Sprint is considering whether to allow rival T-Mobile invest
in Clearwire. Sprint Nextel Corp. has bet its future on offering
speedy data services to mobile devices over a new high-speed, "4G"
network and has joined with upstart Clearwire Corp. to build it.
August 30, 2010
An unknow number of Samsung Galaxy S handsets could be reset
back to their factory settings just by connecting them to a computer,
the manufacturer has warned.
August 26, 2010
The price of wireless phone services declined each year from
'99 to '08, despite reduced competition as the $150 billion industry
consolidated, says the Government Accountability Office.
August 23, 2010
Groups representing broadcasters, musicians and record companies
say they may ask Congress to require that new mobile phones include
equipment to receive FM.
Basics
It may be hard to believe, but the technology that goes into your little cell phone began over 150 years ago with a botched attempt at telegraph transmission. In 1842, Samuel Morris placed wires between two New York cities—Castle Garden and Governor’s Island. Part of this area was under water. Before he could demonstrate his ideas, a ship passed by and destroyed the cables. But Morris went on and transmitted anyway, and proved that his electrical signals would pass through water.
September 1, 2010
