News tagged with mobile services

British firms warned of Olympics Internet gaps

British businesses are being warned of possible Internet breakdowns, data caps and "unavoidable" mobile phone problems during the London 2012 Olympics, in official advice from the Games organisers.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Super Bowl online decent, won't replace TV

(AP) -- The television set won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday. For the first time, U.S. football fans will be able to watch the Super Bowl ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

US warns of mobile radio band bottleneck

The United States seeks to avoid bottlenecks in crowded global mobile radio spectrums, the head of a US delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference said here Monday.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Global radio experts float new mobile phone standard

Global radio experts have approved radio standards that are to usher in a new mobile phone operating system to replace third generation or 3G technology, the International Telecommunication Union announced ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Cloud computing's ubiquity brings down prices

If you've ever had your laptop stolen, watched your toddler baptize your PC with Pepsi, or had your MacBook come to a cold, dead stop, you know that the digital memories we store on our home computers are anything but indelible.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

India says 3G roaming mobile pacts 'illegal'

India's telecom ministry told mobile phone operators on Thursday that they must scrap "illegal" mutual roaming agreements allowing them to provide seamless nationwide 3G services.

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created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

TV channel squeeze proposed to pay for tax cuts

(AP) -- Call it the Great Channel Squeeze.

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile money transfers gaining currency with consumers

If you need to pay a baby sitter, send money to a kid in college or reimburse a friend for lunch but don't have your checkbook or cash on hand, pick up your smartphone.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rara revs up price war over unlimited music plans

(AP) -- A British company has taken the price war for music subscriptions to a new level.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Humbled Netflix CEO still thinking, talking big

(AP) -- To hear Netflix CEO Reed Hastings tell it, the bone-headed decisions that have dragged down the Internet's leading video subscription service during the past five months eventually will be forgotten like a bad movie ...

Technology / Business

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Africa: the new pot of gold for mobile telecoms

Africa's lag in land-based telecoms infrastructure has propelled the continent directly into the mobile age, opening up short-term growth prospects unparalleled in the world.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google's maps go indoors with new mobile feature

Google's next frontier in digital mapping will span the world's shopping malls and airports.

Technology / Software

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Spotify hits 2.5 million paying subscribers

Swedish online music star Spotify said Wednesday ahead of a mystery announcement next week that it has reached 2.5 million paying subscribers.

Technology / Business

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hotmail co-founder launches free SMS service

Indian IT entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia on Tuesday launched a free text messaging service, promising that it would be as revolutionary as his previous venture, Hotmail.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

IBM unveils mobile security service to protect sensitive corporate data

Today IBM is unveiling a new service to help businesses secure the exploding number of mobile devices with access to corporate data. The new IBM Hosted Mobile Device Security Management service extends the company's existing ...

Technology / Software

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0