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The much anticipated Netflix app is here, which means that iPhone and iPod Touch users can now stream Netflix movies to their [...] Continue Reading…
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The Distinctly Bold Collection is a set of Nokia cell phones for women. The high fashion set currently includes four total handsets:
• Nokia 6170
• [...] Continue Reading…
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There are more signs that iPhone is under additional attack from Google’s Android phones. There is a growing list of research groups that state [...] Continue Reading…
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One thing your phone application doesn’t say is that it’s watching. Yes that’s right, your smartphone applications watch you and much closer than you’d [...] Continue Reading…
One of the first things that will bring you to want to look at and pick up a mobile phone out of all of [...] Continue Reading…
It’s actually a good thing that the city of San Francisco is getting sued by the CTIA over their inane law which would publicize [...] Continue Reading…
Jail breaking your mobile device is not going to violate federal copyright laws any longer. This came down in a ruling from the United [...] Continue Reading…
With the cell phone strapped on the right wrist a patient speaks with his doctor about his diabetes. This patient uses his cell phone [...] Continue Reading…
The lobbying arm of the wireless industry is stepping up the attacks on the recent ordinance out of San Francisco. The ordinance will require [...] Continue Reading…
The internet is losing its wires as people are going nuts for more and more handsets enabled with Wi-Fi. Currently Wi-Fi isn’t a very [...] Continue Reading…
T-Mobile has made the announcement that they’re going to be further expanding their exceptionally quick mobile broadband system. The expansion is going to make [...] Continue Reading…
The website Cult of Mac states that T-Mobile is going to be hosting the iPhone 4 on their network in September of this year. [...] Continue Reading…
As the concerns are rising over cell phone radiation and the possible health risks of them the advocates of the cell phone safety are [...] Continue Reading…
The Droid 2 is likely to be the first of cell phones to be launched with Froyo. The Droid Life team got a hold [...] Continue Reading…
The Droid X seems to be a runaway success with reports coming in that it was completely sold out at a large amount of [...] Continue Reading…
Windows Phone 7 is coming closer to coming to the market. Microsoft has been sending the OS for their brand of mobile phones into [...] Continue Reading…
Texting while you’re driving isn’t just stupid it’s a mistake that’s equal opportunity. A survey states that almost 25% of both male and female [...] Continue Reading…
The one thing that proved that there is something that can happen and be exciting on a smaller display with a Sharp produced screen [...] Continue Reading…
The Droid X has a very strong focus on multimedia and that’s something that’s very much resonating with the consumers. It’s touting a:
• Huge [...] Continue Reading…
The Motorola Droid and Motorola Devour have gotten their notice for the end of their lives so out with the older in with the [...] Continue Reading…
Three of the big companies hit back at Apple this past Friday after Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, made the claim that all smartphones [...] Continue Reading…
When it comes to Google’s calendar one of the best things about it is that there is no requirement for a desktop component. You [...] Continue Reading…
A TracFone is a very easy way to own a cell phone without having to make a major commitment. The one downside to that [...] Continue Reading…
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So who exactly is Martin Cooper and why should you care what he has to say? Martin Cooper is the person that gave birthed [...] Continue Reading…
They can’t delete your thoughts… or can they? When it comes down to it Apple has really managed to completely perfect the art form [...] Continue Reading…
Google has now released a new software tool which now makes it easy for people to be able to create an application for their [...] Continue Reading…
A federal court judge has approved a lawsuit which alleges that both AT&T and Apple abused their power when they locked the iPhone. The [...] Continue Reading…
It’s very well known that one of the fastest growing markets is mobile internet but the really surprising thing is exactly the rate that [...] Continue Reading…
One of the ABI reports that recently came out had very nice timing as the communications juggernaut Ericsson has just revealed that the number [...] Continue Reading…
You can get yourself a free cell phone along with free minutes and coverage as well. SafeLink Wireless is the government program that offers [...] Continue Reading…
You can actually get either free or a discounted cell phone complete with service from the United States Government. The Lifeline Assistance program was [...] Continue Reading…
You can get yourself a free cell phone along with free minutes and coverage as well. SafeLink Wireless is the government program that offers [...] Continue Reading…
There are a lot of users of the iPhone 4 that are making complaints about the upload speeds as they’ve finally slowed to a [...] Continue Reading…
The use of non voice programs on their cell phone has developed significantly within the last year. This happens as more and more of [...] Continue Reading…
LG states that they6 are planning on launching an Android based computer tablet before the end of the year. This is move for the [...] Continue Reading…
