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Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World)

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PC World – More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That’s a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines. (read on….) Related items Droid X Users Cautioned...
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Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans on Top Phones (NewsFactor)

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NewsFactor – In what could be the first phase of a transformation in the way its smartphone users pay for Internet use, the nation’s biggest carrier, Verizon Wireless, has introduced prepaid data plans. The no-contract plans, which go into effect Sept. 28, offer unlimited 3G access on select handsets for $30 per month, or...
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Texting on the rise among US adults: Pew survey (AFP)

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AFP – More American adults are texting but they are not tapping out nearly as many messages per day on their cellphones as teenagers, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. (read on….) Related items Google adds voice commands to Android smartphones (AFP) China Mobile and Xinhua agree to set up search...
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iOS Bigger than Linux and Android Combined [STATS] (Mashable)

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Mashable – According to the latest numbers from Net Applications, iOS is the third most popular platform on the Internet, surpassing Linux and Android combined. (read on….) Related items Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World) Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans on Top Phones (NewsFactor) Texting on the rise...
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Telecom wins dial-up ruling

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Telecom has been vindicated by the Supreme Court over one of the most controversial episodes of the Deane-Gattung era – forcing competitors to use an 0867 prefix for dial-up internet calls. (here is the story…) Related items Vermont co. wins $5.5 million broadband grant Internet outages hit Telecom, TelstraClear Two rural telecom companies receive federal money to expand high-speed...
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Voip-Pal.Com Inc. Announces Beta Testing PointsPhone Mobile(TM) App for BlackBerry

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SUN VALLEY, Calif. — Voip-Pal.Com Inc. is a provider of international calls using VoiP technology on the internet and cell phones. The PointsPhone Mobile App for iPhone is available for the public which can be downloaded for free on the iPhone and registered at www.PointsPhone.Com to create an account. (get the story…) Related items Boulder County to...
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NF Railway uses Net, GSM to save energy

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Guwahati, Sep 1 (PTI) The North East Frontier Railway has started using the internet and mobile phone technology GSM based system for running water pumps to save power and also distributed energy saving bulbs among its employees. (read on…) Related items China Mobile and Xinhua agree to set up search engine (AFP) GSM Phone Hack...
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Supreme Court rejects Telecom appeal

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The Commerce Commission’s failed bid to rap Telecom over its 0867 dial-up internet fees in 1999 has been called “unsatisfactory” and “speculative” by the Supreme Court. The judgement, given by Justices Peter Blanchard and Andrew… (here is the story…) Related items ComCom appeal against Telecom unsatisfactory Canada telcos told to add rural broadband, pay rebate Canada telcos told to...
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