Archive for April, 2011

It might surprise most Californians to learn that even behind bars, prisoners in California are regularly using cellphones to communicate with people both inside and outside prison walls.

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In this day of modern communications, one can’t swing a cat without smacking someone trying to sell telephone service, naturally bundled with Internet, cable TV, e-mail and maybe even laundry and dry-cleaning. All from the same company and all for one low price.

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 19.8% year over year in the first quarter of 2011 fueled by high smartphone growth, especially in emerging markets, and gains made by market challengers.

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp. has countered accusations by rival Huawei Technologies of violations of its patent and trademark rights by suing Huawei for alleged infringements of its mobile phone technology.

Samsung Electronics filed its own U.S. lawsuit against Apple, accusing the iPad maker of infringing 10 patents in an escalation of the dispute over tablet and mobile technology.