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Polo to launch shopping by cell phone

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 4:24pm EDT

Is the tech-savvy fashionista ready to shop by mobile phone? Polo Ralph Lauren hopes so. Using phones to buy items such as train tickets or products in vending machines is commonplace in Japan, but the trend has yet to catch on in the United States.
New BlackBerry Bold due out soon

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 11:59am EDT

The new BlackBerry Bold model should be coming to North America within a month now that Research In Motion has started selling it in Germany and Chile.
iPhone dropping calls? Blame the Infineon chip

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 11:39am EDT

An Infineon chip could be at the root of complaints from around the world that Apple Inc.'s new iPhone drops calls and has unpredictable Internet links, according to a research report from Nomura.
New Yahoo service helps users share location

Posted: August 14th, 2008, 12:17pm EDT

Yahoo Inc. is riding the wave of location-based services with the launch of a service intended to help users share their real-world location with their friends online.
Magazine: Design flaw behind iPhone 3G woes

Posted: August 13th, 2008, 9:57pm EDT

Spotty wireless broadband connectivity for some of Apple Inc.'s new iPhones most likely results from a hardware problem introduced during mass production, a Swedish technical magazine reported Wednesday.
Using text to remember tidbits

Posted: August 13th, 2008, 3:58pm EDT

It happens to everyone: A friend recommends a good book or movie, but by the time you get around to Googling it — assuming you get that far — you can't remember what it's called.
Video: Jobs confirms iPhone ‘kill switch’

Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:22pm EDT

Aug. 13: Apple’s Steve Jobs confirms what a hacker discovered that all iPhones have a remote "kill switch." CNBC’s Jim Goldman reports. (CNBC)
Best Buy to sell iPhones starting Sept. 7

Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:42am EDT

Best Buy Co. will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7, becoming first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores.
Police turn to secret weapon: GPS device

Posted: August 12th, 2008, 11:40pm EDT

Across the country, police are using GPS devices to snare thieves, drug dealers, sexual predators and killers, often without a warrant or court order, raising the concerns of privacy advocates.
Wireless services add more parental controls

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 9:06am EDT

For parents considering getting their child a cell phone, more carriers are offering the tools for mom and dad to keep a tighter rein on their children’s cell phone use, from limiting the amount of texting, to setting the hours of when the phone can be used.