From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Cheap Mobile Phones Aren’t the Whole Story in Emerging Markets

by on August 31, 2010

In depth interviews with low-income first-time mobile phone owners in Manila, Philippines show that basic no-frills phones will meet the needs of some emerging market consumers, but others want more features – and will pay for them.

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Florida Tech’s Nathan M. Bisk College of Business Introduces a Customizable MBA Degree 100% Online

by on August 31, 2010

TAMPA, Fla. , Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Florida Tech University Online ( Florida Institute of Technology ) has again expanded its offerings of nationally respected business degrees online. The new Master of Business Administration degree is significant because it allows students to build a personalized degree through a choice of specialization courses in a variety of in-demand disciplines. All …

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Mobile phones in class: the next back to school accessory

by on August 30, 2010

As school districts across the country open their doors for the 2010-2011 school year, a remarkable shift in thought is taking place: cell phones, once regarded as distractions or liabilities are coming to be viewed as viable learning tools.

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Tech takes load off young shoulders

by Admin on August 29, 2010

Ed Ramos walks his daughter, Brianna Wallace, to the car after school dismissal at St. Stansilaus School Friday morning in Meriden. Ramos said he thinks that parents have the responsibility to monitor the weight of their child’s backpack.

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Tech takes load off young shoulders

by Admin on August 29, 2010

Ed Ramos walks his daughter, Brianna Wallace, to the car after school dismissal at St. Stansilaus School Friday morning in Meriden. Ramos said he thinks that parents have the responsibility to monitor the weight of their child’s backpack.

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Glu Mobile Names Five New Game Titles Coming Later This Year

by Admin on August 28, 2010

Glu Mobile provided a sneak peak today of the five new titles it will be launching in the fourth quarter as part of the company’s extensive restructuring explained earlier this week.

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TECH TIME: Carmen audio player allows transfer of Internet broadcasts into your car

by on August 28, 2010

The Internet is everywhere you go these days … on our phones, our televisions and more.

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Cut your Mobile Phone Bill: Use Prepaid Phones

by on August 27, 2010

It may seem a little counterintuitive, but prepaying for mobile phones can save serious money, one small business advisor suggests.

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WEB/TECH: Stevie Nicks Says ‘The Internet Has Destroyed Rock.’

by on August 26, 2010

If I had a dollar for every time some old, ‘I-live-with-my-head-under-the-sand’ rock artist said something stupid about the web… I would still be a tech-blogger… But I would also have a pool of money. I’m not even sure where to begin disagreeing with what Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac has to say. I mean, come on, are her and John Mellencamp friends? Do they hang out on the weekends and yell …

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Women, minorities biggest users of mobile phones, survey says

by on August 26, 2010

Women text and talk on their mobile phones more than men.

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Telstra tech boss backs bigger and better Internet

by on August 24, 2010

The plan for an underground fibre optic network to deliver high-speed broadband to Australians may be up in the air, but a Telstra tech boss says bigger is better.

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Virgin Mobile Launches Contract-Free Unlimited Mobile Broadband

by on August 24, 2010

Sprint’s Virgin Mobile announced on Tuesday an overhaul of its Broadband2Go mobile broadband service. The carrier plans to offer a new contract-free, unlimited mobile broadband plan for $40 per month, and Virgin Mobile will also phase out most of its current tiered mobile data plans.

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Mobile device test-run going smoothly at Wyndham

by on August 23, 2010

The main hype this year has been about the use of cell phones and the fact that they are being allowed at the Wyndham Championship as a test run for PGA events. There have been no reported issues with mobile devices at the event.

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Tech industry to hold secret meeting to discuss future of open Internet

by Admin on August 22, 2010

According to the BBC, the meeting follows the publication of a controversial plan by Google and Verizon that could allow net providers certain types of Internet traffic to be given priority over others.

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Use of mobile phones banned in schools in Reasi

by Admin on August 21, 2010

Jammu, Aug 21 (PTI) Use of mobile phones by students in schools has been banned in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir for a period of two months.

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