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'Green' mobile power offers new revenue
News Alternative power supplies can prove lucrative US$2.3 billion market for mobile operators and benefit 485 million mobile users without access to electricity grid.
Tags: Development/design, Network infrastructure, Mobile platforms/communications, Power supplies, surge suppression, Green IT, Phone, cell phone, revenue, mobile, Green IT
Mobile broadband still lagging in Philippines
News Sector has surpassed fixed broadband in country but mobile broadband adoption still lower than other markets in region, say industry watchers.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, WiMax, 3G (Third Generation), Frost & Sullivan, Globe Telecom Inc., GSMA, mobile, Wireless, Philippines, Mobile platforms/communications
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
Mobile industry in RFID payment push
News The GSM Association has called on manufacturers to build technology for contactless payments into their handsets by the middle of next year.
Tags: RFID, Cellular phones, Mobile, Spokesperson, Card, contactless payment, London, payment, U.K., handset
Mobile Internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News Europe has taken to 3G faster than any other region in the world and usage is growing rapidly as networks proliferate, according to research commissioned by mobile operator body the GSM Association (GSMA).
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Personal broadband, Business broadband, Mobile, European Union, Mobile Internet, Europe, 3G, flat fee
Device makers pledge mobile broadband support
News Band of 16 mobile players and device manufacturers have jointly announced plans to release devices that support "always-connected" broadband connectivity.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, WiMax, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Broadband, HSPA, Notebook, device manufacturer, ASUS, U.S.
Mobile trade group pushes green initiative
News The GSMA launches an initiative with a goal of getting 118,000 new and existing bay stations using renewable energy by 2012.
Tags: Green IT, Mobile/Wireless, Base Station, Mobile, India, Renewable Energy, developing country, blog, industry, biofuel
Built-in mobile broadband will take time
News Industry move to push embedded broadband connectivity in mobile devices won't see immediate success, says analyst, who adds USB dongles give more flexibility.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, WiMax, 3G (Third Generation), Hewlett-Packard Co., Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Broadband, HSPA, Modem, phone
Universal phone charger offers vast opportunities
News Manufacturers pledge support for new standard in mobile phone charger, which GSM Association says will give rise to product and retail innovation in mobile market.
Tags: Development/design, Nokia Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Phone Charger, Phone, cell phone, mobile, Smart Phone, Spokesperson, Mobile Device
The Google Android party has begun
News Two years after Google announced Android, phone manufacturers are launching new devices sporting the mobile operating system and mobile operators are lining up to sell them.
Tags: Google Android, Google Inc., Phone, Operating System, Motorola Inc., U.S., mobile, Google Android, Device, Wireless
Qualcomm, Nokia partner on new 3G phones
News After battling over patents and royalties, Qualcomm and Nokia have now kissed and made up. And now they're partnering on new 3G smartphones.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, 3G (Third Generation), Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, phone, handset maker
Universal cell phone charger coming soon
News Mobile-industry leaders agree to use Micro-USB as a single standard for phone chargers, promising to reduce the number of chargers shipped and the number needed by users to revive their handsets.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, GSM Association, mini-USB, Micro-USB, Micro-USB Slot, phone
Skyhook teams up with Texas Instruments
News Skyhook's hybrid Wi-Fi/GPS location technology will soon be used in Texas Instruments chips for mobile devices to get more accurate location information.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile processors, Apple Inc., Satellite, Texas Instruments Inc., Positioning, GPS, Skyhook Wireless, phone, Wi-Fi
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
Cisco brings Web conferencing to more smartphones
News Smartphone users will soon be able to join WebEx Web conferences from their smartphones. Cisco said it has added the capability for BlackBerrys.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Virtualization, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Cisco Systems Inc., Web Conferencing, phone
