Though IT trailed other sectors as market indices rose to milestone highs this quarter, some bright spots in earnings and market research reports this week indicate continuing confidence that things will go better for tech this year than in ...
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Two people will share a $50,000 prize from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for the best idea to block illegal robocalls from reaching the owners of mobile and wired phones. Serdar Danis and Aaron Foss will each receive $25,000 for their ...
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Albert Mita has been named Chief Executive Officer of Phantom Communications. Albert Mita, 30, brings more than 10 years of wireless experience to this position. He comes to Phantom Communications from New York where he has served as CEO ...
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Analysts offered divergent opinions of T-Mobile USA's "uncarrier" initiatives for no-contract service and low subsidies for mobile devices announced this week. Three praised T-Mobile, the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, for taking ...
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When Intel's move into the TV service arena was first announced last year, there was a lot of speculation that it would be the first TV service to offer a la carte pricing, finally "unbundling" TV programming by letting viewers subscribe ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new study addressing the potential environmental impacts from landfill disposal of three light-source technologies used in residential homes: incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFL), and ...
Expedia.com today announced the addition of a set of robust, visual mobile itineraries capabilities to its award-winning Expedia mobile app. Because the itinerary is connected to the traveler's Expedia itinerary, the mobile app gives the ...
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Global spending on PCs, tablets, mobile phones and printers would reach $718bn Global IT spending is predicted to rise 4.1% in 2013 to $3.8 trillion compared to $3.6 trillion spent in 2012, according to a new report from Gartner. ...
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Dave Lee and Signal Snowboards teamed up with the solar design company Powerfilm Solar, can you guess the outcome? Yes, a snowboard with solar panels. This truely unique snowboard design has flexible solar panels attached to the top sheet ...
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Despite what he sees as shortcomings of Microsoft’s real-time communications platform, Lync, businesses will see value to some of its features, and supplement those with products from Avaya, says Avaya CEO Kevin Kennedy. “Are ...
SHOWING signs of fresh life, smartphone maker BlackBerry eked out a small profit in a transition quarter in the midst of its rollout of a make-or-break platform to challenge Apple and Android. The Waterloo, Ontario firm said profit in the ...
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FACEBOOK has fuelled fresh talk about its interest in mobile phones after the leading social network scheduled a press announcement for next week. Shortly after the Facebook invitation went out for the April 4 event, the technology news ...
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Chinese authorities are investigating Apple for violations in its customer service, after state-run media ran reports critical of the company's warranty policies in the country. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) ...
Existing owners of Samsung's Galaxy S III will not be able to use the phone on T-Mobile's LTE network, which debuted Tuesday and will reach 200 million people by the end of this year. The Galaxy S III does not have a compatible LTE radio, ...
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Samsung's Galaxy S4 requires an accessory case in order to charge wirelessly. Computerworld - When Samsung's new Galaxy S4 smartphone went on sale this month, lost among the fourth-generation phone's new features was its ability to charge ...