Time Warner Cable has your number and if you don’t want them to give it out, it’s going to cost you more. It’s not the only telecom that charges monthly to keep your phone number unlisted. But it is the only one that just doubled the fee.
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Aug. 30, 2010 at 1:32 p.m.
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Filed under: Cell phones, Government, International, Technology, Telecommunications India says RIM to give it access to secure data
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion will give India access to secure data from Sept. 1, a government source said Monday as the country pushes RIM, Google and Skype to set up servers in India due to its security concerns.
On Monday, the interior ministry said RIM had offered India a few proposals to gain access its secure data and that the feasibility of the solutions would be assessed within 60 days. It did not give details of the solutions. Get the full story »
Aug. 27, 2010 at 7:42 a.m.
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Filed under: Cell phones, M&A, Technology, Telecommunications Icahn buys more Motorola shares, has 10.6% stake
Activist investor Carl Icahn has upped his stake in Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. to about 10.6 percent from a 9.99 stake he disclosed earlier this month, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Get the full story »
Google adds free PC-to-phone calling to e-mail
Google is adding a new e-mail feature that may persuade more people to cut the cords on their landline phones. The service unveiled Wednesday enables U.S. users of Google Inc.’s free Gmail service to make calls from their personal computers to telephones virtually anywhere in the world.
Aug. 24, 2010 at 1:31 p.m.
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Filed under: Cell phones, Privacy issues, Telecommunications, Wireless Smartphone payment safeguards sought
Paying for a shopping spree by waving a smart phone may be more exciting than swiping a credit card, but according to Consumers Union, it might not be as safe.
The nonprofit testing and information organization, which publishes Consumer Reports, called on regulators Tuesday to implement protective standards on mobile payments.
Aug. 24, 2010 at 12:28 p.m.
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Filed under: Cell phones, Computers, Consumer electronics, Internet, Software, Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless Dell’s Aero smartphone bows
Dell Inc. put its first U.S. smartphone on sale on Tuesday, making the computer maker the latest technology manufacturer to enter the competitive mobile handset market.
The Round Rock, Texas-based company said its 3.5-inch touchscreen phone, dubbed the Aero, runs on Google Inc.’s Android operating system and is available for $99.99 with a new two-year contract from AT&T Inc. and $299.99 without. It can be ordered on Dell’s Web site. Get the full story »
Aug. 20, 2010 at 12:55 p.m.
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Filed under: Cell phones, Government, Internet, Technology, Telecommunications SEC adds rulemaking actions to e-mail alerts
The Securities and Exchange Commission has introduced e-mail alerts that will allow the public to be notified when new feedback is posted on its Web site about rulemaking for the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill.
It has had e-mail alerts for a year on other matters and has since sent 11 million updates to nearly 14,000 subscribers. Get the full story »
Aug. 18, 2010 at 5:17 p.m.
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Filed under: Internet, Policy, Technology, Telecommunications U.S. companies, others meet again on Web traffic
Lobbyists for phone, cable and Internet companies including Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. met Wednesday to again try to agree on how to manage Internet traffic, three sources familiar with the meeting said.
The sources said the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Google Inc were not involved in the latest industry effort to agree on “net neutrality”, the concept that high-speed Internet providers should not block or slow selected information or make websites pay for faster ways to reach users. Get the full story »
Aug. 13, 2010 at 3:48 p.m.
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Filed under: Cell phones, Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless iPhone most wanted in Nielsen survey
According to recent data from The Nielsen Co., 29 percent of BlackBerry users and 21 percent of Android users have contemplated switching to an iPhone. Nearly 90 percent of iPhone owners plan to purchase another iPhone for their next mobile device, while 71 percent of Android users plan to continue using their current device, and only 42 percent of BlackBerry users want another one.
Aug. 13, 2010 at 2:38 p.m.
Filed under: Cell phones, Computers, Internet, Software, Technology, Telecommunications Free computer, smartphone, iPad calls coming
The company behind the Internet phone gadget magicJack has another trick up its sleeve: free phone calls from computers, smartphones and iPads.
The cost of phone calls routed over the Internet has been on a long slide. Many programs allow free calling between computers, and some allow free, but short, calls to regular phone numbers. Get the full story »
Aug. 13, 2010 at 2:05 p.m.
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Filed under: Cell phones, Retail, Technology, Telecommunications PayPal reportedly seeking Android deal with Google
PayPal reportedly is in talks with Google to add is payment service to Android phones. Users of phones such as Motorola’s Droid X and HTC’s Droid Incredible may be able to buy apps with PayPal by the end of this year.
Pew: Broadband not a priority for most
The majority of Americans do not favor making affordable high-speed Internet access a government priority, according to a study released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project on Wednesday. Get the full story »
Sales of Dell tablet start this week at $299
Dell Inc. will begin selling its new tablet device called the Dell Streak to U.S. customers this week for $299.99 with a two-year AT&T Inc. contract, and for $549.99 without, it said Tuesday.
Dell said it would begin taking orders online Thursday.
The company is hoping the five-inch tablet, which runs on Google Inc.’s Android operating system, will help it take on Apple Inc.’s iPad.
Aug. 10, 2010 at 6:50 a.m.
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Filed under: Advertising/Marketing, Cell phones, Telecommunications Motorola backing away from Motoblur
Motorola is backing away from trying to market and promote its Motoblur feature, a Web-based service that aggregates updates from social-networking platforms and streams them to a phone, CEO Sanjay Jha said. “With Motoblur we have found that being able to convey the value proposition around Motoblur is not an easy thing to do in a 30-second ad spot,” Jha said on the company’s earnings call with analysts. Get the full story >>
