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- Study: Cell phones distract drivers more than passengers do
- According to a new study, it's more distracting to have Paris Hilton's Sidekick in the car than it is to have Paris herself. Sorry, Paris. Cell phones distract car drivers more than talkative passengers -- and hands-free devices don't make for safer driving, according...
- Tags: Car, Phone, Driver, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Verizon snoops peek at Obama's cell phone records
- Nosy Verizon employees improperly accessed and peeked at Barack Obama's personal cell phone records, the company said in a statement acknowledging the privacy breach. In the statement, Verizon Wireless chief executive Lowell McAdam apologized to the President-elect and vowed that the errant employees will be disciplined. The...
- Tags: Employee, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Cell Phone, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Security, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Verizon Wireless: Our employees breached Obama's cell phone records
- Verizon Wireless said that "a number of employees" accessed President-Elect Barack Obama's cell phone records without authorization. That's not a great way to introduce yourself to an incoming president. Unfortunately, I'm not surprised. In a statement Verizon said Techmeme: This week we learned...
- Tags: Employee, Phone, Cell Phone, Verizon Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Free cell phones
- The holiday shopping season is upon us and with people's concerns about the economy spending will most likely be down and buyers will be looking for deals for gifts. In this first holiday shopping guide, I'll collect and present you with informaton for the best free cellphones on the market...
- Tags: Phone, Holiday, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Radio, MicroSD, microSD Card, Sprint Communications, Camera, LG CU515, Bluetooth, Telecom & Utilities
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Cell Phone, Smart Phone, and PDA Policy
- Cellular telephones and personal digital assistants PDAs - such as Blackberry, Smartphone and Treo devices - enable fast communications, remote wireless network connectivity and more productive mobile employees. However, such devices add significant operating expenses and create additional security concerns for the organization. As such, the organization maintains and enforces...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, PDAs, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- Nokia: Global mobile phone market will fall in 2009
- Nokia said today that the world's mobile phone market would fall in Q4 2008 and 2009 as the slowing economy eases consumer demand around the world.1.24 billion phones would be sold worldwide this year, down from a previous estimate of 1.26 billion, with handset market volumes and the overall telecommunications...
- Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Mobile phone redemption: Make responsible disposal part of new purchases
- Can't forget mobile phones in the ramp-up to America Recycles Day. Nokia weighs in with these fun facts, some of which I've kinda reported before but that bear repeating: - Less than 10 percent of Americans recycle their mobile devices (notice that doesn't cover just phones)....
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- HTC announces world's first GSM/WiMAX mobile phone
- HTC is arguably the most innovative company when it comes to mobile phones, in particular those running the Windows Mobile operating system. Today, they announced the HTC MAX 4G device that is the world's first GSM/WiMAX headset. The device will be available in Russia on the Yota Mobile WiMAX network....
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller, 4G, WiMAX, Wi-Fi
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Review: Why Android is for me and the G1 isn't
- For me, when it comes to cell phones, it's a marriage of convenience. I value the basic function of a cell phone to connect me to the rest of the world from almost anywhere, but beyond that, I couldn't care less about the "features." Despite my power...
- Tags: T-Mobile G1, Phone, Smart Phone, T-Mobile, Cell Phone, E-mail, HTC-made G1, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- VMware's MVP brings virtualization to mobile phones
- VMware provides a full line of virtualization software for the data center and down to the desktop. Now it is reaching down to an even smaller form factor: mobile phones. On Monday, the Palo Alto, Calif. virtualization pioneer unveiled its new VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform MVP, based on technology it acquired fom Trango Virtual...
- Tags: Phone, Virtualization, Mobile, Operating System, Handset, Cell Phone, VMware Inc., VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- GPS cell phones plot, predict traffic
- With the popularity of GPS-enabled cell phones, it makes sense to use that mapping technology to plot traffic speeds. A new UC Berkeley and Nokia pilot program tests out the tech in the San Francisco Bay Area, where CNET's Kara Tsuboi gives it a spin.
- Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, GPS, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, News, cnet, kara tsuboi, gps, nokia, uc berkeley, traffic, caltrans, cell phones
- Videos 2008-11-11
- Top-selling mobile phones in US in Q3 2008: iPhone 3G, Razr
- Apple iPhone 3G surpassed the Motorola RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers in the US in Q3 of 2008. Apple iPhone 3G Motorola RAZR V3 RIM Blackberry Curve LG Rumor LG enV2 by AM
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Motorola Razr, Phone, Mobile, LG Electronics Inc., Cell Phone, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, AM
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Study: BlackBerry has twice the failure rate of iPhone
- Apple's iPhone has half the failure rate of RIM's BlackBerry in the first year of use, a study carried out by a mobile-phone warranty firm has found. Apple's iPhone has half the failure rate of RIM's BlackBerry in the first year of use, a study carried out by...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile-phone, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, iPhone, BlackBerry, RIM, Apple, SquareTrade, Treo, Palm, cell phone
- News items 2008-11-10
- 44.7% of US mobile users looking for a phone with better Internet
- 44.7% of US mobile phone users surveyed say a mobile phone with better Internet capability will be a key factor in their next mobile phone purchase decision. Only 26% of mobile phone service subscribers currently opt for an Internet access plan. US mobile search advertising revenues are expected to grow...
- Tags: Phone, Internet, Mobile, Cell Phone, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, AM, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-11-09
- 81% of employed Americans have an e-mail account
- Among those who are employed, 96% are in some way making use of new communications technologies- either by going online, using email or owning a cell phone. This group includes employed respondents who are either internet users (86%), have a cell phone (89%) or an email account (81%). Additionally, some...
- Tags: Phone, e-Mail Account, Cell Phone, E-mail, Online Communications, NB, Internet
- Blog posts 2008-11-08
- Samsung overtakes Motorola in U.S. mobile phone market
- Samsung has unseated Motorola from its throne as the leading mobile phone vendor in the U.S. In the third quarter, Samsung led with 22.4 percent of mobile phones in the U.S. while Motorola carried 21.1 percent, down from 32.7 percent a year ago. LG Electronics was in the third slot...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Handset, Cell Phone, Motorola Inc., Handset Division, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- Aiseesoft DVD to Mobile Phone Suite (exe)
- Aiseesoft DVD to Mobile Phone Suite is a professional Mobile Phone video converter that bundled by two excellent mobile Phone video converters: DVD to Mobile Devices Converter and Video Converter for Mobile Devices. As a DVD to Mobile Phone Converter, it can rip any DVD to mobile devices with high...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Video, Aiseesoft Studio, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- FreeStar 3GP Converter (exe)
- Free 3GP Converter enables you convert almost all kinds of video files such as rm, rmvb, divx, xvid, avi, wmv, asf, mpg, mpeg, vob, mov, qt, mp4, flv, swf, nsv to cellphone's 3gp video. Now you can enjoy the versatile movies on your cellphone wherever and whenever. Simple settings, high...
- Tags: Cell Phone, Video, 3gp, FreeStar, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- Graugon 3GP Converter (msi)
- Graugon 3GP Converter converts any video file you may have on your computer to the cellphone video format (3GP) which can be played back from any compatible cellphone. You can convert any of the following formats: avi, flv, mov Quick Time, mpg MPEG, wmv and many other formats. You can...
- Tags: Cell Phone, Video, Video Format, Graugon, Graugon 3GP Converter, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- Wondershare Video to Mobile Phone Converter for Mac (zip)
- Wondershare Video to Mobile Phone Converter for Mac is the ideal solution for Mac OS users to convert video to mobile phones of various brands. This Mac MP4 converter can convert video files including MPEG1, MPEG2, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, Mpeg TS/TP for HD Video to different video formats for...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Video, Wondershare Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
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