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Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced criminal charges against more than two dozen people accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars from a telephone service for the deaf.
Rogue employees at a major mobile phone company illegally sold millions of customer records to rival firms, Britain's information watchdog said Tuesday.
A third of teens ages 16 and 17 say they have texted while driving and 48 percent of teens ages 12 to 17 say they have been in a car when the driver was texting, according to a new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Dell Inc. is officially jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd.
The global smart phone market set a record for shipments in the third quarter as it continues to weather the economic turmoil, research firm IDC said Thursday.
A determined Colorado man found his missing cell phone at a trash dump after dialing the number and listening for the ring.
Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone — the Droid — will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls.
A Central California burglary suspect is behind bars after investigators say he dropped his cell phone outside a home that had been broken into.
California first lady Maria Shriver says she's sorry for breaking a state law that requires drivers to use hands-free devices while talking on cell phones.
Dell Inc. is working on a "smart" phone for AT&T that runs Google Inc.'s Android phone operating system, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.
A student absence phone call that went to every family of students at a West Tennessee middle school caused an uproar. The automated call is set to go out at 9 a.m. each day from Martin Middle School, but only to families whose children have been marked absent that day. WCMT Radio in Martin reported the call on Wednesday went to parents of all 475 students at the school.
AT&T Inc. plans to sell a satellite phone from TerreStar Corp. that can place calls even in the deep wilderness or at sea, the carrier said Wednesday.
Hugh Jackman knows how to stop the show. He did it recently when a cell phone call interrupted a preview performance of "A Steady Rain," the Broadway play that stars Jackman and Daniel Craig. The moment captured on an amateur video shown by the TMZ.com Web site appears to have been recorded by someone in the audience.
A correctional officer filed a civil rights lawsuit against six Boston police officers Thursday, claiming they severely beat him because they became angry when they saw him filming them with his cell phone.
On Sept. 30, the U.S. Department of Transportation convenes its Distracted Driving Summit to discuss ways to deal with what many say is a deadly, technological modern-day threat and a growing social health issue.
Billshrink.com, a free Web service, makes it quick and easy to see if you can save money – with your current wireless company or by changing to another one.
Voice-based, turn-by-turn GPS navigation on the iPhone won't steer you wrong. But, no matter how good the program and the phone — even the iPhone — it's still a phone and not a GPS device.
When you're smartphone shopping, consider shopping for phone insurance before you buy the phone. Insurance offered via wireless carriers may not be the right choice for you. There are options.
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday they will sell a $49.99 "eco-conscious" phone with a casing of biodegradable plastic made partly from corn.
Whether you’re considering a first cell phone for your tween or teen or trying to limit various functions on your child’s existing phone, it’s important to understand the controls and technologies available today. Dr. Ruth Peters provides a step-by-step tech guide for parents.
Can you hear me now? A pelican at the Tautphaus Park Zoo took something other than food in his bill when a cell phone that had been dropped in a pool at the exhibit made its way down the hatch. The flock in the exhibit were playing with the phone Monday until one of the birds swallowed it. For three hours, zookeepers couldn't figure out which bird did it until the culprit coughed up the goods.
Using a cell phone while traveling sounds reasonable, but you may be shocked when you see your monthly bill. Here are a few ways to make sure you aren’t hammered by ridiculous fees.
Getting a text message is akin to someone sliding a piece of mail under your door: You may not have asked for it, you can't stop its delivery and you have to deal with it whether you want to or not.
Less than a year after T-Mobile and HTC released the first smart phone using Google's Android operating system, the wireless operator and the handset maker are back with a sleeker device that takes advantage of recent software updates.
Android Creep: Gmail Chat Starts Showing Which Contacts UseGoogle is powerful. We all know this, and live with it. But that brings up some interesting concerns when they break into new businesses — will they use that power to give them an unfair advantage? With great power comes great responsibility, and all that.
Google poised to become your phone companyGoogle is set to become your new phone company, perhaps reducing your phone bill to zilch in the process.
Droid vs. iPhone: A 10-round boutThe Motorola Droid , available today from Verizon for $200 after rebates, is the latest in series of phones, including the Blackberry Storm , T-Mobile G1 , and Palm Pre , to be floated as a potential threat to Apple's iPhone , the undefeated champion of the smart-phone wor …
The iPhone is the worst phone in the worldThat's right, we said it -- and we're not taking it back. The iPhone may be the greatest handheld surfing device ever to rock the mobile Web, and a fabulous media player to boot.
