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Report: Apple working on Verizon iPhone
Posted: March 30th, 2010, 8:54pm EDT
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Is 4G better than 3G?
Posted: March 30th, 2010, 12:34pm EDT
You’ve heard it on TV commercials: “our network is the largest 3G network in the United States” and “Which network would you trust, when you really need to trust your network?” The advertisements are extolling the virtues of 3G networks.
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Think you're a ‘supertasker’? Probably not
Posted: March 29th, 2010, 7:55pm EDT
A very small percentage of the population can safely drive while talking on their cell phones, but chances are high that you're not one of these "supertaskers," according to a new study.
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Apps to curb texting while driving multiply
Posted: March 29th, 2010, 9:49am EDT
Several software and gadget companies are developing programs to break drivers of the bad habit of holding a cell phone while driving, whether for texting or talking.
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Newsweek: Anna Quindlen: Reading has a strong future
Posted: March 29th, 2010, 8:07am EDT
The future of reading is backlit and bright.
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Newsweek: Why Apple’s co-founder wants two iPads
Posted: March 29th, 2010, 8:05am EDT
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Newsweek: Why the iPad will change everything
Posted: March 29th, 2010, 8:02am EDT
The iPad will change the way you use computers, read books, and watch TV—as long as you're willing to do it the Steve Jobs way.
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Posted: March 29th, 2010, 8:02am EDT
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Washington state OKs tougher cell phone law
Posted: March 26th, 2010, 3:56pm EDT
Starting this summer, drivers better use a headset if they're talking on their cell phones. And don't even think about texting your friend while cruising down the interstate.
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'Avatar' director says 3-D will come to mobile
Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:53pm EDT
3-D will come to mobile faster than anyone has anticipated, and without the need for awkward glasses, "Avatar" director James Cameron told an audience today at the CTIA Wireless conference.
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Wireless stars of the show
Posted: March 25th, 2010, 11:45am EDT
Tablets. Netbooks. Photo frames. GPS-enabled pet collars. Oh yeah — and phones. They are all a part of this spring's CTIA wireless industry trade show in Las Vegas.
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No bars at home? AT&T to offer $150 fix
Posted: March 24th, 2010, 4:04pm EDT
AT&T Inc. wireless subscribers who have poor reception at home will soon be able fix that, for $150.
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MetroPCS to launch 4G phone before Verizon
Posted: March 24th, 2010, 3:36pm EDT
MetroPCS, a wireless carrier catering to those of modest means, is set to be the first to introduce a phone with a brand new network technology that provides faster data access. That means it's beating Verizon Wireless, the country's largest carrier.
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The best new netbooks
Posted: March 24th, 2010, 9:05am EDT
Gizmodo: If you're in the market for a netbook — the gimpy kittens of the laptop jungle — know this first: on the inside, they're all basically the same. Making the little differences all the more important! And yes, they do add up.
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Apple sells no-contract iPhones at full price
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 10:06pm EDT
Apple is making some of its iPhone models available at full price without a contract from AT&T. However, the new phones are still "locked" to AT&T and will not work with any other cellular carrier unless they're modified.
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Verizon says Skype on some phones this week
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 8:53pm EDT
Skype's popular telephony application will be available on nine phone models sold by Verizon Wireless starting on Thursday.
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Samsung unveils new Galaxy S Android phone
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 8:39pm EDT
Samsung , the world's second-biggest mobile phone maker, on Tuesday unveiled a new smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S, which is based on Google's Android software.
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Sprint to promote video calling with '4G' phone
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 6:35pm EDT
Sprint wants to make video calls a selling point of the new, faster data network that it's spending billions to build, along with co-investors.
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Clearwire to expand to L.A., Miami, St. Louis
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 5:40pm EDT
Clearwire Corp. said Tuesday that it will expand its wireless broadband network to cover Los Angeles, Miami, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City this year.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 5:40pm EDT
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Leap adds free nationwide roaming to Cricket
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 3:03pm EDT
Leap Wireless said Tuesday that it's eliminating most roaming fees for its Cricket contract-free wireless service, continuing a series of price cuts and service enhancements in the growing and competitive prepaid market.
