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WILL 4G MOBILE SERVICE BE SUPERFAST? (LIVESCIENCE.COM VIA YAHOO! NEWS) Video on demand on your cell phone. High-fidelity voice quality on a cell phone. Wireless Internet speeds for your laptop from the back of a taxi that's as good as what you get at the office. These are just three of the advantages offered by the latest acronym to hit the cell phone world: 4G....
TRADE NEWS: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES TO DISPLAY LATEST WIRELESS TEST SOLUTIONS AT CTIA WIRELESS 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE VIA YAHOO! FINANCE) SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it will demonstrate the latest wireless test and measurement solutions at CTIA WIRELESS 2010, March 23-25, Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth 2427....
SILICON VALLEY CUSTOMERS CAN SEE, TOUCH AND EXPERIENCE THE LATEST WIRELESS PHONES AND DEVICES (PR NEWSWIRE VIA YAHOO! FINANCE) Wireless users in San Jose who are looking to get hands-on experience with cutting-edge voice, data, music and video devices have a new place to call home....
4G PHONES TO LAND ON SHELVES IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS (KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD) TORONTO—Still in awe over the latest 3G smartphone technology? Get over it. Fourth-generation wireless is just around the corner and chances are you'll be shopping for a new 4G compatible gadget in less than three years, experts say.[...]...
PANASONIC TOUCH THE FUTURE TOUR LETS CONSUMERS GET HANDS-ON WITH LATEST CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY FOR HOME ENTERTAINMENT ... (PR NEWSWIRE VIA YAHOO! FINANCE) Panasonic, a global leader in consumer electronics technology, announced today that its 15-city "Panasonic Touch the Future Tour" will kick off on Monday, March 15 with events in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. Â The public tour will give consumers across the US an opportunity to see, hear and interact with the latest cutting-edge home entertainment products, including a chance to ......
MOST RELIABLE WIRELESS NETWORK JUST GOT BETTER FOR CUSTOMERS IN GRAND RAPIDS AND HOLLAND, MICHIGAN (REDORBIT) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today announced it has completed the integration of its network with that of Alltel across Grand Rapids and Holland to provide customers with clearer reception, fewer dropped calls and more coverage, including stronger in-building coverage....
WEBTECH WIRELESS' NEXTBUS SERVICE TO ENHANCE RURAL TRANSIT IN AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (T-NET BRITISH COLUMBIA) Vancouver, BC, March 10, 2010--(T-Net)--WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX:WEW), a leading provider of vehicle fleet location-based services and telematics technology, announces that Amador Transit of Sutter Creek, California, has become the latest customer of its NextBus Real-Time Passenger Information Service....
WEBTECH WIRELESS' NEXTBUS(TM) REAL-TIME PASSENGER INFORMATION SERVICE TO ENHANCE RURAL TRANSIT IN AMADOR COUNTY ... (MARKETWIRE) VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX:WEW), a leading provider of vehicle fleet location-based services (LBS) and telematics technology, announces that Amador Transit of Sutter Creek, California, has become the latest customer of its NextBus T Real-Time Passenger Information Service (RTPIS). The sale covers a full NextBus implementation and three ......
WEBTECH WIRELESS' NEXTBUS(TM) REAL-TIME PASSENGER INFORMATION SERVICE TO ENHANCE RURAL TRANSIT IN AMADOR COUNTY ... (MARKETWIRE VIA YAHOO! FINANCE) VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX: WEW - News ), a leading provider of vehicle fleet location-based services (LBS) and telematics technology, announces that Amador Transit of Sutter Creek, California, has become the latest customer of its NextBus Real-Time Passenger Information Service (RTPIS). The sale covers a full NextBus implementation and ......
CASIO G'ZONE BRIGADE: THE TOUGHEST MESSAGING PHONE IN THE US OF A [PHONES] (GIZMODO) # phones The Casio G'zOne Brigade is not a messaging phone you'd want to meet in a dark alley. It's shock resistant. It's water resistant. And like a great kung fu master, its outer strength is matched only by its inner fortitude. More »...
JUDGE'S RULING THAT BLACKBERRY SEARCH WAS IMPROPER QUASHES LARKIN VALLEY GUNS, DRUG CASE (SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL) SANTA CRUZ -- Judge Robert Atack on Friday gutted felony gun and drug charges against a Larkin Valley father and son, ruling deputies erred in looking through the son's BlackBerry during a search of his car....
GUITAR STUDIO RELEASED FOR BLACKBERRY MOBILE DEVICES (HARMONY CENTRAL) The application allows Guitar enthusiasts to look up guitar chords, access their play-along music collections and compose songs while on the go. LCA Mobile has announced the release of Guitar Studio for BlackBerry mobile devices....
ONLINE ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE NOW ON IPHONE AND BLACKBERRY (ACCOUNTANCY AGE) An online accountancy software provider, FinancialForce.com, has launched financial applications for both the Apple iPhone and Blackberry. The company has taken remote working a step further by allowing users to access their accounting software via the web and their remote devices....
