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Markey Bill Would Beef Up Wireless Consumer Protections

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2008-02-27 22:40:30 by Chloe Albanesius in Gearlog
...Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act, touches on three main topics: mobile phone consumer protection; city-owned telecom networks; and effective government spectrum use Specifically the bill looks to extend a 1993 law that prohibited states from regulating wireless rates to also cover consumer protection efforts. State...
 
Tags: wireless, bill, wireless companies, wireless industry, industry, net neutrality bill, consumer protection rules, consumer protection, draft bill
 
 
 
 
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Scott Beale on vintage Consumer Reports product test photos

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2008-06-23 11:24:51 by John Brownlee in Boing Boing Gadgets
...consumer product tests If that's not good enough, Scott takes the opportunity to nostalgically sigh over the many decades of Consumer Reports magazines that have brought us the wildly implausible retro-future each and every day. Those rows and rows of black or red dots comparing the merits of every conceivable product from electric shavers to...
 
Tags: consumer reports, scott, consumer reports magazines, scott takes, vintage photos, illustrious scott beale, squid wildly, wildly implausible retro-future, squid
 
 
 
 
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Ericsson signs first consumer push e-mail contract with Aircel in India

2008-02-08 21:14:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...consumer push e-mail service to leading Indian operator Aircel, part of the Maxis Communications group Under the terms of the three-year managed services hosting agreement, Ericsson will have end-to-end responsibility for the consumer push e-mail service. This includes systems integration and management, as well as operation and maintenance....
 
Tags: ericsson, aircel, ericsson india, services, class services, innovative services, aircel maintain, operators, consumer push e-mail
 
 
 
 
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Nokia to acquire leading consumer email and instant messaging provider OZ Communications

2008-09-30 17:42:57 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...consumer email and IM Espoo, Finland and Montreal, Canada - Nokia and OZ Communications today announced that Nokia is to acquire OZ, a privately held company with approximately 220 employees and headquartered in Montreal, Canada. OZ, the leading consumer mobile messaging solution provider, delivers access to popular instant messaging and...
 
Tags: consumer, consumer mobile devices, consumer mobile, consumer internet services, internet services, alcatel mobile phones, mobile phones, nokia, services
 
 
 
 
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Americans fall out of love with gadgets - consumer spending way down

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2008-03-19 23:24:12 by willpark in IntoMobile
...consumers are reacting accordingly The newest bit of research out of ChangeWave indicates a huge consumer pull-back on consumer electronics expenditures - the largest decline in gadget spending since 2002. ChangeWave surveyed 4,427 consumers, during February 18-25, to gauge discretionary spending on a range of popular electronic devices,...
 
Tags: mobile, mobile content set, mobile phones, consumer electronics, consumer electronics expenditures, changewave research, research, handset, handset purchase
 
 
 
 
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Red Hat says it has no plans for a consumer Linux product

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2008-04-18 08:32:00 by Nilay Patel in
...consumer-focused Linux provider, and it looks like the company is content to stay in the enterprise -- the company announced today that it has no plans to enter the consumer space. Red Hat says that as a for-profit public company, the focus on the bottom line precludes a risky bet on a consumer-oriented Linux desktop, and that it sees history...
 
Tags: linux, red hat, linux provider, for-profit public company, company, linux desktop, linux desktops, desktops, increase consumer awareness
 
 
 
 
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Red Hat says it has no plans for a consumer Linux product

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2008-04-18 03:32:00 by Nilay Patel in Engadget
...consumer-focused Linux provider, and it looks like the company is content to stay in the enterprise -- the company announced today that it has no plans to enter the consumer space. Red Hat says that as a for-profit public company, the focus on the bottom line precludes a risky bet on a consumer-oriented Linux desktop, and that it sees history...
 
Tags: linux, red hat, linux provider, for-profit public company, company, linux desktop, linux desktops, desktops, increase consumer awareness
 
 
 
 
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Compliance Remains King Among Consumer Goods Manufacturers, But Other Benefits Begin to Prompt RFID Adoption

2008-10-05 20:45:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
Consumer goods manufacturers and retailers continue to adopt RFID largely for the sake of compliance with mandates from the likes of Wal-Mart, Sams Club, and METRO in Germany. However according to a survey recently conducted by ABI Research, topline results of which are available in a free white paper on the firms website, other benefits that...
 
Tags: rfid, retail rfid applications, adopt rfid, rfid technology, compliance, rfid uptake, manufacturers, consumer, compliance remains
 
 
 
 
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Consumer Reports Rates BlackBerry 7th Best Smartphone

2007-12-17 18:39:16 by Robb Dunewood in RIMarkable
 
...Consumer Reports some how managed to only rank the BlackBerry 7th when it comes to the best smartphones on the market I didnt read the Consumer Reports article myself so I wont offer much commentary as to why the BlackBerry is rated so poorly. I will just leave you with There is a reason I cancelled my Consumer Reports subscription long ago
 
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