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Body of LiesBody of Lies looks great on the surface, but in the theatre, it's a disappointment.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 11:36
Best Hands-Free Headsets
Bluetooth headsets that let you carry on conversations hands-free come in all different shapes and sizes.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 07:09
Availability of Combo Chipsets Will Drive Mass Market Integration of...
GPS semiconductor vendors are increasingly focusing on GSM handsets as their next target market for GPS chipsets.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 02:39
Product How-to: Taking the guesswork out of mobile/portable TV design
A major revolution in receiving, and watching TV programs is, ahead of us. Small TV receivers, are being integrated in dedicated, portable devices, PDAs and even, cellphones for convenient TV, viewing.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 22:25
Cellcrypt looks to grow channel to address growing problem of mobile phone call security
Cellcrypt looks to grow channel to address growing problem of mobile phone call security London - 8 October 2008 - Cellcrypt, a leading supplier of secure voice encryption solutions, is on a mission to appoint ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:54
Verizon to begin charging text alert senders
Verizon is sure to raise more concern over already high text messaging charges with an additional SMS fee.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 13:36
Cell phones change election polling
Four weeks away from the counting of 2008 election ballots, and phones lines are burning.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 09:03
Nokia 1680 available at T-Mobile
Oct 9 Recently there seems to be a great rush for low-end cellphones on US carriers, so on top of the Samsung SGH-a637 announced today, there is the Nokia 1680 which is available T-Mobile. You can't get more ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 04:30
CTIA -- The Wireless Association(R) Celebrates 25 Years of Mobile Communication
The Wireless Association commemorates a major industry and technology milestone this month - the 25th anniversary of the first commercial cellular call in the United States.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 00:12
Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics
Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 19:53
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I'I I'IsIYI I I©I I- I I I IYI -PRN-Sesca Launches iDial Mobile Community for Mobile Phone Users Sesca Launches iDial Mobile Community for Mobile Phone Users HELSINKI, October 7/PRNewswire/ -- ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 15:34
Boost Mobile offering flip Motorola i776
Boost Mobile unveiled today it latest mobile phone from Motorola. It is the old school looking i776, which you'll find pricing around $100. The Motorola i776 is Boost's smallest flip phone with a digital camera ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 11:19
Web technology cuts mobile calling fees
The cost of talking on the go is coming down, thanks to an increasing number of options for using Internet calling services on mobile phones as an alternative to traditional cellular service plans.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 06:56
Portage Daily Graphic
Slim, sleek and doing more than ever, the cellphone isn't showing its age after a quarter of a century.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 02:36
Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Unifies Its Mobile IM Solutions with NeuStar
LONDON, Oct. 8 Neustar-Hutchison-HK LONDON , Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeuStar, Inc.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 22:20
NPD Group: RAZR still number one cellphone, iPhone number two
According to the latest stats by the NPD Group, the Motorola RAZR is still the top-selling cellphone in the U.S., with the iPhone in second place.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 18:08
Study says Internet key to Northern Forest economy
Congress should help bring cell phone and high speed Internet service to rural communities across northern New England and New York as part of a wide-ranging plan to improve the area's weak economy, a study ...
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 13:41
MySpace And Facebook Dominate Mobile Social Networks
Industry giants Facebook and MySpace are the most popular social networking websites for mobile phone users, according to figures released by ABI Research.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 09:16
Not so cool
Nice try with the new phone, Google. Better luck next time. That is what some seem to be saying about Google's first foray into the world of cell phones.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 04:23
SouthWing SH241 Bluetooth Headset
Most Bluetooth headsets do nothing but offer hands-free communications, right? Apparently not.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 00:13
VeriSign sells Jamba stake to News Corp
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp has taken full ownership of mobile content provider Jamba by buying VeriSign Inc's 49 percent stake for about $200 million, the two companies said on Tuesday.
Jamba makes content such as wallpapers, ringtones and games for mobile phones. It also offers short episodes -- called "mobisodes" -- of some Fox TV series, including "24," "Prison Break" and "Bones," for phones.
Internet security company VeriSign has been trying to divest its slower-growing businesses to focus on its core website-naming and Internet security services.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 20:05
Official: Malaysian leader to step down in March
A party official says Malaysia's embattled prime minister will step down in March _ four years before his term ends _ and hand power to his deputy.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 15:45
Research In Motion unveils touchscreen BlackBerry with keyboard that clicks
The BlackBerry is taking on Apple's iPhone with a touchscreen smartphone designed for both consumers and business users that gives the experience of typing on a regular keyboard.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 11:15
Analysts cut 2009 cell phone growth estimates
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The global cell phone market should grow at much slower-than-expected rates next year as consumers put off buying new devices due to deepening economic concerns, according to forecasts from analysts.