Ribbit Launches Google Voice ChallengerRibbit just announced the launch of Ribbit Mobile. Ribbit Mobile is a cloud-based VoIP telephony service that brings together web-based calling, smart call routing and voicemail transcriptions.
Nine E-Readers to Gawk At - Photo Essays - TIMEPhoto Essay from Time Magazine. Not sure how old this E-Reader list is. But I didn't know there were other companies outside of Sony and the Kindle that were selling competitive E-readers. Cool. Would love to buy one of these.
CA man arrested after phone found at break-in siteVISALIA, Calif. — A Central California burglary suspect is behind bars after investigators say he dropped his cell phone outside a home that had been broken into.
Cell Phones and Cancer: How To Stay SafeStudies that link cell phone use to cancer and tips for using cell phones safer are discussed in this article.
T-Mobile: we probably lost all your Sidekick dataT-Mobile's now reporting that personal data stored on Sidekicks has "almost certainly has been lost as a result of a server failure at Microsoft/Danger."
Twitter to get 100 million dollars in financing San Francisco - Internet messaging sensation Twitter is to close a new funding round of 100 million dollars from investors who value the company as high as 1 billion dollars, the New York Times reported Thursday.
Microsoft Pink Tablet and Phone in the Works, Reports ClaimRumors of a Microsoft-branded multimedia handsets and a tablet PC have resurfaced in a big way with fresh details. Reports are swirling in the blogosphere, fed by tips from anonymous sources and curious Microsoft job listings.
Mobiles and cancer: the plot thickensEvidence is increasing that radiation from handsets presents a cancer hazard, particularly to children and to those who use their phones for more than a decade.
Too Much NewsVine? Some say its a Mental IllnessPsychiatrists in Washington state create first "Inpatient" internet, gamer & text-er addiction clinic. & they'll fix you for the low low price of $14,000 for a 45 day "treatment" cycle.
Mob shave man's head for dialing wrong numberA man had his head shaved and was paraded through the streets of an Indian village for dialling a wrong number. The Dalit, or low-caste man, said he was trying to call a friend when he mistakenly dialled the number of another villager in Dani Ramjas, Haryana.
Why AT&T Killed Google Voice With Google Voice, you have one Google phone number that callers use to reach you, and you pick up whichever phone—office, home or cellular—rings. You can screen calls, listen in before answering, record calls, read transcripts of your voicemails, and do free conference calls.
Unlimited Free Calls Using Google Voice and GizmoToday, after some tinkering, I accomplished something of which I've long dreamt: placing a Voice-Over-IP call, from a real phone number to a real phone number, from my Android phone, using only my 3G/EDGE data connection. No plan minutes involved.
Time to dismantle our surveillance societyThe latest report from the Interception of Communications Commissioner affords us a glimpse of the true scale of official surveillance in modern Britain.
How I Learned To Quit The iPhone And Love Google VoicePorting my phone number to Google Voice was a three day process, which I was pre-warned about. The mobile carriers in the U.S. have made the porting process between them fairly easy, and it occurs over a couple of hours.
Phone Lost 4 Days at Sea Found, Recharged, ReturnedA phone "lost at sea for four days" was found and still in working order.
A long time ago, but not so very long ago, there was a time when if we needed to get in touch with someone that was out, we had to wait until they got home. Not too much later after that, we had wait for them to get home, and then check their answering machine.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Wireless power system shown offImagine a world where you wouldn't need to plug in your electronics to get their power or charged and totally replacing the need of batteries. Well that world might be here...
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Palestinians mock 'bad taste' adA funny cell phone advertisement by an Israeli cell phone company tries to take a light hearted approach, by depicting a series of events which leads to Israeli soldiers and unseen Palestinians kicking a soccer ball back and forth, in all good fun, over the barrier wall.
AT&T Is A Big, Steaming Heap Of FailureIn my mind, the most recent AT&T failure is completely inexcusable. Its visual voicemail system — which is the only way to be notified of voicemails on the iPhone — has been down for many users for days, if not weeks. And AT&T apparently didn't bother to tell anyone.
Don't you just hate it your travelling home on the bus its say around 7.30 pm at night someone gets on whilst yakking on their cell-phone. Instead of interrupting their conversation whilst they tender the fare to the driver they continue the conversation.
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