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The universal mobile phone charger is great! Wake me up two phones from now

When I saw the GSM Association and a bevy of big partners were working on a universal phone charger I was giddy. I have drawer full of chargers and always have at least two in my backpack.  Just think about it. One charger for every phone. A...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Cell Phone, GSM Association, Larry Dignan, Marketing, Mobile, Mobile Phone Charger, Phone, Telecom & Utilities

Blog posts 2009-02-17

An Introduction to the Short Message Service

The Short Message Service SMS is the ability to send and receive text messages to and from mobile telephones. The text can comprise of words or numbers or an alphanumeric combination. SMS was created as part of the GSM Phase 1 standard. The first short message is believed to have...

Tags: Phone, GSM Association, SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking

White papers 2000-07-20

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Universal phone charger OK'd

The Universal Charging Solution will enable the creation of one-size-fits-all chargers that can be used on any future phone, according to the International Telecommunication Union, a branch of the United Nations. A standard for a universal phone charger was approved this week by the International...

Tags: International Telecommunications Union, Phone, Telecom & Utilities, phone charger, Natalie Weinstein CNET News

News items 2009-10-26

Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connections

It's no secret that 4G wireless technology - aka Long Term Evolution and WiMax - is in the works and actually starting to see some deployment. But until then, a 3G technology called High Speed Packet Access, or HSPA, is seeing the big growth numbers around the globe. ...

Tags: 4G, Mobile, Broadband, 3G, HSPA, Mobile Broadband, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-22

TealPhone French Plus 5.29 5.29 (Mobile)

The Better Address Book: Address Book Improved A drop-in replacement for the Standard Address Book, TealPhone offers a superior interface and numerous convenient and invaluable improvements, making it the ultimate contact manager. Enhancements include a one-screen integrated display, eye-saving large number view, quick seek index bar, recently-used city and country...

Tags: Shareware, Phone, Mobile, TealPoint Software, TealPhone, Palm OS, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-03

TealPhone German Plus 5.29 5.29 (Mobile)

The Better Address Book: Address Book Improved A drop-in replacement for the Standard Address Book, TealPhone offers a superior interface and numerous convenient and invaluable improvements, making it the ultimate contact manager. Enhancements include a one-screen integrated display, eye-saving large number view, quick seek index bar, recently-used city and country...

Tags: Shareware, Phone, Mobile, TealPoint Software, TealPhone, Palm OS, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-03

TealPhone Plus 5.29 5.29 (Mobile)

The Better Address Book: Address Book Improved Supercharge the address book with TealPhone, the contacts replacement with superior interface and options. Highlights include enhanced display, search, phone-dialing, groups, and linking options for all your contacts. TealPhone includes a one-screen integrated display, eye-saving large number view, quick seek index bar, recently-used...

Tags: Shareware, Phone, Mobile, TealPoint Software, TealPhone, Palm OS, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-03

Universal mobile phone charger promises 50% less draw

The mobile phone industry plans to introduce a universal charger as part of a drive to improve its previously patchy environmental record, The Guardian UK reports. In addition to universal appeal -- yuk, yuk -- specifications for the new device include a 50 percent reduction in standby...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Andrew Nusca, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Mobile, Personal Technology, Phone

Blog posts 2009-02-17

4 bln mobile connections worldwide in 2008

GSM Association reported 4 bln mobile connections were active by year-end 2008, and forecast further growth to 6 bln by 2013. by AM

Tags: Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, AM

Blog posts 2009-02-11

NCP Network Communications Products Engineering Case Study: VR-Netze GmbH

The VR-Netze GmbH is a subsidiary of the DZ BANK Konzern und Gesellschaft für Netzwerk-Services im genossenschaftlichen FinanzVerbund association for network services within the cooperative financial transaction banking network. NCP's task comprised: deployment of centrally managed secure remote access services managed VPN for customers clients and utilisation of various media...

