| AT&T to Launch iPhone MMS Service on September 25
02/09/2009
When creating a website for commercial purposes or simply to communicate ideas, it is essential to have a reliable web host in place from the beginning.Hosting companies are a crucial part of the infrastructure that keeps your site up and running, and accessible to visitors around the world. When choosing a web host it is important to consider not only the amount of disk space and bandwidth you... |
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| Reliable Web Hosting Essential for Internet Communication
01/09/2009
Canada’s leading cell phone carriers have signed on to a new ‘code of conduct,’ so as to demonstrate their commitment to consumers’ rights.The code, which is being implemented by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (an industry trade group), seeks to demystify customers about the terms of their cell phone contracts. It also gives customers the ability to... |
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| Rogers, Bell, and Telus Sign Wireless ‘Code of Conduct’
30/08/2009
Canada’s assistant privacy commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has ordered Bell Canada to provide consumers with more information about its network management policies, particularly the practice of ‘deep packet inspection‘ (DPI).DPI technology allows Bell to identify subscribers that are using high-volume applications (such as peer-to-peer file sharing services), and slow down this... |
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| Privacy Commissioner Orders Bell Canada to Clarify Network Management Policy
25/08/2009
QuickPlay Media has announced plans to introduce a new set-top box product that will make television content available on mobile devices.The platform will allow cable and IPTV subscribers to record and save TV content for later viewing, or transfer it onto a wireless device via Wi-Fi, or a 3G cellular network.“Consumers are eager to take their entertainment experience beyond the confines of... |
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| QuickPlay Media to Launch Mobile Set-Top Box
24/08/2009
Japanese electronics giant, Sony, has announced availability of its BDP-S560 Wi-Fi-enabled Blu-ray player in Canada.The BDP-S560 includes support for all the latest high-definition technologies, including 1080/24p and deep colour video output, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, HDMI, and DTS-HD audio decoding.Unlike its lower-priced counterpart, the BDP-S360, Sony’s new player comes with... |
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| Sony Introduces Wi-Fi-Enabled Blu-ray Player in Canada
21/08/2009
Cell phone operator, Bell Mobility, is already seeing “unprecedented demand” for the new Palm Pre device, a week before its scheduled launch in Canada.The list of customers who have expressed interest in the Pre “grows every day,” according to Bell marketing director, Claire Gilles, who has called this “the most important launch in Bell’s history.”IDC... |
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| Bell Mobility has Great Expectations for Palm Pre Smartphone
10/08/2009
Aspiring cell phone carrier, Globalive Wireless, will operate in the Canadian market under the brand name ‘WIND,’ which is already an active carrier in Italy and Greece.“WIND is an established and growing brand with a successful history of over 10 years in two large European markets, and Canadians will benefit from the economies of scale of this relationship,” commented... |
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| Rogers “Formatting Error” Fuels Speculation about $99 iPhone 3GS
08/08/2009
Google is reportedly planning to sidestep the rejection of its ‘Voice’ software from Apple’s App Store, by releasing the application for free online.The web-based version of Google Voice is specially designed to fit an iPhone screen and will include all the same features as the original version, including free SMS messaging and reduced-rate international calling.This latest move... |
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| Google Voice to be Released as Web-Based iPhone App
07/08/2009
Vancouver-based telecom giant, Telus Corp., reported a 9% drop in second-quarter earnings today, citing the slow economy, as well as an ongoing decline in landline voice revenues.The company made $244 million on sales of $2.377 billion, down from $268 million on sales of $2.399 billion in the second quarter of 2008.“The second-quarter results continue to reflect the impacts of the recession... |
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| Telus Posts 9% Decline in Second Quarter Profits
04/08/2009
Online video rental service, Netflix, has reached a deal with ABC to make a number of popular TV series available as streaming internet videos.Netflix users can now watch full seasons of “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and other programs on a computer, TiVo, DVR, or Xbox 360 gaming console. The programming is available at no extra charge... |
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