Subsidy
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Mobility is not a privilege
Blogs weekly roundup In my interactions with friends and relatives over the Chinese New Year holidays, a stark reality hit me....
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Employee policy/training
Israel to chip in US$400m for Intel plant
News Israel agreed to pay an estimated US$400 million to help Intel build a US$3.5 billion semiconductor plant, as the government seeks to cut the nation's unemployment rate.
PC maker Emachines files to go public
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2009: Racing to subsidies
Blogs Last time, I noted a trend for 2009 in relation to increased government activity in the sourcing industry. As we observe...
Nokia's netbook gamble
News PC companies have already stepped on Nokia's smartphone turf, and now Nokia is taking them on in the Netbook market with the Booklet 3G.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Phone, cell phone, laptop computer, Smart Phone, Device, Wireless, AT&T Corp.
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, AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless, network
Apple to FCC: We're still studying Google Voice app
News Apple tells the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that it acted alone in deciding to continue to review an iPhone application that works with Google's voicemail service.
Tags: Mobile applications, Apple Inc., 3G Network, phone, AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi, network, VoIP, FCC, Apple iPhone
Verizon Wireless netbook expected this week
News Wireless industry blog reports Verizon Wireless will begin offering a Hewlett-Packard netbook this week, but will consumers find the service plan too pricey?
Tags: Handhelds, Hewlett-Packard Co., Verizon Communications Inc., Device, Cell Phone, Wireless, wireless service, phone, AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless
It sure ain't easy, or cheap, to be green
Blogs The TV was running in the background the other night when U.S. actor Ben Affleck appeared on screen, urging viewers to d...
Still no universal broadband access in Thailand
News More fiber networks will be rolled out to the well-to-do this year, but lack of government subsidy and strategy will prevent cheap connectivity to the masses, says Ovum.
Tags: Cable, DSL, 3G (Third Generation), Network infrastructure, Alcatel, Ovum, India, Fiber, Telecommunications, Thailand
Smartphones offer hope in declining cell phone biz
News Worldwide sales of cell phones dip 12.6 percent during the fourth quarter, with the only bright spot being smartphones such as the BlackBerry and iPhone, which actually grew 22.5 percent.
Tags: Smart phones, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Apple Inc., Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Device, International Data Corp., Cell Phone, Sales
A Dickensian view of clean-tech financing
News There's plenty of enthusiasm for funding the latest green-tech or alternative-fuel company. The problem is the economy stinks, and doesn't look like it will improve anytime soon.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, General Electric Co., IPO, Investor, Renewable Energy, Jefferies & Co., financing, Government Loan, New Energy Capital
States slow to grab subsidies for telecom service
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New Microsoft products for large and small
News Company includes enterprise customers in the market for Navision 4 and offers licensing promotion to small-business customers.
Tags: Software integration, Business applications, Software licensing, SMB
International Internet charges unfair to Asia
News Charging practices for Internet services that place the entire burden of costs between Asia and North America on Asian telecom firms are unfair, said Singapore communications and information technology minister George Yeo.
