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US company offers Twitter-dedicated mobile device

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

A US company which makes mobile devices is offering a gadget solely dedicated to sending and receiving Twitter messages. The "TwitterPeek," made by New York-based Peek, costs 100 dollars with six months of service or 200 dollars for a lifetime service plan. ...

Nokia posts first quarterly loss this decade

AFP Global Edition 38 days ago

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia reported a third quarter net loss Thursday of 559 million euros (834 million dollars), its first shortfall this decade, citing falling sales and a large impairment cost. The surprising loss drove Nokia shares down 9.32 percent to ...

CALL IT WINDOWS IMMOBILE

BusinessWeek 38 days ago

CALL IT WINDOWS IMMOBILE The last time Microsoft delivered a major upgrade to its smartphone software, Windows Mobile 6, in early 2007, Apple's iPhone was still five months out on the horizon. You can tell how radically Apple changed expectations about smartphones ...

Mobile device makers want common plugs for earphones

AFP American Edition 45 days ago

An international trade group representing wireless device makers announced it was backing a drive to standardize audio and USB plugs for laptops and other mobile gadgets. CTIA Wireless Association said it is behind an initiative to make 3.5mm plugs the standard for ...

Mobile device makers want common earphone plugs

AFP Global Edition 46 days ago

An international trade group representing wireless device makers has announced it was backing a drive to standardize audio and USB plugs for laptops and other mobile gadgets. CTIA Wireless Association said it is behind an initiative to make 3.5mm plugs the standard ...

Gov't seeks ban on texting truckers, bus drivers

AP News 51 days ago

Obama administration, Congress members looking to ban text messaging from the driver's seat The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to pass their own laws against driving cars ...

Stop sign ahead for texting while driving?

AP News 52 days ago

Transportation chief says goal is to put the brakes on drivers texting behind the wheel Determined to stop people from texting while driving, the Obama administration plans a campaign similar to past government efforts to discourage drunken driving and encourage the use ...

Technology Could Be Key To Stopping Unauthorized Charges

consumeraffairs.com 64 days ago

Visa pilot project could be first step Many third-party marketing agreements, in which one business shares consumers' credit information with another business, results in unauthorized charges on debit and credit cards. While these charges can be disputed, it's a headache for consumers. ...

Only Morons Chat and Drive

GeekLove 73 days ago

Only Morons Chat and Drive by Andrew Robulack copyright 2009 877 words (!) If you operate a mobile phone while driving, you are one of the 17 million Canadians who are complete and utter morons. No offense, though. Until very recently I ...

Sprint, HTC to release Android phone in October

AFP American Edition 80 days ago

US wireless carrier Sprint Nextel and Taiwan's HTC Corp. announced plans Thursday to release a touch-screen mobile phone in October powered by Google's Android software. The HTC Hero will be the second mobile phone to use the open-source operating system developed by ...

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