RIM'S FUTURE STRONG DESPITE BLACKBERRY OUTAGES AND OUTRAGED USERS (COMPUTERWORLD) Computerworld - A data service outage affecting some BlackBerry users nationally this week seems to have left them angry but not deeply concerned about the future of BlackBerry's maker, Research In Motion Ltd....
UNLOCKED RIM BLACKBERRY 8800 SMARTPHONE (PC WORLD VIA YAHOO! NEWS) Newegg.com has an unlocked RIM BlackBerry 8800 for $159.99 with $2.99 standard shipping. The sturdy smartphone is 4.5 by 2.6 by 0.6 inches and weighs 4.7 ounces. It doesn't have a camera, but it does feature music and video players and a 2.5-inch, 320-by-240-resolution display. Though it's not one of the newest smartphones, we noted in our review that it's a great e-mail device (it can support ......
T-MOBILE EXPLAINS BLACKBERRY OUTAGE, SAYS IT'S FIXED (PC WORLD) T-Mobile USA issued an explanation for the BlackBerry data outage affecting some nationwide users Monday and Tuesday, saying it related only to Wi-Fi....
BLACKBERRY INTERNET CONNECTIONS GO DOWN FOR UK USERS (TECHWORLD) Wi-Fi enabled mobiles refuse to connect Some BlackBerry users in North America and the United Kingdom experienced data outages on Monday and Tuesday on Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerries when not connected to Wi-Fi, according to user groups and some US carriers....
T-MOBILE EXPLAINS BLACKBERRY OUTAGE, SAYS IT'S FIXED (IT WORLD) T-Mobile USA issued an explanation for the BlackBerry data outage affecting some nationwide users Monday and Tuesday, saying it related only to Wi-Fi and not T-Mobiles network, directly contradicting what some users reported....
T-MOBILE EXPLAINS BLACKBERRY OUTAGE, SAYS IT'S FIXED (COMPUTERWORLD) Computerworld - T-Mobile USA issued an explanation for the BlackBerry data outage affecting some nationwide users Monday and Tuesday, saying it related only to Wi-Fi and not T-Mobile's network, directly contradicting what some users reported....
DATA ISSUE HITS BLACKBERRY DEVICES FOR SECOND DAY (PC WORLD VIA YAHOO! NEWS) Some BlackBerry users are complaining of an inability to use data services for the second day in a row....
WAR BETWEEN WIRELESS CARRIERS DOESN'T SWAY CONSUMERS (BRANDWEEK) The price war between wireless carriers—AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint—hasn’t changed consumer perceptions much at all. All the carriers still get low value marks, and for Verizon Wireless, it’s caused a drawn out lull, according to market research firm YouGov's BrandIndex report....
TOWN OF STAR GETS WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE OFFER (ASHEBORO COURIER-TRIBUNE) STAR — Wireless Internet service was offered to Star at a town board of commissioners meeting by Ellerbe Telephone Co., which is expanding the service in Montgomery County....
ROGERS RAISING WIRELESS 911 FEE (CBC VIA YAHOO! CANADA NEWS) Rogers Wireless is raising the emergency 911 fee cellphone customers pay to 75 cents from the current 50-cent charge....
EXFO TO BOOST PRESENCE IN WIRELESS TESTING BUSINESS WITH FINNISH ACQUISITION (THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA YAHOO! CANADA NEWS) QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Exfo Inc. (TSX:EXF) says it will increase its presence in the global market for wireless network testing with the acquisition of NetHawk Oyj, a Finnish company....
NTELOS HOLDINGS APPOINTS CONRAD HUNTER AS WIRELESS PRESIDENT (CITYBIZLIST WASHINGTON DC) WAYNESBORO, Va. -- NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NTLS), a leading provider of wireless and wireline......
NTELOS HOLDINGS CORP. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CONRAD HUNTER AS WIRELESS PRESIDENT (BUSINESS WIRE VIA YAHOO! FINANCE) WAYNESBORO, Va.----NTELOS Holdings Corp. , a leading provider of wireless and wireline communications services in Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, announced today that Conrad J....
CANADA MAY ALLOW FOREIGNERS TO BUY WIRELESS FIRMS, GLOBE SAYS (BLOOMBERG) The measure would make it easier for foreigners to buy small carriers, the paper reported, without saying what would constitute a small company. “That is one of the possibilities but not the only possibility,” the Globe reported Clement as saying....
FORMER FCC CHAIR SAYS MORE FIBER WILL HELP WIRELESS CRUNCH (PC WORLD VIA YAHOO! NEWS) Laying more fiber is one way to make more efficient use of wireless spectrum, former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said on Wednesday....
SAY GOODBYE TO UNLIMITED WIRELESS DATA PLANS (GIZMODO AUSTRALIA) You know how you pay a fixed monthly fee for your phone, and can check email and Twitter, surf the web and the Yelp app anytime you like without counting minutes or megabytes? Yeah, well that’s all gonna end. (more…)...
FEDERAL COURT REJECTS NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION'S ATTEMPT TO HALT WIRELESS DEPLOYMENT BY NEXTG ... (MARKETWIRE) Court Agrees NextG Deployments of DAS Facilities Promote National Wireless Objectives in Support of the Federal Telecommunications Act...