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Newt Gingrich “puzzled” by smartphone in 3 minutes of embarrassment

, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Newt Gingrich, who is a former House speaker and was a 2012 Republican presidential nominee, is wanting to figure out a colloquial name for the cell phone in today's modern age. He's "really puzzled" about what these new contraptions are that run Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc., and he's wanting your help with what to call these devices. Read The Full Story

New York calls on Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung to cut down on phone theft

, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Mobile phone theft is nothing new, and it happens more often than we think. In New York, especially, is where mobile phone thefts were said to be responsible for the city's increase in crime. As public safety officials continue to battle thefts, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sent an open letter to Apple, Google (including Motorola), Microsoft, and Samsung to see if they can help to cut down on phone theft. Read The Full Story

AT&T jumps on the prepaid bus with Aio Wireless

, May 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

In an effort to compete with T-Mobile's new prepaid plans, as well as other prepaid carriers in the US, AT&T has launched a new prepaid service subsidiary called Aio Wireless, where users can buy a new phone off-contract and pay for a prepaid plan, but still be able to use AT&T's towers. The service is only available in Houston, Orlando, and Tampa for the time being. Read The Full Story

Nokia Asha 501 teased in tiny leak of a tiny budget phone

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're in the market for a budget smartphone with Nokia's signature color splash in th near future, you may just be in luck. A leak of a stack of smartphones with the name Nokia Asha 501 has been pushed today with black, white, green, yellow, blue, and red on the docket for 2013. This release is likely to be announced officially inside the week if not early next week, this informed suggestion brought to you by waves of similar leak patterns taking place across this past year. Read The Full Story

Yahoo makes major cuts in services as Mobile ramps up

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

This afternoon the folks at Yahoo have announced their intent to end services with Yahoo Deals, Yahoo SMS Alerts, Yahoo Kids, and the feature phone versions of Yahoo Mail and Messenger. While the smartphone versions of both Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Mail will (of course) continue to roll forward, both the feature phone versions and legacy smartphone versions of these apps "will be going away", as Yahoo reports. This is all part of Yahoo's move into the mobile universe they've been vocal about this week more than once. Read The Full Story

Zuckerberg tips “phones designed around people, not apps”

, Apr 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

We're here at Facebook's phone announcement, and they haven't yet announced anything, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on stage talking about phones and apps, and how people use their phones. Zuckerberg says that phones should be designed around people, and not the apps on the phones themselves, noting that Facebook wants to do that with smartphones today. Read The Full Story

The cellphone turns 40 years old today

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Mobile phones may not be anything too special these days, but 40 years ago today, the world's first cellphone was just being born, and it was all the rage. On April 3, 1973, the first call from a cellphone was made by the inventor himself, Marty Cooper, where he called out to his rival: the head of the research department at Bell Labs, Joel Engel. Read The Full Story

Lenovo reportedly in talks to buy NEC’s mobile phone business

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems Lenovo isn't giving up on it's pursuit to buy out a mobile phone company. First it was BlackBerry, which may or may not be fizzling, but this time around it's reported that Lenovo is in talks to acquire NEC's mobile phone business. It's said that NEC is looking to change some things around with its mobile unit, and selling it to Lenovo might be an option. Read The Full Story

Nearly half of all commuters admit to texting while driving

, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

We all know that texting while driving is dangerous, but it turns out that almost half of all commuters in the US admitted to doing it anyway, according to a survey conducted by AT&T. Not only do 49% of commuters text while driving, but 98% said that texting while driving is dangerous and that they probably shouldn't do it. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile unveils 4G LTE UNcarrier device lineup

, Mar 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile just announced the official launch of their new 4G LTE network, and customers will have six devices to choose from, one of which is a new LTE hotspot. Customers will have their shot at the Samsung GALAXY S 4, Galaxy Note II, BlackBerry Z10, HTC One, iPhone 5 (announcement here), and the Sonic 2.0 Mobile HotSpot LTE. Read The Full Story

AT&T announces new prepaid option for Wireless Home Phone

, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

AT&T's Wireless Home Phone service allows customers to use their existing home phone to make calls using AT&T's network instead of a landline connection. The service has been available for a while, but the carrier has announced new prepaid options for those who don't want to get sucked into a contract. Read The Full Story

1 in 3 Americans still text and drive

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

State governments around the US have been cracking down on mobile phone use during the past couple of years. Some states even make it illegal to use your mobile phone at all while driving, while some states will allow you to talk, but not text. However, it turns out that 1 in 3 US drivers still text when behind the wheel. Read The Full Story
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