A new California start-up claims to have developed technology that will revolutionize the quality of photos taken with a cell phone. InVisage Technologies, Inc., based in Menlo Park, CA, has unveiled the world’s first commercial quantum-dot-based image sensor.
Using custom-designed semiconductor materials, the company’s QuantumFilm sensors deliver 4x higher performance, 2x higher dynamic range and [...]

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The Universal Service Fund fee will hit a record-high 15.3% for the second quarter of 2010, according to an FCC public notice released March 12.
The USF was implemented as a result of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and was originally conceived to be assessed on carrier revenue only.
Today, carriers simply pass the expense onto consumers.  [...]

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Verizon has won top honors in Fortune Magazine’s latest list of “most admired companies”.
The New York based telecommunications giant racked up top rankings in six our of nine reputation attributes: innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, quality of management, long-term investment and quality products and services.
“It’s an honor to have the dedication [...]

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