 Space scientist says texting is four times more expensive than receiving scientific data from space May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 70 vote(s)
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A University of Leicester space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope. | |
Want FiOS from Your Cable Company? Motorola Can Help May 08, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Motorola on Monday unveiled a cable passive optical network (PON) solution intended to provide an upgrade path for cable-based broadband companies to shift to fiber. | |
Undersea WiFi can be made faster, says researcher September 03, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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As the United States and Canada take their first step toward establishing a cabled ocean observatory, a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher is trying to improve the speed of wireless underwater communication. | |
Comcast Cuts Off Bandwidth Hogs April 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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The telecom giant is warning customers to avoid excessive bandwidth consumption or risk being disconnected for up to a year. | |
Stake tussle erupts on Hutch India network April 28, 2006 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The two-month-long battle for control at Hutchison-Essar, the Indian cellular venture of the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Group, increased its tempo this week with Hutchison Whampoa also jumping into the race for control ... | |
The Final 'Final' Nail in WEP's Coffin? April 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Wireless security protocol, WEP, is everywhere in Wi-Fi networks and just got quicker and easier for hackers to break into. | |
Tech File: HD Radio July 05, 2006 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Most radio listeners can't turn on the radio these days without hearing a commercial about this new finagled thing called HD Radio. While the commercials may peak curiosity, they don't tell much about what HD Radio is, so ... | |
Bill tackles so-called new piracy frontier May 15, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A new House bill seeks to further protect the music industry from piracy by limiting the ability to record digital radio broadcasts, singling out satellite radio industry competitors XM Radio and Sirius. | |
Cell Phone of the Future Saves Lives October 20, 2006 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research and Department of Computer Science and Engineering are working on cell phone applications that can help keep you safer, tell you when ... | |
Nokia selected for NYC WiFi parks July 06, 2006 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Nokia has been selected as the primary provider for mobile services in the free WiFi networks in New York City parks. | |
Text messaging partners mobile and TV May 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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With more than 64.5 million text messages throughout Fox's fifth season of "American Idol," LogicaCMG gave United Press International a behind-the-scenes look at how text messaging is uniting the mobile and television industries. | |
Sprint's WiMAX Future Is Open March 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A Sprint executive says the cellular provider will become an Internet provider as well. | |
Health concerns urge Wi-Fi removal June 04, 2007 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 52 vote(s)
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After a warning from a government watchdog group, schools and families in Britain are scrambling to remove Wi-Fi systems. | |
Wireless World: Love, Mom May 12, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
This Mother's Day, show mom you really care. Send her a text message -- with love. Experts tell UPI's Wireless World that increasingly, moms are using text messaging and mobile phones to manage their communications with family ... | |
Wireless World: What women want May 05, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Every year U.S. women spend $5 billion on magazines, movies and other lifestyle "content." Now, marketing experts tell UPI's Wireless World, the mobile-phone industry is eyeing the women's market as a new niche, hoping to ... | |
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