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Study says many dial-up users don't want broadband

July 03, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access.


Taiwan says pioneering WiMAX points way to the future

June 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | No comments yet

Residents in Taipei have been able to access wireless mobile Internet services in much of the city since a programme launched by former mayor Ma Ying-jeou was completed in 2006. However, users were frequently ...


Keeping a landline number on your cell phone

July 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Q: I want to get rid of my landline phone service and go all wireless, but I don't want to lose my home phone number. Can I transfer it to my cell phone?


Cable ads attacking Verizon confuse consumers

June 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- Avery Axel was annoyed with his cable company, Comcast, and was considering switching to Verizon's new FiOS fiber-optic TV and Internet service.


Report: Fiber Internet growth overtakes cable

July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- For the first time, more people around the world are signing up for fiber-optic broadband service than for cable Internet service, according to a British research firm.


NBC offers wide online access for Beijing Olympics

June 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- NBC is making more than 2,200 hours of live competition from Beijing available online, giving Olympic junkies more action than they could ever devour in a day.


Open Patent Alliance Formed to Advance WiMAX 4G Technology

June 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

To accelerate the widespread adoption and deployment of WiMAX technology and products, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics and Sprint today announced the formation of the Open Patent Alliance ...


Cellular annoyance

June 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

Annoying mobile communications abroad
The results of a multi-national survey to be published in the International Journal of Mobile Communications reveals some surprises about cell phone ...


Canadian court allows largest ever leveraged buyout

June 21, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- BCE Inc. on Friday won the right to go ahead with the largest leveraged buyout in history, a US$35 billion deal that the telecommunications company's bondholders fought, saying it would reduce their holdings to junk.


NXP Launches The World’s Fastest Cellular Modem

June 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the world's fastest high-bandwidth cellular soft modem - Nexperia Cellular System Solution PNX6910. Powered by NXP's Embedded Vector ...


Hurdles seen blocking potential of mobile phone TV

June 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Television viewed on mobile phone handsets could be a huge revenue generator for the telecoms sector but significant hurdles stand in the way, industry players and analysts said Thursday.


New Wash. law bans hand-held phones while driving

June 29, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Driving with one hand on the wheel and the other on a cell phone is no longer an option for Washington state drivers.


Lower costs drawing users to mobile Internet: industry

June 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Lower costs are drawing more and more users to access the Internet via their mobiles, and opening up opportunities for advertisers, industry players said Tuesday.


Whole proves to be mightier than the parts

June 11, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

European researchers have developed solutions to help weld a mishmash of different technologies, protocols and system architectures, making it easier to run research and education networks.


Court agrees to review suit against AT&T

June 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- The Supreme Court intervened Monday in a lawsuit by an Internet service provider accusing AT&T of anti-competitive practices.


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