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Verizon to test advanced network in summer
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 2:51pm EDT
Verizon Wireless plans to test an advanced, high-speed wireless network in six markets this summer and hopes to launch the service in up to 30 markets this year.
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Bill Nye: Cell phones aren't making us dumb
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 8:54am EDT
Gizmodo: Forget what you've heard, iPhones and Google going to take the place of our memory. According to Bill Nye the Science Guy, storing information outside of the brain is what makes humans human.
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Crank up the Wi-Fi, bring in the femtocells
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 8:53am EDT
With increasing network congestion and data demands, wireless carriers are now welcoming, even encouraging, customers’ use of Wi-Fi on their smartphones and trying out devices called femtocells.
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Getting up to speed with 4G
Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 9:11am EDT
4G, or fourth-generation, wireless technology, expected to be touted this week at the wireless industry's trade show, will mean faster Internet access and speedier downloads for cell phone users.
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Lawmakers want to limit txt msgs and e-mails
Posted: March 21st, 2010, 6:41pm EDT
Cities and state legislatures are adopting rules to limit texts and e-mails relating to official business, even as officials are increasingly fielding public-record requests.
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Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 6:23pm EDT
Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile carriers as subscriber gains slow.
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Apple swears iPad partners to secrecy
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 2:41pm EDT
BusinessWeek: Developers must sequester the tablet computer in rooms with blacked-out windows, reflecting secrecy around a product that may mean billions of dollars in sales
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Businesses sue Yelp over manipulated reviews
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 2:27pm EDT
Yelp, one of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services, is being sued by several small businesses that claim they've been pressured to advertise on the site in exchange for getting negative reviews squashed.
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iPad may beat iPhone's first three-month sales
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 1:46pm EDT
Apple could sell more iPads in the first three months of availability than it sold original iPhones in the same period, according to sources quoted by the Wall Street Journal.
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Who gets a thumbs-up from Ebert on Twitter?
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 1:23pm EDT
Twitter is so many things to so many people: infomercial, backyard fence, brain dump. The funny, famous, famous for the wrong reasons or simply very useful have thousands of followers, but who do THEY follow?
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Smartphone annoyances, with love
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 6:41pm EDT
Smartphones are like digital “Mini–Me”s, reflecting our tastes, interests, lives. But, like us, they're far from perfect.
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Posted: March 18th, 2010, 6:41pm EDT
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Kindle app available for Mac (including iPad)
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 1:45pm EDT
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it released an application to allow its Kindle e-books to be read on Apple Inc Mac computers.
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The rise of the super-smartphone
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 9:05am EDT
As the wireless trade industry prepares to meet in Las Vegas March 23-25, smartphones with even more smarts are in the pipeline, aided by improved processing power, screen technology and better software.
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Sprint to support Google's Nexus One phone
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 8:49pm EDT
Google's Nexus One smartphone will soon be available to subscribers of Sprint, the second U.S. wireless service provider in two days to announce an agreement to support the touchscreen phone.
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Case-mate's Hug is an iPhone necessity
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 5:49pm EDT
Wireless charging has been around — even for the iPhone—for years, but it wasn't until the last 12 months that it's been refined to be as good as standard wired charging.
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App helps shoppers make greener food choices
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 11:25am EDT
A new smartphone application aims to help eco-conscious consumers make greener choices at the grocery store.
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Airline workers face 3 months in jail over texts
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 11:01am EDT
Two Emirates airlines cabin crew have been ordered jailed for three months in Dubai over sexually explicit text messages, the latest in a string of indecency cases against foreigners, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Space out! Why daydreaming is so important
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 8:37am EDT
Put the cell phone down, drop the Blackberry, cease the nonstop tweeting. You’re making yourself stupid. Or at the very least, you’re affecting your memory.
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BlackBerry users willing to swap for an iPhone
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 4:49pm EDT
Almost 40 percent of BlackBerry users would switch camp to an Apple iPhone , a recent study into smartphone brand loyalty shows.
