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| E2EK1EL |
Shouldn't this be in the iPhone & BB thread? |
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| E2EK1EL |
12:03 & the entire Roger's network is down! Wonder when it's back up? It's was off and on until a few mins ago.
Edit: Something odd is happening, I dial out with no signal and instantly I get full signal again.
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| E2EK1EL |
Nokia's profits drop 90% in Q1 2009
So, there's good news and bad news here, and we're opting to go against tradition by dishing out the positive first. Nokia just pushed out its Q1 2009 results, and while many firms have been struggling to stay afloat, at least it managed to turn a profit of €122 million ($160 million). That said, it's still looking at a staggering 90 percent drop in profits compared to its first quarter of 2008, where it raked in a mind-boggling €1.222 billion ($1.6 billion). Not surprisingly, sales were also down 27 percent to €9.28 billion ($12.2 billion) from €12.7 billion ($16.7 billion). Of course, Nokia's far from being alone in having to showcase less-than-beautiful Q1 numbers, but in reality, the damage could've been much worse; in fact, shares of the company's stock inched up by 8 percent following the reveal, as many had feared an even more significant decline. All in all, Nokia's still holding strong to a 37 percent market share worldwide, and if CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has anything to do with it (hint: he does), things should be on the up and up here soon. |
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Nokia laptops.
Also the new Symbian is looking hot as on the SE Idou. |
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| exstasie |
FACEBOOK 1.5 JUST RELEASED FOR BB
www.blackberry.com/facebook
New features include
* Receive instant notifications on your BlackBerry smartphones home screen.
* Send/receive message or wall posts, pokes and friend requests.
* Update your status, view and comment on your friends’ status.
* Share photos from your BlackBerry smartphone with tags/comments and post to Facebook with just one click.
* Connect your Facebook friends with your BlackBerry Address Book – including profile picture integration which brings a whole new meaning to caller ID.
* Stay on top of your life with birthday reminders and event integration into your BlackBerry Calendar.
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| quote: | Originally posted by exstasie
FACEBOOK 1.5 JUST RELEASED FOR BB
www.blackberry.com/facebook
New features include
* Receive instant notifications on your BlackBerry smartphones home screen.
* Send/receive message or wall posts, pokes and friend requests.
* Update your status, view and comment on your friends’ status.
* Share photos from your BlackBerry smartphone with tags/comments and post to Facebook with just one click.
* Connect your Facebook friends with your BlackBerry Address Book – including profile picture integration which brings a whole new meaning to caller ID.
* Stay on top of your life with birthday reminders and event integration into your BlackBerry Calendar.
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Should post this on the iPhone / BB thread |
I couldn't find it lol
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Shouldn't this be in the iPhone & BB thread? |
Shouldn't the iPhone & BB thread be in the Mobile thread? |
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| Chris Allen |
Skype Offering Country Unlimited Plan for $6/Month
Skype has a new plan that sounds pretty excellent for those who talk a lot to family overseas. $6 a month buys you unlimited minutes to one of more than 40 countries.
The catch? The plan is valid for one country of your choice for Skype to landline calls only. (In other words, the subscription doesn't include Skype calls to international cellphones.) The eligible countries are listed below, giving that "girl" from Estonia you've been "online dating" no decent excuse to avoid voice chatting.
Skype Adds New Unlimited Country Subscriptions in U.S. and Canada
Subscriptions give Skype for iPhone app users more options for calling regular phones.
San Jose, CA, April 20, 2009 – Skype, the worldwide leader in online communications, announces that it is expanding its calling subscription options in the U.S. and Canada. People can select an Unlimited Country subscription which includes unlimited* low-cost calls to landlines to one country of choice for $5.95 per month.
Subscriptions for more than 40 destinations are now available: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and United Kingdom.
