IT managers in businesses and governments are taking steps to ensure that the Summer Olympics do not bust networks or budgets. The opportunity for problems is there. The Olympics will be live streamed, and London's time difference means ...
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Facebook boosted revenue by 32% in its first earnings report as a public company, bringing in $1.18 billion and topping analysts' expectations slightly. The company reported a loss of $157 million for the quarter ended June 30, noting ...
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Facebook seemed to answer at least one burning question about its mobile business on Thursday -- it doesn't plan to build its own smartphone -- but it's still not entirely clear how it will capitalize on its rapidly expanding base of mobile ...
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Facebook shares fell 11% in after-hours trading in to a record low of $23.94 after announcing its first financial results since listing on the New York stock exchange in May. While the social network announced second quarter revenues of ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND, October 05, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Prudent Marketing, which delivers objective and detailed reviews about new gambling products in the industry, was pleased to discover the latest mobile bingo product rolled out by ...
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More than half of the peak-time traffic to the London 2012 Olympic Games' web servers came from mobile devices – a huge demonstration of the consumer switch to mobile at the highest–profile sporting event of the year. Users ...
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UK users download the most data on their mobiles, according to a new report from UK telecoms regulator Ofcom. The International Communications Report for 2011 compared 17 countries around the globe, but found the average 424MB download by ...
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All-Flo Pump Company, a global leader in diaphragm pump manufacturing, unveils its new mobile website to meet customer demand for quick access to the site’s information on-the-go. Keeping in mind that distributors and pump ...
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International and mobile users have surprising impact online. ORLANDO, FL, August 01, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Amidst the hype surrounding the first fully digital Olympics this past weekend, millions of viewers around the world tuned in ...
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After starting amid the smoldering ruins of AT&T and T-Mobile USA's failed merger,2012 ended as a big year for mobile carrier deals in the U.S.,and possibly a final changing of the guard for a long time. If all the reshuffling that ...
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Google has launched a free iPad app to allow its paying business customers to edit Microsoft Office documents. The new offering from Google, a free version of the Quickoffice iPad app, is the latest development in an ongoing battle for ...
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Despite widespread calls for more spectrum to carry mobile data, there is a wide range of technologies already being used or explored that could help to speed up networks or put off the day when more frequencies need to be cleared. ...
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Apple has the all clear to launch the iPad mini and iPad 4 in China after the regulator there cleared China’s regulatory hurdles. To date only the WiFi versions of the devices are available in China. However, the iPad remains ...
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Shopping or banking online depends on trust. Individuals interact with sites that they trust, and sites have to trust the person who is transacting with them. Many online banking sites are turning to two-factor authentication to confirm ...
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Smartphone and tablet users prefer using Wi-Fi over cellular connections, and consider Wi-Fi cheaper, faster, easier to use, more reliable and, even, slightly more secure than cellular. These attitudes, reflected in an online survey in ...
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