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Researchers seek funds to study cell phone safety
News Scientists have long debated whether cell phones pose health risk and are now looking for money to fund research to help resolve issue.
Tags: Cellular phones, Children, public health, Wireless, radio frequency, researcher, health care, agency, radio, Cellular phones
Mobile operators need to be greener
News Operators can reap up to 40 percent energy savings "without doing too much" and not cutting energy requirements is almost "a criminal act", says analyst.
Tags: Green IT, Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Mobile/Wireless, Telecommunications Company, Energy Requirement, RFP, Optimization, renewable energy, alternative energy
Thai ICT minister vows to curb rogue sites
News Thailand's new information and communications technology (ICT) minister places top priority on blocking Web sites criticizing the monarchy.
Tags: Politics, Cable, Web sites, Telecommunications, Information And Communication Technology, radio frequency, Cable, allocation, asset, industry
Yahoo wins appeal of music-streaming case
News Yahoo's music services are not interactive enough to require it to pay the rights holders of songs additional royalty fees, a three-judge panel ruled in upholding an earlier verdict.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Music, CBS Corp., digital music, Internet radio, record company, Internet, radio, Thomson Reuters Corp.
Leaking crypto keys from mobile devices
News Attackers could steal keys used for encryption and authentication on mobile devices by analyzing electromagnetic signals and radio frequency emissions, researcher says.
Tags: Mobile, Authentication and encryption, Phone, cable box, Key, bank, mobile, Authentication and encryption, Attack, Mobile Device
Creative is latest to tackle e-book readers
News Maker of Zen MP3 players is said to be readying an e-book reader, tentatively named the MediaBook, that will harness videos, pictures, text, and services for a "media-rich experience".
Tags: Consumer Technology, Handhelds, Peripherals, Zen, e-reader, Creative, Amazon.com Inc., Bridgestone Corp., E-book Reader, Video
Is AT&T losing its grip on the iPhone?
News Financial analyst predicts AT&T's exclusive deal to offer the iPhone in the United States could end within the year, which will likely mean bad news for the carrier.
Tags: Cellular phones, Network infrastructure, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Sales, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp., network
Microsoft confirms Zune HD coming this fall
News New device will feature an HD Radio tuner and OLED screen, but will it be enough to take on the iPod Touch? Also, Microsoft is rebranding Xbox video service with Zune name.
Tags: Game players, Video, Music devices, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Touch Screen, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, hard drive, Microsoft Xbox, radio
EU ploughs US$25.5M into 1Gbps mobile broadband
News EU-funded research into a new mobile Internet technology called LTE Advanced is due to kick off at the start of next year.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology, Mobile Broadband, Wireless Broadband, European Union, Wireless, Europe, Broadband, 3G, radio
Web radio, music industry reach agreement on royalties
News After two years of negotiations, larger online radio stations agree to pay music industry 25 percent of revenue or a flat per-stream rate, whichever is greater.
Tags: Corporate law, Sales/revenue, Domain names, Web browsers, Music Industry, Internet radio, performance, broadcaster, revenue, blog
The final frontier: Solar power from space
News California utility PG&E has contracted with stealth company Solaren to capture solar energy with satellites in space for delivery to Earth via radio frequency.
Tags: Green IT, Satellite, PG&E Corp., Pacific Gas & Electric, Renewable Energy, radio frequency, Earth, scientist, California, radio
First commercial 4G base station being tested in Sweden
News Swedish mobile operator is among those building next-generation networks for mobile broadband with 4G technology--a concept some observers have criticized.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, 3G (Third Generation), Verizon Communications Inc., Base Station, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Telecommunications, Broadband, 3G, 4G
Transport firm to use RFID to track spare parts
News Singapore public transport operator SMRT, engages TCM RFID to install warehouse inventory management system based on radio frequency identification technology.
Tags: RFID, Inventory management, Communications, Supplier, Inventory Management, Singapore, managing director, radio, RFID, Michael
Can news be sold iTunes style?
Blogs David Carr of the NYT provided an interesting suggestion, that perhaps news can be sold the way music is sold--to an iPo...
E-TEN Glofiish V900
Reviews The Glofiish V900's USP is its integrated digital TV tuner, which unfortunately doesn't perform well when on the move. Otherwise, it's a well-specified Windows Mobile handheld.
Tags: Mobile, TV, Storage, GPS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Backplate, E-TEN Glofiish V900, Glofiish V900, V900, software
