The US National Security Agency (NSA) has acquired the power to tap 3G and 4G smartphones - not only Apple iPhones and Android devices, but also supposedly secure BlackBerrys. The revelation is the latest in a series of leaks orchestrated ...
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EE, the UK's largest mobile network provider, has reached one million 4G customers four months ahead of target, the firm has said. Launched 10 months ago, EE said its 4G service offers mobile internet at speeds that aren't only the ...
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CSL Behring has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new 10g (50mL) vial size of Hizentra, an immune globulin subcutaneous (human) liquid drug. Hizentra, which is claimed to the first and only 20% ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), has launched a single-pole, single-throw (SPST) antenna tuning switch for LTE-Advanced ...
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Vodafone and HSBC have decided to extend their 20-year telecommunications partnership by another two years. The multi-million pound deal will see Vodafone continue to manage the mobile communications of over 21,000 HSBC employees until ...
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Mobile operator Three UK has confirmed that it C, and said that existing customers with 4G-ready devices will be able to access the services at no extra cost. Rival operators O2 and Vodafone have joined EE in rolling out 4G services to ...
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Vodafone and O2 have begun rolling out 4G [LTE] mobile data services in three UK cities. O2's services currently include London, Leeds and Bradford, while Vodafone is restricting coverage to parts of London for now. Further reading O2 ...
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Mobile network Three has introduced a new policy for its customers in which they can use their UK price plan while abroad. The new plan means that Three is initially eliminating roaming charges in seven countries: Republic of Ireland, ...
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RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA says that it has shipped more than 1 million RF7196D high-power, high-efficiency CMOS power amplifiers (PAs). As the firm's newest and most innovative CMOS PA, the low-cost RF7196D is in mass ...
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Microsoft, Nokia, AT&T and Avanade have teamed up to create a mobile tool for Delta Air Lines' flight attendants, which the airline hopes will improve its customers' experience. More than 19,000 of Delta's flight attendants will receive a ...
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Samsung Electronics claims that Ericsson demanded billions more for patent licenses after their license agreement expired in 2007. The company made its claim in a document filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on ...
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PeopleNet brought together nearly 1,000 customers this week to showcase its expanding communications capabilities, including predictive analytics. Company president Brian McLaughlin and chief technology officer Mark Botticelli explained ...
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Intel plans to become a leader in wireless and will ship its first?multi-mode?LTE processor later this month as part of that drive. The XMM 7160, a modem chip for mobile devices, can be equipped to work on as many as 15 LTE spectrum bands ...
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Join two Computing journalists as they politely - and sometimes impolitely - disagree over key technology trends and subjects. In the third of Computing's Tech Tiff episodes, John Leonard and Sooraj Shah debate how necessary 4G is for ...
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Jolla, the mobile operating system start-up established by ex-Nokia employees, says that it has sold out the first batch of its forthcoming debut smartphone. Based on the Sailfish operating system, a refined version of Nokia's Linux-based ...
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