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Protecting cell phone users' privacy

January 20, 2006 Cell phone records are for sale, and some people want mobile operators to do more to protect sensitive customer information. TAGS: record, cell phone, cell phone company, investigation, telephone company, expert, customer service, Verizon Communications, U.S.

Cell phone doubles as home surveillance gear

October 15, 2007 Singapore telephone company releases a home surveillance camera that lets people view the images via their mobile phones. TAGS: SingTel, Singapore, streaming video, telephone company, mobile phone, 3G, image, camera, cell phone

Amber Alerts head to cell phones

May 17, 2005 Nearly a dozen cell phone carriers will start to broadcast missing-children alerts to customers, starting Tuesday. TAGS: cell phone carrier, CTIA, cell phone company, cell phone, children, telephone company

U.S. cell phone firms allow cross-carrier photo swaps

March 16, 2005 Cingular and Verizon Wireless are accepting photo mails from each other's subscribers in hopes of juicing cell phone use. TAGS: camera phone, Verizon Wireless, cell phone, Cingular Wireless, operator, text messaging, subscriber, BellSouth Corp., cell phone company, photograph, telephone company, U.S., agreement, handset, camera, AT&T Corp.

Motorola phones to call on Wi-Fi, VoIP

February 14, 2005 Internet phone companies and cell phone giants grapple with Internet phone technology at 3GSM show in Cannes, France. TAGS: handset maker, VoIP, Wi-Fi network, Motorola Inc., Internet phone, Skype, cell phone, Wi-Fi, handset, telephone company, France, mobility, call, Sun Microsystems Inc., Nokia Corp.

Net calling goes wireless

February 16, 2005 roundup The emerging WiMax standard could hit it big with Internet phone service. Also: When cell phones meet Wi-Fi. TAGS: Internet phone, VoIP, telephone company, Wi-Fi, France, cell phone

Hotmail goes mobile in India

January 13, 2005 Microsoft strikes deal with Indian cell firms to deliver Hotmail and MSN Messenger over SMS. TAGS: broadband over power line, SMS, MSN Messenger, MSN, telephone company, India, MSN Hotmail, cell phone company, subscriber, text messaging, mobile phone, cell phone, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Lessons learned from Kim tragedy

December 6, 2007 One year later, the death of CNET's James Kim has led to advances in search-and-rescue techniques and a better grasp of how cell phones can save lives. Video: Remembering James Kim TAGS: Oregon, handshake, cell phone, telephone company, family, San Francisco, search, video

Making cell phone companies out of thin air

January 31, 2005 Sprint is making money by helping launch niche-chasing wireless firms. Why don't the other big carriers want a slice? TAGS: SK-EarthLink, Sprint Nextel, SK Telecom Co., cell phone, phone network, Virgin Mobile, EarthLink Inc., carrier, cell phone company, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Merger, shmerger, where's my ESPN phone?

January 31, 2005 As traditional phone operators jockey for dominance, new technology helps make up for lost competition. TAGS: telephone company, operator, VoIP, ESPN, AT&T Corp., merger, SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., broadband, cell phone, IP, U.S.

CES 2006: Wireless

January 9, 2006 Gadgets on display at CES highlight the many embellishments coming to mobile devices. TAGS: CES 2006, OnStar, Motorola ROKR, Consumer Electronics Show, telephone company, Motorola Inc., Eastman Kodak Co., Verizon Communications, CEO, Wi-Fi, cell phone, Google Inc.

FCC approves new Internet phone taxes

June 21, 2006 Cell phone bills, even broadband services, could also see hikes in quest to overcome subsidy shortfalls for phone service in rural and high-cost areas. TAGS: Internet phone, bill, VoIP, cell phone service provider, phone provider, VoIP company, fee, telephone company, telecommunications, cell phone, tax

Cisco to enable advanced wireless services

December 6, 2005 Cisco upgrades its products to offer IMS, enabling wireless carriers to offer services like dual-mode phones, mobile IM, group chat and gaming. TAGS: IBM IMS, Cisco Systems Inc., cell phone carrier, IP, wireless service, protocol, standards, telephone company, cell phone, multimedia, networking, Wi-Fi, IM, router

Telco heads can't rule out post-merger price hikes

March 2, 2005 CEOs of Verizon, SBC tell congressional panel that rate increases aren't planned after mega-mergers, but can't be ruled out. TAGS: MCI Inc., SBC Communications Inc., merger, AT&T Corp., telecommunications company, telecommunications, telephone company, Verizon Communications, Nextel Communications Inc., CEO, cell phone, Sprint Nextel

Cell phones sound off at 3GSM

February 17, 2005 At 3GSM show, mobile phones strut their stuff. Radio, iTunes, Wi-Fi, even scanners--how do they fit it all in? TAGS: mobile phone, 3G, handset, Internet phone, telephone company, cell phone, Motorola Inc., Wi-Fi, Apple iTunes, music, radio, scanner, video, Microsoft Corp.

SBC joins the VoIP party

November 16, 2004 The local phone giant going after "young and wireless" crowd in 2005 with Internet phone plan. TAGS: VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., local phone company, VoIP service, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., IP, telephone company, cable company, broadband, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.S.

Net phone company dials without a license

March 7, 2005 Agency that dispenses telephone numbers grants some to an unlicensed VoIP provider, a sign that times are changing. TAGS: LibreTel, VoIP, Internet phone, operator, telephone number, VoIP company, telephone company, IP, BellSouth Corp., compensation, agency, AT&T Corp., cell phone

Federal appeals court weighs Internet phone taxes

February 9, 2007 Vonage and an industry group argue that new rules imposed by the FCC discriminate against voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). TAGS: Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VoIP service, Judge, Internet phone company, fund, IP, tax, attorney, telephone company, rule, cell phone

Cable honchos converge for annual pow-wow

April 1, 2005 Industry heavyweights will descend on San Francisco this weekend for their annual convention. Silicon Valley luminaries will join them. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., convention, voice service, Cablevision Systems Corp., co-founder, cable company, VoIP, broadband, nation, SBC Communications Inc., telephone company, Comcast Corp., CEO, San Francisco, Verizon Communications, DSL
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