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RSS phonePhone theft victims doubt crime-busting plan
News The government and the mobile phone operators today announced a commitment to help cut mobile phone street thefts which have contributed to an eight per cent rise in UK robbery. The government is... [28 Jul 2006]
Phone still favourite way to talk to government
News The phone was used to contact the public sector by 77 per cent of the people surveyed by consultancy Accenture, while the post was second most common, at 46 per cent, followed by face-to-face communication at 25 per cent. [22 May 2006]
Phone.com buys Onebox.com in $850m stock deal
News Phone.com, known for its WAP browser technology, is buying California-based Onebox.com for around $850m in stock. The companies' combined products will be offered as a service to Phone.com's existing... [15 Feb 2000]
Skype's CEO: 'Phone calls will be free by 2015'
News Given that VoIP applications such as Skype have no customer acquisition costs and no real cost for calls, "we cannot charge for phone calls in the future," Zennström said. This means phone companies will... [24 May 2005]
Motorola and Mastercard in "credit card" phone trial
News The Motorola-MasterCard phones will have "the potential to be lifestyle-changing - in essence, your phone will become your wallet, key chain and your ID," Ron Hamma, a VP at Motorola, said in a statement. [13 Oct 2004]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News As of last September telecoms providers must keep all text and phone call records for up to two years under an EU directive, and this is to be rolled out to include all online traffic by 2009 at the latest. [20 May 2008]
Phone your i-Mate on net-enabled mobile
News Distributed by Dubai-based developer i-Mate, the $850 PDA2K and PDA2 cell phones come equipped with voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a software that shifts phone services from the highly regulated and taxed... [11 Feb 2005]
Phone.com calls up $6.8bn merger
News Phone.com and software.com are merging, pending shareholder agreement, through a share swap that values the new company at $6.8bn. For every share owned, software.com shareholders are being offered 1.6... [09 Aug 2000]
Leader: Phone spammers - at least they get 'done'
Leader UK premium rate phone regulator ICSTIS has announced a major crackdown on operators fleecing consumers with automated spam messages which call their landlines encouraging them to phone a premium rate... [04 Apr 2005]
Liar, liar - phone's on fire
News Lying to suppliers or customers over the phone may not be an option now that lie detecting software has been developed. It can be used over the phone but does not yet work for mobiles. Truster works on... [06 Aug 1998]
Phone interview cheat sheet
White Paper Speed up the hiring process by making the most of phone interviews with this phone interview cheat sheet. By using this download as a template for all your phone interview needs, you can... [13 May 2006]
Phone.com buys APiON WAP business for $239m
News Phone.com, formerly Unwired Planet, has acquired Northern Ireland-based APiON's WAP business in an all stock transaction valued at about $239m. The deal will see Phone.com inherit 110 staff, who will... [11 Oct 1999]
Phone thieves hit with 'double whammy'
News And now, from tomorrow, anyone found offering to or agreeing to reprogramme a mobile phone will face up to five years in jail and/or an unlimited fine. Home Secretary John Reid said the government is determined to stamp... [05 Apr 2007]
Phone crime - playing the blame game
Comment Today the Home Office complained that not all mobile phone network operators are complying with its suggestions to make handsets less attractive to thieves. This serial code enables an owner to call a network operator if... [08 Jan 2002]
Phone driving ban penalty up to £60
News The government is set to double the fine for driving while using a mobile phone to £60 because figures show the current penalty is failing to have an impact. Government research shows that the number of drivers using a... [22 Nov 2004]
