News tagged with wireless users

How Internet is changing Ugandan business

Sitting in the glow of his flat-screen computer monitor in a fashionable office, Donald Kasule says that until recently it was almost impossible to imagine making a success of an Internet start-up in Uganda.

Technology / Business

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australian court rules Samsung can sell Galaxy

(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is free to sell its Galaxy tablet computers in Australia after the country's highest court Friday dismissed rival Apple's appeal in its global patent battle.

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Verizon Wireless nixes Google Wallet in new phone

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless is blocking Google's new flagship phone from supporting Google's attempt to make the smartphone the credit card of the future.

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created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australian court clears sale of Samsung Galaxy tab

(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is closer to selling its new Galaxy tablet computer in Australia after a court on Wednesday overturned a ruling that sided with Apple's allegations Samsung had copied its iPad ...

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created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wikipedia eyes India for language growth

Wikipedia on Wednesday said it was banking on growth in the mobile phone sector and increased Internet access to boost content in Indian languages ranging from Hindi to Telugu.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google says India Internet users to triple

Google expects India's Internet users to triple by 2014 as telecom carriers invest in high-speed wireless infrastructure and smartphones become cheaper, a report said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Samsung seeks US import ban on Apple products

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had asked the US International Trade Commission to ban the import of Apple products into the United States, expanding its patent war with the US giant.

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created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FCC rules seek to avoid surprise wireless bills

(AP) -- Federal regulators want to stop cell phone "bill shock" by requiring wireless companies to alert subscribers before they run out of minutes, hit data usage or text messaging caps or start racking up international ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India's wireless auction reaps billions for govt

(AP) -- India's auction of wireless broadband spectrum has brought in a reported $8 billion in fees which could help plug India's fiscal deficit.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

German court orders wireless passwords for all

(AP) -- Germany's top criminal court ruled Wednesday that Internet users need to secure their private wireless connections by password to prevent unauthorized people from using their Web access to illegally download data.

Technology / Internet

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

India's billion-dollar 3G auction set to open

In an auction set to open Friday, India's mobile firms will bid billions of dollars to provide superfast third generation (3G) service in the country's booming cellular market.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Haiti text donations to Red Cross pass $5M (Update)

(AP) -- U.S. cell phone users have contributed more than $5 million in $10 increments to the Red Cross for Haiti disaster relief, by far the largest outpouring of support via mobile devices in history.

Technology / Other

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mobile giving is catching on

For most nonprofits, raising money means asking donors to write a check. But like music, maps and movies, charitable giving is also going mobile.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US senators seek to squash spam

Two US senators declared war on spam on Thursday. Senator Olympia Snowe, a Republican from Maine, and Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida, introduced legislation aimed at curbing unsolicited text ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

China Mobile reports 2008 net profit up 30 percent

China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Thursday its profits jumped by 30 percent last year, but warned China's telecoms market faced a tough 2009.

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created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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