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4 hrs ago | PC World

Ditch Your Contract, Save Money With Red Pocket Mobile

While I was in Europe last year, I brought along an unlocked phone and purchased refillable SIM cards as I hopped from one country to the next.

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Related Topix: iPhone

11 hrs ago | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

2 Media Titans Making Waves

Dish Network Corp. A : FCC wireless bureau chief Rick Kaplan announced his resignation today.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Telecom, DISH Network, Television, IT Services, Terremark Worldwide, Verizon Communications, Verizon, Vodafone Group

16 hrs ago | Light Reading

Vodafone Leads Open Global App-Store Push

Service Provider Information Technology, or SPIT, is Light Reading's term for the evolving set of non-traditional telecom technologies that allow for a greater degree of flexibility in the creation, management, delivery, and monetization of new-generation communications services.

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Related Topix: Vodafone Group, Telecom, Cable & Satellite, ATT, Startups, Versant, Telefonica SA

17 hrs ago | Total Telecom

Dutch mobile market contracts 2.7% in Q1

Revenue in the Dutch mobile market contracted by 2.7% on year in the three months to March, generating EUR1.45 billion, research institute Telecompaper said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Royal KPN NV, Telecom, Vodafone Group, T-Mobile

21 hrs ago | ZDNet UK News

Mobile payments to reach $617bn in 2016, says Gartner

Gartner is predicting that worldwide mobile payment transactions will grow dramatically from $105.9 billion in 2011 to $171.5 billion this year: an increase of 61.9 percent.

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Related Topix: Square, Internet, Science / Technology

Yesterday | Aurora Era-Banner

Most smartphone users unaware operators are crippling OTT services

We have updated our privacy policy . In the latest update it explains what cookies are and how we use them on our site.

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Related Topix: Skype, Rebtel

Tue May 29, 2012

Electronics Weekly

NI works with TU-Dresden and Vodafone on 5G research

This is early research in the Dresden-based university in to 5G wireless systems which will eventually follow 4G mobile technology which is currently being deployed.

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Related Topix: Vodafone Group, Telecom, National Instruments, AWR Corporation, Startups, Phase Matrix

Forbes.com

Top Global Brands In Finance

When it comes to lists of Top Brands, banks have often struggled to find a place in the rankings.

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Related Topix: BusinessWeek, Independence Community Bank, Banking, Financial Services, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Home Depot, Retail, Household Products

Mon May 28, 2012

Light Reading

Meet the New CTO It's the CIO

Service Provider Information Technology, or SPIT, is Light Reading's term for the evolving set of non-traditional telecom technologies that allow for a greater degree of flexibility in the creation, management, delivery, and monetization of new-generation communications services.

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Related Topix: CIO News, Vodafone Group, Telecom

Sun May 27, 2012

Reuters

France Telecom acquires 94 pct of Egypt's Mobinil -bourse

France Telecom acquired 94 percent of Egyptian mobile phone company Mobinil in a tender offer, Egypt's stock exchange said on Sunday, giving the French group control of a top sector player in a volatile but lucrative emerging market.

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Related Topix: Mohamed Hosni Mubarak

Sat May 26, 2012

The Blinking Cursor

elvagreenay wrote a new post, What Is a Sim Free Mobile Phone? - The...

When you purchase a mobile phone in a shop you only have two options really: either the phone is sim-free or is locked to a specific network.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, T-Mobile, Cameras, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi

Fri May 25, 2012

Light Reading

Euronews: Tide Turns Against Handset Subsidies

Vodafone Group plc , Telefonica SA and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. proffer something for the weekend in today's visit to the EMEA telecom news salon.

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Related Topix: Telecom, Telefonica SA, Vodafone Group, Semiconductors, InterDigital Communications, Electronics

Reuters

Analysis: Hard-up telcos get stingy with mobile give-aways

Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Telecom, Telecom Italia SPA, Vodafone Group

Thu May 24, 2012

Tech Review

a Sim Card for Domineering Parents

Our annual list of 10 technologies that could change the world. This year: Light-field photography.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Family, Cellphones, Kids, Cell Phones, Electronics, Parenting

Seeking Alpha

Verizon: Short-Term Sell-Off Could Sink Stock

Verizon , the New York-based telecommunications company, is the second largest fixed telephony provider in the United States and is comprised of several divisions of varying profitability and growth opportunities.

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Related Topix: Verizon Communications, Telecom, Verizon, IT Services, Vodafone Group, Apple, Startups, AT&T

Wed May 23, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Spain Spits on Smartphones

Cell phone makers who were looking forward to decreasing device subsidies as a way to increase profitability have gotten some bad news from a test case in Spain .

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Cell Phones, Electronics, Vodafone Group, Telecom, Telefonica SA

Macworld UK

Everything Everywhere accuses rivals of focusing on cost instead of 4G

Everything Everywhere claims it is a step ahead of its rivals in its 4G plans because other mobile operators are too busy focusing on cost efficiencies, instead of innovation.

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Related Topix: T-Mobile

Tue May 22, 2012

RedOrbit

SIM Card Allows Tracking Of Child's...

Vodafone, beginning today, is rolling out a pay-as-you-go service called Bemilo that allows parental control of a child's mobile phone with a special SIM card that can be used in any phone or tablet, reports Evan Rodgers of The Verge .

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Cell Phones, Electronics, Parenting

Ghanamma.com

Tigo overtakes Vodafone in MNP race

Figures from a reliable source on the current status of the Mobile Number Portability in Ghana exclusively available to Adom News indicate Tigo is the highest net winner with more than 43,000 ports on the balance sheet for Tigo.

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Light Reading

Euronews: Vodafone Profits Slip as Europe Suffers

Vodafone Group plc , Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc and BT Group plc lead the charge in today's full-frontal assault on the EMEA telecom headlines.

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Related Topix: Vodafone Group, Telecom, Cable and Wireless, IT Services, BT Group

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