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.Kids Should Limit Phone Use- May 29, 2008 Japanese youngsters are getting so addicted to Internet-linking cell phones that the government is starting a program warning parents and schools to limit their use among children. The government is worried about how elementary and junior high school students are getting sucked into cyberspace crimes, spending long hours exchanging mobile e-mail and suffering other negative effects of cell phone overuse, Masaharu Kuba, a government official overseeing the initiative, said Tuesday. complete..http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#831 Hydrogen Powered Cell Phones a Possibility- May 29, 2008 French researchers said on Wednesday they had invented a hydrogen fuel cell as a backup power source for mobile phones, thus easing dependence on an electricity supply to charge the gadget. The miniature fuel cell uses a hydrogen-filled cartridge about the size of a small cigarette lighter, according to the press presentation made by the researchers at the Atomic Energy Commission. The gadget, designed to be carried in a belt pouch, has been in gestation since 2005 with a semi-conductor...http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#830 Family Can Send Cell Phones to Cuba- May 28, 2008 President Bush will announce a policy change on Wednesday to allow Americans to send mobile phones to family members in Cuba, the White House said.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#829 Government Working on Reducing Cell Phone Fees- May 27, 2008 The government is quietly negotiating to help cell phone customers avoid expensive fees when they cancel contracts with wireless companies. Cell phone companies routinely charge customers $175 or more for quitting their service early. Under a proposal to the Federal Communications Commission, the wireless industry would give consumers the opportunity to cancel service without any penalty for up to 30 days after they sign a cell phone contract or until 10 days after they receive their first...http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#828 Cell Phones Dominating- May 20, 2008 For nearly three in 10 households, do not even bother trying to call them on a landline phone. They either only have a cell phone or seldom if ever take calls on their traditional phone. The federal figures, released Wednesday, showed that reliance on cells is continuing to rise at the expense of wired telephones. In the second half of last year, 16 percent of households only had cell phones, while 13 percent also had landlines but got all or nearly all their calls on their cells.For nearly...http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#827 Pope Text Messaging- May 15, 2008 Pope Benedict will text message thousands of young Catholics on their mobile phones during World Youth Day in Sydney in July, hoping going digital will help him connect better with a younger audience. The Pope will text daily messages of inspiration and hope during the six-day Sydney event while digital prayer walls will be erected at event sites and the church will set up a Catholic social networking Web site akin to a Catholic Facebook. complete articlehttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#826 Clearwire- May 14, 2008 Clearwire and Sprint Nextel will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company. The new company, to be named Clearwire, will receive a $3.2 billion investment from Intel Corp., Google Inc., Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks. The investment is based on a target price of $20 per Clearwire share and will give the companies a 22 percent stake in the new venture. complete articlehttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#825 911 Wireless Problems Are Critical- May 13, 2008 As more advanced wireless devices are put into use, the nations 40-year-old 911 emergency system is becoming increasingly antiquated and unable to function properly for users of the new devices, according to the 911 Industry Alliance. Jeff Robertson, executive director of the industry group, said in an interview Wednesday that the issue is reaching crisis proportions. The problem is that consumer technology has surpassed the 911 technology, he said. Ninety-five percent of 911 call centers.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#824 iPhone Moves To Latin America- May 12, 2008 In another step in the worldwide march of Apple iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year. America Movil SAB, controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, said it plans to bring the iPhone to all of its Latin American operations but did not offer any more details about the arrangement, including whether it would be the exclusive iPhone provider in the..http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#823 New Computers Could be Revolutionary- May 4, 2008 Computers that boot instantly to the exact place where you left off and mobile devices that do not need recharging for weeks. These are only some of the possibilities resulting from Hewlett-Packard research that proves the existence of what the company described as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering. complete articlehttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#822 |