Cell phone suit will get its day in court
In ruling that could shake the cell phone industry, a federal judge let stand a lawsuit that says companies are making and selling cell phones with the knowledge that they may be dangerous. The industry tried to have the lawsuit dismissed on the grounds that Congress has given the Food and Drug Administration the job of overseeing cell phone safety. They argued that any attempts by other entities, including the courts, to regulate cell phones were out of bounds -- but it was an argument that failed.
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SMART moves ahead with NOKIA for 3G technology experiment
Wireless services leader SMART Communications, Inc. is cooperating with mobile communications giant Nokia in conducting trials of the first experimental 3rd Generation (3G) wireless communications system here in the Philippines.
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Ericsson pulls phone plug
Ericsson, the world's leading maker of cellular networks, has revealed it is to quit mobile phone production.
Sweden's Ericsson announced it would stop making mobile phones following fourth-quarter profits that came in below expectations.
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SMART cited one of the Top 10
Philippines companies SMART Communications Inc., the country's wireless services leader, was cited as one of the Philippines' Top 10 leading companies in an annual survey by the Far Eastern Economic Review , a leading Asian weekly magazine.
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Globe now offers cashless callcard purchases through BPI EPS
Globe Handyphone, the cellular phone service of Globe Telecom, is now offering its Globe Handyphone Prepaid Plus subscribers the convenience of being able to buy call card credits for their prepaid accounts using BPI Express Teller's Express Payment System (EPS).
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Nokia
and PLDT sign broadband DSL deal for new services in the
Philippines Nokia has signed a contract to supply digital subscriber line
(DSL) broadband IP access network equipment to Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company
(PLDT), making PLDT the premier ADSL service provider in the Philippines. Nokia will supply PLDT with a complete end-to-end broadband solution, including Customer Premises Equipment
(CPE) and related services for residential and business users.
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Important information on the
"o_o FAX e" symbols on mobile phone The PanuWorld FLASHMSG application published in autumn 1999 has been used to create short messages that spread like a chain letter and leaves
"o_o FAX e" symbols on most mobile phones.
The symbols can be removed from most of the Nokia phones by inserting another SIM card temporarily into the phone and typing its PIN code (as usual). If you have problems and/or expenses in removing the symbols, please contact the sender of the harmful message.
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SMART launches new e-cash card
Wireless services leader SMART Communications has introduced Smart Money, the first and only reloadable electronic cash card that works with mobile phones, specifically SMART GSM cellular phones.
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No ban to sell under NTC report; Globe to continue selling
Globe Telecom said the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has not barred the company from accepting new subscribers based on the content of the report and the accompanying letter sent by the Commission.
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Islacom introduces country's first telecoms credit card
An all-in-one credit card and telecoms calling card, Islacom VISA allows cardholders to actually use their cards to call from any phone in the world and pay when they return to the Philippines. All they have to do is dial an international toll-free number, and after hearing a tone prompting a service access code, enter their calling card number + destination number.
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Messages can freeze popular Nokia phones
The Norwegian mobile Internet technology company Web2Wap inadvertently discovered that some SMS (short message service) text messages can cause a line of mobile telephones made by Nokia to temporarily freeze...
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Man files $800 million lawsuit, claiming cell phone caused brain cancer
A Maryland doctor filed an $800 million lawsuit against a cell phone maker and a telecommunications company, claiming years of using the...
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