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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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Developing Countries Drive Explosion In Global Mobile Phone Use

Guardian.co.uk | Chris Tryhorn | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Mobile Phones, International Telecommunications Union, Internet, Mobile Phones Developing World, Technology, Internet Access Developing World, World News

More than half the world's population now pay to use a mobile phone and nearly a quarter use the internet, as developing countries rapidly adopt new c...

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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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Why Clunky is OK: The Building Blocks of Technological Adoption

Allison Mooney | Posted 01.17.2009 | World

Read More: Banking, Mobile Phones, Business, Technology, Finance, World News
Allison Mooney

We're so focused on "user experience" and design that perhaps we get ahead of ourselves and miss the fundamentals.

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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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One Step Closer To Nationwide Free Wireless Internet

Daniel Sinker | Posted 11.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Iphone, Fcc, Technology, Porn, Free Speech, Mobile Phones, Mobile Devices, Computers, Nationwide Free Wireless, Free Wireless, Digital Devices, Business News
Daniel Sinker

The idea behind it is that the government can use existing spectrum to reach areas under-served by current internet carriers: rural America and underprivileged communities.

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Obama's Mobile Moment

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 09.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Vice President, Sms, Cell Phone, Mobile Phones, Twitter, Obama, Mccain, Tim Ryan, Joe Biden, Text Message, Mobile Future, Vp, Online Campaigning, Hillary Clinton, Web Video, Culberson, Obama Biden, Obama VP, Obama Text Message, Media News
Jonathan Spalter

By going around the news media and even bypassing its own massive email list, the Obama campaign is attempting to build a direct, personal, and immediate connection with voters.

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Olympics Web 2.0? Not So Fast!

Rebecca Fannin | Posted 09.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Mobile Phones, China, Technology, The Internet, Olympics, Media News
Rebecca Fannin

The Beijing Games were billed as the world's first web 2.0 Olympics -- the time when the Internet and video streaming would shine as they reflected China's glory of hosting theevent. But I found it not so.

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Green Cell Phone Evolution

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 09.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, E-Waste, Ecophone, Mobile Phones, Environment, Samsung, Bioplastics, Green Living, Technology, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Predictions of "revolution" in the mobile tech world come at a dizzying pace these days. Google CEO Eric Schmidt said at the World Economic Forum in D...

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Cell Phones and Young Voter Registration

Heather Smith | Posted 09.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Young Voters, Rock the Vote, Mobile Phones, Cell Phones, Obama Text Messages, Media News
Heather Smith

Earlier than most voter registration organizations, Rock the Vote realized that the best way to reach young people was by cell -- the Millennial Generation aren't tied to landlines.

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Women Tapping Technology

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Tracy Russo, Mark Pesce, Women's Issues, Social Networking, Iran and Women's Issues, Mobile Phones, The Personal Democracy Forum, Women and Technology, SaysMe.Tv, Women in Politics and Technology, Internet, Andrew Rasiej, Micah L. Sifry, Katrin Verclas, Netroots, Women and Politics, Lisa Eisenpresser, Iranwrites, mobileactive08, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

My focus at "Rebooting the System" was to learn how technology was impacting women's issues, the dissemination of information, and the role that women were playing in this arena.

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U.S. Will Never Become a Mobile-Centric Culture

Nina Spezzaferro | Posted 09.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Verizon, Apple Iphone, Apple, Mobile Phones, Home News
Nina Spezzaferro

Americans traveling to the Olympics in Beijing and Hong Kong have been struck by the sophistication of Asia's mobile devices. While the Asian mobile m...

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Mobile Advertising Growth Stunted by Mobile Carriers

Nina Spezzaferro | Posted 08.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Aol, Platform-A, Mobile Phones, Advertising, Business News
Nina Spezzaferro

Successfully targeted and privacy-centric mobile advertising, while inevitable, could very well be another 18 to 24 months away.

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Congress Upholds Cell Phone Ban For Airplanes

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Congress, Airplanes, Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Cell phone calls on airplanes in flight are not only unsafe, they're obnoxious and they should be permanently banned, according to ...

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California Cell Phone Driving Laws Changing July 1

AP | MALIA WOLLAN | Posted 07.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Etiquette, Cell Phone Driving Ban, California Cell Phone Driving Ban, Cell Phone Driving Restrictions, Hands Free Headset, Mobile Phones, Home News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes. The high school senior can...

