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AT&T, T-Mobile pledge to bring 5,000 jobs to US
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. is pledging to bring 5,000 wireless call center jobs, currently based abroad, back to the U.S. if it is allowed to proceed with its proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Irene takes out some East Coast cellphone service
(AP) -- Wireless networks fell quiet Sunday in some coastal areas of North Carolina and southern Virginia, but calls were going through in most areas affected by Tropical Storm Irene, the Federal Communications Commission ...
Aug 29, 2011 |
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SK pays $920 mn for super-fast wireless spectrum
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom has won a licence to operate super-fast wireless services after bidding 995 billion won ($920 million), regulators said Monday.
Aug 29, 2011 |
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How to stay connected during Hurricane Irene
(AP) -- Phone service often cuts out when it's needed the most - when disaster strikes.
Aug 26, 2011 |
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OMEGA at the top of the data transfer game
Researchers in Europe have successfully developed a new transfer technology for video data. An outcome of the OMEGA project, the team transferred data at an extremely fast rate of 100 megabits per second (Mbit/s) ...
Aug 26, 2011 |
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Review: Sifteo a fun but pricey new way to play
I am sliding three little cubes around my desk. My goal is to help a penguin named Booker collect a bunch of eggs and avoid being eaten by a horrific creature named Owlbear. It's a lot of fun.
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Aug 25, 2011 |
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SF area transit agency to discuss wireless policy
(AP) -- The transit agency in the San Francisco Bay area hopes to ease tensions with a public meeting over whether there should be a policy on cutting wireless access to its stations during protests.
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Report says Sprint to get iPhone in October
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's third-largest cellphone company, will start selling the iPhone in mid-October, The Wall Street Journal said Tuesday.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Dish asks FCC to let it build wireless network
(AP) -- Satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network is asking regulators to let it build a wireless broadband network. Having one would let Dish compete more effectively with cable companies that can bundle broadband and TV signals.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Antennas in your clothes? New design could pave the way
(PhysOrg.com) -- The next generation of communications systems could be built with a sewing machine.
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Simple security for wireless: no password required
In early August, at the Def Con conference — a major annual gathering of computer hackers — someone apparently hacked into many of the attendees’ cell phones, in what may have been the first successful breach ...
Aug 22, 2011 |
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After insulin pump hacking, lawmakers seek review
(AP) -- Two lawmakers are requesting a review of the government's security standards for wireless medical devices after a diabetic discovered how to remotely reprogram his and other people's insulin pumps.
Aug 20, 2011 |
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Scientists designing next generation of Internet to keep up with mobile users
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are helping develop the next generation of the Internet -- a more mobile version -- and the campus's Office of Information Technology is using this new technology ...
Aug 19, 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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