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Why Your Next Phone Will Include Fingerprint, Facial, and Voice Recognition

Tarun Wadhwa | Posted 04.01.2013 | Technology
Tarun Wadhwa

In some ways, it's a marvel that even half of consumers bother to lock their phones. You would think the benefits would be obvious enough: by entering a few numbers, you can achieve a basic level of protection from prying eyes.

Why I've Gotten Ruthless With Email

Lee Woodruff | Posted 03.26.2013 | Fifty
Lee Woodruff

We are a society of over-communicators. We text while we paint our toenails, we tweet while we're getting frisky. We feel a sense of rising panic if we haven't responded to someone in 24 hours. I'm nostalgic for my old black cord phone and I'm working on a healthier balance.

'Are You Phonely Tonight?': A New Year's Resolution

Marshall P. Duke | Posted 03.02.2013 | Healthy Living
Marshall P. Duke

For many people, the Christmas and New Year holidays have been called "the hap-hap-happiest time of the year." For many, however, as we all know, they are among the loneliest.

Phone Call Data Reveals How Pace Of Life Accelerates In Cities

Technology Review | Posted 12.25.2012 | Technology

City dwellers have more contacts and accumulate them at a faster rate than those who live in smaller conurbations, say network scientists. ...

This Game Changes Everything

Posted 10.01.2012 | Comedy

It's hard to go out to eat anymore without someone having to reply to a text or silence a vibrating cellphone in the middle of the meal. So someone...

Mobile Competition Drives Faster U.S. Wireless Networks

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 10.03.2012 | Technology
Jonathan Spalter

The U.S. government policies, both in word and deed, must continue on a bipartisan path of fostering a pro-investment, pro-innovation environment, where consumers continue to drive the mobile market.

Sexting FAIL

Posted 02.22.2012 | Comedy

If there's one thing we've learned from "Sexting in Suburbia," it's that the rules of sexy texting are simple and finite (and if you break them, you'l...

WATCH: The '555' Supercut

Posted 12.20.2011 | Comedy

Over the decades, there are certain things about movie reality that we've come to accept as viewers. Like how nobody seems to say goodbye at the end o...

WATCH: How The DOJ Helped Birth A Massive Phone Scam

DailyFinance | Bruce Watson | Posted 09.27.2011 | Business

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Senate have all taken aim at "cramming," a multibillion dollar i...

Microsoft Unveils New Mango Phone OS

Posted 07.26.2011 | Technology

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24-Hour "CRACKDOWN"

go.com | Ā Ā Eyewitness News | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The NYPD is cracking down on drivers using hand-held cell phones behind the wheel Tuesday. The 24-hour crackdown is also targeting...

Manlio Carrelli on Smart Phone Adoption

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Ramon Nuez

This is the latest post in the New Media Weekly series. This series is designed to show case technology and social media companies located in NYC. I ...

iPhone Woes: Can You Jeer Me Now?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Rick Horowitz

"(T)here is a problem with its reception." -Consumer Reports magazine, finding design flaws with the antenna of Apple's new iPhone 4, questioning Apple's previous explanations for the malfunction.

'Have Him At Hello' Dating Tips: How To 'Give Good Phone'

Rachel Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Rachel Greenwald

Phone charisma is something you should master if you want to be successful in life (and especially in love).

Provincial Government in Pakistan Bans Late Night Call Packages

Madhavi Bhasin | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Madhavi Bhasin

Forget terrorism, the energy crisis, a weakened government, and water shortages - apparently boys and girls texting and calling each other past their bed time has become a matter of national concern.

Can Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

cnn.com | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

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...

AT&T Beats Verizon But Gets Blamed For The iPhone's Flaws

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

My sense of Verizon's superiority is confirmed every time I see a "there's a map for that" Verizon commercial, graphically showing how far more extens...

Text Messaging Volume Grows 80% In 2008

New York Times | ALEX MINDLIN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

The number of text messages transmitted in the United States grew by more than 80 percent over the 12 months ended in June, according to a report just...

Walking And Talking On Phone Dangerous For Seniors

LiveScience | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

For older people, gabbing on a cell phone while walking across the street may increase the chances of being run over, according to a new study...

For Small Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries, Mobile Phones Can Be Path Out of Poverty

Terra Lawson-Remer | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Terra Lawson-Remer

Mobile phones are already breaking the economic stranglehold of elites with access to capital, and giving poor entrepreneurs a chance to build their own businesses and be their own bosses.

Cellphones Follow Computers, Make Pitch For Classroom

New York Times | MATT RICHTEL and BRAD STONE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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

Motorola Looks To Android For Quick Cell Fix

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Motorola (MOT) continues to overhaul its depleted cellphone division under new CEO Sanjay Jha, who came over from Qualcomm (QCOM) this summer. Among t...