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India: Rude Cell Phone Users Should Go To Prison

Times Online | Rhys Blakely | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

Read More: India House of Lords, India, Mobile Phone Use, Cell Phone Problems, House of Lords, Mobile Phones, India Mobile Phones, Cell Phones, India Cell Phones, World News

A staggering rise in mobile phone usage in India has stoked an unacceptable surge in public rudeness and the most annoying offenders should be sent to...

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Tech Gadgets for Aging in Place a Reality Now

Mark Miller | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Aging in Place, Aging, Information Technology, Technology, Seniors, Personal Computers, Health, Living News
Mark Miller

Age-related living decisions are urgent not only for today's seniors, but also for baby boomers who are helping their own aging parents manage and make decisions.

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Unacceptable Excuse of the Day

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Digital Ubiquity, Blackberry, A.I.G., Cell Phones, Electronic Communications, Lame Excuses, Economy, Aig Bonuses, Aig, Bank Bonuses, Recession, Federal Bailouts, Bailout Bandits, Financial Crisis, Aig Federal Bailouts, Bonuses, Wall Street Bonuses, AIG Scandal, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

The ongoing AIG mess provides us with an interesting sidelight today -- the use of an excuse that is no longer acceptable in the unwired global universe in which we now live.

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iPhone, Blackberry Curve: Blackberry Is "Admirable Replacement"

Salon.com | Om Malik | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Iphone, Blackberry Iphone, Blackberry, Apple Iphone, Mobile Phones, Iphone Curve, Iphone Blackberry, Curve Iphone, BlackBerry Curve, Business News

It's been almost a month since I broke up with my iPhone and switched to the new T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 for what I like to call "unified commu...

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iForget: How the iPhone Killed Memory

Matt Stewart | Posted 04.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Cell Phones, Iphone, Internet, Forget, Sociology, Mobile Phones, Web, Memory, Talk, Society, Cellphones, Communications, Technology, Cell Phone, Style News
Matt Stewart

The iPhone is a gorgeous, near-perfect device that reads minds and moves planets. It's also destroying the traditional concept of memory.

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Stalkers Turn To Cell Phones For 'Textual Harassment'

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 04.03.2009 | Home

Read More: Stalkers, Stalking, Cell Phones, Text Messages, Home News

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The college student had endured months of online and cell phone harassment from her ex-boyfriend. She ignored the barrage of e-m...

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Italian Church: Give Up Texting For Lent

Times Online | Richard Owen | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Cell Phones, Easter, Text Messaging Italy, Italy, Lent, Text Message, Europe, Italian Church, Text Messaging, Text Messages, World News

Chrch sez stop txtn 4 lent. Or, put another way, the Italian Church wants its followers to forswear text messaging, social networking websites and com...

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The Subtext of Texting

Stinson Carter | Posted 03.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Pda, Texts, Bars, Conversation, Texting Addiction, Electronics, Texting, Stinson Carter, Living News
Stinson Carter

It used to be that if you tried to talk to someone, you only had to compete with the other people in the bar for their attention. Now, you also have to compete with whoever that person is texting.

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Lost Cellphone? Carriers Have A Solution

Wall Street Journal | KATHERINE BOEHRET | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Lost Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Lost Phones, Business News

By the time you've left your cellphone in a taxi or dropped it into a pot of soup, it's too late. All those phone numbers you had at your finger tips ...

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"Million Problem Password"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 03.14.2009 | Style

Read More: TV Shows, Passwords, Letters, Numbers, Anniversaries, Money, Birthdays, Humor, Expletives, Computers, Regis Philbin, Memory, Iq, Cell Phones, Style News
Jerry Zezima

Yes, it's true: Regis Philbin has no passwords. He has simplified his life the way I and millions of other people wish we could simplify ours, but can't.

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Blackberry One: The World has Changed and We Must Change With it

Linda Stone | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cell Phones, Blackberry, Obama Blackberry, Presidential Records, Smartphones, Smart Phones, Freedom of Information Act, Technology, Barack Obama, Presidential Records Act, Communication, Politics News
Linda Stone

When I see Obama using his Blackberry, the message I get is, "I'm on the job. Right now. And I'm using today's tools."

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The Iran Game

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

Read More: Cell Phones, Sports, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Football, Soccer, President Obama, Iran, Tehran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Women's Rights, Women, Iran Women's Rights, Women and Politics, International Women's Rights, Iranians, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

Iranian men and women unapologetically enjoy each other's company, and, even as intimidation and penalties loom, they're quite public about their desire to live uninvaded lives.

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The BlackBerry First Family

Dalton Conley | Posted 02.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Working From Home, Sectera Edge, Blackberry, The Obamas, Obama Blackberry, Blackberry Addiction, White House Blackberry, 100 Days, Home Office, Smart Phones, Cell Phone Penetration, Dalton Conley, First Family, Barack Obama, Living News
Dalton Conley

It's nice to see a first family that reflects how the rest of us increasingly live. The dedication to a smartphone is but one way that the Obamas embody changes in the way we live and work.

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Smart Growth: Three Simple Steps to Help the Economy and the Planet

Bill Shireman | Posted 02.14.2009 | Business

Read More: The Internet, Cell Phones, Wind Power, Economy, Green, Renewable Energy, Cars, Jobs, Obama Administration, Pollution, Green Energy, Facebook, Income, Internet Servers, Solar Energy, Green Technology, Electric Cars, Waste, Green Growth, LEED Certification, Low-Carbon Energy, Technology, Energy, Twitter, Leed, Carbon Emissions, Computers, Web, Petroleum, Tax Reform, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Financial Growth, Software, Economic Stimulus, Savings, Business News
Bill Shireman

Taxes aren't just too high, they're too dumb. Whenever we put a tax on something, we get less of it. Yet, incomprehensibly, we continue to tax the things we want more of.

