T-Mobile's 1GB data limit on Android G1 dropped—for nowOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 67 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: communications | Tags tmobile, data limit, android, google, g1, Search All Tags
"T-Mobile has decided to lift the soft download cap it had placed on G1 users that would have limited them to 1GB per month before having their data rates throttled—at least for the time being." read more »
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LinkedIn: A New Must-Have App For iPhoneOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 102 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: communications | Tags linkedin, apple, iphone, business, Search All Tags,
Sarah Perez writes an overview of the new LinkedIn app for Apple's iPhone and suggests this is part of a continuing trend in seeing the iPhone used for business. read more »
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Hardware-based iPhone 3G unlock coming 20 AugOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 116 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: communications | Tags hardware-based, iphone 3g, unlock, jail break, Search All Tags,
"According to a post at iPhone Atlas a company called USB Fever is preparing to offer a hardware-based iPhone 3G unlocking device.The company is taking pre-orders for a $35 SIM unlock that consists..." read more »
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Agito encrypts cellular/Wi-Fi voiceOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 83 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: communications | Tags agito, mobility router, voip, wi-fi, pstn, pbx, software, Search All Tags
The 2.0 software for Agito's Mobility Router appliance is able to encrypt VoIP calls for mobile workers talking over Wi-Fi links. It also includes another neat feature that Agito executives call "dynamic least cost routing." This means that if you start to make a long-distance or international call via Wi-Fi the software detects it and automatically routes it through the corporate PBX, turning it into a standard PSTN call to overseas, resulting in lower cost. read more »
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No Firefox for the iPhone/iPod touch … D’oh!Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 110 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: communications | Tags firefox, iphone, apple, ipod touch, limo, mozilla, Search All Tags,
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes posts a scathing comment by Mozilla CEO John Lilly concerning the difficulties Apple has erected to Firefox being distributed on the iPhone. Lilly notes Mozilla has no intentions of making the Firefox browser iPhone compatible because of these obstacles. read more »
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What's the 3G iPhone Made of, and What Does it Cost Apple?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by Lifeofpurpose87 134 days ago (http://www.insidetech.com)
Category: communications | Tags apple, iphone, 3g, parts, at&t, mobile, Search All Tags,
So how much does it really cost Apple to make an iPhone and what kind of parts are driving the new 3G units? Are consumers really getting a deal? iSupply takes the phone apart and gives you the detai read more »
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Skype won't say if it decrypts VoIP calls for law enforcementOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by tg01 124 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: communications | Tags skype, decrypts, voip, calls, law, enforcement, Search All Tags,
The encryption of Skype VoIP phone calls might not be as secure as you think. read more »
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Apple as the incumbent against open source G1Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 66 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: communications | Tags apple, incumbent, open, source, g1, google, Search All Tags,
"Apple's reaction to the G1 so far, even its more extreme manifestations, is that of an incumbent politician facing a no-hope reformer." read more »
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