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Monday, September 17
Feer : INTERVIEW: TADASHI ONODERA TADASHI ONODERA is playing catch-up. In March, he became president of Japan's No. 2 telecoms company, KDDI. Immediately, he was thrust into intense competition in the booming mobile-phone market with the country's largest carrier and KDDI's arch-enemy, NTT DoCoMo. read more... Tuesday, September 11
DotcomScoop : Lessons from Japan, an I-Mode story In short, the more that people that used a site the more the owners were paid. This motivated the development community, giving them a determinable financial incentive to produce high quality and extensive offerings. (As an aside it is worth pointing out that this is not that dissimilar to what Microsoft have in mind with their Hailstorm initiative.) read more... Monday, September 10
USA Today: Software Defined Radio could create a seamless worldwide wireless network Software Defined Radio (SDR), which is under review by the Federal Communications Commission, has the potential to transform hardware-based mobile phone networks into software-based systems that can be easily upgraded or changed. Read more...
BusinessWeek : Wireless Web Isn't So Wimpy No question, the arrival of GPRS and better software is a big improvement. Now it's up to content providers to devise sexy new sites with radically simpler interfaces. After the WAP fiasco, mobile operators will have to work even harder to get customers excited about the wireless Web. read more...
FT : 3G services will fall short Vodafone intends to configure its network to guarantee data speeds of 64,000 bits per second, which is sufficient to improve the quality of existing text-messaging services and basic text-based internet information. read more...
TheRegister : 3G phones won't give you video Vodafone doesn't even meet the minimum standards required for 3G networks as set by the International Telecommunication Union - which state "minimum 144 kbit/s in all radio environments and 2 Mbit/s in low-mobility and indoor environments". read more... Friday, September 7
Privacy hole found in Verizon Wireless Web site The privacy hole affected users who logged on to the Verizon Wireless Web site and used the "My Account" feature to view or change their cell phone billing and account information. The Web site address for the feature assigns session identifications sequentially as each user logs in. read more... Monday, August 20
It's a Phone And a Flower: Cell Phone Fashion (The Wired News) Cell phone fashion is not far fetched. A cell phone made out of seeds that could be planted and transformed into a flower. Or, a cell phone that changes color depending on the tone of conversation. Read what fashion technologists are thinking. Wednesday, August 8
ITDirector : Economic drivers for Bluetooth the Bluetooth vision needs cheaper embedded technology in devices, much greater pervasiveness of intelligent devices and a genuine economic driver before the vision is ever likely to become reality. These factors are all linked, and not just by the Bluetooth vision, but require separate development. read more...
BusinessWeek : The Wireless Web Isn't So Wimpy Now No question, the arrival of GPRS and better software is a big improvement. Now it's up to content providers to devise sexy new sites with radically simpler interfaces. After the WAP fiasco, mobile operators will have to work even harder to get customers excited about the wireless Web. read more... Monday, July 23
AsiaBizTech : Arcade Visitors to Get Points via Cell Phone Sega Corp. plans to introduce from August a system allowing visitors to its video game arcades to register for a point-collection scheme via cellular phones with Internet access |
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