Phone firms and the quest for the 5G Holy Grail
Lightning-quick downloads, driverless cars and remote surgery: telecom firms are racing to develop a new generation of "5G" mobile networks that could start to change the world in five years.
Lightning-quick downloads, driverless cars and remote surgery: telecom firms are racing to develop a new generation of "5G" mobile networks that could start to change the world in five years.
Telecom
Mar 3, 2015
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The head of the Federal Communications Commission is taking the defense of new Internet regulations on the road.
Telecom
Mar 3, 2015
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Phone and Internet firms are rolling out cheaper handsets and may turn to hot-air balloons to boost network coverage in developing countries, where sales of smartphones are booming.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 3, 2015
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BlackBerry may be launching four new smartphones over the coming year, but the struggling company is staking its future on becoming a giant in software.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 3, 2015
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Sci-fi solutions or making friends one at a time? Google and Facebook want more people online, searching around and clicking on ads. And they are finding new ways to make it happen—from selling smartphone data plans, to ...
Business
Mar 2, 2015
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg fended off complaints on Monday that the hugely popular social network was getting a free ride out of telecom operators who host its service on smartphones.
Business
Mar 2, 2015
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Google will soon be offering cellular network plans in a bid to bridge the gap between the realms of Internet services and mobile device software it dominates.
Telecom
Mar 2, 2015
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Defying scepticism and geek-stigma, mobile phone firms are determined this year to sell you a wristwatch wirelessly connected to your mobile phone.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 2, 2015
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Several big Asian phone companies launched new high-end smartphones and other wireless gizmos on Sunday, hoping to challenge US giant Apple in a big year for wireless gadgets.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 2, 2015
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(AP)—From the outside, the new HTC One smartphone looks and feels like last year's model. But there's a huge difference inside—the camera.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 1, 2015
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