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Nokia vs Apple: The hidden scandal
Insight commentary Nokia's dragging of Apple to court over wireless patents exposes IP law as being on the verge of failure.
Tags: Copyright, Mobile/Wireless, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Marconi, Phone, mobile, handset, intellectual property, wireless technology
A billion Internet users can be wrong
Insight commentary Global Internet usage reached over one billion unique visitors in December, according to ComScore. However, the Web is not the Net.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Wireless, Tim Berners-Lee, Foresight, Internet User, ComScore Networks Inc., Earth, Internet, Geneva
Foreign telcos to take MVNO route into India
News Entering as a mobile virtual network operator is quickest way to make a presence in Indian telecom market, existing players too may use the route to expand, say analysts.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Communications, Mobile, India, Telecommunications, e-mail, 3G, W-CDMA, network, multimedia
Europe to allow 3G services over 2G spectrum
News European Commission has announced agreement over the issue of 'spectrum refarming', which could let operators run rural mobile broadband services more economically.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile Broadband, Spectrum, European Union, Europe, 2G, Analysys, 3G, GSM, Mobile platforms/communications
Researchers can attack mobile phones via spoofed SMS messages
News Researchers at the Black Hat security conference showed how an attacker could spoof a SMS message that appears to be sent from the carrier or some other trusted source.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Spam, PayPal, Message, Cell Phone, Carrier, Attack, Server, phone, Attacker
In-flight mobiles takes off in EU
News The European Union welcomes the take up of in-flight comms by airlines a year after it created rules allowing for safe use of phones on planes across European airspace.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, mobile communication, Cell Phone, European Union, Europe, aircraft, phone, European Commission, European company
Huawei: Don't skip 3G for 4G
News Operators intending to leapfrog their 2G networks straight to LTE (long term evolution) may end up with higher cost and risk, warns Huawei exec.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Operator, Telecommunications Company, QoS, UMTS, 3G (Third Generation), LTE, Next-generation technology/networks
SMS messages could be used to hijack a phone
News Trust Digital explains how an attacker could take over a phone or steal data off it by sending SMS messages.
Tags: Mobile, Cell Phone, Attack, Strategy Analytics, Video, phone, YouTube Inc., Wi-Fi, network, SMS
Truphone offers local calling anywhere
News Truphone is launching a new service that will allow frequent international travelers to use a single phone and single SIM card to make international calls in many countries in the world.
Tags: PDA phones, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Mobile, Phone Number, Cell Phone, Service, VoIP company, phone network, phone
Sony Ericsson plans to make all phones green
News Under GreenHeart program, company commits to reducing CO2 emissions by 20 percent on internal operations and by 15 percent over the life cycle of all products.
Tags: Green IT, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Electronics, phone, CeBit, 3G, North America, carbon dioxide
True Corp needs to raise more cash for 3G auction
News The company's chief executive says the company is intent on moving to a 3G network for its mobile subsidiary True Move.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Business broadband, Personal broadband, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Cell Phone, Auction, 3G Network, 3G, allocation
Nine-year Iridium bankruptcy saga over for Motorola
News A judge has ruled Motorola does not have to pay damages of US$4 billion over the failure of its Iridium satellite venture.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Legal, Iridium, Satellite, Motorola Inc., Bankruptcy, phone, network, U.S., project failure
Apple said to be working on 'world-mode' iPhone
News The AppleInsider blog says it's gotten wind of a "hybrid iPhone", due in the third quarter of 2010, that would work on both GSM and CDMA.
Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, Phone, AppleInsider, handset, UMTS, Carrier, AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless, GSM
Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement
News World's largest phone maker accuses Apple of violating intellectual property it owns governing handset wireless connectivity.
Tags: Patents, Smart phones, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Patent, Phone, Wireless, intellectual property, 3G, Wi-Fi
British Airways won't retrofit for mobile communications
News Airline is planning to launch a mobile e-mail, Web browsing and texting service on two new Airbus A318 planes this fall. But retrofitting old planes is too costly, CEO says.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Web services, Budgeting/cost control, Mobile, mobile communication, Telecommunications, aircraft, CIO, British Airways Plc., GPRS
