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Nokia patents first self-charging phone

time March 11th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Nokia logoThe phone manufacturer’s concept would harness the energy created as a person moves around, through the use of piezoelectric crystals … more

Posted in Mobile |

$900m plan for high-speed NZ-Australia-US internet link

time March 11th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Lower internet prices and unlimited downloads for home connections are predicted to be the result of a new high-speed link planned between New Zealand, Australia and the United States. … more

Posted in Broadband, Telecom |

Manchester United sign sponsorship deal with Malaysian telecom company

time March 11th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Telekom Malaysia logoManchester United have signed a five-year sponsorship agreement with Telekom Malaysia, continuing the strategy of trying to widen United’s sponsorship base and hoping to tap into the club’s fan base in the country. … more

Posted in Telecom |

Telecom scandal’s important call for Italy’s legal system

time March 11th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Telecom Italia logoThe latest scandal to break in the world of Italian telecoms provides an interesting test for the Roman judge overseeing the case. … more

Posted in Telecom |

Internet ‘in running’ for Nobel Peace Prize

time March 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. … more

Posted in Telecom |

Mobile that allows bosses to snoop on staff developed

time March 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Researchers have produced a mobile phone that could be a boon for prying bosses wanting to keep tabs on the movements of their staff. … more

Posted in Mobile |

Forbes rich list topped by Mexican mobile phone titan Carlos Slim

time March 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The old order is under threat at the world’s billionaires club. Traditionally dominated by Americans and Europeans, the top ranks of the world’s richest people have been infiltrated by scores of ultra-rich entrepreneurs from the developing world - capped by the Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim. … more

Posted in Mobile, Telecom |

German publisher in row with Apple over pin-ups in iPhone app

time March 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP) is considering making a complaint to Apple over the computer firm’s request that German publisher Springer censor the naked girls on one of its iPhone apps. … more

Posted in Mobile |

Britain’s digital economy bill ‘threatens free speech’

time March 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Plans to force internet providers to block sites carrying pirated music and films “threaten freedom of speech and the open internet”, the largest internet and telecom companies operating in the UK said. … more

Posted in Broadband, Governance, Telecom |

British ISPs ‘could make up to £200m from legal downloads’

time March 8th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The UK music downloads market could generate up to £200m a year for internet service providers such as BSkyB and Virgin Media within three years, according to a new report. … more

Posted in Broadband, Telecom |

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