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EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News This position stands in contrast to that being taken by the Commission on the issue of SMS roaming, the price of which looks set to be capped. O is for Operating systems Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while... [22 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News European mobile operators should brace themselves for enforced price cuts for SMS roaming, predicts an analyst. Angela Stainthorpe, research analyst and author of the report Global Mobile Roaming: Operator Strategies and Market Trends, said in a... [02 Jul 2008]
Mobile payments to hit $300bn by 2013
News The analyst said Western Europe is currently dominated by digital goods and services sold via SMS, while in the Far East region Japan is well established in physical goods sales over the mobile web. Juniper said there are "significant and immediate... [01 Jul 2008]
SMS gets Oxfordshire residents out of deep water
News John Kelly, the council's emergency planning officer, said it is vital to warn the public and alert staff of flooding via SMS technology. O is for Operating systems Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… [26 Feb 2008]
Fancy a hotspot in your pocket? Turn your Nokia into just that
News You can download JoikuSpot Light from the developer's site or install it directly to your phone via SMS. The PDF manual has more information on what systems it supports. If you're a Nokia smart phone owner who was a little envious of WMWifiRouter... [25 Feb 2008]
Vodafone CEO warns of Apple, Google threat
News Because mobile customers now want to communicate via a variety of methods - be it SMS, email or social networking websites - Sarin said the industry must step up to the challenge and "be in all these places". [12 Feb 2008]
Poll: In a fight between Vista, OS X, Linux, XP...
News From internet lounges to SMS info St Pancras looks to have it all. Earlier this year, PC maker Dell back-pedalled on its position of offering almost all its systems as Vista-based - giving consumers the chance to opt for XP instead. [13 Nov 2007]
Europe gets health check tech
News The system collects and sorts data from more than 1,000 news websites and 120 public health sites in 32 different languages - and uses email and SMS to automatically alert health officials, giving them timely warnings of possible hazards.silicon... [15 Aug 2007]
Barclays rings in dot-mobi banking
News Barclays is the first organisation in the UK to roll out chip and PIN devices to more than half a million online banking customers, and it already offers an SMS text-alert payment confirmation system to combat potential fraud. [23 May 2007]
Chiltern Railways extends mobile barcode ticket trial
News Chiltern Railways is to extend the use of SMS mobile phone ticketing for passengers, following the success of a three-month trial. The scanners have been supplied by Cubic Transportation Systems, which also provided the technology used by TransSys... [13 Apr 2007]
Indian offshore call centres 'not doomed'
News But Ryan said call centre operations will have to invest in web-chat, SMS and email technologies if they want to attract new customers, as well as offer systems tailored to specific vertical industries. [08 Mar 2007]
Banks fight e-fraudsters with two-factor authentication
News Barclays already offers an SMS text-alert payment confirmation system and anti-keytroke logging technology to combat potential fraud. Banks are adding additional layers of security to lock out fraudsters from their online banking systems. [05 Sep 2006]
PDAs help to keep your beer cool this summer
News For urgent jobs the engineers are also sent an SMS to their mobile phones. Its engineers spend their time repairing and servicing beer taps, pressure systems through to cellar cooling equipment. Innserve systems development manager Stuart McHenery... [16 Aug 2006]
Ever had text on an airplane?
News Like the airline's normal voice and data communications, the SMS enquiries will be sent over satellite. Virgin Atlantic's customers can send their brain teasers to AQA via the seat-back TV systems, which will forward their queries to the company on... [09 Aug 2006]
Earthquake fears make for extreme business continuity
News He said the bank is also looking at satellite, BlackBerrys, walkie-talkies and SMS as communication alternatives as well as at sharing initiatives across the whole organisation - which is headed by Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank, an institution that must... [18 Apr 2006]
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