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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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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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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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Chief Executive Kevin DeNuccio will become vice chairman, company says, and Georges Antoun, a Redback vice president, will replace him. The head of telecom equipment maker Ericsson’s Redback Networks is leaving his executive position to become vice chairman of the unit, Redback’s chairman said on Thursday. …
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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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In study, U.S. tops ratings for “innovation-driven economies”; Russia tops list for “efficiency- and -resource driven economies.” The United States, Sweden, and Japan topped a new ranking that measures how well countries use telecommunications technologies–networks, cell phones, and computers–to boost their social and economic prosperity. Connectivity Scorecard,…
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In civil cases, personal data, including the names of file sharers, does not have to be disclosed, the court rules. European Union countries can refuse to disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases, the EU’s top court said on Tuesday in a blow to…
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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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German telecom operator says the iPhone is the most sold multimedia device in its T-Mobile division’s portfolio. German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said on Saturday it had signed up 70,000 iPhone customers in the 11 weeks since November 9, 2007. Deutsche Telekom’s mobile telephony arm T-Mobile is the…
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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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Demand in emerging markets such as China and India lifts global market share, helps increase profit margin. Nokia, the world’s top cell phone maker, reported a 57 percent rise in earnings per share from October to December, with booming demand in emerging markets boosting its global market share…
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Wireless chipmaker posts an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit and gives an outlook that matches analyst estimates. Wireless chipmaker Qualcomm posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit and gave an outlook that matched analyst estimates, driving its shares up more than 7 percent on relief…
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Earnings down by more than 80 percent from same quarter last year; recovery in mobile devices will take longer than expected. Motorola on Wednesday posted a smaller quarterly profit and said a recovery in its mobile devices business would take longer than expected. Motorola, which has been losing…
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