Electronics giants to create wireless HD standard 6 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
| User comments: 2
(AP) -- Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home. | |
Breaking up not so hard to do with Slydial 21 hours ago | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
(AP) -- The old song had it right: Breaking up is hard to do. But a free new phone service called Slydial might make it easier to get through that and other awkward moments - without actually having to talk to anyone. | |
 New Dish Network satellite launched successfully July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Sea Launch Co. has launched a new satellite for Dish Network Corp. | |
FTC enforces do-not-call rules, fines cos. $95,000 July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Two telemarketing companies that sell Dish Network Corp.'s satellite TV services have agreed to pay fines of $95,000 for ignoring the federal do-not-call list and hanging up on customers, federal regulators said ... | |
 Cell phone companies scramble to halt trafficking July 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- For less than $15, you can buy a cell phone loaded with minutes. You can buy more as you go whenever those minutes run out. Best of all, you aren't locked into a long-term contract. | |
FCC chief hopes Comcast sanction serves as warning July 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- A recommendation to punish Comcast Corp. for blocking subscribers' Internet traffic should serve as a warning to other service providers, the nation's top telecommunications regulator said Friday. | |
EU to rule on roaming price caps for mobile data July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- European regulators are nearing a decision on whether to impose price caps on text messaging and mobile Internet use while traveling. | |
 Verizon open network gets first, unsexy device July 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
| User comments: 3
(AP) -- When Verizon Wireless announced in November that it would open up its network to any company that wanted to make a device for it, industry watchers had visions of innovative features like cheap international ... | |
FCC chief says Comcast violated Internet rules July 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| User comments: 16
(AP) -- The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday he will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet. | |
AOL: Fee up 20 pct for some plans with phone help July 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- If you're still paying for AOL, your bill may be going up 20 percent this month. AOL's cheapest dial-up Internet access plan is going from $9.99 to $11.99 to offset costs of round-the-clock help by telephone. Subscribers ... | |
Comcast to work with Vonage on Internet traffic July 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. said Wednesday it will collaborate with Vonage Holdings Corp., the leading independent Internet phone service, to make sure that Internet calling will work well for its subscribers. | |
Court keeps cell tower backup rules on hold July 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
(AP) -- More than a year after they were introduced, federal rules intended to keep cell phone towers operating during natural disasters remain in limbo. | |
PhysOrg Video
- Raytheon Thumbing Its Way Into Combat - video , July 18
- Main Street Going Green - video , July 17
- How to Remember Dreams - video , July 14
- Cosmonauts Risk Life, Remove Explosive Bolt - video , July 11
- Oil Maverick Pushes Wind Power - video , July 9
- The Web Today: Leave Constitution at the Door - video , July 8
- PhysOrg Video »
Most popular stories
-
A dash of lime -- a new twist that may cut CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels,
July 21, 2008
-
Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas,
July 11, 2008
-
Game characters get smarter and less predictable,
July 13, 2008
-
Volcanic eruptions wiped out ocean life 93 million years ago,
July 16, 2008
-
Japanese team developing palm-held 3D display,
July 14, 2008
- Most popular »
News Pix
-
Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material,
20 hours ago
-
Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells,
21 hours ago
-
Physicists shed light on key superconductivity riddle,
July 21, 2008
-
Mars Sample Return: bridging robotic and human exploration,
July 21, 2008
- More news pix »
PhysOrg Forum
Video
Editorials
Free Magazines
Free White Papers
PhysOrg Jobs
Newsletter
Goto Archive
Suggest a story idea
Send feedback
