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Study Raises Questions On DECT-Phone Safety By Greg Scoblete - 03/10/2008
NEW YORK — A recent study from the Dutch Electrohypersensitivity Foundation has found that DECT cordless phones increase the risk of brain tumors and lesser maladies such as headaches, fatigue, heart palpitations and concentration and sleep problems. Professor Lennart Hardell, a cancer researcher from the University Hospital, in Orebro, Sweden, and author of several studies linking DECT c... More
VTech Bows Range-Extended DECT Phones By Greg Scoblete - 05/06/2008 Beaverton, Ore. — VTech’s Advanced American Telephones division will ship its new AT&T-branded cordless phones to dealers starting this month.
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AT&T Reveals Mobile TV Details By Joseph Palenchar - 05/05/2008
San Antonio — AT&T Mobility launched AT&T Mobile TV service on May 4 in 58 markets.
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VTech Blends QWERTY With Cordless In 2008 Line By Staff - 05/05/2008
BEAVERTON, ORE. — VTech has begun shipping its 2008 cordless lineup to dealers this month, including a DECT cordless phone with a QWERTY keyboard capable of sending instant messages and making peer-to-peer VoIP calls. The IS6110's base connects to both a landline and a PC via USB. When connected, it can send instant messages through MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger or AOL Instant Me...
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Skype Offers New Calling Plans, Mobile Software By Staff - 05/05/2008
LUXEMBOURG — Skype revamped its paid calling plans earlier this month, offering a raft of new all-you-can-dial services for its U.S. and global users. For U.S. consumers, Skype is offering unlimited SkypeOut calls to the United States and Canada for $2.95/month. Subscribers will receive a 50 percent discount on a SkypeIn phone number.
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Motorola Posts Q1 Loss 04/24/2008 Schaumburg, Ill. — Motorola reported lower net sales and a wider net loss for its first quarter, ended March 29, due to a weakness in its handset sales.
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VoIP Subs To Reach 20 Million Mark In 2008 By Greg Scoblete - 04/07/2008
WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. VoIP subscribers will near the 20 million mark by the end of the year, according to the research firm TeleGeography. VoIP subscriptions reached 14.9 million last year as companies added 5.7 million new users in 2007 vs. 5.1 million in 2006, although growth was slower than in previous years, TeleGeography said.
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Reporters Notebook Doug Olenick, Senior Editor/Web Editor, TWICE June 28, 2007 iPhone Hype Hits N.Y.
Paris Hilton can create hype out of nothing. Britney Spears as well. But if these two... More
Reporters Notebook Greg Scoblete, Contributing Editor, TWICE April 25, 2007 Patents, Patents Everywhere
Timothy Lee has an interesting column in the American on the current course of patent... More
Viewpoint Steve Smith, Editor-in-Chief, April 20, 2007 Virginia Tech
Consumer electronics can provide entertainment, help educate and enable communication... More
TWICE On The Scene: PRO Group The stars came out over the Hyatt Regency resort here and top vendors hobnobbed with a plethora of PRO Group members on Tuesday evening, here, to kick of the group’s annual spring meeting.
Spring RetailVision 2008 Highlights from Spring RetailVision which took place last week in Orlando, Fla.
TWICE On The Scene: CEA Washington Forum CE execs, Congressmen and policy advisers and makers CEA's annual Washington Forum to discuss free trade, HDTV and DTV labeling and the annual Digital Patriots awards dinner.
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Cellular Gains As Sole Home Phone
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Cellphones are gaining on analog landline and VoIP phones as the only phones in the house, a Harris I...
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