Cellphones

New Area Code For New York City Phones

nydailynews.com | By Bill Hutchinson | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York

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The supply of phone numbers in area codes 718 and 347 - encompassing the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island - is expected to be depleted by 201...

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Teachers Using Cell Phones For Class Lessons, Homework

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 11.28.2009 | Technology

Read More: Teacher Cell Phone, School Cell Phone, Technology and Education, Teachers, Cellphones, Cell Phones, Cellphones in Class, Technology News

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the ...

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Cell Phones: Damaging The Brains Of Children?

Devra Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Fcc, Brain, Children, Health, Brain Cancer, Telecommunications, Cellphones, Cancer, Children's Health, Living News
Devra Davis, Ph.D.

There are deeply troubling reports from nations where phones have been used longest that children may be especially vulnerable to the radio frequency waves emitted by cell phones.

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Can Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

cnn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Research, Health, Phones, University of Pittsburgh, Cellphones, Cancer, Scientific Study, Wellness, Radiation, Electromagnetic Radiation, Living News

In the year since a U.S. cancer researcher's warning drew wide attention, more evidence is emerging that long-term cell phone use is associated with c...

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Denying Cab Drivers a Cell Phone Puts Them in Danger (and Makes You Late)

Melissa Plaut | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Cell Phones, Taxis, Driving, Taxi Drivers, Cell Phone Driving Ban, New York Taxis, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Cellphones, New York Cabs, Taxi Cabs, Hands-Free Laws, Bluetooth, Tlc, Taxi, Cab, Matthew Daus, New York News
Melissa Plaut

When taxi drivers find themselves alone in their cabs -- as they often do -- with psychopaths, scam artists, or even just garden-variety drunken idiots, that little hands-free device can be a lifeline.

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New Guide Tells You How Much Radiation Your Cell Phone Emits

treehugger.com | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Radiation, Radiation Guide, Cell Phone, Cellphone, Cellphones, Cell Phones and Radiation, Radiation, Wellness, Living News

The Environmental Working Group has released a website that sorts through cell phones and shows the emissions levels of over 1,000 cell phone models. ...

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Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors, Higher Risk In Children, Report Says

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

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A new report, "Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone," was released today by a collaborat...

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Omri Marcus | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

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Omri Marcus

Palestinians were furious to discover that now not only Fox News ignores their side -- but now even during commercial breaks are they invisible.

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IRS Weighs Tax On Use Of Work Cellphones

Wall Street Journal | MARTIN VAUGHAN | Posted 07.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Cellphones, Irs, Cellphone Tax, Work Cellphones, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The IRS is weighing a proposal to deem one-quarter of employees' use of work cellphones as personal use and therefore subject to tax as ...

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Why Do We Pay for Stuff on Our Phones, But Not Our Computers?

Scott Lachut | Posted 05.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Micropayments, Media, Cellphones, Media News
Scott Lachut

Long before the Internet provided a go-to source of information from weather to sports scores, the phone companies were conditioning us to accept the notion of pay-for premiums.

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Virgin Mobile: Pink-Slip Protection For Laid-Off Customers

WSJ | Marisa Taylor | Posted 05.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Virgin, Virgin Mobile Pink Slip, Virgin Mobile, Cellphones, Virgin Mobile Promotion, Pink Slip Virgin Mobile, Virgin Mobile Usa, Mobile Phones, Business News

Virgin Mobile USA has joined the ranks of companies angling for business in the deepening recession, as it launches a new promotion that promises to c...

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Sexting and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Stephen Balkam | Posted 04.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Sexting, Family Online Safety Insitute, Fosi, Cyberbullying, Stephen Balkam, Nude Photo Sharing, Iphone, Sex, Cellphones, Texting, Style News
Stephen Balkam

Sexting -- teens sending sexually explicit photos of themselves via cell phones -- has become the latest in a line of highly charged issues involving kids and the internet.

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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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More Customers Giving Up Cellphone Contracts, Choosing Pay-As-You-Go Plans

New York Times | JENNA WORTHAM | Posted 03.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Cellphones, Pay as You Go Cellphones, Cellphone Contracts, Cellphone, Business News

Maybe Tony Soprano was onto something. As the lead mobster in the HBO series "The Sopranos," he and his crew often turned to prepaid cellphones, presu...

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Nokia's Ovi Online Store Follows Apple's iPhone Strategy

MarketWatch | Aude Lagorce | Posted 03.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Iphone, Nokia iPhone Rival, Apple Iphone, Nokia, Nokia Cellphones, Iphone Store, Cellphones, Apple Stock, Business News

In a move that shows how much the focus of the mobile-phone industry has shifted away from devices to software and services, Nokia used the telecom i...

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Cellphones Follow Computers, Make Pitch For Classroom

New York Times | MATT RICHTEL and BRAD STONE | Posted 03.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Cellphone Classroom, Cellphone Education, Education, Phones, Computers, Cellphones, Computers Classroom, Classroom, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO -- The cellphone industry has a suggestion for improving the math skills of American students: spend more time on cellphones in the clas...

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Just Give Me A "Dumb Phone"

Lloyd Garver | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Gadgets, Popular Culture, Cellphones, Iphone, G1, Apple Iphone, Technology, Media News
Lloyd Garver

They call these things "smart phones." My question is, if they're so smart, why don't these phones work better -- as phones?

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Extra! Extra! People Want To Use Cell Phones for Talking

Candy Spelling | Posted 10.17.2008 | Style

Read More: Cellphones, Simplifying Life, Technology, Nostalgia, Advertising Age, Communication, Style News
Candy Spelling

More people say they'd rather have a smaller phone with less features than a larger phone with more capabilities. Can it be that we're actually ready to simplify? Is multi-tasking on its way out?

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Samsung's New Eco-Phone Exterior Made Of Corn

New York Times | Danielle Belopotosky | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Eco-Phone, Ecophone, Environment, Corn Product, Samsung, Green, Cellphones, Green Living, Eco Cellphone, Green News

Samsung is hoping to steal a little of the Olympic spotlight in Beijing on Thursday as it unveils its latest "eco-phone." The E200 Eco is the third ph...

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Constant Cell Phone Use Hazardous To Your Hearing

thisislondon.co.uk | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Loss of Hearing, Cellphones, Cell Phone Safety, Living News

Using a mobile phone for more than hour a day could damage hearing, experts have warned. Research shows that those who regularly use their mobile for...

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