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Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents. SAN FRANCISCO–Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,…
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For the past few months, writers have been churning out rumors about several new flavors of BlackBerry. Is RIM using careful leaks to beat Apple at its own rumor-fueling game? If you thought iPhone nano rumors were hard to avoid, consider the myriad BlackBerry incarnations haunting cyberspace. …
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UK enterprise adoption of the iPhone 3G may be hampered by security issues and Apple’s exclusive partnership with O2, among other factors. For years, Apple has paid little attention to products for enterprise users. Now it’s pitching its new iPhone 3G as: “The best phone for business. Ever”. But…
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Next week a California law will require the use of hands-free phones and ban cell phones entirely for drivers under 18–but there’s a loophole that allows texting while driving. LOS ANGELES–Next week California will try to wrest cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from movie starlets…
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What if you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere and your mobile phone’s battery is about to run out? Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the music and dance. LONDON–What do you do if you are stuck in a field at a pop festival…
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Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based Symbian and make its software open source to boost phone sales and respond to new rivals such as Google. HELSINKI–Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based Symbian and make its software royalty-free to boost…
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If you have doubts about the cost and reliability of VoIP phone systems read on says Tristan Degenhardt of Digium Switchvox. Commentary–If you are like most small businesses, you are considering investing in a VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol phone system for your business,…
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RIM’s co-CEO tells Silicon.com why he believes smartphones are the future, why Qwerty is so exciting, and why the Bold has nothing to do with the iPhone. BlackBerry maker RIM has been very busy this week hosting the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Fla. One of the announcements…
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Research continues on effects of long-term use, but no evidence so far suggesting cell phones are unsafe. Using a mobile phone does not increase your risk of brain cancer, according to a new Japanese study that is the first to consider the effects of radiation on different parts…
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Zonino! Replacement words, known as paragrams, are becoming part of younger generation’s regular banter. LONDON–R U cycle? Book! Fancy an adds down the sub? There’s a gr8 new carnage. It may look like gobbledygook, but the most streetwise of teenagers would have no trouble translating and responding…
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There’s a chance green products will save the world, so why are they so boring compared to a cell phone with a built-in TV? Clear your mind. Now, create a mental picture around the words “energy executive.” Then do the same around “Internet employee.” In the first…
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Reworked architecture of traditional sensor pixels said to yield better images and reduce chip manufacturing costs. Photography company Eastman Kodak on Monday introduced chips that can boost the picture-taking power in mobile phones and help manufacturers cut development costs. Kodak says its KAC-05020 Image Sensor is the…
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New risk-ranking system reaffirms smoking, alcohol, sunlight as leading risk factors, but allays concerns about others. Drinking coffee, using mobile phones or having breast implants is unlikely to cause cancer, according to a new risk-ranking system devised by an Australian cancer specialist to debunk popular myths. The…
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Bezeq Israel Telecom launches a service that would block calls to porn and other “improper” destinations in a bid to attract ultra-Orthodox customers. TEL AVIV–Bezeq Israel Telecom, the country’s dominant phone company, on Sunday launched a service that would block calls to porn and other “improper” destinations…
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Company says it might consider busting into pieces to revive its ailing cell phone business. But is it the right move? Maybe Carl Icahn was right about Motorola. The company, which practically invented the cell phone market in the ’80s, is considering spinning off its beleaguered…
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Company says it might consider busting into pieces to revive its ailing cell phone business. But is it the right move? Maybe Carl Icahn was right about Motorola. The company, which practically invented the cell phone market in the ’80s, is considering spinning off its beleaguered…
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Unlike in Europe, mobile porn has yet to take off in the U.S. But that may change soon as phone companies plan to loosen control on their networks. Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica. If…
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Analyst calls the percentage of phones used on wireless networks other than AT&T’s “stunning.” More than a quarter of people who bought Apple’s iPhone are using them on wireless networks other than AT&T’s, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S., a “stunning” number that will pressure the…
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Product inveiled on Monday allows special telephony features, including transcription, to be embedded on Web sites and PCs. Ribbit, a Silicon Valley start-up that lets software programmers embed phone-like voice features in everything from Web sites to computers to phones themselves, unveiled its first product for consumers on…
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Google’s video site to be available on Motorola, LG, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson phones capable of providing high-speed access. Popular video Web site YouTube is opening up its service to run on millions more phones capable of providing high-speed wireless Internet access, the company said on Thursday. …
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