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CONSUMER CATCH-UP: More inclined infant sleepers recalled, FTC warns VoIP providers not to assist robocallers, and Bird debuts improved scooter in San Francisco - KGO-TV CONSUMER CATCH-UP: More inclined infant sleepers recalled, FTC warns VoIP providers not to assist robocallers, and Bird debuts improved scooter in San Francisco - KGO-TV Posted: 30 Jan 2020 04:47 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- More inclined infant sleepers recalled due to suffocation risk Four more companies are recalling inclined infant sleepers in response to the suffocation risk they pose to babies. Graco, Summer Infant, Evenflo and Delta Children announced voluntary recalls, joining Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper and other similar products. Inclined sleepers have been found to allow babies to roll onto their stomach or side, leading to at least 73 reported suffocation deaths. Here's more details on the recalled items: SwaddleMe By Your Bed - Summer Infants Mode

10 Important Points for IT Pros Migrating Their Phone Service - PCMag.com 10 Important Points for IT Pros Migrating Their Phone Service - PCMag.com Posted: 19 Dec 2018 12:00 AM PST It doesn't really matter what your company is using for a phone system right now because at some point you're going to need to find something that will scale to support your growing business. A more advanced cloud phone and Private Branch Exchange (PBX) provider will offer fancier features and a path to Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS). It will also provide better performance for a growing number of users, heightened security, and more thorough call accounting and reporting capabilities so you'll have a much better idea of what you're spending and where. As we discussed in last week's column , your first consideration needs to be whether you want a phone system in the cloud or in your building. There are a number of reasons to

CONSUMER CATCH-UP: More inclined infant sleepers recalled, FTC warns VoIP providers not to assist robocallers, and Bird debuts improved scooter in San Francisco - KGO-TV CONSUMER CATCH-UP: More inclined infant sleepers recalled, FTC warns VoIP providers not to assist robocallers, and Bird debuts improved scooter in San Francisco - KGO-TV Posted: 30 Jan 2020 04:47 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- More inclined infant sleepers recalled due to suffocation risk Four more companies are recalling inclined infant sleepers in response to the suffocation risk they pose to babies. Graco, Summer Infant, Evenflo and Delta Children announced voluntary recalls, joining Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper and other similar products. Inclined sleepers have been found to allow babies to roll onto their stomach or side, leading to at least 73 reported suffocation deaths. Here's more details on the recalled items: SwaddleMe By Your Bed - Summer Infants Mode

Realme X2 Pro Would be First to Receive Wi-Fi Calling Feature Followed by Other Phones - TelecomTALK Realme X2 Pro Would be First to Receive Wi-Fi Calling Feature Followed by Other Phones - TelecomTALK Posted: 23 Jan 2020 11:42 PM PST Highlights The Wi-Fi calling feature is now supported by as many as 150 phones Older phones like Realme U1 will also get the VoWi-Fi support Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are currently offering Wi-Fi calling to users In addition to many popular features that users are looking for in their feature phones like the dark mode and digital wellbeing, Wi-Fi calling is one of the other such features which has been in very popular demand among the users of India. Now the major manufacturers like Xiaomi, Samsung and OnePlus have already launched support for Wi-Fi calling on their phones. However, Realme has also made its position in India as one of the most popular smartphone brands in India. This means th

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Blocking robocalls: Now US-based VoIP 'gateway carriers' hit by DoJ lawsuits - ZDNet Blocking robocalls: Now US-based VoIP 'gateway carriers' hit by DoJ lawsuits - ZDNet Posted: 29 Jan 2020 04:53 AM PST The US Justice Department has filed two lawsuits against five US-based VoIP 'gateway carriers' and their owners for operating robocall services that were allegedly used to defraud American consumers with calls that mostly originated from India.  The lawsuits mark another front in US government efforts to stem the flood of robocalls that consumers face. The Justice Department says the robocalls have caused "devastating financial harm" to elderly and other vulnerable victims, including immigrants who've received bogus threats of imminent deportation.  The department has filed civil action for temporary restraining orders using wire fraud charges against the five US companies and t

Comcast Offers Robocall Blocking for Xfinity Mobile - Telecompetitor Comcast Offers Robocall Blocking for Xfinity Mobile - Telecompetitor Posted: 24 Jun 2019 12:00 AM PDT Another telecom provider is taking action to combat fraudulent robocalls, which are become increasingly frequent – and annoying – for landline and mobile phone customers. Comcast announced today that it is giving Xfinity Mobile customers the option to use robocall blocking technology from Hiya. Xfinity Mobile customers now can download the Hiya app for free to begin receiving alerts about potential spam calls and block them, as well. The app will also identify calls from common businesses to provide clarity on who is calling, and includes a "neighbor spoofing" blocker, which allows customers to block specific area codes if they notice a lot of unwanted calls coming from them, according to the Comcast announcement . Comcast also noted they have a separate roboc

Global Cable Operator Market Analysis and Outlook, 2019-2024 - Successful Cable MSOs Will Successfully Leverage Multi-Access Edge Computing Infrastructure - GlobeNewswire Global Cable Operator Market Analysis and Outlook, 2019-2024 - Successful Cable MSOs Will Successfully Leverage Multi-Access Edge Computing Infrastructure - GlobeNewswire Posted: 06 Jan 2020 12:00 AM PST Dublin, Jan. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Cable Operator Market by Technology, Residential Services (Wireless, Internet, Entertainment, Security, Home Automation, and IoT based Apps), SMB and Enterprise Applications 2019 - 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report evaluates Cable MSO ecosystem players, technologies, solutions, and market opportunities. This includes traditional residential and SMB services as well as the broader B2B market for fixed network providers, IoT market opportunities, wireless/mobility and othe

Across Wisconsin, elderly at risk as residents wait weeks without Frontier phone service—or a way to call 911 - WSAW Across Wisconsin, elderly at risk as residents wait weeks without Frontier phone service—or a way to call 911 - WSAW Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:13 PM PST MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. (WSAW) -- "My home was effectively cut off from contact with the outside world." A Marathon County resident calls extended phone service outages in the rural parts of the county "a matter of life and death" for her mother in a DATCP complaint. (WSAW Photo) Scores of reports, begging the state for help. Elderly residents scattered across rural Wisconsin, dependent on their landline for medical conditions or Lifeline support and living in areas untouched by reliable cell service, remained out of phone service for weeks at a time in the past two years. "We are both disabled," a Manitowoc elderly couple wrote. "They