While industry executives often say cell phones are the last thing consumers will give up to save money, analysts are now citing lengthening phone replacement cycles and weakening economies around the world for their weaker sales estimates.
UBS analyst Maynard Um halved his forecast for 2009 global handset growth to 3 percent from 6 percent, pointing to particular weakness in Europe and North America.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 07:00
Put an end to cell-phone spam
It's a sad fact that most of us are exposed to an endless flood of unsolicited messages from purported international dignitaries, dubious pharmaceutical salespeople, and pornographers - a deluge that invades ...
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 02:48
Toshiba plans fuel cell for mobiles
Toshiba is close to launching its first commercial direct-methanol fuel-cell device, which promises a faster way to recharge portable electronics products.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 22:32
Qatar readies for world's first commercial Mobile TV service based on ...
Qatar Telecom , a leading telecommunications service provider, and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed the world's first commercial Mobile TV deployment contract based on DVB-H and OMA BCast Smart Card Profile ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 18:19
French Mobile Giant Set To Win Armenia Tender
A world-famous subsidiary of France Telecom will be chosen to become Armenia's third phone mobile phone operator after submitting the highest bid for a relevant government license, officials said on Monday.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 13:55
In Down Times, Even Techies Cut Back
News flash: The economy stinks. It's not a good time to be throwing money at things that don't rate as necessities - a description that applies to many of the goods and services reviewed in this space.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 09:43
BART Riders Like Paying with NFC-equipped Mobile Phones
BART, First Data and ViVOtech have released the results of an NFC-based mobile payments trial conducted in the San Francisco area from Jan.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 05:32
iPhone 3G ranks 2nd in U.S. Mobile Phone Sales
Retail research firm NPD says that the Apple iPhone 3G is already the 2nd best selling mobile phone in the United States only topped by the Motorola RAZR V3.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 01:21
IPhone Gets First Major Corporate Customer in Japan
Japan's Softbank Mobile has signed its first major corporate contract for the iPhone 3G.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 21:08
Company puts the touch in Google phone
The first of the "Google phones" is controlled using a method that is finally gaining momentum in mobile computing: swiping a finger across the screen.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 16:54
Ridley Scott's war on terror
In the 30-plus years Ridley Scott has been making films, he's covered all manner of subjects, from fencing to replicants, the Crusades to the drug trade.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 12:33
Callers can use voice mail to hide
Ever needed to call someone, but didn't really feel like talking? Maybe it was a boyfriend or girlfriend you wanted to break up with, or a boss you needed to call in sick to.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 08:06
Asean to cut roaming fees
When contacted yesterday, all the three telcos in Singapore said they could not comment without further details.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 03:55
Schools Struggle To Accept Students' Cell Phones
Richfield High School once had a total ban on cell phones. But Principal Jill Johnson said she started hearing confessions from teachers that they were just as guilty of sneaking a call during the day to their ...
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 23:24
Orange to rate environmental impact of mobile phones
Network operator Orange will rate the environmental impact of the fixed-line and mobile phones it sells, it said Friday.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 19:05
New worry for mobile phones: malware
You've been battling malware - viruses, worms, spyware and the like - on your PC for years.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 14:36
verykool(R) i250 Named Best Cell Phone at the 10th Annual PCa
InfoSonics Corporation , one of the premier providers and distributors of wireless handsets and accessories serving Latin America today announced that its verykool i250 handset won the star award in the Best ...
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 10:16
Discord over Nokia phone that comes with free music
Nokia's bold plan to offer unlimited downloads with its new mobiles is making artists nervous about their royalties, writes James Robinson Kings of Leon top the UK download chart, but most young consumers are ...
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 06:04
USC students hospitalized with virus
At least 75 University of Southern California students are being treated for a contagious gastrointestinal virus centered around a cluster of dormitories at its downtown Los Angeles campus.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 01:37
Callahan, McCune and Willis Announces AT and T Enjoined from...
AT&T entered into this settlement in a Georgia state case less than 2 months after it was filed earlier this year.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 20:37
Survey Reveals Surging U.S. Mobile Adoption
Azuki Systems, Inc., an innovator in the interactive mobile media technology market, today announced the results of its first annual U.S. mobile phone user survey to profile trends and emerging behavior.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 16:18
Nearly 50 students at Washington school suspended after fight
Nearly 50 Kentridge High School students have been suspended after a fight that broke out last Thursday after school let out.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 12:05
Nokia challenges to think outside the phone
You don't have to be a programmer to be a mobile innovator. All you need to do is open your eyes to the fact that a smart phone or QWERTY handset is a personal computer, sans legacy baggage.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 07:50