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- Telephony
- Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies....
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- SMS advertising response rates
- Received SMS Ads, 000 % Responded to SMS Advert Aug-07 Aug-08 % Change Aug-07 Aug-08 Point Change Downloads for mobile phone 40,792 35,915 -12.0% 4.4% 3.9% -0.6 News or information 25,929 22,122 -14.7% 2.8% 3.2% 0.4 Mobile phone or plan...
- Tags: Advertisement, Mobile, SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Marketing, NB
- Blog posts 2008-11-27
- SMS fees impacting Twitter feature
- Just this week, I was applauding Twitter for rejecting an offer from Facebook. One reason I noted was that Twitter's SMS text feature makes alerts from twittering (tweeting?) news outlets such as ZDNet even more valuable. Now, that feature seems headed for the history books as wireless carriers impose fee...
- Tags: Wireless Carrier, SMS, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- What people use their mobile data connections for
- Activity Subscribers, 000 Share of mobile subscribers Growth, % News & Info via Browser 36,185 15.9% 1.3% News & Info via Download 13,274 5.8% 7.0% IM 21,032 9.2% 6.1% News & Info via SMS 18,727 8.2% 4.0% Social Networking 14,94...
- Tags: Mobile, SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Advertising & Promotion, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Networking, NB
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Verizon fires workers who snooped on Obama cell records
- Verizon has fired an unknown number of employees who looked into Obama's cellphone record. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Record, Worker, CNN, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- iPhone update kills 12 security bugs
- Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch which also affect iPod Touch could allow remote code execution, information theft, software crashes and weakened encryption settings. The skinny on this...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Issue, SMS, Arbitrary Code Execution, Security Bug, Application Termination, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- 50% of enterprises in Philippines have access to enterprise mobility
- Philippine small and medium-sized enterprises have reached a good degree of enterprise mobility and WLAN adoption, either throughout or in specific areas in their organizations, according to IDC. 49% of organization confirmed that at least 50% of their workforce have access to enterprise mobility devices, while 46% have access to...
- Tags: Mobile E-mail, Mobile, Mobility, WLAN, SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless LANs, LANs, Telephony, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Networking, NB
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Live Webcast: Using VoIP to Cut Costs in a Slowing Economy
- Businesses of all sizes are now realizing the need to not only cut costs but continue to provide infrastructure and tools to grow their businesses. Business VoIP technology has proven to lower costs while providing improved business communications. Nevertheless, there are still those who remain skeptical,...
- Tags: Webcast, Business Communication, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- Webcasts 2008-11-20
- Nokia: Global mobile phone market will fall in 2009
- Nokia said today that the world's mobile phone market would fall in Q4 2008 and 2009 as the slowing economy eases consumer demand around the world.1.24 billion phones would be sold worldwide this year, down from a previous estimate of 1.26 billion, with handset market volumes and the overall telecommunications...
- Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Why can't kids text in context?
- Most of us big people can send a text message or a quick email from our phones. We abbreviate, use emoticons, and are both adept at and understanding of those terse replies appropriate for text/IM communications. We may not be quite as speedy with our thumbs as our...
- Tags: Emoticon, Kid, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Big telecom acquiring a Google fixation
- Beneath the surface, this is the next great business war. Telcos and cable operators and Hollywood on one side, Google and the Internet and open source on the other. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Telecommunications, Cable, Open Source, Networking, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Corporate Law, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- 3Jam SuperText Desktop (exe)
- 3Jam SuperText Desktop is a Windows application that lets you send you send and receive SMS text messages from your computer. Messages are free to US phone numbers, or when your friends are online. You never have to type on a tiny mobile phone keyboard again. You can also send...
- Tags: 3jam, 3Jam SuperText Desktop, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Keyboards, Desktops, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- EVCSoft (exe)
- EVCSoft lets you make VoIP SIP voice-video calls to users anywhere in the world. Call PC to PC for free, all you need is EVCSoft installed on each machine, a Webcam plus a microphone and speakers. You can talk and chat free from EVCSoft to EVCSoft and never worry about...
- Tags: PC, EVCSoft, Telephony, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Desktops, Telecommunications, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-10-31
- The Low Stress Guide to VoIP for Business
- By now, most people probably understand the basics of Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP communications, but how many truly recognize its potential value to their business? In addition to lowering overall voice communication costs and adding unprecedented capabilities for messaging and mobility, VoIP is now the leading technology in...
- Tags: IP, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking
- Webcasts 2008-10-28
- Army voices Twitter fears
- If you think people who send dozens of Twitter tweets a day have too much time on their hands – or not enough of a life – consider the geniuses at the Army's 304th Military Intelligence Battalion. They spent who knows how long preparing a report, posted to the Federation...
- Tags: Voice, Twitter, Telecommunications, Richard Koman, Blogging, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Telecom Company Uses Virtual Machines to Speed New-Service Rollout and Reduce Costs
- Czech telecommunications company Telefonica O2 faces intense competition and rapid market growth. To speed the rollout of new services, the company is using the Windows Server 2008 operating system with Hyper-V technology to accelerate server deployment, reduce operational costs, provide nonstop application availability, and improve server utilization. Telefonica O2 can...
- Tags: Telecommunications Company, O2 Plc., Telefonica, Virtual Machine, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Telecommunications, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Networking, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-10-27
- Bulk SMS Software (zip)
- Pocket PC bulk SMS software creates and sends unlimited number of text messages of event alerts, business invitation, stock update, job alert notifications, news and seasonal greetings. Software easily runs on windows based Pocket PC, PDA mobile devices and sends SMS to national or international network mobile phones simultaneously. Portable...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Text Messaging, Cell Phone, SMS, Mobile Phone Data Recovery, Portable Text Messaging Software, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Telephony, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-10-22
- Extend SMS Messaging to the Desktop Using Windows
- SMS messaging is one of the most common forms of communication. People send SMS messages everywhere - on the train, crossing the road, and even driving! While most SMS messages are sent on the go, a huge portion of them are sent when stationary - while people are at their...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows, SMS, SMS Messaging, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Keyboards, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals
- White papers 2008-10-22
- SMS Text Messge Fill Buddy (exe)
- SMS Text Messge Fill Buddy is a tool that can auto save your SMS text message info on pratically all SMS sites. It can also auto spit and send large text messages. You can use this to quickly text message up to 10 people at a time. This version is...
- Tags: Text Message, SMS, VsiSystems, SMS Text Messge Fill Buddy, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-10-20
- Express Dial (exe)
- Express Dial is a phone dialer for Windows computers and is designed to automate the dialing of a list of numbers as a predictive dialer or to call single numbers when required. Express Dial will use VoIP or any voice modem connected to the PC's serial port (so long as...
- Tags: VoIP, Headset, Dialer, NCH Software, Modems, Telephony, Hardware, Components, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-10-20
- RingSmsToneManager (zip)
- Features include:Add MPS, WMA and WAV ring tones easilySet unique ring tones or SMS alert tones for contactSet unique ring tones or SMS alert tones for contact groups Lets you easily add the magic of MP3, WMA,WAV, ASF format ring tones to every call tone on your Phone - bringing...
- Tags: SMS, Ring Tone, Steelsoft, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-10-17
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