Archive for July, 2007

AT&T Spends Millions to Extend Georgia Wireless Coverage - Teleclick.ca

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
AT&T Spends Millions to Extend Georgia Wireless Coverage
Teleclick.ca, Canada - 17 hours ago
AT&T and its predecessor, Cingular Wireless, have spent more than $575 million on the Georgia network over the past three years, deploying 3G mobile

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Australians fail on mobile phone recycling - ABC Online

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Australians fail on mobile phone recycling - ABC Online

Australians fail on mobile phone recycling
ABC Online, Australia - 11 hours ago
Every year eight million mobile phones are sold in Australia, but with the rapid development of technology they are being replaced every 18 to 24 months.
Mobile industry rejects recycling time bomb claims Computerworld Australia
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Acrodea's Vivid UI used in NTT DoCoMo's SH704i - Telecom Paper (subscription)

Acrodea's Vivid UI used in NTT DoCoMo's SH704i
Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - 1 hour ago
Vivid UI is a user interface platform developed by Acrodea for mobile phones and can integrate various types of multimedia content, such as 3D graphics,

Leawood Planning Commission OKs cell tower - KC Community News

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Leawood Planning Commission OKs cell tower - KC Community News

Leawood Planning Commission OKs cell tower
KC Community News, KS - Jul 27, 2007
Commissioner Len Williams made the motion to allow the Sprint-Nextel cellular tower with the stipulation that it accommodate other cellular carriers and the

New cell tower expands coverage in Greene County for Verizon

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

New cell tower expands coverage in Greene County for Verizon
MSN MoneyCentral - Verizon Wireless has expanded its cell phone coverage with a new cell site in New Baltimore in Greene County. The new cell site improves coverage on Route 9W and Interstate 87. The expansion is part of a wider effort to expand coverage by Verizon

It’s not a problem for all carriers
CNET News - Well, “carriers” mis-characterizes the issue, its the network technology not the carrier. Having a CDMA phone since before verizon was verizon, I had never experienced this. I have upgraded to phones with increased capabilities through the years and

The New Wireless Playing Field - BusinessWeek

Friday, July 27th, 2007

The New Wireless Playing Field - BusinessWeek

The New Wireless Playing Field
BusinessWeek - Jul 24, 2007
Motorola (MOT), which invented much of the initial cellular technology, was fairly happy just to have a new market for its wireless equipment.

Going Yeigo - iAfrica.com


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Going Yeigo
iAfrica.com, South Africa - Jul 26, 2007
Once installed on your phone, Yeigo diverts calls (as data packages) through the internet instead of through the cellular network.

Town owed more than $666,000 in back taxes; Verizon, developer, town

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Eagle-Tribune - They all owe Salem thousands of dollars. Those three, along with hundreds of others, owe the town more than $666,000 in unpaid property taxes. Still, Salem officials said, the town has a remarkably good record for collecting money. “Here, the Continue Reading About Cell Phones

Forbes - Chocolate Cravers Can Indulge In Sweet Features BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 26 /PRNewswire/ — The sweet tooth has struck again with the second coming of the Chocolate by LG. Exclusive to Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most Continue Reading About Cell Phones

Apple tumbles on AT&T’s iPhone activation data

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Seattle PI: SAN JOSE, Calif. — AT&T Inc. wiped some of the glow off Apple Inc.’s iPhone on Tuesday, releasing numbers that showed that fewer people than expected signed up for service in the first two days of the multimedia cell phone’s release. Read More About Cell Phones…

BCE sends notice of conversion to holders of Series AA Preferred

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Bolsamania - Bell brand, the Company’s services include local, long distance and wireless phone Education Management Corporation, eircom, Freedom Communications, Idea Cellular sector, with investments in such wireless communications industry leaders as Nextel Continue Reading About Cell Phones

Network Computing - devices is in the “dual mode” category that incorporates both Wi-Fi and cellular what they would receive on BlackBerry hardware, including BlackBerry e-mail, phone Sprint Nextel, WiMAX and the Mobile Broadband Conundrum Sprint Nextel announced on Continue Reading About Cell Phones

Use Skype to Hear Email, Podcasts, and Traffic Reports Over Cell Phones

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Use Skype to Hear Email, Podcasts, and Traffic Reports Over Cell Phones

Motorola posts $28M loss in 2Q

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Motorola posts $28M loss in 2Q
Yahoo News: AP - Cell-phone maker Motorola Inc. posted a $28 million second-quarter loss Thursday as continuing weak sales resulted in its first back-to-back losses in five years.