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Half of U.S. cell phones are now smartphones
CNNMoneySmartphones are now more common than "dumb" phones. For the first time, more than half of all American mobile customers own a smartphone, according to a report released Wednesday by Nielsen. That's up from 38% a year ago. As smartphones eclipse...Tags: Google Inc., New Products, Marketing, Facebook, Microsoft Corp.
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Wireless carriers alerting users about data-overage charges
If you like streaming lots of audio or video to your cell phone and you don't have an unlimited data plan, you might end up with a bad case of "bill shock" when your wireless carrier hits you with overage charges. In October, under pressure from the...
Tags: Verizon Communications, Telecommunication Service, T-Mobile, Media Industry
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Sprint hit with $300 million tax fraud lawsuit
CNNMoneyNew York's attorney general filed a tax fraud lawsuit against Sprint Nextel on Thursday, accusing the wireless carrier of intentionally underpaying sales tax in the state for seven years. Starting in 2005, Sprint stopped collecting and paying New York...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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ACLU: Most police track phones' locations without warrants
CNNDon't want the police or your local government to know where you are? Then put your cell phone in airplane mode or turn it off. Location tracking is inherent in how cell networks function; otherwise nobody's cell phone would ring. But new evidence from...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Laws, Companies and Corporations
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Meyerland Plaza has a cell snatcher
KIAHWe've heard of purse snatcher's before, but it looks like snatch and grab robbers are ditching the purses for cell phones! Shoppers at Meyerland Plaza have fallen victim to what they're calling the “cell snatcher.” Meyerland's general... -
Nomophobia: The fear of not having your cell phone with you
KIAHIf you've seen NewsFix before chances are you've seen at least one story about the risks of using cell phones. Studies change all the time... one says you'll get cancer and another says you won't. This week, the phones are blamed for tumors, and next week...Tags: Cancer
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Cell phone ringtones make you stupid
KIAHBet many of you can relate to distractions like annoying ringtones. But did you know that cell phone ringtones can make you stupid? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis claim ringing cell phones are so distracting, they actually reduce our... -
Mother-In-Law Photos
A Virginia man used his cell phone to secretly record his mother-in-law undressed in the bathroom. Jason Good, 40, was busted on a misdemeanor charge of filming/videotaping an undressed person, according to police. Cops were contacted by Good`s wife,... -
NTSB wants a ban cell phones in the car
KIAHThe National Transportation Safety Board wants to ban the use of cell phones by drivers, even with a hands-free device. How will we survive not keeping up with Facebook and Twitter?Tags: Facebook, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry
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Baldwin boycott
KIAHFactions at American Airlines are in an uproar over Alec Baldwin's appearance on Saturday Night Live. Baldwin portrayed himself acting as an American Airlines Pilot on the show. Now, The American Airlines Flight Attendant Union is trying to stop...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (tv program), Unions, Television
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Millions of drivers won't hang up, study shows
CNNYour eyes aren't deceiving you. A federal study says one in 20 drivers observed at any given moment is holding a mobile phone to his or her ear, and that almost one in 100 can be observed sending a text message or otherwise manipulating a digital device....Tags: Telecommunication Service, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC, CNN (tv network)
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Online Dish: School Bans Uggs After Students Use Them to "Smuggle" in Cell Phones
KIAHStudents at a Pennsylvania school are stomping mad, after Ugg boots have been banned. No longer can Pottsdam Middle Schoolers sport the furry lined boots this winter after teachers caught one too many students hiding cell phones in them. They would...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Facebook, Students, Social Media, Teaching and Learning
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