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NEWS ABOUT: cellphones

cellphones stories: 6 news summaries

Only Fines Will Get Drivers
Off the Phone: Experts

Conference tells Transportation Department to get tough

Oct 5, 09 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - If the Department of Transportation wants to curb distracted driving, it’ll have to do more than ask nicely, concluded experts at last week’s conference on the issue. Previous efforts to curb drunk driving and promote seat belt safety have proven that drivers don’t respond without the threat... More »

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driving • Department of Transportation • driver distraction • reckless driving • Ray LaHood • cellphones • public safety

Smartphones Heart QWERTY, Click Off Users

iPhones, Blackberrys ignore alternative keyboard, to enthusiasts' chagrin

Sep 28, 09 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smartphone users are baffled that the the commonly used QWERTY keyboard is dominating their text-typing world. Many would prefer the little-know Dvorak keyboard, which was designed to be easy to use, placing the most common letters on the home row. QWERTY, used on computers, was designed to overcome a technical... More »

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smartphones • handsets • keyboard • mobile phones • cellphones • Dvorak Simplified Keyboard

Police Hunt Silicon Valley Phone Vandals

50K lose service in attack that highlights systems' vulnerability

Apr 10, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities in Silicon Valley are hunting for saboteurs who cut fiber-optic telecom cables, leaving more than 50,000 customers—including police and hospitals—in parts of three counties without phone and internet service, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Ten cables were severed, crippling 911 operations, cellphone service, and businesses depending... More »

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Internet • Silicon Valley • San Francisco • cell phones • sabotage • telephone • emergency responders • cellphones

(Newser) - Being sensitive to the environment doesn't have to cost a fortune. In fact, the green option is often the most cost-effective one. Scientific American spotlights nine ways of cutting your bills as you save the Earth:
  • Shrink your living space. Prefab homes and plans for dwellings as small as
... More »

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environment • green building • ecology • green technology • green • eco friendliness • green home • ecofriendly • eco-friendly • cellphones

 Madonna's Phone
 Hangups Irk
 Boytoy Jesus 

She can still take calls, though

Mar 20, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna has decided to let Jesus Luz use his cellphone around her—but only in emergencies. The unlikely pair had a fight when Madonna walked in on her 22-year-old beau on a family phone call, and “she told him it was rude for him to take a phone call... More »

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cell phones • celebrity • fight • Madonna • cellphones • Jesus Luz

 Cell Networks Pass Test 

Handled massive inauguration volume

Jan 21, 09 3:29 AM CST
(Newser) - The Washington DC networks of the major cellphone carriers held up under massive pressure yesterday, handling millions of additional texts and emails without crashing, reports USA Today. There were some delays but AT&T, Verizon and Sprint handled up to three times their normal volume as thousands of spectators at... More »

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Verizon • text message • Sprint • President Obama • Inauguration Day • capacity • e-mails • cellphones

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