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Mobile telephony: why does the complaint stop at the carriers?
MobileMobile telephony coverage has been the reason for many complaints from users despite the high investments in technology and expansion by the carriers. However, it is necessary to understand that the explosion of smartphones using and the significative increase of mobile networks are factors that can lead to system errors. Even more important than that, [...]
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Connected cars are a trend, says study
Inovações de TecnologiaReverse cameras and sensor, bluetooth connection with smartphones, speed control through traffic monitoring, high speed internet connection via Wi-Fi, door opening with proximity sensor and many other techonologies are already available for the public. But are we ready to let some of our driving habits go? According to a research conducted by Cisco Customer Experience [...]
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Federal government plans the installation of ‘rural’ internet
InternetImage: Corbis The Communications minister, Paulo Bernardo, affirmed that the implantation of the ‘rural’ internet is part of the federal government planning. On this thurday (16), he said that the technology will start to be implanted in the first semester of 2014. The Valor Econômico revealed that an auction of the 450MHz frequence to be [...]
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Retail actions harm smatphones adoption in Brazil
EletrônicosImagem: Reprodução/Corbis According to Procon-SP, the same smartphone can have its price varying up to 53,72% in different stores. To increase the prices, specially on commemorative dates, such as Mother’s Day, is an action that harms Brazilian smartphones adoption. Data from 2012 show that 15% of the Brazilian population already uses smartphones, but, in comparative [...]
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How much does broadband services cost worldwide?
InternetImage: Reprodução/Corbis A study conducted by the economista Samy Dana reveals the price of broadband services worldwide. Fifteen countries wre analyzed, including Brazil, that ranks the list with the second highest average price. The research took account of the price charged for the 1 Mpbs service and compared it with the countries’ average wage. Thus, [...]
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Mobile market grows, overcoming the laptop
MobileImage: Corbis According to NPD, about 762,7 million portable gadgets will be sold by 2017. The trend is that the tablets end up replacing the traditional laptops and PCs, becoming the main tool for lots of professionals. “This year, the mobile technology is going through meaningful changes” O mercado de computação móvel está passando por [...]
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4G is ready in Brazil
4GImage: Corbis Carriers are going to announce, by the end of April, their plans for 4G LTE internet, which offers a speed about ten times higher than the third generation mobile internet. It means that a download will be able to reach, depending on its source, about 5Mbps, against the regular 1Mbps from the 3G. [...]
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4G quality is going to be superior and help relieve 3G, affirms Paulo Bernardo
4GImage: Estadão The new regulamentations proposed for the 4G are the bet in a quality service, according to the Communications Minister, Paulo Bernardo. In a recent interview given to Estadão, Bernardo says that Anatel faulted while controlling 3G quality, leading to a service which quality is unsatisfactory. Thanks to the rules for 4G proposal, the [...]
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