Girl in Delaware fends off kidnapper with iPod Touch
A quick-thinking 12-year-old girl in Delaware prevented a kidnapper from taking her when she held up her iPod Touch - which looks exactly like the iPhone - and told the man she was calling 911. More...
RadiSys to Showcase Industry Leading ATCA and COM Express Solutions at MILCOM 2010
HILLSBORO, Ore. - (Business Wire) RadiSys® Corporation (NASDAQ: RSYS), a leading provider of innovative hardware and software platforms for next generation IP-based wireless, wireline and video networks, today announced that it will showcase AdvancedTCA (ATCA) and COM Express solutions at MILCOM 2010, to be held October 31-November 3, 2010 in San Jose, Calif. More...
CRTC ruling handcuffs competitive market: Teksavvy
The CRTC has varied one of its decisions on an appeal, which means pretty soon Bell will be allowed to charge wholesale Internet service providers – ISPs, such as Primus and TekSavvy – on a usage-based billing model. More...
textPlus launches real phone numbers; Reports impressive figures
Popular SMS service/app textPlus is going one step forward by introducing real phone numbers, allowing users to chat with their buddies that don’t have to run textPlus! You either get an automatically assigned phone number or select a specific area code and number for $1. More...
Security Manager's Journal: Slammed with a $100,000 phone bill
The problem is that our voice over IP (VoIP) network is set up to receive incoming call requests from the general public. This is the normal way these phone calls work. More...
Do SMBs Need Call Recording
When it comes to call recording and quality monitoring solutions, the question for many small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and branch offices of larger organizations is typically, “Do I really need them?” This certainly makes sense as costs are usually watched very closely in these firms and standalone business units and investments in technology often are put on hold until significant revenue growth can justify them. More...
Research and Markets: Brazil
FierceTelecom is the leading daily news source for Telcos and telecom industry insiders. Every business day, FierceTelecom provides up-to-the-minute coverage of "what's next for Telcos" -- the news, trends, and technologies moving the telecom industry forward. More...
3G internet now available at Mt Everest base camp
"This achievement is as mighty as the altitude as 3G high speed internet will bring faster, more affordable telecommunication services to the people living in the Khumbu Valley, trekkers, and climbers alike," said Lars Nyberg, chief of Nordic telecoms firm TeliaSonera. More...
The latest of Republican dirty tricks
What if you really did call these people — but instead of talking about whatever Obama wanted you to, you just gave them a heads up that because they donated to Obama and Democrats their personal information was put onto the Internet for anyone to find like this. More...
Slammed with a $100,000 phone bill
Last week, my company got a $100,000 phone bill. Turns out, some enterprising types have been bouncing their calls off our voice network. This allowed them to make numerous calls to a foreign country using our equipment. More...