Mobile Phone

French Woman Received $15 Quadrillion Cell Phone Bill

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 15:18

Recently, Solenne San Jose received a phone bill for $15 Quadrillion dollars after canceling her mobile phone contract early. San Jose was told by her provider she would have an early termination fee added to her next bill, but did not question how much.

After receiving the bill, San Jose caller her wireless carrier (Bouygues) to dispute the bill and was charged another $12 bucks each time time she called and spoke to a representative.

Dropped Calls, Slow Data? Here's The Top 10 List Of Cities With Worst Mobile Coverage or Service

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Mon, 08/20/2012 - 13:45

Do you constantly have dropped calls on your mobile phone or a slow data rate? Here's the top 10 list of cities with the worse signal coverage and service. The list was created by OpenSignalMaps after a comprehensive survey and data analyzing data across the United States of urban cites with at least 250,000.

10- Detroit, MI.

9- Lexington, KY.

8- Jacksonville, FL.

7- Milwaukee, WI.

6- Tucson, AZ.

5- Toldeo, OH.

4- Lincoln, NE.

3- Oklahoma City, OK.

2- Colorado Springs, CO.

1- Bakersfield, CA.

The Hisotry Of The Internet In 1 Complete Interactive Graphic; WOW

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Sun, 07/08/2012 - 12:41

Ever wonder how to understand the history of the internet and its technologies, without reading a lot?

Check out this interactive graphic that shows the complete history of the internet and its technologies, everything from HTTP, Windows 3.1, and Internet Explorer, the rise of Mosaic, Netscape and AOL (did you forget those already?) and those much loved to be hated "cookies", pocket internet explorer CE, and on to Flash, Java, HTML-5, Chrome, Full Screen API and more.

Blackberry Maker RIM says Ex-Chief Leaving Board As Mobile Phone Maker Will Focus On Enterprise

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 20:24

Toronto, Canada -

The once popular Blackberry phone maker RIM announced its ex-chief Jim Balsillie was stepping down from the board as the mobile phone maker continues to struggle at turning around its fortunes. RIM's shares dropped 9% in after hours trading following the news, adding to that RIM said it will begin to focus on "enterprise" products and move away from consumer devices.

Cell Phone Tower Or Art, The Debate Continues As Wireless Carrier Seek To Expand Coverage

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 19:58

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The debate is nothing new, dropped calls prompt cell phone customers to complain to their wireless carrier. Wireless carriers build more towers to expand their coverage and try to stop dropped calls for lack of good coverage. Residents complain about cell phone towers popping up in their neighborhood.

Across the country, residents have went to court trying to stop wireless companies from building new towers in their backyards, and the result has been interesting structures some call art, some call nature and some call ugly.

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Droid4 4G LTE Pics Leak Out

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:59

Newly leaked pictures of the new Droid4 have leaked out. The newest Android phone is a 4G LTE phone with a slideout QWERTY keyboard featuring a 1.2GHz dual core procesor with a 4 inch Super AMOLED Advanced screen, an 8MP camera along with a non-removable camera that is also capable of recording 1080p video.

It will use Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread), and be slightly thicker than the newly released Droid Razr. However, the battery is suspected of being the weak point of the phone, being only a 1700mAh battery.

iPhone 4S Continues to Set New Records for U.S. Mobile Phone Carriers and Retail Stores like Apple and Best buy

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 12:46

Cupertino, CA -

Apple has broken records again, selling more than 4 million iPhones in the first weekend it went on sale. This also makes it the most sold phone on the planet.

The iPhone went on sale one day after Apple’s Steve Jobs died from complications with his cancer.

More iPhone / Sprint Rumors; Today's Credible Dose, Unlimited iPhone Data at Sprint

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 12:51

In case you were suffering withdrawals of your routine iPhone rumors, Sprint is allegedly planning to offer the iPhone 5 on an unlimited data plan when it starts selling the iPhone 5 at the end of September. While we do know it has been confirmed Sprint is getting the iPhone 5, that's about all we know for sure.

Sprint will be the only major carrier to offer an unlimited data plan for the iPhone (if this rumor turns out true), but is that a god-send or another nail in Sprint's coffin?

AT&T Says It will Bring 5,000 Well Paid Call Center Jobs to U.S. if Merger With T-mobile is Allowed

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 01:08

Washington, D.C. -

AT&T has said that it will bring 5,000 well paid and highly competitive call center jobs back to the U.S. if it is allowed to continue its buyout merger with T-Mobile. It also said it would not lay off anyone from its U.S. call centers and would let natural attrition reduce the workforce due to overlapping positions within a merged company. It's hoping to entice Obama officials who are keen to add or create jobs in a very weak economic recovery, and whose administration must approve or deny the merger deal.