Believe it or not you can actually get yourself a free cell phone from the government if you qualify. The government of the United [...] Continue Reading…
Enjoy listening to Pandora on your PC? You can now actually take Pandora with you no matter where you might be. It doesn’t matter [...] Continue Reading…
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A United States congressman is planning on proposing a new federal law which if passed and signed would require cell phones to have warning [...] Continue Reading…
Currently the free government cell phones might be the target of all of the rage from the right wing but the fact is that [...] Continue Reading…
With the end of the epic series 24 finally ending on its 8th day or season one thing come to mind is, what exactly [...] Continue Reading…
Everyone that lined up to purchase their Apple iPhone 4 there is a little bit of a problem. Your gleaming new amazing and shiny [...] Continue Reading…
It looks like the Obama administration is going to back the plan for the doubling of the wireless spectrum. This is the space that’s [...] Continue Reading…
When it comes to choosing a cell phone for a senior there are so many different options to take into consideration. Seniors need to [...] Continue Reading…
Some of the recent studies that have been completed relate a somewhat surprising statistic. Right about 50% of the senior population actually uses a [...] Continue Reading…
When it comes to the seniors in our lives all of them should have a cell phone. Choosing the proper cell phone for a [...] Continue Reading…
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Just recently the FCC’s Spectrum Task Force made an announcement that they have plans for the increases in:
• Value
• Utilization
• Investment
These are being done [...] Continue Reading…
Skype just made the announcement that the availability of the Skype product on three different smartphones from Sony Ericsson is now possible. The smartphone [...] Continue Reading…
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Verizon along with HTC have announced the release of a new Android phone which is labeled as the Droid Incredible. They are going to [...] Continue Reading…
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In today’s competitive electronic marketplace, it is becoming much easier to find low priced cell phones that are actually very good. Depending [...] Continue Reading…
Everyone has their excuse to not donate to the disaster relief funds that you see or to a favorite charity:
• We’re broke
• The donation [...] Continue Reading…
The new Washington law is spurring sales of hands free devices. The threat of a very stiff fine has been really good for business [...] Continue Reading…
In Washington if you don’t hang up you’re now going to pay up. With the new bill signed into law using your hands to [...] Continue Reading…
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With humans and destruction the human race hardly ever needs help when it comes to destruction. Look no further than the young boy tearing [...] Continue Reading…
The first quarter look from ComScore of the mobile platforms in the United States brings some really good news for Google. What the numbers [...] Continue Reading…
If you are someone that owns a cell phone you should be interested and care about the future outcomes of a court case that [...] Continue Reading…
As we cell phone users look forward to the coming availability of 4G technology in their provider network let’s take a look back at [...] Continue Reading…
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Last month the federal government of Mexico went forward with their plans to disconnect cell phones in instances where the user didn’t submit their [...] Continue Reading…
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A bipartisan Senate bill would be the first of their kind to be aimed at stopping terrorism suspects from being able to hide themselves [...] Continue Reading…
Think about the following two questions:
1. How many cell phones have you owned up to this point?
2. How many cell phones do you think [...] Continue Reading…
On the horizon there is a cell phone enabled neighborhood watch that’s coming for the digital age and utilization of the power that comes [...] Continue Reading…
Those cell phone users that are worried about getting brain cancer can rest a little easier but can’t eliminate their concern yet. There has [...] Continue Reading…
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Teenagers are a group that takes text messaging to a whole other level. About one out of every three teenagers will send more than [...] Continue Reading…
With the electronic age there was a plethora of electric equipment that was invented:
• TVs
• Refrigerators
• Air conditioners
• Etc…
When the technology finally came around [...] Continue Reading…
Although a cell phone contract will give you a free or virtually free cell phone most of the time it will also force you [...] Continue Reading…
When it comes to talking on a cell phone and driving it amounts to almost 25% of all accidents. A total of 1/5th of [...] Continue Reading…
Rogers Handset Protection Guarantee
Rogers has announced a brand new program called the “Handset Protection Guarantee”. What this guarantee does is allow customers who [...] Continue Reading…
The following statistics are from a study that was done by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.
Out of all of the cell phone related tasks:
• [...] Continue Reading…
Studies are showing that customers are more pleased then they have been in a long time with their mobile service.
The ASCI index looks [...] Continue Reading…
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