Indians May Need References Before Buying a Mobile Phone (Cellular-News.com)
While many countries are demanding that anyone buying a SIM card has to provide proof of identity - it is reported that India may go a stage further and require references from two existing cellular customers before a person can buy a new subscription. |
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Sky-high cell phone service prices have no easy answer (The Daily Star Lebannon)
There's a kind of missed-call Morse code popular among cell phone owners here, and the concise text message has been elevated into a science. People carefully manage the units on their prepaid phone cards so that they run out on the same day that the card expires. In Lebanon, which has some of the highest cell phone service fees in the world. |
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Sistema files for approval to buy Sky Link -watchdog (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russian services conglomerate Sistema has applied for regulatory approval to buy the 50 percent stake of telecoms company Sky Link it does not already own, the state anti-monopoly agency said on Monday. |
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Jabra unveils new BT530 Bluetooth headset (MacNN)
Headset manufacturer Jabra has scheduled another Bluetooth device, the BT530, to be released in September. Weighing only .35 ounces, the headset is claimed to be one of the smallest available, and capable of pairing multiple desk and cellular phones at the same time. The ear hook can be removed, and Jabra includes eight different sizes of "Eargel" ... |
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What to know before buying your kid a cell phone (CNN.com)
He was gone. Kristi and Claudio Lai turned around for just one minute and their son had disappeared at Sea World. |
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INFO-TECH (The Hindu)
POLICY: 3G policy: Foreign players want PMO to intervene Say auction rules unattractive for new players. New Delhi, Aug. 14 Stung by the recently announced policy for third generation (3G) mobile services, a delegation of foreign telecom players has approached the Prime Minister’s Office ... |
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Marijuana Ring Busted, Cop Arrested in Polk Co. (FOX 35 Orlando)
A violent criminal marijuana distribution network has been dismantled, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. As a result, Judd said five marijuana grow houses were shut down, large quantities of drugs seized and nineteen suspects arrested. |
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Soon, mobile connections may be harder to get (rediff.com)
In its efforts to check the use of mobile phones in terror activities, the Ministry of Home Affairs is likely to advice the Department of Telecommunication to direct all mobile phone operators to get two existing cellular customers as guarantors before issuing SIM card to new customers. |
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China the superpower (The Manila Times)
On August 8, 2008, China had a coming out party. Beijing staged the most colorful, largest and greatest Olympics opening. The rites were watched by the greatest number of humanity. China is now, without doubt, the world’s economic superpower. |
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MetroPCS to share same 4G as AT&T, Verizon (MacNN)
MetroPCS will use the same fourth-generation (4G) cellular data access as larger carriers, the company has revealed while discussing its latest quarterly results. Though small, the provider says it will switch its network from its existing CDMA format to the same Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard that will be used by AT&T, Verizon and the latter'... |
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