UN report: Growth in mobile contracts slowing
(AP) -- The U.N. telecommunications agency says the number of new mobile phone contracts is slowing as cell phone usage reaches saturation point.
Telecom
Oct 19, 2010
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Prepaid phones gain popularity as users seek to lower bills
Sales have never been better for MetroPCS. The prepaid cell phone retailer broke records in the first and second quarter of 2010 with new subscribers to its no-contract, monthly flat-rate mobile service.
Telecom
Sep 8, 2010
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Study: Blacks and women talk and text more
(AP) -- Blacks talk twice as much as whites on their cell phones, and women talk and text more than men, according to an analysis of wireless bills by the Nielsen Co.
Other
Aug 24, 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.
Telecom
Jul 9, 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.
Telecom
May 18, 2010
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Google out to shake up the smart-phone industry
Google, already a disruptive presence in the mobile phone industry, seems to be itching to reshape it once more. As early as January, the company plans to sell directly to consumers a new smart-phone that will not be "locked" ...
Telecom
Dec 17, 2009
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Sony Ericsson closes NC, other sites as HQ moves
(AP) -- Cell phone handset maker Sony Ericsson will move its North American headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta and close a half-dozen sites worldwide as it retrenches against what it expects will be a tighter market ...
Business
Nov 18, 2009
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Fewer players in wireless could rein in price cuts
(AP) -- How many wireless carriers do we need? It's a question that's popping up again as T-Mobile USA is said to be looking at buying Sprint Nextel Corp.
Telecom
Sep 14, 2009
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A no-tech world is no place to be
I felt desperate as I drove. My second trip to Starbucks in four hours; how pathetic was this? But I had to have a fix. Caffeine? Sure, I'd take some. But that wasn't what I really needed. I was there, again, as I would ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 11, 2009
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Powerful new device for studying puzzling process
A millisecond burst of light on a computer monitor signaled production of the first plasma in a powerful new device for advancing research into magnetic reconnection—a critical but little understood process that occurs ...
Plasma Physics
Mar 15, 2018
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