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Apple's iPad is one of a slate of slates
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 8:48am EDT
There are many other companies jumping into the tablet arena besides Apple. Among them: HP, Dell and Samsung. Google and HTC are reportedly working on a slate, and Sony may be interested, too.
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Wacom Intuos4 Wireless: The joy of freedom
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 8:37am EDT
Gizmodo: This wireless tablet features brushstrokes as smooth and precise as the real thing, and the touchscreen never misses a single beat.
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FCC chief's broadband goals, in his words
Posted: March 15th, 2010, 5:01pm EDT
Since Julius Genachowski became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission last year, his main priority has been overhauling the government's strategy for expanding high-speed Internet access.
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Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement
Posted: March 15th, 2010, 4:12pm EDT
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FCC to unveil national broadband plan
Posted: March 15th, 2010, 12:30pm EDT
Communications regulators on Tuesday will unveil a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.
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Posted: March 15th, 2010, 12:30pm EDT
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Orders for Apple's new iPad start today
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:40pm EST
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FCC releases Internet speed test tool
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 10:55am EST
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet.
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Mobile giving for Chile pales compared to Haiti
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 8:59am EST
So far, Americans have pledged $100,000 in donations via cell phone for victims of Chile's earthquake compared to more than $43 million raised that way for victims of Haiti's Jan. 12 quake.
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Palm teeters in crowded smartphone market
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:13pm EST
Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smartphone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
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HTC Legend: Frankly, it feels expensive
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:57am EST
With HTC's upcoming crop of Androids, you'll be able to separate people into two distinct groups: those who spring for the brainier, better-specced Desire, and those who get bowled over by the beautiful, yet lesser-specced Legend.
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Malware turns your cell phone against you
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:57am EST
Malicious software for cell phones could pose a greater risk for consumer's personal and financial well-being than computer viruses, say scientists from Rutgers University.
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112 best free downloads, sites and services
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:43am EST
Want to correct Windows problems, make your PC or mobile phone more capable, and get things done faster online — all without opening your wallet? Check out these 112 incredibly useful, incredibly free downloads, sites, and services.
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The dark side of digital ‘love’
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:43am EST
Despite many upbeat tales of online matchups or romantic reunions through Facebook or e-mail, there are plenty of cautionary tales. They don't have the high-profile, TMZ-appeal of Tiger Woods' case, but are more devastating to the victims.
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AT&T scores another win by adding Android
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:06pm EST
AT&T has finally added the Google Android platform to its portfolio of mobile devices with the launch of the Motorola Backflip.
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iPhone can be addicting, says new survey
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:37pm EST
A new Stanford University survey confirms what many iPhone users may have long suspected: Apple's smartphone can be addicting. The survey was administered to 200 students with iPhones, 70 percent of whom had owned their iPhones for less than a year.
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You're predictable! So says your cell phone
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 3:10pm EST
Humans are unpredictable, movers and shakers — or so we might think. Yet new research that used cell phones to track people reveals the patterns of our movements and where we can be found, day or night, are predictable as much as 93 percent of the time, no matter how far we travel.
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Source: Microsoft to sell phone on Verizon
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 7:31pm EST
Microsoft Corp. is aiming to launch two phones that will be sold by top U.S. mobile operator Verizon Wireless in late spring or early summer, a person briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
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Skype lands on Nokia Symbian phones
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 6:15pm EST
Nokia is embracing Skype, making available for free the Internet-telephony (VoIP) app in the Ovi app store.
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U.S. Army turns to phone apps to win wars
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:36pm EST
The U.S. Army announced today a competition to create useful smartphone and Web applications aimed at making the military more efficient, enhancing "warfighting effectiveness," and perhaps save soldiers' lives.
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Cell phone plans: Don't get caught in the ringer
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 7:37pm EST
Buying a cell phone is a bit like applying to college – at least it seems that way, given the complexity of the task, the commitment required, and the myriad of choices.
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Cuban: ‘No’ to shows on Net as part of merger
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:07am EST
A proposal by Sen. Al Franken to require Comcast and NBC Universal to promise to put all their television shows online as part of a merger is opposed by media entrepreneur Mark Cuban.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:07am EST