Phones

Samsung big-screen phones lure boomers
MarketWatch (blog)
In today's Wall Street Journal, Evan Ramstad reports that the most feverishly anticipated smartphone in the pipeline right now isn't an iSomething from Apple, but the latest Galaxy from Samsung. It's expected to arrive in April or May, and with the ...
See all stories on this topic »Wait, so why do we need phones again?
Computerworld
It's simple. First we got the landline telephone. Then we got mobile phones. Then we got Internet-connected PCs. Then Internet connectivity was added to mobile phones. Then we got applications and apps that let us make calls over our Internet connections.
See all stories on this topic »ESPN Releases X Games Apps For Android Phones And Tablets
Android Police
If you're a fan of ESPN's in-your-face extreme X Games event, a new way to keep up with all the action just hit the Play Store: official X Games apps for both smartphones and tablets. The apps let you keep up with all the happenings at the X Games ...
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Bendable Phones Are Bunk Manufacturing.net (blog) My inner gadget-o-phile flipped out while bearing witness to a phone that can twist and bend, but once you step beyond the coolness of something you've never seen, there is no practicality. My issue here, is the fact that as a consumerist society (let ... See all stories on this topic »

Manufacturing.net (blog)

Are Those Mobile Chargers Included With Phones Really Needed? Survey Says ... Hot Hardware You know those cute little white cubes that ship with pretty much every iPod touch, iPhone and iPad? Those are charging blocks, with a simply USB slot in there that's used for charging just about any portable device on the planet. And for years now, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hot Hardware

Shenzhen NPC delegates caught sleeping, playing with phones
Shanghaiist
The Shenzhen People's Congress opened its annual session Tuesday, and delegates once again displayed the hard work and dedication that are synonymous with China's parliament. As the government work report was delivered, a large number of ...
See all stories on this topic »You Ask. We Investigate. Update Governor recommends funding to replace ...
KTNV Las Vegas
The funding would go towards replacement of a voice response unit for customer service, telephone switches in seven offices, 168 phones and ten conferences phones, according to the proposed budget. The welfare office is cautiously optimistic lawmakers ...
See all stories on this topic »Our Town: PRCIL joins Cell Phones for Soldier effort
Palestine Herald Press
Palestine Resource Center For Independent Living (PRCIL) and Cell Phones for Soldiers have united to call on all Americans to support those brave men and women by donating their unused cellphones. The Cell Phones for Soldiers project wants to help ...
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Amid glitch, man is scapegoat for lost phones azcentral.com In the past two years the 59-year-old retiree has been pestered by people showing up at all hours of the day and night at his house, demanding their phones. They've yelled, shown him evidence, called the police, sworn that their phone is in his house. See all stories on this topic »

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