Posts Tagged ‘ mobility ’

Cisco boosts its mobile services with $310m acquisition of small-cell maker Ubiquisys

April 3, 2013
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Cisco boosts its mobile services with $310m acquisition of small-cell maker Ubiquisys

Cisco has announced a deal to buy UK-based small-cell specialist Ubiquisys for $310 million as it expand its offering of intelligent services for wireless service providers. The deal is slated to close before August — when Cisco reports its fourth quarter fiscal 2013 results — and the company will pay cash and retention-based incentives as part of…

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GPS ‘fingerprint’

March 26, 2013
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GPS ‘fingerprint’

A report from researchers at MIT and other institutions shows how anonymous data can be used to identify mobile users.STORY HIGHLIGHTSReport: It's easy to identify smartphone users by their movements Researchers from MIT and elsewhere tracked 1.5 million people for 15 months Each mobile user's daily movements are unique and create a "fingerprint" Privacy advocates…

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How movement creates a GPS ‘fingerprint’

March 26, 2013
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How movement creates a GPS ‘fingerprint’

A report from researchers at MIT and other institutions shows how anonymous data can be used to identify mobile users.STORY HIGHLIGHTSReport: It's easy to identify smartphone users by their movements Researchers from MIT and elsewhere tracked 1.5 million people for 15 months Each mobile user's daily movements are unique and create a "fingerprint" Privacy advocates…

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Apple loses bid to restore push email to iCloud users in Germany

April 13, 2012
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Apple lost its bid to restore push email services to its iCloud users in Germany after the Mannheim regional court agreed with an earlier court decision that restricted the company from delivering the service following a patent lawsuit from Motorola Mobility. As a result, the court will force Apple to pay damages to Motorola Mobility,…

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EU opens two antitrust investigations against Motorola following complaints from Apple and Microsoft

April 3, 2012
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The European Commission announced today that it has opened two formal antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility, seeking to asses whether it has abused its standard-essential patents to “distort competition” by breaching EU antitrust rules. The investigation comes after both Apple and Microsoft issued complaints to the Commission, having both been the subject of patent lawsuits that sought…

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Apple and Foxconn vow to improve working conditions, which could boost costs for Dell, Sony Amazon and more

March 29, 2012
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In response to a wide array of issues discovered by the Fair Labor Association, Apple and Foxconn have entered into an agreement to improve working conditions at the Chinese manufacturer’s plants, reports Reuters. The pledge covers things like safety conditions, maximum number of working hours and overtime compensation. The agreement between the two companies will…

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Fotostrecke / Auto Salon Genf: Zu jedem Elektroauto die passende Ladestation / Fahrzeughersteller setzen auf ElectroDrive Europe bei Installation und…

March 16, 2012
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Fotostrecke / Auto Salon Genf: Zu jedem Elektroauto die passende Ladestation / Fahrzeughersteller setzen auf ElectroDrive Europe bei Installation und…

16.03.2012 | 12:04 Uhr |FotostreckeAuto Salon Genf: Zu jedem Elektroauto die passende LadestationFahrzeughersteller setzen auf ElectroDrive Europe bei Installation und Service (mit Bild)Bilder onlineLadestation ElectroDrive Europe, Auto Salon Genf am 16.3.2012. Die Verwendung dieses Bildes ist fr redaktionelle Zwecke honorarfrei. Verffentlichung bitte unter Quellenangabe: "obs/The Mobility House"Ladestation ElectroDrive Europe, Auto Salon Genf am 16.3.2012. Die…

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Google is told to provide its Android roadmap as evidence in Apple-Motorola lawsuit

March 6, 2012
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An ongoing legal suit between Motorola and Apple looks set to test the relationship between Google and Motorola Mobility, the handset firm that Google agreed to buy for $12.5 billion. According to a Bloomberg report, Google has been instructed to provide Motorola, and the case itself, with details of its plans to develop its Android mobile operating…

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The Windows Phone Marketplace buckles under influx of new apps

March 2, 2012
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Well, this is a problem that comes wrapped in a bit of good news: the Windows Phone Marketplace app submission process is jammed at the moment, reducing the number of apps that are making it into the platform’s app store. However, the cause of the problem is quite encouraging. Microsoft claims that: We are aware and…

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AMD releases fresh drivers to support the Windows 8 Consumer Preview

March 1, 2012
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AMD releases fresh drivers to support the Windows 8 Consumer Preview

This is a quick hit for anyone who has a PC running on AMD graphics hardware: we have a Windows 8 solution for you. AMD has produced a set of drivers that support the Consumer Preview of Windows 8. According to NeoWin, the fresh drivers include support for “stereo 3D [and]optimized screen rotation,” among other…

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