call likely answered on the cell
(AP) -- In a high-tech shift accelerated by the recession, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones has for the first time surpassed those that just have traditional landlines. It is the ...
May 06, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Qualcomm in 'advanced' settlement talks with Broadcom
US wireless technology titan Qualcomm delayed the release of its quarterly results on Wednesday, saying it was in "advanced" settlement talks with Broadcom over a long-running patent dispute.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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For needy, cell phones can be free
An obscure federal program that helps poor people pay for phone service is entering the wireless era. Cell phone companies are offering the needy a bargain that the rest of us can only dream about: free service.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 22, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
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Computer giant Acer launches mobile phones in Asia
Taiwan-based computer giant Acer on Wednesday launched a series of advanced mobile phones for the Asia-Pacific region, ramping up its expansion into the wireless communication market.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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