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Bank of America loses a million customer records
Techguide A "small" number of backup tapes with records detailing the financial information of government employees were lost in shipment to a backup center, Bank of America said.
Tech giants abuzz over VoIP for cell phones
News Sun Microsystems and others say Internet phone calling is the cell phone industry's next big thing, helping solve old problems and create new services.
Tags: Cellular phones, VoIP/IP telephony
Nokia Networks cuts 1,800 jobs
News Handset maker Nokia announced Thursday that it will eliminate 1,800 jobs in its struggling telephone network equipment division.
North Korea restricting cell phone use
News The government is clamping down on cell phone use to prevent citizens from reporting the current food crisis, according to a news account.
Tags: Cellular phones, North Korea, Thailand, Cell Phone, phone, food, Times Story, News.com, blog, Web Site
Cell phone industry celebrates 25th birthday
News news analysis Twenty-five years ago Monday, the first ever commercial cell phone call was made, using a handset that cost nearly US$4,000.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, Wireless, Service, phone, 4G, Ameritech, revenue
Samsung recalls Jitterbug phones
News Affected clamshells in the United States may fail to connect to emergency services when outside of a defined calling area, according to phone maker.
Tags: Cellular phones, Cell Phone, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., software upgrade, Cellular phones, cell phone service
Facebook in Vietnam: Social-networking blues
News Hanoi users are apparently facing problems accessing the social network. But is the government to blame?
Tags: Web 2.0, Facebook, Google Inc., Tran, Yahoo360Plus, Blocked Web Site, Web 2.0, Vietnam, Social Web, Internet Service
Damaged undersea cables disrupting service
News Phone and Internet users in parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe are affected. How the cables were damaged is unclear.
Tags: Optical networking, Networking technology, Egypt, India, Bloomberg L.P., Europe, Cable, phone, Alexandria, Middle East
CEOs see wireless as answer to economic crisis
News Verizon and T-Mobile USA's CEOs say that wireless is a growth engine for the economy and could help pull the United States out of crisis.
Tags: Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, wireless industry, wireless service, T-Mobile, CEO, financial, network, industry
AT&T Wireless may be near 3G launch
News The wireless carrier schedules a briefing Tuesday about an "innovative new wireless service offer."
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications
S. Korea drops Sun-only software mandate
News in brief South Korea's telephone ministry has reversed its decision to force South Korean cell phone service providers to use only Sun Microsystems download software to sell ring tone, games or other downloadable software.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms
Short Take: M1 IDD services available to all from April
News Phone users from other telcos will be able to access M1's international direct dial (IDD) service from next month.
Alcatel, Fujitsu team up for wireless speed
News French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel is teaming up with Japanese giant Fujitsu to develop and build wireless technology that will speed up Web access for mobile devices.
Motorola to beep Everest climbers
News The last phone-free sanctuary has just been conquered: In a stunt to promote mobile messaging, three companies have joined hands to bring cell phones up Mount Everest.
Japanese cell phone service rings in Linux
News Japanese cell phone service provider NTT DoCoMo is urging its handset suppliers to build Linux-based cell phones, a milestone for the operating system's acceptance by the wireless industry.