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Palm on its Way Back

Philip G. Baker | Posted 02.13.2009 | Style

Read More: Technology, Cell Phones, Iphone, Palm Pre, Apple Iphone, Cell Phone, Smart Phones, Palm, Style News
Philip G. Baker

It's no wonder there's so much similarity to the iPhone with the new Palm Pre. There's been a mass movement of Apple executives, marketeers, and engineers to Palm, and it shows.

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Some Good -- and Fun -- Automotive News for the Holidaze

Steve Parker | Posted 01.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Tarp, Automotive News, Good Sam Club, Chevy Volt, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Tata Motors, Honda Accord, Rose Parade Committee, Chrysler, Rick Wagoner, Honda, Federal Reserve, Cars, F1, The Oscars, Ford, FCX Clarity, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Gmac, Representative Sandy Levin, Senator Carl Levin, Jean Shepherd, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Suburban, Hyundai, Christmas, Pasadena Rose Parade, Nobuhiko Kawamoto, GMAC Bailout, Jaguar, Hyundai Excel, Toyota, Chevrolet, Washington DC, American Honda, Land Rover, Red Ryder Bb Gun, Floorplanning, Formula One, Chevrolet Cruze, Asimo, Daisy Red Ryder Bb Gun, Landline Phones, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Honda Super Cub, Pasadena, Santa Claus, Subaru, Hawaii, Business News
Steve Parker

Really wish there were better news to post about, but the auto industry is reeling worldwide, and there's no better example than Toyota.

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Hello, Mr. Obasanje? The Doctor Will Text You Now

Shari Cohen | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Telecommunications, Developing World, HIV/AIDS Africa, Mobile Phones, Cell Phones, Cell Phones Africa, Cell Phones and Public Health, Mobile Phones Africa, Cell Phones Around the World, World News
Shari Cohen

People in Asia and Africa are leading the way in how they access and use their cell phones. It's amazing to see someone living in a mud hut, with oil lamps for lighting, and there's a cell phone on the table.

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Joe Lieberman Used In Cell Phone Ad

Minnesota Independent | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cell Phones, Lieberman, CREDO Mobile, Advertising, Connecticut, Joe Lieberman, Politics News

U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman was in the news last week for applying thumb to nose at former Democratic colleagues who couldn't quite put their fingers on t...

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Cellphones in Yellowstone? Environmentalists Protest "Wired" Park

Los Angeles Times | Nicholas Riccardi | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, Yellowstone, National Parks, Wired, Green News

Reporting from Yellowstone National Park -- Natural forces over millennia created the geysers, peaks and canyons that fascinate visitors here. But a n...

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Mobile Technology Will Change the Election Day Experience

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rock the Vote, Sms, Qik, Twitter, Vote, Mobile Technology, Mobile Phone, 2008 Elections, Cell Phones, 2008 Election, Text Messaging, Politics News
Jonathan Spalter

On Tuesday, November 4, Americans will go to the polls to cast their votes on Election Day. However, with high voter interest, millions of new voters,...

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Cell Phone Fines Can Be Paid Out Of Court

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 11.30.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Traffic Committee Chicago, Cell Phones, Pat O'Connor, Chicago City Council, Cell Phone Driving Fine Chicago, Richard Daley, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Chicago News

Chicago motorists caught yakking on cell phones while driving -- and committing no other violation -- will soon be able to hang onto their driver's li...

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How We Fuelled the Deadliest War in the World -- and It's Starting Again

Johann Hari | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rwanda, Cell Phones, Rape, Genocide, Africa, War, Election 2008, Congo, Politics News
Johann Hari

The deadliest war since Adolf Hitler marched across Europe is starting again -- and you are almost certainly carrying a blood-soaked chunk of the slaughter in your pocket.

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The iPhone: How to Design a Great Business Model

Peter Sims | Posted 11.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Iphone, Consumer Electronics, Apple, Apple Iphone, Apple Computers, $99 Iphone, Business News
Peter Sims

As more people and companies are incented to contribute to the iPhone ecosystem, the phone's utility grows and the customer experience improves. That drives overall demand.

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Cheaper Cell Service Coming To Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times | Sandra Guy | Posted 11.28.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Costs Chicago, Leap Wireless, Cheap Cell Service Chicago, Cricket Communications, Chicago News

Cricket Communications, a division of Leap Wireless, is bringing its low-cost wireless telephone plan to Chicago -- the largest market the company has...

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Don't Buy A New Phone... Just Yet

Todd Haselton | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Technology, G1, Cell Phones, T-Mobile, Blackberry, T-Mobile G1, Sprint, AT&T Wireless, Rim, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Wireless, BlackBerry Storm, High Tech Computer, BlackBerry Curve, Samsung, Blackberry Pearl Flip, GSMA Mobile World Conference, Google Phone, Javelin Device, Edge Network, Blackberry Bold, Google Android, Mobile Technology, BlackBerry Pearl, Htc, Business News
Todd Haselton

Upgrading your cell phone right now with a new 2-year contract would be like buying an airplane when space shuttles hit mainstream.

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