Acer Aspire 9800: Bigger is Better?
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Like a 'jumbo shrimp', a super-sized laptop is an inherent contradiction. After all, a laptop computer is designed to be an easily portable, go-anywhere system. The Acer Aspire 9800, on the other hand, is portable, and can indeed go anywhere, but only with a considerable amount of physical effort. Featuring a ...
Fixed-Line Tariff Hikes Imminent in Russia
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Tariff hikes are imminent for residential fixed-line subscribers in Russia, in the wake of amendments to the country's communications law. The amendments stipulate that fixed-line operators must give residential subscribers a choice of three tariff plans. One of these will offer unlimited minutes for a monthly fee, one will offer ...
Mobile Number Portability Being Considered in Belarus
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Belarus' third mobile operator, BeST, has indicated that mobile number portability (MNP) could one day be introduced in the country, reports Prime-Tass Belarus. BeST Deputy General Director Sergei Poblaguyev broached the topic at a mobile services forum earlier this week. However, he mentioned that such a scheme could cost up to ...
KDDI to Start Mobile-Video Distribution via Digital Radio Waves
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KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile operator, said today it will start video distribution for mobile phones using digital radio waves, according to a Reuters report. The new service will allow mobile users to download songs and video clips from online sites while watching free broadcasts that are scheduled to start in Japan from ...
Watch Cable TV on Your Cell Phone? Soon.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Embracing a technology that has unnerved media and telecommunications companies, a major European wireless provider will let customers watch their home cable TV on a cell phone if they also have a device called the Slingbox back at the house. 3 Group will launch the new service in Britain first, starting Dec. 1, ...
Cingular Takes the Cell Phone to the Bank
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Cingular Wireless is teaming with mobile banking and payments facilitator Firethorn Holdings to deliver online banking capabilities to the cell phone. Visa USA also is making further inroads in the mobile payment sector. The service will enable Cingular customers to conduct mobile banking as well as make payments via their ...
Jury's Out on Email Scrutiny
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Does email surveillance really work? Securities broker/dealer firms surveyed in a new report say it pays off, but critics say it may also breed a false sense of security. More than half the respondents to the survey -- 63 percent -- say email surveillance has given them greater visibility into their legal or regulatory risks ...
Microsoft Takes Muni WiFi Plunge
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In its first foray into the municipal WiFi sector currently occupied by search-engine giant Google, Microsoft Corp. said today it will collaborate with MetroFi Inc. on the citywide network for Portland. MetroFi will build and operate the network, using WiFi equipment from provider SkyPilot Networks Inc., and Microsoft's ...
IPTV Triggers Test Action
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As test and measurement (T&M) vendors scramble to position themselves as movers and shakers in the telco TV world, Alcatel has just helped four firms gain extra credibility and, most likely, more business by announcing them as IPTV ecosystem partners. (See Alcatel Teams With Testers.) "Realizing the critical role ...
WiMAX Poised For Rapid Growth Despite Major Challenges
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., - WiMAX technology is entering a rapid growth phase, as service providers are now able to buy WiMAX Forum-certified equipment, reports In-Stat. Worldwide subscribers are estimated to reach 222,000 in 2006 and are forecasted to grow to 19.7 million by the end of 2010, the high-tech market research firm says. Most of ...
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