• 2015-11-17

T-Mobile wants to obliterate any notion that its coverage is inferior to the competition. The cellphone carrier announced Monday that all T-Mobile customers with a "Simple Choice" plan can now receive a free mini cell tower for their home. The 8.5-inch square gadget blasts out T-Mobile's 4G-LTE netw...

• 2015-11-06

Worried about your smartphone giving you cancer? You shouldn't be. Although these devices do emit radiation, experts say it isn't nearly enough to permanently damage cells or raise cancer risk – even for people who use them constantly. Still, it's no surprise that many people are concerned about thi...

• 2015-11-04

A city in central Argentina has banned the use of cell phones inside banks, punishable by 15 days in jail, state media reported Thursday. The city legislature in Cordoba passed the ban Wednesday night, the government-funded Telam news agency said. The law applies to bank employees, customers and any...

• 2015-10-29

Drivers caught using mobile phones at the wheel should have their penalties doubled to cut the number of road deaths, says the boss of the Metropolitan Police. But what else could be done, asks Justin Parkinson. Wi-fi lay-bys In a research paper, brothers Barry and Charles Press raise the idea of "c...

• 2015-10-28

The Federal Communications Commission is drawing up rules for extremely high frequency spectrums that could be used in "5G" mobile broadband. 4G (fourth generation cellular technology) LTE in the US relies on frequencies from 700MHz to 2.5GHz, with the lower frequencies being best suited for coverin...

• 2015-10-23

Most guides to improving your phone signal advise you to buy a signal booster – expensive gadgets which also have the drawback of being illegal in the UK. But if you find that your calls keep cutting out, there ARE a few things you can do, beyond simply switching to calls via Wi-Fi, or going outdoor...

• 2015-10-21

Europe has made yet another deal designed to further the move toward 5G. The European Commission and China reached an agreement Monday to cooperate on the development of 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless networks. Under the terms of the agreement, both parties promise to share research and work towa...

• 2015-10-19

Signal failure is one of the most frustrating occurrences of modern life as calls drop out mid conversation and text messages stubbornly refuse to send. But there are a few simple tricks that can help to ensure you can stay connected. Make a signal map: Using your phone’s signal strength, walk aroun...

• 2015-10-15

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's car was virtually left unguarded when a part of his convoy got separated here on Saturday. Jaitley, who flew into the city on Saturday morning to visit the residence of late BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya to offer his condolences, was on his way from the Netaji...

• 2015-10-13

VoLTE stands for voice over LTE and lets users make voice calls over a 4G LTE network, rather than 2G or 3G. While 4G is currently used for downloading, streaming and web browsing, it will increasingly be used for making calls too, according to 4G.co.uk. Its big advantage is call quality because mor...