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Nov30
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Google will apply to bid for wireless spectrum in an upcoming government auction, the company acknowledged Friday. The Federal Communications Commission is auctioning the 700-megahertz spectrum to increase bandwidth for mobile phone and Internet services. Google covets the "C Block" of the spectrum because regulators stipulated that whoever operates it must allow their users to download any software application they want to a mobile device. The auction will start at a reserve price of $4.6 billion. “Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today's wireless world," Eric Schmidt, Google's chief executive officer, said in a statement. Cellular phone companies now force subscribers to use proprietary software to operate phones on their network, but Google plans to challenge that business model. The company announced several weeks ago that it will develop software for mobile devices. Anticipating Google's move, Verizon Wireless announced recently that it would open its network to devices other than the ones it’s currently supporting, as long as they pass Verizon hardware quality and compatibility tests.
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Nov29
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(LTE) technology to upgrade its wireless network for higher speeds and will run tests of the technology in 2008. Verizon has recently announced it will open its network to any phone device that will work with its technology, including LTE. This...
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Nov28
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Verizon Wireless has announced a bold plan to open its networks to devices and applications it doesn't already offer. The wireless carrier said it will offer network testing of virtually any device or application starting early next year at a...
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Nov26
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For more then 20 years Toshiba’s business telephones have remained relatively the same. There have been a few small cosmetic changes and one big one when their phones went from electronic to digital, but overall phones made in the late...
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Nov21
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Toshiba has released a major upgrade to its Strata CIX-40 digital telephone phones. The CIX-40 is designed for small businesses with up to 16 digital telephones. Release 2.0 expands the CIX-40’s capacity by adding more analog outside line support. The...
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Nov19
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act designed to streamline VOIP providers' connections to emergency dialing 911 networks and which will require VOIP providers to offer enhanced 911 service, which pinpoints the caller's...
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Nov16
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I got a phone call yesterday from a small business owner frantic because his new phone system was down and he couldn’t make or get any calls. I asked him why he wasn’t calling the vendor that installed the system...
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Nov15
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Comcast Corp. has been sued alleging it engages in unfair business practices by interfering with subscribers' file sharing. Subscriber Jon Hart of San Francisco, based his claims on the results of an investigation by the Associated Press published last month that...
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Nov14
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Google has announced its first major foray into the cellular world, unveiling an extensive plan to partner with carriers, equipment makers, and software developers, and create an open-source operating platform for cell phones.Codenamed, Android, the forthcoming mobile OS, will bring cell phone functionality closer...
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Nov13
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Verizon Communications has added Discovery Channel HD to its FiOS fiber-optic television lineup, and announced plans to offer high-definition simulcasts of TLC, Animal Planet, and The Science Channel, beginning next year.This announcement comes just days after Verizon’s promise to offer...
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Nov12
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Comtrend Corp., a leading supplier of broadband, VoIP and data networking equipment, today announced it has become the first U.S. CPE equipment vendor to license and introduce the use of Broadcom Corporation’s (NASDAQ: BRCM) PhyR™ impulse noise protection technology, a...
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Nov 8
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Sipera System's Voice over IP Exploitation Research (VIPER) lab announced a list of vulnerabilities with VoIP service provider Vonage which could expose users to account hijacking, eavesdropping and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. "These attacks actually do happen out in the wild," said...
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Nov 7
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Last month I wrote about the Panasonic KX-WP1050 and how it can help you use your Skype account away from your computer. Now Skype is poised to make an even bigger step away from the PC. With the launch of...
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Nov 6
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Last week I told you about Comcast’s interference with Internet traffic on their network. Now Verizon is changing what customer get when the type in an incorrect website address. Subscribers to Verizon's FiOS Internet service are reporting that when they mistype...
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Nov 5
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Nov 2
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Comcast’s admission last week that it is “delaying” certain Internet traffic has prompted several consumer and Internet watchdog groups to file a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission. The complaint filed by Free Press, Public Knowledge, Media Access Project,...
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Nov 1
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Sprint has settled a class action lawsuit brought in California by customers seeking to "unlock" their Sprint cell phones for use on other networks. Sprint will now provide customer with an unlock code for their phones when they cancel their...
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