LSU Implements clearTXT Ubiquity Information Delivery Platform for Campus-Wide Emergency Communications (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARY, N.C.----clearTXT, a leading provider of information delivery platforms for colleges and universities, today announced that Louisiana State University has implemented the company's Ubiquity product to manage its campus-wide public safety-related communications....more...AT&T Ramping EDGE speeds for iPhone? (MacNN)
AT&T is launching an intense campaign to improve the quality of its cellular Internet speeds for the iPhone, claims an AT&T operations worker with access to internal documents. Nicknamed "Operation Fine Edge," a plan has reportedly been in progress for several weeks which is optimizing the company's EDGE mobile Internet access specifically to help... ...more... Consumers Revolution Brewing Against Mobile Carrier Lockdowns (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Carl Howe submits: Yesterday's Boston Globe had an article about how many cell phone users are discovering services that unlock their phones from their carriers and otherwise enabling services that compete with those the carrier themselves provide....more... Amp'd Mobile Runs Out of Juice (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! Asia News)
The "virtual" cell-phone company seeks bankruptcy protection after nearly half of its customers fail to pay their bills...more... Phone contract has life lesson (Akron Beacon Journal)
Ten years ago, Drew Cate of Tallmadge signed an agreement with his then-cell phone provider, AirTouch Cellular, for a $9.99 a month for life contract....more... Niche Cellphone Company in California Files for Bankruptcy Protection (New York Times)
Amp?d Mobile, a niche cellphone provider aimed at the young and technologically sophisticated, filed for Chapter 11 with the intention of revamping the business....more... WiMAX IN RURAL AMERICA (RedNova)
By Zager, Masha Public safety officials in South Sioux City, Neb., have a secret weapon: a secure communications system that enables them to share information while they're speeding to the scene of an emergency....more... Cellphone users try to wrest some of carriers' control (Boston Globe)
Behind rows of cellphone chargers and Bluetooth headsets at a kiosk in the Shops at the Prudential Center, Evan Silbert is quietly loosening the grip that major telecommunications companies have on the cellphone....more... Solving high-definition Blu-ray Disc bind (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
I just bought a Blu-ray Disc player. I am looking forward to watching movies in high definition. But the instructions say I have to connect to the TV via HDMI. What can I do?...more... |