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<< Previous | Next >> July 3, 2009Satellite for US cell phone service launchedThe world's largest commercial satellite was launched into space Wednesday, with a mission to provide phone service to cellular "dead zones" in North America. [via Cellular News]
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July 1, 2009Political Cartoon: Dropping cell phones
Cartoon from Bruno Plante - Tulsa World. Captured in Newsweek, page 14, July 6/13, 2009. emily | 3:15 PM | permalink
June 29, 2009Apple agrees to industry standard mobile phone chargerThe European Commission (EC) announced today that 10 mobile phone manufacturers and chip producers, including Apple, have signed up to an initiative to produce standard mobile phone chargers. V2.co.uk reports.
Previously: -- Mobile phone makers agree to create standard charger -- European Commission demands a single, standard phone charger emily | 6:45 PM | permalink
Rumors surface of a PlayStation cell phoneSony Ericsson is reportedly working on a phone that combines PlayStation games with a cell phone. It’s not the first time that such rumors have floated, but Nikkei, a major Japanese business publication, reported that Sony has a team working on the product now. [via The Industry Standard] emily | 9:43 AM | permalink
Nomophobia - The Fear of Being Out of Cell Phone RangeResearch in Britain has shown that up to 53% of mobile phone users suffer from “no mobile phobia,” or nomophobia, the fear of being without cell phone service for any reason. Synthesis blog reports.
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June 27, 2009Russia Faces Mobile Phone Shortage Due to Customs Clamp-DownRussia is facing a possible shortage of mobile phones following a clamp-down instigated by the Federal Customs Service. The Moscow Times reports via Cellular News.
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June 26, 2009Mobile Phone Thieves Have Hand and Foot Amputated by Court OrderIn Somalia's capital, the radical Islamist al-Shabab militia amputated a hand and a foot each from four young men accused of stealing guns and mobile phones. [via Cellular News].
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Verizon To Refund Millions For Unwanted Ring TonesAs part of an agreement with Florida's Attorney General, Verizon and Alltel (now part of Verizon) will have to deliver roughly $30 million in refunds to consumers for ringtones and other services that customers either didn't want or didn't understand they signed up for. According to a statement by Attorney General Bill McCollum, Verizon is also required to adopt new guidelines preventing customers from getting snookered by such promotions in the future. [via Broadband] emily | 9:13 AM | permalink
June 24, 2009Intel and Nokia band together
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ASCAP and Copyright DoublespeakJust a few days ago, the EFF pointed out that ASCAP is arguing in federal court that every time your musical ringtone rings in public, you're violating copyright law by "publicly performing" it without a license. Now, reports the EFF in a follow up article:
Read full article. emily | 8:42 AM | permalink
June 22, 2009Iran's Internet monitoring provided by European telcos
Read full article. And interesting, an article which was published on the BBC website Friday, with a theory on why Iran had turned off state-owned telecoms.
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June 20, 2009ASCAP Wants To Be Paid When Your Phone Rings
Read full article. emily | 2:33 PM | permalink
June 19, 2009David Pogue's "I'm a Mac" mock video to introduce iPhone 3GS features
Watch New York Times David Pogue's mock "I'm a Mac" commercial highlighting iPhone 3GS's new features. Great! emily | 7:59 AM | permalink
June 17, 2009IBM To Invest $100 Million In Cell Phone Research
Read full article. emily | 5:06 PM | permalink
Obama backs repeal of tax on personal cellphonesAccording to Reuters, the Obama administration on Tuesday said it will back repealing a hard-to-enforce tax on personal use of work cellphones, appeasing the business community, phone makers and users. Related: - IRS proposes taxing workers for company-issued cell phones emily | 4:55 PM | permalink
Iowa Girl Wins L.G. National Texting Championship
Links to previous texting championships. emily | 4:42 PM | permalink
Well-dressed bank robbery suspect foiled by textA man wearing a suit and driving a BMW tried to rob a Boston-area bank at gunpoint but was foiled when an employee texted another branch for help, police said Tuesday, reports Cellular News.
