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Articles tagged with: Hawaii
Hawaii broadband bill fails in state Legislature
A proposal meant to speed up Hawaii's Internet speeds has died in the state Legislature. Disagreement among lawmakers, Internet providers and regulatory agencies caused the measure to stall out in its conference committee last week. more
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DoCoMo Assisting on 3G Deployment in Hawaii
Japan's DoCoMo says that it has an agreement with AT&T to provide technical and financial support of up to US$24 million for the deployment of AT&T's 3G phone network in the USA state of hawaii. more
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Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems has announced it will start offering nationwide Push to Talk Service (P2T) in Alaska beginning in April. more
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MindMatics says that it has the license to produce mobile content based around the cult-movie, "Snakes on a Plane", exclusively developed and distributed with New Line Cinema. Mirroring the movies intensity, game players become Samuel L. Jackson's character and struggle to protect a government witness and other passengers from deadly snakes released on a flight bound from hawaii to Los Angeles. "Snakes on a Plane" features sophisticated graphics in series of levels through which players fight larger and more deadly snakes. more
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TELECOM REPORT: Fast-growing Inphonic Comes Back
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- Online vendor Inphonic Inc. sits at the crossroads of two important consumer trends: millions of Americans buy or switch wireless phone service each year and are turning to the Internet to find a new plan. more
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Intelsat is due to launch a new satellite today from a sea-platform. With launch site operations now underway at 154 degrees West Longitude on the Equator, the Odyssey Launch Platform is ballasted to its launch depth and stationed alongside the Sea Launch Commander (Assembly and Command Ship), periodically connected by a link-bridge that enables foot traffic between the two vessels. more
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SD Card group sets up mobile taskforce
At the conclusion of its 2004 General Meeting in Kauai, hawaii this week, the SD Card Association (SDA) announced that it finalized specifications enabling mobile e-commerce and the downloading of map information to SD Memory Cards, and has formed a new Mobile Phone Task Force. These moves are part of ongoing association efforts to aggressively expand the capabilities of SD Memory Cards in mobile devices, and build on the format's growing dominance in digital camera, camcorder, PDA, printers, and other product applications. The SD Memory Card held the top position in market share for the months of October and November 2003, capturing 41.8 percent of the U.S. semi-conductor memory market in November. more
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Verizon Wireless comments on responsible driving legislation in Hawaii
A number of bills have been introduced in the hawaii legislature regarding the use of hand held cellular phones in automobiles. Verizon Wireless says that it has educated millions of customers on the responsible use of mobile devices in motor vehicles and demonstrated its commitment to keeping costs for hands-free devices affordable. Wireless phones have assisted emergency personnel in saving lives as they respond to over 100,000 emergency calls each day in the United States through cellular devices. more
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