Tuesday, May 17, 2011

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T-Mobile to let customers trade in old phones for new ones
Chicago Tribune
By Wailin Wong T-Mobile USA is trying a new strategy to win customers, launching a trade-in program where consumers can bring in a used mobile phone from any carrier and get a new device from T-Mobile. Customers can get up to $300 for their old phone ...
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AT&T planning security service for mobile phones
CNET
by Lance Whitney AT&T plans to launch a wireless security service next year designed to protect mobile phones from cyberattacks, according to a key company executive quoted in a Reuters article. The head of AT&T's enterprise business, John Stankey, ...
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CNET
Indiana Do Not Call Law Now Covers Cell Phones
Consumer Affairs
The state has passed a new law allowing residents to register cell phone numbers on the state's Do Not Call List. The national Do Not Call list already allows you to register mobile numbers. The measure, signed into law late last week, ...
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Prison solves problem of illegal mobile phones
The Guardian
Smuggled mobile phones are a headache for the Prison Service. But a jail in Nottingham may have found the solution Fights over access to phones are common in prison. Photograph: Mikael Karlsson/Alamy Illegal mobile phones in jail are a challenging ...
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The Guardian
cyber criminals take aim at mobile banking
NEWS.com.au
As Queensland police declared cyber crime to be "the biggest challenge since policing began", information technology experts warned mobile phones would be the next target. Amil Klein, of online security firm Trusteer, said hackers were just waiting for ...
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Nokia to Drop Ovi Mobile-Services Brand by End of 2012
Bloomberg
By Diana ben-Aaron - Mon May 16 17:20:52 GMT 2011 Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) plans to drop the Ovi brand name from its services by the end of 2012 after the world's biggest maker of mobile phones agreed to shift to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows Phone 7 as ...
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Tech Startup Uses Cell Phones To Root Out Counterfeit Drugs
Forbes (blog)
And Sproxil– a mobile phone-based startup in Boston– works in Nigeria. Ashifi Gogo co-founded Sproxil two years ago, when he was an engineering graduate student at Dartmouth. Gogo decided to focus on Nigeria, he says, because the Nigerian government is ...
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Five ways to get a better signal for your cell phone
Appolicious
Are you suffering from too few bars on your cell phone signal? Dropped calls and weak connections can make you feel ill. It's an all-too-common malady in today's mobile world. While there may not be a pill that cures the problem, there are some helpful ...
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Cell Phones Can Help Under-Developed Countries Manage Diabetes and Other Diseases
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — A new study by the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan suggests that mobile phones could help low-income patients across the globe manage diabetes and other chronic diseases. "Telehealth programs have ...
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Fujitsu and Arkray Offer Support Services to Diabetics Via Mobile Phones
VAdvert Press Center (press release)
Tokyo and Kyoto — Fujitsu Limited and Arkray, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to jointly develop a new support service for diabetics that links a blood glucose meter to a mobile phone. The new diabetes support service, ...
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Amazon Tablets Will Likely Fail
infoSync World
The T-Mobile G1 came pre-loaded with Amazon MP3 back in the day, but Amazon's music effort on mobile phones basically became redundant when Spotify entered the market. One of Apple's key strengths, or perhaps the one key strength, when it comes to ...
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FluPhone: A Potential Mobile Phone App To Track Epidemics
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Imagine detecting the spread of an epidemic using something as ubiquitous as a cell phone. As much as it sounds like science fiction, researchers at the UK's Cambridge University have found a way to do just that. The Java-based mobile ...
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RTT News
KKBOX to launch cloud music service for Android phones in Japan
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, May 17 (CNA) KKBOX Inc., Taiwan's biggest digital music provider, announced Tuesday that it will launch its music service for mobile phones in Japan in June, in partnership with RecoChoku, Japan's largest digital music content provider. ...
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Focus Taiwan News Channel
SMC telco bent on securing mobile frequency
Inquirer.net
The remaining 3G, or third generation frequency, can be used for calls and text messaging, as well as broadband services for mobile phones and other devices. There are a total of five 3G frequencies that can be used in the country. ...
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Smartphones: Scammers New Playgrounds
Fox Business
Other attacks surfacing on mobile phones include text messages designed to charge users for premium services, fake Web sites that capture sensitive data and hacking phones that are using an unsecure Web site, according to Hoog. ...
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London mobile and internet blackout after theft at O2 base
Evening Standard
Mobile phone and internet users across a swathe of London and the South-East remained cut off today following a theft at an O2 building. Customers lost connection between midnight and 1am, and O2 said it did not know when service would resume. ...
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Samsung Replenish (Sprint)
PC Magazine
The Replenish is a dual-band EV-DO Rev A (850/1900 MHz) device with 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. It also works as a mobile hotspot for up to five devices with the appropriate optional data plan. This is a good voice phone. Calls sounded clear, full, and natural in ...
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Apple's Share of Mobile Phone Industry Profits Pushes Toward 60%
Mac Rumors
Asymco yesterday published a pair of charts providing an interesting perspective on mobile phone company performance for the first quarter of 2011, comparing units sold against profitability. In the first view, the eight largest mobile phone brands are ...
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Mac Rumors
Officials say Lake County residents to pay higher fees for consolidated ...
The Republic
Consultant James Bennett says county officials also plan to ask the state for permission to raise the 911 user fee on mobile cell phones from 50 cents a month to just under 80 cents. Bennett says that likely will raise as much as $9 million annually. ...
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