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.Germans Upset with Nokia- January 22, 2008 German anger over plans by Nokia to close a plant escalated on Friday, with the finance minister accusing the cellphone maker of caravan capitalism and others vowing to replace their Nokia phones. Nokia, the worlds top cellphone maker, said earlier this week it would close the plant in the western city of Bochum because it was not competitive and move production to Romania. complete articlehttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#795 Cellular Health Risks- January 22, 2008 With the proliferation of mobile devices and their extensive use, past studies on health risks related to cell phone radiation need to be re-examined, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which this week asked the National Research Council to identify further research that shows the effects of long-term exposure to these devices. Cellular Health Riskshttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#794 Sprint Suffering- January 21, 2008 Sprint Nextel Corp.s stock plunged Friday after the wireless carrier said it will cut 4,000 jobs and close 125 retail locations in response to a steep drop in its customer base. Sprint shares plummeted nearly 25 percent, prompting analysts to forecast even more cuts in the coming months as the nations third-largest wireless carrier struggles to compete with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#793 Recellular Recycles- January 15, 2008 The green computing trend is in full force, driven by the need to cut costs on energy on one hand and the need to get rid of old machinery on the other. As old mobile devices begin to pile up inside companies, they will need a place to get rid of phones just like they do with PCs. One company aims to make it easy, safe and profitable to recycle those old cell phones. It does not matter what kinds of devices companies are trying to recycle, ReCellular will recycle them.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#792 GPS on Blackberry- January 13, 2008 Flowfinity Wireless, a provider of mobile enterprise productivity applications, on Thursday rolled out a tool for BlackBerry smartphones that adds GPS-location information to every transaction and tells where the data originated from.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#791 Al-Qaida Videos Now on Cell Phones- January 8, 2008 Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terror network announces as part of its attempts to extend its influence. complete articlehttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#790 Motorola Device- January 7, 2008 Motorola Inc, which has recently lost cell phone market share, is introducing a mobile device for playing live television to expand its reach in portable consumer electronics. Motorola said on Thursday that its DH01 device, to be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, will also play on-demand video clips and programs saved on digital video recorders.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#789 Cellular Commutes Longer- January 4, 2008 Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making your commute even longer, concludes a new study. Motorists yakking away, even with handsfree devices, crawl about 2 mph slower on commuter-clogged roads than people not on the phone, and they just do not keep up with the flow of traffic, said study author David Strayer, a psychology professor at the University of Utah. complete articlehttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#788 RIM Angling for New Keyboard- January 2, 2008 Just when you have gotten to the point where you can type on your BlackBerry upside down in the dark, they are thinking about changing the keyboard. A patent application filed on behalf of Research in Motion was recently revealed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and it describes an angular keyboard where the keys are set at a 45-degree angle to the base of the unit. complete articlehttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#787 NotePage a Year in Review- January 1, 2008 2007 ushered in some new releases. Including a major overhaul to PageGate. The long awaited PageGate v5 launched with a big splash mid-summer. We also expanded our support offerings offering priority support to customers who rely on PageGate for the daily operations. In addition to enhancing our software and support offerings NotePage, Inc. expanded its educational offerings by adding a knowledgebase to the website. As we look ahead to 2008 we have a number of plans on to enhance the NotePage..http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#786 |