Thursday, February 14, 2013

Phones

For a sneak peek at Ubuntu phones, try this Android app
PCWorld
Canonical made quite a splash at the start of this year when it announced Ubuntu for phones, but—apart from what it demonstrated at the time—we're still waiting both for the downloadable image it promised to provide for the Galaxy Nexus and for ...
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Pay phones' future uncertain in digital world
San Jose Mercury News
In 1998, there were more than 2 million pay phones in the United States. That has plummeted to 243,000 pay phones nationally, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Industry estimates paint a slightly brighter picture of about 400,000 pay ...
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'Obama Phones' and 'Wilson Phones'
National Review Online (blog)
Most Americans probably don't notice the universal service fee on their monthly phone bills, or have any idea what it pays for if they do. But as Charlie noted last year, the fee actually goes to pay their neighbors' phone bills. The Universal Service ...
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You are paying for other people's cell phones
WPTV
The programs are supposed to put cell phones in the hands of low-income people so those people are not cut off from jobs, families and emergency services. "I wasn't even aware that I was paying that charge to everyone each month," said Lisa Van Dyne of ...
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WPTV
3 On Your Side: Hackers Attacking Cell Phones And Tablets
CBS Local
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If you use a smartphone or tablet, listen up! More and more people are having their mobile devices hacked by viruses, malware and things you've probably never heard of. 3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan reveals ...
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Smartphone sales skyrocket amid decline for feature phones
Computerworld
Even with the dramatic increase in smartphone sales in the fourth quarter, for the full year both smartphone and feature phone sales fell 1.7% from 2011 sales. Feature phone demand was weak, but record smartphone sales in the fourth quarter reached 207 ...
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House committee supports fines for teens using phones while driving
Deseret News
Carol Spackman Moss, D-Salt Lake City, has on several occasions proposed bills banning teens from talking on their phones while driving. Former Sen. Ross Romero, another Democrat, also has sponsored bills that called for fining teens for the same ...
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Deseret News
Men, Women and Their Relationship with … Their Phones (and Mobile ...
ADOTAS
As our present to all the lovebirds out there, we at the Marchex Institute took a data dive into the various phone habits of Mars and Venus. We gathered some pretty interesting information about how men and women act – get ready for this – differently ...
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BYOD benefit: Fewer broken phones
Computerworld (blog)
Since the IT organization began supporting user-owned smartphones and tablets in place of BlackBerrys, CIO Dave Roach says reports of broken phones are far less frequent. "The damage I had in BlackBerrys seems to have dropped off with BYOD," he says.
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Recycle old phones with push of a button
Lake County News Sun
A new alternative to recycling smart phones, tablets and other electronic devices — ATM-like kiosks that refund money instantly for old electronics — is now available in Lake County. The kiosks, called EcoATM, aim to make electronics recycling as ...
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