Tag: Mobile Phones
Obama's VP alerts trumped by media leaks
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign had promised millions of supporters they would be the first to know his pick of running mate, but the news rippled through the media hours before the official announcement.[MORE]
School takes modern approach to student exams
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Students at a Sydney school are being encouraged to take their phones, laptops and MP3s into exams.[MORE]
Yetman fight pays off with phone tower
A new mobile telephone tower will be officially commissioned at Yetman today.[MORE]
Residents fight Telstra tower plan
Residents who are fighting a proposal to built a Telstra mobile phone tower at the Northern Beaches say they have collected more than 200 submissions.[MORE]
Optus urged to compensate Qld customers for network failure
Optus is being urged to compensate Qld customers for yesterday's network failure.[MORE]
'Precautions taken' before Optus cable cut
The acting Mayor of the Gold Coast says it is too early to apportion blame over the cut communications cable that threw much of Queensland into chaos this week.[MORE]
Phone scammers 'hoodwinking teens'
Parents are being warned to advise their children about the risk of being tricked into mobile scams. [MORE]
Pensioner jailed in child porn SMS first
A Qld pensioner is the first to be convicted for sending child porn in an SMS message.[MORE]
Yetman to get mobile coverage boost
Testing of mobile coverage for Yetman has begun after a long community campaign.[MORE]
Mobile phone CPR instructions 'could save lives'
In what is being billed as a world first, instructions for life-saving CPR can now be downloaded to a mobile phone under a new initiative developed by the Red Cross.[MORE]
International roaming charges come under scrutiny
A Federal Parliamentary inquiry will investigate whether the charges associated with international mobile phone roaming are fair.[MORE]
Thousands without phone contact
Telstra says a damaged fibre optic cable that cut services across the state should be repaired later tonight.[MORE]
Apple unveils faster, cheaper iPhone
Apple Inc has unveiled a next-generation iPhone with faster internet access that will run on advanced wireless networks and sell for as low as $US199 - half the current entry-level price.[MORE]
School warns of phone bullying
A warning has been given about one unwanted aspect of the communications revolution.[MORE]
Illegal signal interferes with Next G network
Telstra says an illegal signal has been causing problems with its Next G network in the Kambalda area.[MORE]
NT mobile service cut for 5 hours
Tens of thousands of mobile phone users across the Northern Territory were cut off for five hours yesterday after a fibre optic cable belonging to Telstra was damaged in central Australia. [MORE]
Mobile phone users top 3.3 billion: report
The number of mobile phone users worldwide soared to over 3.3 billion by the end of 2007, equivalent to a penetration rate of 49 per cent, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said in a report released on Friday.[MORE]
More mobile phone competition welcomed in SA
The federal Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey, says his South Australian electorate can expect a new era in telecommunications competition with the expansion of the Optus mobile network into the region.[MORE]
Australians prefer mobiles over landlines: study
A report has found that nearly half of all households use mobile phones instead of fixed-line phones as their main voice communication.[MORE]
Telstra drops Next G ads court appeal
Telstra has withdrawn its appeal against a Federal Court ruling that it engaged in false, misleading and deceptive conduct in advertising its Next G network.[MORE]
Txt msgs 4 hospital reminders
The Royal Hobart Hospital is beginning a six month trial of SMS technology to remind patients of their appointments.[MORE]
Kondinin Group backs Telstra appeal withdrawal
An agricultural group has welcomed Telstra's decision to withdraw an appeal against a Federal Court ruling that it misled its customers.[MORE]
Govt promises different line on remote pay phones
The Federal Government says it is working with the Northern Territory intervention taskforce to work out which communities need pay phones most.[MORE]
Road crash helper criticises phone coverage
A woman who helped out at the scene of a double fatality south of Geraldton says motorists could not call for help because there was no mobile phone coverage in the area.[MORE]
