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American cable giant joins data pimping club

The Register - Thu, 15/05/2008 - 22:38
Charter member

Charter Communications, the eighth largest ISP in the States, has jumped into bed with NebuAd, a behavioral ad targeting firm along the lines of Phorm and Front Porch.…

Koreans tout standard for US mobile TV

The Register - Thu, 15/05/2008 - 15:52
LG and Samsung have just what you need

LG and Samsung have teamed up to have their respective technologies accepted as the American standard for mobile TV, just as Dish starts casting around for someone to help them build such a network.…

Verizon shuns Android for LiMo

The Register - Thu, 15/05/2008 - 12:02
'Google don't know open'

Sometime next year, Verizon will roll out a Linux OS as the "preferred operating system" for phones on its US wireless network. And that Linux OS is not Google Android.…

Spotigo promises Wi-Fi mapping within 5 metres

The Register - Thu, 15/05/2008 - 11:45
'It says we're...in the airport'

German Wi-Fi specialist Spotigo has managed to compile a Wi-Fi radio map of London and other major European cities, enabling it to locate any Wi-Fi device within five metres - and it promises to have the rest of Europe mapped within a year.…

Union gears up for BT strike action this month

The Register - Thu, 15/05/2008 - 10:22
How will we know when it starts?

BT is facing industrial action from union Connect, which has voted to reject the company's pay offer.…

Phones 4u accused of misleading customers

The Register - Thu, 15/05/2008 - 10:17
Ofcom launches investigation

Responding to a "large number of complaints from consumers", Ofcom has opened an investigation into high-street retailer Phones 4u's selling practices to make sure it's playing by the book.…

BT profits nothing to phone home about

The Register - Thu, 15/05/2008 - 08:18
Farewell Ben Verwaayen

BT failed to increase profits this year, although turnover was up very slightly in the fourth quarter ended 31 March.…

True Group deploys near-field from the SIM

The Register - Wed, 14/05/2008 - 14:07
Not waiting for NFC handsets

TrueMove, the mobile arm of Thailand's media conglomerate the True Corporation, is deploying near-field payments and ticketing, but they're not waiting for compatible handsets as they've managed to squeeze the technology into their SIMs.…

Bell Canada chokes P2P <em>and</em> privacy?

The Register - Wed, 14/05/2008 - 12:02
'J'accuse!'

What's worse than an ISP throttling your peer-to-peer traffic? An ISP throttling your peer-to-peer traffic while stepping on your privacy.…

Music coalition takes on Microsoft, Google and pals

The Register - Wed, 14/05/2008 - 11:12
You are entering my white space

A coalition representing the American music industry has petitioned the FCC - with typically understated claims - to prevent exploitation of white-space frequencies, claiming that such use will interfere with wireless microphones.…

O2 XDA Orbit 2 smartphone

The Register - Wed, 14/05/2008 - 11:02
Rather good?

Review What we have here is basically a traditional Windows Mobile smartphone loaded to the gunwales with Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3.6Mb/s HSDPA, quad-band GSM/GPRS/Edge, three-megapixel camera, FM radio, 8GB-capable MicroSD slot and a touchscreen.…

Touchscreen BlackBerry 'Thunder' to storm to market in Q3?

The Register - Wed, 14/05/2008 - 10:56
RIM rumbles on

Stormclouds could be forming over Research in Motion's headquarters - and for once we're not referring to the 3G iPhone. It has been claimed that the company will unveil a touchscreen BlackBerry in Q3.…

Wireless can be good for your health

The Register - Wed, 14/05/2008 - 09:01
Ofcom stares into healthcare crystal ball

With an aging population there's going to be bundles more cash to splash on health care in years to come, if you believe UK regulator Ofcom and this year's edition of its future technology report, the Wireless World of Tomorrow.…

SMS costs more than using Hubble Space Telescope

The Register - Wed, 14/05/2008 - 06:02
Teenagers. Harder to reach than distant galaxies

A British boffin has calculated that text messages are a horrendously expensive method of handling information, costing many times more than it does to access data from the Hubble Space Telescope.…

Google Android winners shun publicity

The Register - Tue, 13/05/2008 - 17:54
No, I don't want to be your 'friend'

Mystery surrounds the identity of four winners in Google's $10m Android mobile applications competition, announced last November.…

AT&amp;T defends 'open' wireless network

The Register - Tue, 13/05/2008 - 15:27
A mixed message

Innovation '08 Three years ago, Jason Devitt was speaking at an industry conference when he criticized a mobile application just released by a big-name wireless carrier. And the big-name wireless carrier wasn't happy.…

Dallas kids tracked for their own good

The Register - Tue, 13/05/2008 - 14:36
No more playing by the ol' water hole

Tracking children from dawn to dusk might seem extreme, but in Dallas, Texas, it seems to be working to reduce truancy and get more kids graduating.…

HomePlug retakes lead in powerline Ethernet standards race

The Register - Tue, 13/05/2008 - 11:31
Once more unto the vote, dear friends

The HomePlug Alliance (HPA) has once again beaten rival powerline Ethernet organisation the Universal Powerline Association (UPA) to become the lead candidate for the IEEE's powerline networking standard. But it won't know it's won for sure until July.…

UK punters love Nokia, hate McDonalds

The Register - Tue, 13/05/2008 - 11:31
Still buying more burgers than phones though

The annual "Brands We Love, Brands We Hate" survey shows Nokia topping the charts as most loved brand in the UK, while McDonalds, AOL and The Sun are the most hated.…

Brits favour ASBOs for unruly mobile users

The Register - Tue, 13/05/2008 - 11:25
A step too far?

Asbos are usually reserved for rowdy town-centre teens, but one in ten Brits think the anti-social behaviour orders should be handed out inconsiderate mobile phone users.…

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