UN aims to pull plug on plethora of power supplies
(AP)—The days when every piece of home communications equipment comes with its own special power adapter could be numbered.
Telecom
Oct 25, 2012
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Auditor warns Canada lagging on cyber security
Canada "has been slow" to set up firewalls to protect against cyber threats to critical infrastructure, leaving the nation vulnerable to crippling attacks, the auditor general warned Tuesday.
Internet
Oct 23, 2012
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Huawei row shines light on East-West culture clash
US security fears over two China telecom firms have spotlighted Western suspicions Chinese companies are state-influenced, a culture clash analysts say could loom larger as the country's businesses look overseas.
Business
Oct 21, 2012
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Iraqi officials venture into world of the Internet
Smiling shyly, Wassan Saleh admitted to being the face of a vast problem across Iraq's bureaucracy that officials are now trying to remedy: she had never used a computer.
Internet
Oct 21, 2012
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Canada government can't intervene in BCE decision (Update)
(AP)—The Canadian government said Friday it can't overturn a decision by the country's broadcast regulator to reject Canadian telecom giant BCE Inc.'s bid to buy Astral Media Inc. for US$3.4 billion.
Telecom
Oct 18, 2012
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Third of world's population has Internet: UN
More than a third of the world's population is online while mobile phone uptake increased by more than 600 million in 2011 to around six billion, a UN agency said Thursday.
Telecom
Oct 11, 2012
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UN says world has 6 billion cell phone subscribers
The world now has nearly as many cell phone subscriptions as inhabitants.
Telecom
Oct 11, 2012
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Court lets stand telecom immunity in wiretap case
(AP)—The Supreme Court is leaving in place a federal law that gives telecommunications companies legal immunity for helping the government with its email and telephone eavesdropping program.
Telecom
Oct 9, 2012
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Thailand to hold long-awaited 3G auction next week
After years of delays, Thailand's top three mobile telephone operators will bid next week for licences to provide third-generation (3G) services in the kingdom, regulators said Tuesday.
Telecom
Oct 9, 2012
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Researchers make progress in understanding, predicting solder joint failures
(Phys.org)—The reliability and longevity of electronics are critical to our interconnected world that is so dependent upon Internet and telecommunications technology. The computers, routers and switches, phones, and all ...
General Physics
Oct 9, 2012
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