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Articles tagged with: Massachusetts
Nokia To Establish New Research Center With MIT
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Finnish mobile communications company Nokia Thursday said it has initiated a research collaboration with the massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. more
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Skyworks Settles With Qualcomm, Cos In Cross-License Pact"
WOBURN, Mass. -(Dow Jones)- Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS) settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM), as the two companies reached cross licensing agreements for products based on the patents under dispute. more
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Boston Commun: Freedom Wireless Gets $128M In Patent Case
BEDFORD, Mass. (Dow Jones)--Boston Communications Group Inc. (BCGI) said a jury ruled that the company and other co-defendants jointly infringed two U.S. patents held by Freedom Wireless, and awarded Freedom Wireless $128 million for past infringement. more
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Boston Commun: Freedom Wireless Gets $128M In Patent Case
BEDFORD, Mass. (Dow Jones)--Boston Communications Group Inc. (BCGI) said a jury ruled that the company and other co-defendants jointly infringed two U.S. patents held by Freedom Wireless, and awarded Freedom Wireless $128 million for past infringement. more
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Enabling cellphones on Boston's underground railway
The massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has granted a license to InSite Wireless for the right to install, operate, and maintain an underground neutral wireless communication network within the MBTA's subway system. Under the terms of the 15-year license, the MBTA is guaranteed minimum fees totaling nearly US$4 million. Five firms had competed for the contract. more
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IWO Holdings Files For Ch. 11 Bankruptcy In Delaware
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- IWO Holdings Inc. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del. more
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USA expands number portability
Phase 2 of the USA's deployment of mobile number portability went live yesterday, bringing the service to the entire country. Until now, the service was limited to the "top100" markets in the USA. The initial phase of LNP went into effect in November 2003 in the top 100 markets across the country, which in New England, included Boston, Hartford (CT), Providence (RI) and Springfield (MA). more
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Driver dies while chatting on phone and driving
An Abington, massachusetts woman has died after crashing her car while driving and using a cell phone at the same time. In potentially the greatest of ironies, she crashed the car after losing control and driving straight into a cell phone retail store, operated by Cingular Wireless. more
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Cell phones could be powered by sugar cubes
Researchers have found a way of converting sugars into electricity with an efficiency that makes the technique suitable for use in cell phones. Professor Derek Lovley and postdoctoral researcher Swades Chaudhuri, both based at the University of massachusetts Amherst, have discovered a microorganism that is capable of stable, long-term electricity production by oxidizing carbohydrates. The organism, Rhodoferax ferrireducens, transfers electrons directly onto an electrode as it metabolizes sugar into electricity, producing carbon dioxide as a byproduct. more
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New boss for Cable & Wireless mobile
Cable & Wireless says that it has appointed Barbara Poggiali as Group Director of Mobile, with effect from1 September 2003. Mobile is a fast growing part of Cable & Wireless' national telecommunications businesses in, for example, the Caribbean, Macau and Panama. Barbara Poggiali's role will be to assist the mobile operations to maximise their business potential. She will report to Kevin Loosemore, Chief Operating Officer. more
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