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Will Consumers Balk at 5G Phone Prices?
2019-08-23 12:24:57| TechNewsWorld
Consumers could suffer from sticker shock when it comes time to buy a 5G-enabled phone, suggests a new report from IHS Markit, based on a poll conducted in the U.S. Although consumers expect to pay more money for 5G smartphones, the prices may exceed their expectations dramatically, with some devices selling for as much as 29 times more than what the average buyer might anticipate.
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Consumers Balk at Premium Smartphone Prices
2019-04-26 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Only a fraction of consumers are willing to pay $1,500 or more for a flagship Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy smartphone, suggests an informal ECT News Network survey conducted from April 15 to 22. Fewer than 2 percent of those who took part said they'd be willing to paying such a premium for a handset. New smartphones arrive with almost disturbing regularity.
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WTE Advocates Balk at Exclusion from U.S. Mayors Conference Renewable Energy Plan
2017-06-28 17:12:20| Waste Age
The plan excludes incineration of municipal and medical waste from its list of renewable options.
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Users Balk at Mobile App Permission Requests
2015-11-12 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
The Pew Research Center on Tuesday released a report on permissions and mobile applications found in the Google Play store. The number of permissions requested by a mobile app can be a deal breaker for six out of 10 smartphone users, Pew found. Applications request permission from users to access a variety of functions on a smartphone -- accessing the Internet, for example, or using the camera.
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FCC votes to further reduce phone calls for jail, prison inmates; companies balk
2015-10-22 21:39:42| Telecom - Topix.net
The Federal Communications Commission agreed Thursday to take additional steps to slash how much can be charged for phone calls made from jails and prisons. The 3-2 vote in Washington comes two years after the FCC voted to restrict rates on inmate calls made from one state to another.
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