BROWSING: Phone
Spice mobiles to feature SRS WOW HD
The Mobile Indian | August 25, 2011 | Rahul Gupta
Spice Mobility has tied up with SRS labs, a sound technology and enhancement solution provider, to incorporate the SRS WOW HD audio enhancement solution in its mobile phones.
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New Nokia 500: An entry-level smartphone
Philippine Star | August 20, 2011
MANILA, Philippines - Nokia has announced that its entry-level touch-screen smartphone, the Nokia 500, will soon be available in the country.
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Aerius Phones to Ship in Ten Days From China for SAR Tests in Certified Lab in US
MarketWatch | August 11, 2011
LAS VEGAS, Aug 11, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Aerius International Inc., AERS -17.91% today announced Rani Wu, Aerius engineer in Shenzhen China, reported Aerius smart phones will ship within ten days from Huaxin, their manufacturer in Shenzhen to the US, for SAR...
Google kicks off "Texas get your business online" workshops
Google Austin: A first-person, customer update
Google. They are the digital version of General Electric, but for the 21st century. Both are classic, American-headquartered, global conglomerates, with diverse portfolios. But, whereas GE’s goods and services have ranged from light bulbs to jet engines to TV...
Google kicks off “Texas get your business online” workshops
Google Austin: A first-person, customer update
Google. They are the digital version of General Electric, but for the 21st century. Both are classic, American-headquartered, global conglomerates, with diverse portfolios. But, whereas GE’s goods and services have ranged from light bulbs to jet engines to TV...
San Francisco moves to mandate radiation warnings on phones
The City of San Francisco will on Thursday hold a vote on whether to implement a controversial law which would make it mandatory for phone retailers to warn people about cellular radiation.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors already won unanimous approval for its “Right...
Mobile phone links Pakistan’s ISI to Osama bin Laden courier
The Telegraph | June 24, 2011 | Dean Nelson
A mobile phone recovered during the US raid last month on Osama bin Laden’s hideout shows the al-Qaeda leader’s closest courier regularly communicated with commanders of a terrorist group linked to Pakistan’s ISI intelligence...
Latest Leak: HTC Glamor android phone for women spotted online
MSN News India | June 24, 2011
After HTC Bliss, pictures of HTC Glamor, another women oriented smartphone leaks online
The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer is in news again. Rumored to have been developing an Android-based women-centric smartphone known as HTC Bliss in May, it now appears...
Micromax Q80 launched at Rs 4,999
India Today | June 23, 2011
Micromax Q80, the first push-email (ezmail) phone from handset maker Micromax, was launched in the market on Thursday, priced at Rs 4,999.
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Intcomex, Inc. Announces Signing of Distribution Agreement with RIM, and the Incorporation of Its Mobile Phone Product Line
MarketWatch | June 21, 2011 | Press Release
Intcomex, Inc. Announced the Signing of a Distribution Agreement with RIM and the Incorporation of Its Line of Mobile Phone Products for Latin America and the Caribbean
MIAMI, Jun 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Miami, Florida...
Brazil May Mobile Phone Subscriptions Rise 1.16% On Month
Wall Street Journal | June 22, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazil mobile phone subscriptions increased to 215 million in May, up 1.16% from April, according to figures released late Tuesday by telecommunications regulator Anatel.
New subscriptions totaled 2.5 million in May, Anatel...
InfoSonics Launches the New, Affordable i310 Flip Phone
InfoSonics | June 16, 2011 | Press Release
SAN DIEGO, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON) today announced the launch of its new verykool® i310 handset in Latin America.
"Our new verykool® i310 is a 2G flip phone that is an upgraded version of one of our most...
MAXX launches phones for style-savvy
India Blooms | June 20, 2011
Mumbai, June 20 (IBNS) MAXX Mobiles, one of India’s largest homegrown mobile phone companies, on Monday launched a new slider QWERTY keypad phone – MAXX Vista (MS502), in three color themes of pink, orange and blue.
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Wuzhou Changlian Holds Mobile Phone Case Exhibition
Shenzhen Wuzhou Changlian | June 7, 2011 | Press Release
SHENZHEN, China, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- From May 30 to June 5, Shenzhen Wuzhou Changlian International Trading Co. held an iPhone 4 case and phone accessories exhibition lasting 5 days in Dongguan, China. During this period, special staff were...
Tycoon Clash Means Less Money for Mexico Billionaires as Consumers Benefit
Bloomberg | May 24, 2011 | Crayton Harrison
An escalating confrontation between Carlos Slim and two fellow billionaires is driving prices lower for phone, Internet and TV services inMexico, a boon for consumers that could boost the nation’s economy.
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The Hindustan: Your phone will give away all your secrets
The Hindustan | May 11, 2011 | Aloke Tikku
The government is setting up phone monitoring systems across the country that can not only listen to your phone conversation, but can also track down your precise location on a map and match your voice with...
A brand new flexible phone friend?
Shortly after the Nexus One was released there was a small controversy regarding a cracked screen. HTC allegedly responded by suggesting that mobile phones don't belong in your pockets. I can't say that I am entirely clear on exactly where HTC thinks we should be...
Obama thought the White House would have cooler phones
The presidential office can be full of disappointments, it seems, on the technological as well as political end of the spectrum.
INQ Cloud Touch – yet another Facebook phone
Another day, another Facebook phone wannabe, and this time it's the INQ Cloud Touch.
Government tightens phone tapping norms
The Economic Times | March 22, 2011 | Deepshikha Sikarwar
NEW DELHI: The income tax authorities will need to go through another layer of scrutiny before they are allowed permission to listen to private phone conversation.
All requests for phone tapping of tax offenders or those...
Nokia extends mobile money service to Union Bank in India
Bloomberg | March 21, 2011 | Vidya Root
Nokia Oyj (NOK1V), the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, has started supplying mobile banking services for a Union Bank of India offering aimed at phone customers who don’t have bank accounts.
The Union Bank Money Powered by Nokia service...
Mexican phone, TV firms raise ante
Wall Street Journal | March 10, 2011 | Jose De Cordoba
MEXICO CITY–Three powerful billionaires, lambasting one another as "monopolists" and "duopolists," filed complaints against each other Wednesday, ratcheting up a battle over Mexico's $35 billion telecommunication and broadcast markets.
First, a coalition of 25 cable,...
Christchurch quake: Much of city left without vital services
New Zealand Herald | February 23, 2011 | Hamish Fletcher
Much of Christchurch is without essential services after yesterday's earthquake with gas, power, water and phone infrastructure all affected by the 6.3-magnitude tremors.
Contact Energy turned off the gas supply to the city last night and...
CHT and Opera bring Hami services to more phones
The Financial | February 22, 2011
The FINANCIAL -- Smartphones are not the only phones that give people access to Internet services. Any phone can, as long as it has a smart browser. Opera Software and Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd on February 22 launched a special version...