A Telecom, Paging, Text Messaging and SMS Blog from NotePageTelecom Industry News and Software Tips for Text Messengers. Daily information and news related to telecommunications, paging, text messaging, and sms messaging. Includes news announcements from the industry and tips related to text messaging and SMS.Campus Wide Messaging Answer to Security Concerns- August 28, 2007 Many Universities are implementing campus wide messaging using cell phones and pagers as a means to alleviate security concerns. As students return to school they are becoming connected to security officials using their mobile phones and text messaging. The trend has been comforting to parents everywhere.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#743 Stolen Wireless Access- August 27, 2007 Police officers in London arrested a 39-year-old man using his laptop to access someone elses wireless Internet connection on Tuesday. His actions could potentially breach the Computer Misuse Act and the Communications Act, according to a Metropolitan Police Service statement.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#741 Wireless Vendors Chosen for European Launch- August 27, 2007 Apple has chosen its carriers for the iPhone launch in Europe, according to a report published Tuesday in the Financial Times. The report, citing unnamed sources, said the chosen partners are T-Mobile Deutschland for Germany, O2 in the UK, and Orange SA for France.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#742 Battery Recall Costs Covered by Manufacturer- August 26, 2007 Matsushita Electric Industrial will cover the direct costs of a battery recall affecting 46 million Nokia mobile phones, which could be as high as $172 million. MEI is the parent company of Matsushita Battery Industrial, which manufactured the batteries.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#740 New Sony Phone- August 20, 2007 With the launch of its K770 Cyber-shot phone, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications hopes to narrow the quality gap between dedicated digital cameras and mobile phones with integrated cameras.The phone also includes a built-in media player, FM radio turner, support for Bluetooth wireless, and a battery that is good for up to 10 hours of talk time.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#737 Skype Back Online- August 20, 2007 Skype announced late Friday that all users could now again log on to the voice-over-IP service, marking the end of an outage that affected millions and lasted more than 48 hours.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#739 Safety Network- August 20, 2007 The US nation emergency communication system is inadequate, and the government has come up with a solution a nationwide wireless broadband network that will operate on a highly valuable portion of the publicly owned airwaves. While legislators and bureaucrats have embraced the idea, they have not dedicated funds to pay for it. For that, the plan depends on private investors. safety networkhttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#738 Stylish Cellphones- August 15, 2007 Trendy dorm furnishings and stylish cell phones should spur U.S. college students and their parents to spend nearly 9 percent more on back-to-school items this year, according to a survey released on Tuesday.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#735 Nokia Batteries- August 15, 2007 Nokia warned Tuesday that up to 46 million batteries used in some of its cell phones could be faulty and pose a risk of overheating.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#736 FCC Shakeup- August 8, 2007 The Federal Communications Commission voted to shake up the wireless market last week by approving rules for a big airwaves auction that would require the winner to make them accessible to any cell phone or other device.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#734 |