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June 16, 2009Microsoft Stops Paying For Employees' iPhones
[via Silicon Alley Insider via The Washington Post] emily | 4:14 PM | permalink
June 15, 2009Cyber-monks: Alexian Brothers enlist YouTube, Facebook, Twitter to reach new recruits
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Providing Cellphones for the Poor
Read full article. emily | 8:27 AM | permalink
June 14, 2009No Tweets in Iranian ElectionPer Al-Jazeera via Breaking Tweets, thousands of Iranians have filled the streets of Tehran and elsewhere in protest of election results. The situation has deteriorated to “the biggest unrest since the 1979 revolution.” Violence intensified after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on national television the vote was “completely free” and Iran should now celebrate a “great victory.”
Related: -- Iran - SMS system down in Iran just hours before election emily | 8:19 AM | permalink
June 9, 2009Apple cuts price of basic iPhoneApple has cut the price of its iPhone 3G with 8GB of memory to $99. It made the announcement at its annual developers conference where it also unveiled a new iPhone 3GS. The iPhone 3GS will cost $199 for a 16GB version and $299 for a 32GB version. The phone will be available from 19 June in the US and UK. [via the BBC] emily | 7:05 AM | permalink
iPhone 3GS Complete Feature Guide from Gizmodo
The new Apple iPhone 3GS is out. Same design as before, including the glossy finish of the back. Gizmodo has put together comprehensive guide to the iPhone 3GS' new features: Highlights: Speed: The "S" stands for "SPEED!" And according to Apple, it is faster launching applications or rendering Web pages. Camera: This is one of the strong points of the iPhone 3GS, according to Apple. They increased the resolution to 3 megapixels with auto focus, auto exposure, and auto white balance. The camera also supports photo and video geotagging. Video: 30 frames per second VGA with auto focus, auto white balance, and auto exposure. Special features: It has a magnetometer, which works with a Compass application. Voice control: You can now talk with your iPhone, Enterprise-style. You can instruct it to play similar songs to the one you are playing, or call people. Read full article. Related: -- A full video of Apple's WWDC keynote has been posted at events.apple.com -- Apple cuts price of basic iPhone emily | 7:02 AM | permalink
June 8, 2009Apple iPhone's history in pictures
A blast from the past. Apple iPhone's history in 17 wonderful pictures posted at The Telegraph. emily | 6:20 PM | permalink
June 7, 2009Mossberg on Palm's Answer to the iPhoneWall Street Journal Technology columnist Walt Mossberg reviews Palm's new smartphone, the Pre via FoxBusiness Network on YouTube. emily | 10:31 PM | permalink
June 6, 2009The next iPhone, in detail: video capture, twice the storage and much faster CPU
The Guardian reports on how the iPhone's software will change. emily | 8:21 AM | permalink
June 5, 2009Microsoft offering Bingtones to promote Bing search engineTo further publicize Microsoft's Bing search engine, the company is offering branded ringtones for your cell phone called, you got it, BingTones. [via MalekTips] emily | 5:34 PM | permalink
June 3, 2009INQ to launch Twitterphone
INQ Mobile wants to change that, announcing plans to offer a mass-market phone with a built-in Twitter client…and that client would pull and send tweets via the Internet, rather than using text messages. [via DigitalTrends] emily | 1:11 PM | permalink
June 2, 2009Apple sued over methods for repeat iTunes, App Store salesApple along with more than a dozen other firms conducting e-commerce, have been hit with a lawsuit from a patent trolling claiming first rights to technology that simplifies the re-billing process for repeat customers making purchases through online store. [via Apple Insider] emily | 8:14 PM | permalink
June 1, 2009Unconfirmed. Brazilian TV says Air France passengers sent SMSBrazilian TV station says that some passengers have been able to send SMS from the missing Air France plane, but there is not confirmation on this news. [via Huliq News] emily | 10:39 PM | permalink
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