SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An unprecedented debate over how the global Internet is governed is set to dominate a meeting of officials in Dubai next week, with many countries pushing to give a United Nations body broad regulatory powers even as the United States and others contend such a move could mean the end of the open Internet. ...

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Press releaseNovember 19th 2012. Adfonic, the smarter mobile buying platform, has released its Global AdMetrics Report for Q3 2012, showing that while Apple and Samsung both increased their share of ad impressions globally, Apple widened its lead over Samsung. This is despite the increasing popularity of new Samsung devices during Q3 such as the Galaxy S III, which reached Adfonic's global Top Ten mobile devices by share of ad impressions, while Apple's iPhone 5, released towards the end of the quarter, had yet to impact on Adfonic's mobile advertising platform. Continue reading →

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Ever returned from a relaxing vacation only to find an enormous phone bill waiting for you? Well, AT&T has promised to make traveling abroad more affordable with a new set of international roaming plans.

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At least 24 people were arrested in the United States and abroad in a US-led sting operation targeting cyber criminals buying and selling stolen credit card information, officials said.

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Verizon Wireless on Monday confirmed that the DROID RAZR, RAZR MAXX, HTC Rezound, and DROID 4 will receive global roaming capabilities later this summer, enabling the handsets to access voice and data services in more than 200 countries, Droid-Life reported. “Customers will see a notification on their device when the software update is available for their device,” a Verizon spokesperson said. “After the software update, customers will be able to take their smartphone overseas and use voice service in more than 220 countries and receive data in more than 205 countries.” While the carrier didn’t give a specific timeline, there is a possibility the update may be included with the smartphone’s upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich updates, which are also slated for

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Google re-launches ‘Our Mobile Planet’ with the MMASix countries are the leaders in smartphone adoptionPress releaseMay 16th 2012. Google with the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), the leading global trade association for the mobile industry, has announced the launch of an updated version of ‘Our Mobile Planet’, a mobile consumer data resource that provides free access [...]

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