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[telecom] App Store enigma: the patent holder, the developer, and the voiceless child
App Store enigma: the patent holder, the developer, and the voiceless child Apple's "benign dictatorship" of the App Store leaves users, devs in the dark. by Nate Anderson June 14 2012 Ars Technica...
 
Predicted increase in the global adoption of mobile broadband [telecom]
Some "interesting statistics worth browsing": These and more are to be found in a ZDnet blog entitled "BRIC nations adopting mobile broadband at rapid clip", residing at: : . Cheers, -- tlvp
 
[telecom] Die, contracts! Prepaid mobile phone use surges
Die, contracts! Prepaid mobile phone use surges The American market doesn't look like Europe or Asia, but it's inching closer. by Cyrus Farivar June 14 2012 Ars Technica Whether we like it or not, my...
 
[telecom] Meet GSM Nation, an MVNO selling any smartphone you desire
Meet GSM Nation, an MVNO selling any smartphone you desire By Kevin Fitchard June 15, 2012 GSM Nation has spent the past two years selling unlocked smartphones through its online retail portal, and in...
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Penna revising phone recording laws [telecom]
The front of the telephone directories always warned that a beep tone every 15 seconds indicated a call was being recorded. Phone centers that recorded phone calls (such as police dispatching) had...
 
[telecom] Teenage girl posts picture of cash on Facebook, family robbed within hours
Teenage girl posts picture of cash on Facebook, family robbed within hours May 29, 2012 By Mike Flacy Digital Trends As mentioned by the BBC News recently, a 17-year-old girl was visiting her...
 
[telecom] Apple and Google Go Head to Head Over Mobile Maps
Apple and Google Go Head to Head Over Mobile Maps By QUENTIN HARDY June 17, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO - Get ready for the mobile map wars. For many people, phones have become an important way to navigate the...
 
[telecom] Verifying Ages Online Is a Daunting Task, Even for Experts
Verifying Ages Online Is a Daunting Task, Even for Experts By NICOLE PERLROTH June 17, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO - Just how hard can it be to verify the age of a person online? After all, privacy experts...
 
[telecom] You for Sale: Mapping, and Sharing, the Consumer Genome
You for Sale: Mapping, and Sharing, the Consumer Genome By NATASHA SINGER June 16, 2012 IT knows who you are. It knows where you live. It knows what you do. It peers deeper into American life than the...
 
[telecom] timely joke
Is a bit of levity in order in these hallowed halls these days? After a busy day, a commuter settled down in her seat for a snooze on the train ride home to Mt. Kisco from downtown Manhattan. The guy...
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Cell Phone in Canada [telecom]
My daughter has decided to go to graduate school in Canada. Since she'll be there a lot more than here (Oregon), we need to figure out what to do about her cell phone. She's currently a 2nd line on my...
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[Telecom] MOH box ID
Hello all, I am trying to ID a MOH (Music On Hold) box. It is black in color, has a CD player on one end and other controls, power, audio output on the other end. There is no CD installed. Presently...
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NYC's MTA wins technology award [telecom]
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, serving New York City and environs, received a ITS-NY award for its 'On the Go!' Touch-Screen Travel Stations. "The enclosure supports a large screen with a...
 
[telecom] Hands-on: Windows or MacOS on your tablet, smartphone with PocketCloud
Hands-on: Windows or MacOS on your tablet, smartphone with PocketCloud The app and cloud service makes remote desktop access nearly automatic. by Sean Gallagher Ars Technica June 12 2012 Yesterday, I...
 
[telecom] In Haverhill case, texting while driving deserves stiff sentence
EDITORIAL In Haverhill case, texting while driving deserves stiff sentence The Boston Globe JUNE 12, 2012 Sometimes an action is so dangerous, yet so accepted, that people need a powerful deterrent....