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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 1Y ago

Government report: four companies control wireless market

Associated Press Consolidation over the past decade has left just four big carriers in control of 90 percent of the wireless market, making it harder for small and regional companies to compete, according to a government report released Thursday. The study by the Government Accountability Office, th
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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 1Y ago

Consumers Union wants protection for smartphone payments

Although payments with smartphones are about to be tested, the Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, wants businesses that offer mobile phone payments  to provide protections to individuals who use prepaid cards or have their purchases charged to their cell phone bills. “There aren’t consu
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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 1Y ago

CTIA, Others Reject FM Transmitter Mandate

by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week CTIA, along with five other major electronics and telecommunications organizations, yesterday signed a letter that categorically rejects calls for a mandate that would require OEMs to include an FM transmitter in all cell phones. The letter cites concerns over an Aug. 6
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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 1Y ago

Music royalty talks consider cell phone mandate

By JOELLE TESSLER, AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON – A long-running dispute between radio broadcasters and the recording industry over music royalties has taken an unexpected turn with a proposed settlement that threatens to drag the mobile phone industry into the ring. The compromise under discussi
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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 1Y ago

Keeping Kids Safe On Cellphones

Claire Courtney, Forbes.com How to stay on top of the dangers for kids with constant connectivity. SAN FRANCISCO — Colorado mother Sharon Hamilton thought she had a close eye on her son’s technology use. The 15-year-old turned in his cellphone every night at 10 p.m. One evening, Hamilton became susp
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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 1Y ago

Bad Connection: Inside the iPhone Network Meltdown

Interesting information about the AT&T / Apple backstory regarding the evolution of the iPhone / AT&T partnership. By Fred Vogelstein, Wired August 2010 For iPhone fans, it really was too good to be true. A pair of Apple executives had just described the latest model of the iPhone — the 3GS — onstag
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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 1Y ago

HTC EVO 4G, Sprint’s first 4G handset breaks record & boosts stock

Largest quantity of a Sprint phone ever sold in a single day by Sprint Nextel Corporation, June 7, 2010 Friday sales of HTC EVO 4G marked the largest quantity of a single phone sold in one day ever for Sprint, the record was previously held by both Samsung InstinctTM and Palm PreTM. In addition, the
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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 1Y ago

comScore Reports April 2010 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

Use of Downloaded Applications on Mobile Phones Posts Strong Gains versus Prior 3 Months RESTON, VA, June 4, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry d
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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 2Y ago

The Cell Phone: Marty Cooper’s Big Idea

A wonderful interview by Morley Safer with Marty Cooper, the Motorola Engineer who invented the cell phone and made the first hand-held cell phone call to his AT&T competitor from a New York City street corner – 37 years ago.  And in his opinion, cell phones are still in their infancy! Full story he
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Wireless Toyz World of Wireless · 2Y ago

Teens learn dangers of texting while driving

By LISA RATHKE, Associated Press Writer WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — Kamy Mayott has been told that texting while driving is dangerous. But the 15-year-old didn’t know just how dangerous until she navigated a golf cart through an obstacle course while texting and took out a whole row of orange c
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