News tagged with phone text
Britain planning new Internet snooping laws
The British government wants to expand its powers to monitor email exchanges and website visits, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
Apr 01, 2012 |
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What your phone app doesn't say: It's watching
(AP) -- Your smart phone applications are watching you - much more closely than you might like.
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Tech firms aim to keep wayward walkers on path
(AP) -- Todd Atwood says he doesn't worry too much about accidents when walking down the street using his iPhone to make calls, send text messages or check his e-mail. But he's seen the consequences of paying ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Google Voice telecom service opens to all in US
Internet giant Google has opened its Google Voice telecommunications service to anyone in the United States interested in using a single telephone number for all of their phones.
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Low-power version of Bluetooth coming for watches
(AP) -- A new version of the Bluetooth wireless technology could expand what can be done by watches, toys, home sensors, medical monitors and other devices that typically have been limited in their functions because they ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Apps to curb texting while driving have tough task
(AP) -- Cars use lights, bells and buzzers to remind drivers to fasten their seat belts as they start their engines. It would seem natural, then, to offer motorists friendly, yet stern warnings about another bad habit: holding ...
Mar 28, 2010 |
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Researchers create cell phones for sign language
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers and colleagues have created cell phones that allow deaf people to communicate in sign language, the same way hearing people use phones to talk.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Digital business cards move networking off paper
With more than 40,000 direct professional contacts on LinkedIn, Steven Burda wants to ensure he always has up-to-date information to maintain his network. He couldn't resist signing up for a digital business card, where users' ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Review: Google Voice has cool tricks but downsides
(AP) -- Google Inc. gives away a lot of good stuff for free. That struck me last year when I downloaded the free Google Maps app to my "smart" phone. It turned the phone into a handy navigation system and ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
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U r pwned: text messaging paves way for hacking
(AP) -- 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.
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Texting increases crash risk 23 times: study
Text messaging behind the wheel increases the risk of a crash or a near crash by 23 times, and is far more dangerous than talking on a cell phone while driving, according to a report released Tuesday.
Jul 28, 2009 |
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1 in 4 Americans is texting while driving: poll
In the United States, where driving while using telephones without hands-free adaptor kits and texting at the wheel are not widely illegal, one in four people confesses to texting and driving, a survey found Wednesday.
May 20, 2009 |
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For needy, cell phones can be free
An obscure federal program that helps poor people pay for phone service is entering the wireless era. Cell phone companies are offering the needy a bargain that the rest of us can only dream about: free service.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Cut-rate prepaid plans shake up wireless industry
(AP) -- As wireless carriers start reporting first-quarter results this week, investors will be looking at the effects of some spectacular price cuts for prepaid cell phone service.
Apr 20, 2009 |
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On new cell phones, QWERTY eases out 1-2-3
(AP) -- Goodbye, numeric cell phone keypads. You're going the way of the rotary dial. Touch screens and QWERTY keyboards will take over from here, thank you.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 02, 2009 |
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