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The Question Concerning Digital Technology

Hugh McGuire | Posted 05.29.2008 | Business

Read More: The Internet, Web 2.0, New Technology, Mobile Phones, Wireless, Technology, Silicon Valley, Heidegger, Business News
Hugh McGuire

I'm not interested in technology per se, I am interested in the ways we might use it to make our lives richer and more meaningful.

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Disaster Reponse in a Web 2.0 World

Rebecca Fannin | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Web 2.0, Natural Disasters, Beijing, Mobile Phones, Katrina, Earthquake, China Earthquake, China, Politics News
Rebecca Fannin

Being in China one week after a massive earthquake reminds me of how advanced China is becoming -- and how the country's swift response has lessons for the U.S. and its poor handling of Katrina.

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Bill Would Ban In-Flight Cell Phone Use

PC Magazine | Chloe Albanesius | Posted 04.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Domestic Flights, Airline Cell Phones, Cell Phone, In-Flight Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Business News

For many of us, the opportunity to power down the cell phone or disconnect from the Internet during an airplane ride is a welcome respite from being c...

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Cancer Expert: Cell Phones More Dangerous Than Smoking Or Asbestos

The Independent | Geoffrey Lean | Posted 04.08.2008 | Living

Read More: World's Lightest Cell Phone, Tiny Cell Phones, Lightest Cell Phone, Cell Phone Dangers, Modu, Guinness Book of World Records, Guinness World Records, Cell Phones Health Risks, Mobile Phones, Cell Phones and Cancer, Cell Phones and Radiation, Cell Phones Health Hazards, Pantech C300, Living News

Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoi...

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Valley Workers Go "Topless" At Meetings

Los Angeles Times | Jessica Guynn | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Iphones, Information Technology, Topless, Mobile Phones, It, Business Meetings, Topless Business Meetings, Gadgets, BlackBerry Ban, Silicon Valley, BlackBerrys, Business News

As the capital of information technology, Silicon Valley may have more gadgets per capita than any other place on the planet. Yet, even here, "always ...

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China to Launch Trial of 3G Phones

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 04.05.2008 | Business

Read More: 3G Phones, China, China 3G Phones, China Mobile Phones, Mobile Phones, Business News

BEIJING — China's main mobile phone company said Friday it will launch trial service of the homegrown Chinese next-generation standard next week...

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Motorola to Split Handsets Into Own Co.

AP | ASHLEY M. HEHER | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Carl Icahn, Razr, Motorola, Cell Phone Makers, Mobile Phones, Motorola Razr, Motorola Split, Motorola Stock Price, Motorola Handsets, Business News

CHICAGO — Motorola Inc. announced plans to separate its struggling handset business from other operations Wednesday, forming two separate, publi...

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Comcast, Sprint, Google May Fund WiMax

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Time Warner Cable, Time Warner, Comcast, Comcast Corp, Cell Phones, Cable Operators, Mobile Phones, Clearwire Corp, Wireless Web Connections, Clearwire, Cable, Wireless Speeds, WiMax Technology, Wimax, Wireless Connections, Business News

PHILADELPHIA — Major cable, telecom and Internet companies are in preliminary, but serious, talks to create a national wireless network that wou...

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See The World's Lightest Cell Phone

Crave | Kent German | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business

Read More: World's Lightest Cell Phone, Tiny Cell Phones, Lightest Cell Phone, Guinness World Records, Mobile Phones, Dov Moran, Genesis Partners, Guinness Book of World Records, Gemini Israel Funds, Pantech C300, Modu, Sandisk, Business News

From CNet's Crave Blog: The Guinness World Records named the Modu phone as the lightest cell phone in the world. At just 1.5 ounces and 2.8 by 1.4 by...

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Toshiba's Newest Luxe Phone Has Diamond Accents

Crave | Mike Yamamoto | Posted 04.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Cosmic Shiner, Toshiba Phones, Toshiba Cell Phone, Mobile Phones, Luxury Goods, Born Rich, Toshiba, Luxury Mobile Phones, Business News

Toshiba may not be the best-known manufacturer of mobile phones, but it certainly keeps things interesting. When it's not making Transformer wannabes,...

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