http://www.amta.org.au Latest News en 480 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:13:25 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Cough.into.your.mobile.phone.for.instant.diagnosis Your mobile phone may soon be able to diagnose respiratory illnesses in seconds when you cough into it, the Telegraph in the UK reports. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Cough.into.your.mobile.phone.for.instant.diagnosis http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Study.shows.benefits.of.daily.texting A study in New Zealand demonstrated that providing motivational support through daily text messages to young cigarette smokers might help them quit smoking, reports the student newspaper at Carnegie Mellon University in the US. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Study.shows.benefits.of.daily.texting http://www.amta.org.au/articles/AMTA.keen.to.work.with.new.consumer.communications.body AMTA has welcomed the opportunity to work co-operatively and constructively with the new peak consumer body for telecommunications issues, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN). Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/AMTA.keen.to.work.with.new.consumer.communications.body http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Shipments.up.11.in.September.quarter.2009 New figures for September 2009 show that in the third quarter of this year shipments rose by 11% compared to the same period in 2008. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Shipments.up.11.in.September.quarter.2009 http://www.amta.org.au/articles/MobileMuster.launches.new.TV.and.online.advertising.campaign MobileMuster will begin a national advertising campaign this Sunday 11th October on TV and online urging Australians to “Dive into your nearest mobile phone retailer”. The campaign has a strong call to action for consumers to drop their old mobiles into participating retailers. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/MobileMuster.launches.new.TV.and.online.advertising.campaign http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Motoring.organisation.raises.concerns.over.ban.on.mobile.in-car.GPS The NRMA has raised concerns over moves to ban the use of GPS-enabled mobile phone handsets as in-car navigation devices while allowing drivers to use navigation aids that provide the same service to motorists. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Motoring.organisation.raises.concerns.over.ban.on.mobile.in-car.GPS http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Little.project.with.a.big.outcome.launched.in.the.heart.of.Melbourne This week the Victorian Minister for the Environment, Gavin Jennings, and Recycling Committee Chairman, Chris Mason, launched two MobileMuster collection points in the heart of Melbourne. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Little.project.with.a.big.outcome.launched.in.the.heart.of.Melbourne http://www.amta.org.au/articles/13000.Australians.seek.mobile.base.station.EME.information More than 13,000 Australians have sought and obtained site specific information regarding electromagnetic energy (EME) levels around base stations over the past 12 months from the Mobile Carriers Forum’s Radio Frequency National Site Archive (RFNSA). Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/13000.Australians.seek.mobile.base.station.EME.information http://www.amta.org.au/articles/amta/Productivity.connectivity.and.mobility.Video Mobile broadband is rapidly proving its value to the community and business by allowing Australians to communicate anywhere, anytime on any device across any network. The video clip attached shows examples of the rapidly expanding range of applications and services delivered via mobile broadband. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/amta/Productivity.connectivity.and.mobility.Video http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Radio.spectrum.speculation.goes.mobile.says.newspapers The Age and SMH ran a story by Dan Oakes this week “Radio Spectrum Goes Mobile” speculating on the outcome of the Government’s deliberations on Digital Dividend spectrum. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Radio.spectrum.speculation.goes.mobile.says.newspapers http://www.amta.org.au/articles/AMTA.General.Meeting.in.Sydney.on.November.26 The AMTA Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 26 November at 12 Noon. All members are welcome to attend at VHA, Level 6, Tower B, 799 Pacific Highway, Chatswood, Sydney. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/AMTA.General.Meeting.in.Sydney.on.November.26 http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Foreign.Correspondent.journeys.to.Congo.in.search.of.coltan ABC TV Foreign Correspondent’s Eric Campbell’s journeys to the heart of the warzone in the Congo to investigate the link between the demand for gadgets and a seemingly endless - and certainly brutal - African war. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Foreign.Correspondent.journeys.to.Congo.in.search.of.coltan http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Industry.partners.Cybersmart.gov.au.awareness.campaign AMTA has joined children’s advocacy organisations in promoting the Cybersmart.gov.au web site. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:00 UTC http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Industry.partners.Cybersmart.gov.au.awareness.campaign