IDG News Service-Nokia is testing a new solar charging accessory in Nigeria and Kenya,as the company hopes to make it easier for people without regular access to electricity to use their phones,it said in a blog post on Friday. The ...
IDG News Service - Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Sony and Qualcomm have formed the In-Location Alliance, which will work to improve the accuracy of indoor positioning, the companies said on Thursday. Indoor positioning is the next frontier ...
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IDG News Service - Apple released on Sunday an update that fixes a problem where the iPhone 5 draws data from the carrier Verizon despite being connected to a Wi-Fi network. Apple's advisory said the scenario happens "under certain ...
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Cisco Systems plans to build small cellular base stations, building upon its fast-growing business in Wi-Fi base stations for mobile operator networks, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said on Tuesday. The move will bring the networking ...
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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Australian police are warning people not to rely on Apple's new mobile mapping application after several motorists ended up in a semi-arid national park where temperatures can reach 115 degrees F and there is no water supply. Police in ...
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Global smartphone shipments grew to 173.7 million units in Q3 2012,representing 44%growth from 120.4 million in Q3 2011. The statistics from Canalys revealed Samsung and Apple accounted for nearly 50%of the global market share.Samsung ...
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ATLANTA, GA, July 11, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Atlanta, GA July 9, 2012 - Tulix Systems, Inc. EVP, Dr. Nino Doijashvili announced the company continues to place a major emphasis on its burgeoning Content Delivery Network services to its ...
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Amazon.com has opened its Maps API to all Kindle developers, who can now use it to integrate maps in their applications for the Kindle Fire family of tablets. The Maps API is the latest addition to Amazon's Mobile App SDK, to which the ...
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Microsoft plans to issue an over-the-air fix next month for a problem that has caused some Windows Phone 8 handsets to reboot themselves unexpectedly. Hundreds of users of the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X smartphones have reported on ...
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Nokia has asked a federal court in California to enforce an arbitration award that would prevent Research In Motion from selling products with wireless LAN capabilities until the companies can agree on patent royalty rates. Nokia and RIM ...
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Google has added indoor floor plans to the Web version of its Maps service, allowing any device with a browser to show the way in airports, rail stations, shopping malls and museums in nine countries. The indoor maps have previously been ...
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Along with mistletoe and eggnog, KIIS-FM’s pop star-studded Jingle Ball concert, now in its 13th year, has become a December tradition. Known for a lineup of marquee performers that reads like a playlist from the Top 40 radio station, ...
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Breaking into the smartphone market with a new platform may seem to be a tall order, but Finnish company Jolla think it can be done and has demonstrated the user interface of its upcoming operating system Sailfish. Jolla, which means ...
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Samsung is set to become the biggest cell phone maker in the world this year eclipsing Nokia, which has held the title for 14 straight years. Samsung will end the year with a 29 percent share of global shipments, up from 24 percent in ...
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