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Article | 10/04/2013 Wandera eyes enterprise data roaming costs
Eyeing the sometimes considerable data roaming bills that companies receive, a startup called Wandera launched a service Wednesday that promises to cu...
Article | 10/04/2013 T-Mobile offers iPhone 5 at no upfront payment in trade-in deal
T-Mobile USA is trying to boost the number of iPhone users on its network by offering the iPhone 5 without down payment to people who bring in their i...
Article | 10/04/2013 AT&T looks to Wi-Fi for international roaming
AT&T's addition of Boingo Wireless Wi-Fi hotspots to its international roaming coverage may point toward the future of mobile data across borders.
Article | 9/04/2013 Mobile phone apps view private data more than necessary, says French study
Mobile phone apps are accessing users' private data and transmitting it to remote servers far more than appears strictly necessary, while users have i...
Article | 9/04/2013 Rural carriers complain about broadband obstacles
Rural telecom and broadband providers in the U.S. face big challenges in connecting their most remote customers, as the U.S. Federal Communications Co...
Article | 9/04/2013 Google to bring gigabit-speed fiber to Austin
Google will roll out its second city fiber network in Austin, Texas, offering gigabit-speed Internet and TV along with free basic broadband on plans s...
Article | 9/04/2013 Salesforce.com launches new services for mobile app development
Salesforce.com is giving customers and partners access to a new set of tools and services for building mobile applications on its cloud platform.
Article | 8/04/2013 Vodafone, Ericsson test feature to make rural mobile coverage cheaper
Ericsson and Vodafone in Egypt have successfully tested a new way to build more energy-efficient networks in rural areas, and make it possible to buil...
Article | 8/04/2013 Microsoft sells IPTV platform to Ericsson
Microsoft has sold its Mediaroom IPTV platform to Ericsson in order to solely focus on the Xbox. For Ericsson, the deal will make it the largest provi...
Article | 5/04/2013 Singaporeans can go to the movies with NFC
Singapore mobile operator StarHub will allow users of its SmartWallet service to collect their movie tickets with a tap of their NFC smartphone.
Article | 5/04/2013 Facebook reveals 'Home' software for Android phones
Facebook has released new software for Android phones that gives quick access to Facebook services and aims to further boost use of the social network...
Article | 4/04/2013 Sierra Wireless connects M2M applications with new gateway
Sierra Wireless has launched the AirLink LS300 gateway, which can be used to connect things as varied as trucks or soda machines to a wireless network...
Article | 3/04/2013 Verizon's $10 million new-ideas contest now accepting submissions
Verizon Communications is now accepting submissions for a contest in which the company will award US$10 million in prize money to individuals and orga...
Article | 3/04/2013 Cisco plans to buy UK femtocell maker Ubiquisys
Cisco is planning to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for US$310 million in cash and retention-based incentives, the company announced on Wednesday.
Article | 3/04/2013 Google simplifies integration of SMS and voice with App Engine
Google is hoping to make it easier for developers to integrate SMS or voice communications in applications running on the company's App Engine platfor...