Since the new Skype for iPhone application was launched on March 31, 2009, it has generated a great response with the application becoming the No. 1 downloaded free iPhone application in more than 40 markets, and downloads surpassed the two million mark in less than ten days. Adding a Skype subscription allows iPhone and iPod touch users to have greater flexibility of calling people who are on regular phones from Wi-Fi zones, and it allows them to save significantly on making calls internationally compared to the rates typically charged on mobile phones.
"In a tough economy, everyone is looking for more ways to save. With the launch of Skype's Unlimited Country subscriptions, we now offer very simple, cost effective one country calling options," said Don Albert, GM and vice president of Skype Americas. "Our users can make calls internationally to virtually any regular phone any time of day, without a long-term contract, hidden fees and other restrictions."
Source: Gizmodo |
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| E2EK1EL |
Telus crying about GlobalLive
Re-examine wireless start-up, Telus urges
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Carrier pushes CRTC to review extent of foreign ownership of future competitor Globalive
Apr 23, 2009 04:30 AM
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Chris Sorensen
Business Reporter
Sparring between Canada's would-be wireless companies and the industry's established players continues to heat up with Telus Corp. now calling for a regulatory review of start-up Globalive Wireless to determine if it meets foreign ownership rules.
Telus, based in Burnaby, B.C., has written a letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission asking it to "immediately initiate" a review of Globalive to determine whether it meets key criteria set out in the Telecommunications Act.
According to Telus, the issue is whether or not a four-year, $700 million investment into the company by Egypt's Orascom Telecom means Globalive will be effectively under foreign control. In Canada, foreign ownership of telecommunications firms is limited to 20 per cent of the voting shares of an operating company and to one-third of a holding company.
While Globalive has already received approvals from Industry Canada, Telus complained that the examination of Globalive's ownership structure didn't include participation from interested parties.
"In Telus's view, a more fulsome and transparent review is required in order to ensure that all similarly situated carriers are being treated equally and fairly," said Michael Hennessy, the vice-president of wireless, broadband and content policy for Telus, in a letter dated April 20. Denis Carmel, a spokesperson for the CRTC, said the regulator had received Telus's complaint, but that it was too early to say whether a review would take place.
Globalive, whose parent company owns the Yak long distance service, bid $442 million on wireless spectrum across Canada in last year's federal auction of airwaves, which Ottawa designed to help boost competition in a sector currently dominated by Telus, Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada Inc.
Globalive is proposing to launch wireless services by the end of the year, including a low-cost, prepaid offering that will likely fall under the Yak brand.
Anthony Lacavera, CEO of Globalive, said yesterday that the firm is confident it will pass any foreign ownership test by the CRTC.
"We're very comfortable that our submission is comprehensive and obviously we've passed the Industry Canada process because we got our licences."
He added that there's no need for a public review because the CRTC has sufficient expertise to determine whether Globalive meets ownership requirements.
Globalive has levelled its own complaints about the incumbents, alongside other would-be wireless companies.
In particular, the start-ups have complained to Industry Canada about foot-dragging by Telus, Rogers and Bell when it comes to inking mandatory tower and site sharing deals with the new players.
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Rogers to charge customers for incoming texts
Updated Wed. May. 6 2009 8:50 AM ET
The Canadian Press
MONTREAL -- Rogers Wireless will start charging 15 cents for each incoming text for cellphone customers who don't have message plans, starting July 7.
Spokeswoman Liz Hamilton said Tuesday that Rogers is falling in line with other major carriers in North America, including Bell and Telus, that already levy this kind of charge for text messages.
"If you take a look at SMS usage, it's increasing at an exponential rate," Hamilton said from Toronto. "It's a texting world."
Hamilton said only a small number of Rogers Wireless messaging base will be affected because most messages are sent to customers who have text messaging included in their cellphone plans or bundles.
"This change is to align our message to usage trends and common industry practices."
She added that users won't be charged for spam text messages, and also that users of the discount brand Fido won't be affected.
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association says that 76 million text messages are sent daily in Canada.
Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility announced last summer that they would charge cellphone customers not covered by calling plans 15 cents for each incoming text message.
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