Microsoft won't have its signature mega-booth at International CES 2013 starting next week in Las Vegas,but that's not expected to lessen the trade show's impact,or largesse. Show organizers said there will be 3,200 exhibitors and they ...
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Computerworld-AT&T said Friday it is ahead of schedule for 4G LTE network deployments and has now reached 103 U.S.cities Previously,AT&T had predicted it would reach 100 cities by the end of 2012. All the major U.S.carriers are in a ...
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IDG News Service-A U.S.appeals court has upheld the U.S.Federal Communications Commission's authority to require mobile carriers to enter into data roaming agreements with each other. The U.S.Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...
Computerworld-NEW YORK--Performer Kanye West was on hand Wednesday night when Samsung officially launched the 5.5-in.Galaxy Note II at an elaborate New York event that capped weeks of pre-release disclosures about the device's capabilities. ...
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Computerworld-Some early users of two Windows Phone 8 smartphones have complained of recurring and random reboots on Nokia's Lumia 920 and HTC's 8X smartphones. More than 65 similar posts had been filed by users on a Microsoft support ...
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About 19 percent of cell sites in the area hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy were still out of service on Thursday morning as recovery was slowed by other network failures and power shortages, according to the U.S. Federal Communications ...
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Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy knocked out mobile, phone and cable service in many parts of the eastern U.S. on Monday, with about one in four cell sites affected in the hardest-hit band of the country between Virginia and Massachusetts, ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has conditionally approved a multibillion swap of wireless spectrum between Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and four of the biggest cable TV system operators in the U.S. But for the ...
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Computerworld - Mobile payment technologies are finally vaulting forward in the U.S. after years of slow advances. The biggest move ahead could occur in September, when Apple is widely expected to embrace a mobile payment scheme with its ...
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Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless have scheduled a press conference for Sept. 5 in New York City, reportedly to unveil a new Droid Razr M smartphone. Reports in Engadget and BGR indicate that the Razr M will have a 4.3-in. Super ...
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In a package aimed to mobilize small-business employees, Verizon Wireless has packaged a version of the Microsoft Office 365 online office suite to run on its own cellular services, pricing the service at US$6 per user per month. Verizon ...
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IDG News Service-Concern is building up over the use of litigation over standards-essential patents to block sales of products,with the International Telecommunication Union(ITU)planning to hold a conference that will address what the ...
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IDG News Service - Japan's Softbank said Monday it has reached a deal to acquire a 70% stake in U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel for $20 billion, forming one of the world's largest telecom operators. The companies said the deal would ...
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Verizon Wireless announced that the BlackBerry Curve 9310 smartphone will be available online on Thursday,and in stores in"coming weeks,"at a price of$49.99 after rebate with a two-year service plan. The announcement came just minutes ...
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AT&T said Monday it has upped its LTE wireless network reach to 109 markets, by adding six cities in Puerto Rico as well as Albuquerque, N.M., Reading, Pa. and Salt Lake City. The three cities in Puerto Rico are Guayama, San German-Cabo ...
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