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There’s a lot of talk about the demise of Adobe’s Flash because of the growing presence of HTML5, particularly as Apple refuses to let the defacto web standard on its iOS devices, but the video-serving giant YouTube said it may be too soon to be digging Flash’s grave. In a blog post Tuesday, YouTube said…
British Telecom (BT) said that it will allow unlimited access to 1.5 million BT FON and BT Openzone WiFi hotspots across the UK for millions of its Total Broadband users. Included in the deal are also O2’s mobile customers who are about to have their 3G access rationed. For those who don’t know, BT FON…
I can’t count the number of times I’ve said (wrote) “now we have an app for everything.” This is one more such occasion as we have Sussex Police (UK) saying they are working on a series of apps that would allow members of the public to access news, appeals and other services at the touch…
Google had previously loosened the reigns on Google Voice for students but now the search giant is making its calling service free to everyone, no invite needed. If you’ve never used Google Voice before, it’s essentially a call-forwarding service that enables all your phones to be routed to a specific number. This means your cell…
IBM has opened a new software development laboratory – the IBM Mass Lab, in Massachusetts, U.S., employing 3,400 people focused on software development around enterprise mobile computing. Among the key topics which Lab researchers will work on include IBM’s Network Sciences initiative that concentrates on self-configuration and self-healing of networks, plus 4G network-focused enhanced network…
A subsidiary of Israel’s department store chain, New Hamashbir Lazarchan, has been granted the country’s first MVNO license by the Communications Ministry. The subsidiary, Telecom 365, has six months to secure a contract with one of Israel’s four mobile operators or the Ministry will step in and force the issue. Commenting on the license received,…
I’m not sure how I feel about Virgin Atlantic getting in-flight phone calls, but the web access is definitely a plus. The latter involves a huge, $70 million deal with Panasonic Avionics and will include Panasonic’s eX2 in-flight entertainment and eXPhone products. Each Airbus A330 will become equipped with the goods while other types of…
Novatel Wireless keeps adding new distribution partners for its MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. Their latest “partner in crime” is Israel’s Pelephone Communications, which will effectively be the first mobile operator in the country to offer the device to its customers. In addition to the MiFi product, Pelephone is also offering the Ovation MC998D Wireless…
VimpelCom Ltd. is a new business entity recently created as a holding company that controls Russia’s third-largest (VimpelCom) and Ukraine’s largest (Kyivstar) mobile operator. The company announced a series of personnel and organisational changes, as part of the plan to expand the business. The reporting structure has been divided into four business units – Russia,…
India’s Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum auctions closed after 16 days and 117 rounds of bidding, making about 257 billion INR ($5.5 billion) for the government. Among the winners we find: Infotel – which paid 128.48 billion INR for licenses in all 22 of India’s service areas Aircel – which paid 34.38 INR billion for…