Tags: NCP Network Communications Products Engineering, VR-Netze GmbH, NCP, Remote Access, VPNs, Telecommunications, Banking, PKI, Network Security, Networking, Financial Services, Security

Case studies 2009-01-01

Government endorsement of technology standards

Government endorsement of technology standardsWelcome the GNBA Government Not Bad Association we're all screwed !"Oh yes, the answer to this terms next President. Has anybody put a timeline on this one. Yea, I hear John Carol is Lobbyist for the FCC and future candidate for an Executive position with AT&T...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., technology standard, phone

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

The year in preview: Google goes evil; Mixed source rules; Microsoft buys Yahoo

The year in preview: Google goes evil; Mixed source rules; Microsoft buys YahooGoogle has already startedGoogle closed down google answer on the 1st of Jan this year.They made a massive mistake and gave a load of users to yahoo.They need to bring it back and fastwww.savegoogleanswers.comunlocked iPhoneif the iPhone comes...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2007-01-03

Robert Redford thinks small

Sundance commissions mobile videosCNET's Rich DeMuro talked to movie mogul Robert Redford in New York after he announced a pilot program by the Sundance Institute and GSM Association to promote movies for mobile phones. Redford said the shorts, specifically created for mobile viewing, will debut in February 2007. Five small...

Tags: Robert Redford

Videos 2006-11-08

Cyber crime gangs are learning to work together

Cyber crime gangs are learning to work togetherHonor among thieves?I doubt it. It may work this time, but sooner or later, somebody's going to cheat, unless, of course, the rules are enforced with firearms, which is traditionally how organized crime works.Linux utilityQuoting:Roger also talks about how they used a...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Cellular phones, High Technology Crime Investigation Association, forensics, Cyber-crime gang, IP, cell phone

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

1.56 bln GSM subscribers worldwide, 34.8 mln 3G users

According to Global Mobile Suppliers Association, in Q3 2005 100 mln new GSM customers signed up for service, taking the global total to 1.56 bln. GSM subscribers now account for 77.2% of all wireless users and made up over 90.8% of Q3 2005 additions. In North America GSM outsold all...

Tags: Q3 2005, GSM

Blog posts 2005-11-23

2 bln mobile subscribers worldwide

The number of mobile phone subscribers in the world has surpassed the 2 bln milestone, according to GSM Association and Ovum.

Tags: mobile marketing

Blog posts 2005-09-19

60.366 mln mobile users in India

India's wireless sector added 2.49 mln new users in July 2005, taking the total number of customers to 60.366 mln. The Cellular Operators Association said 1.954 mln customers have signed up for GSM services in July 2005. Overall, Indian GSM carriers had 46.874 mln customers at the end of July...

Tags: mobile marketing

Blog posts 2005-08-09

India to become third largest telecom market in 2010

India is on its way to being the third-largest telecom and ICT market by 2010 Cellular Operators Association of India COAI. Mobile phone subscriptions have reached 41 mln in over 2,000 cities, with GSM and CDMA segments topping 32 mln and nine mln subscriptions respectively, Modi stated. The figure amounts...

Tags: Modi

Blog posts 2004-09-17

Nokia, IBM flip-open business mobile phone

Nokia, IBM flip-open business mobile phoneMUTE"Nokia's latest Communicator, model 9500, will sport features considered essential to business phones but that until now were lacking in the Communicator line-up, such as the ability to connect to the world's three GSM networks, including versions with the fast EDGE data channels."or a simple...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, IBM Corp., Nokia Corp., phone, USD, Sony Vaio

Discussion threads 2004-02-23

More than 1 bln GSM subscribers globally

More than 1 bln people worldwide now enjoy the benefits of GSM, the GSM Association says. This helped generate global GSM revenues of $277bn in 2003 - a figure expected to rise to over $500bn in 2005. The association claims up to 80% of new phones are GSM phones.

Tags: GSM

Blog posts 2004-02-23