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(Newser) - Twitter is planning to launch a service aimed at Japanese cell phone users, Marketwatch reports. The new site will be specifically designed for easy mobile access and browsing via handsets. Twitter and its Japanese partner, Digital Garage, are expected to approach Japanese mobile operators to support the site, according to... More »

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social networking • cell phones • Japan • Twitter

 Paris 'Haunted' by Sex Tape 


Jul 30, 09 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Who knew? The apparently always-bored Paris Hilton is still deeply upset about a sex tape of her recorded by a former boyfriend, according to an MTV documentary about the professional camera hog. "It's something that haunts me to this day," said the socialite. "It's embarrassing." On... More »

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cell phones • Paris Hilton • Rick Salomon • sex tape • nude

Texting Boosts Driver
Crash Risk 23 Times

Texting while driving found to be
deadliest distraction 

Jul 28, 09 1:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A first-of-its-kind study has found that sending and receiving text messages is the deadliest distraction for drivers by far, the New York Times reports. The study, which involved cameras in the cabs of long-haul trucks, found that texting raised a driver's risk of collision a whopping 23 times, putting it... More »

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cell phones • text message • texting • road safety • drivers • driver distraction

 Barcode of Future Is Tiny, Shiny 

MIT researchers design an alternative with 'Bokodes'

Jul 27, 09 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - MIT researchers have designed a possible replacement for the conventional barcode, the BBC reports. Called Bokodes, the tags are made up of a powered light-emitting diode, a mask and a lens, and can store much more information than the black-and-white stripe variety. More, the scientists say, the Bokodes can be... More »

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cell phones • business • LEDs • information technology • bar codes • bar code readers • mobile phones • Google Street View • Bokode

(Newser) - It's nice to see Congress looking out for the cell phone customer with hearings on carrier exclusivity, but there's plenty of dubious practices in the business they should look into before they worry about getting us all Verizon iPhones, David Pogue writes in the New York Times. 
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cell phones • Verizon • consumer protection • cell phone industry • Senate Commerce Committee • David Pogue • anticompetitive

 Gadget Turns 
 Phone Into 
 Microscope 

CellScope could help curb outbreaks of disease in developing world

Jul 22, 09 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new gadget could mean big improvements for health care in the developing world. Called the CellScope, the device attaches to any cell phone with a camera, turning it into a microscope, Science Blogs reports. Invented by researchers at UC Berkeley, the CellScope also features an LED that can detect... More »

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health care • cell phones • disease • malaria • developing world • microscopic • mobile phones • clinic

(Newser) - In 2003 a federal agency compiled hundreds of pages of research on the dangers of using cell phones while driving, but suppressed the findings because of pressure from Congress. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a part of the Transportation Department, also planned a long-term study of the risks of... More »

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cell phones • highway safety • Freedom of Information Act • driving • car safety • consumer advocacy • Department of Transportation • driver distraction

 Why Don't We Have Cool Japanese Cell Phones?

Makers stifled by hardware too advanced to leave country

Jul 20, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Able to surf the internet, stand in for credit cards, and check body fat, Japan’s smartphones make ours look primitive—yet we’re sticking with what we have. That’s because Japan’s phone makers have been “a little too clever,” writes Hiroko Tabuchi in the New ... More »

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cell phones • Japan • smartphones • cell phone industry • gadget

 Pols, Drivers Dial Up 
 Cell Phone Danger 

It's just as bad as drunk driving, and millions do it

Jul 19, 09 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Driving while talking on the phone—regardless of whether you're using a hands-free device—impairs your attention and reflexes as much as a blood alcohol content of .08, according to studies. With 81% of drivers admitting to gabbing in traffic, it might seem that stricter laws are inevitable, writes the... More »

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cell phones • legislation • driver distraction • hands-free cell phone • traffic fatalities

celebrity advice

 Bathroom Is 
 for Texting, 
 Not Talking: Pitt 

Brad doles out etiquette tips for the Internet age

Jul 16, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The times, they are a-changin’—and that calls for new rules of etiquette. To help out, Brad Pitt addresses issues ranging from inter-Rock Band dynamics to texting in the bathroom for Wired:
  • Problem: Your Rock Band bassist sucks. Solution: “Fire his ass. Bonus: It'll put the others
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entertainment • Internet • Brad Pitt • cell phones • celebrity • text message • World of Warcraft • Rock Band • Twitter • advice • advice columnist

 iPhone Too Dainty? 
 Rugged Competitors 
 Can Take Beating 

New offerings can be used as hammers, soaked, dropped

Jul 14, 09 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone might be pretty, but it’s probably best not to use it as a hammer. If you’re looking for a phone that can handle such treatment—and can be thrown, showered with, or plunged into beer—your best bet may be one of the rugged models from... More »

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technology • cell phones • iPhone • Nokia • cell phone industry • Best Buy • gadget • Sonim

 Voicemail Is So Over 

System too slow in faster-paced world

Jul 9, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - After some 25 years of popularity, voicemail has become merely an annoyance for many, the Boston Globe reports. "What I really hate are the soliloquies," says a time-crunched user. But the long-winded are only part of the problem, experts say; the real culprit is the rise of texting.... More »

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cell phones • text message • texting • voicemail • telephone • trend • message

(Newser) - Japan's mammoth 3G wireless network is beginning to buckle as users download world-record amounts of porn, Bloomberg reports. Mobile carriers have been forced to restrict the heaviest users of their "unlimited plans" to prevent outages. Privacy laws prevent the firms from saying what is being downloaded, but porn providers... More »

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cell phones • Japan • pornography • download • adult films • cell phone industry • DoCoMo

(Newser) - Lost amid the hoopla over the new iPhone 3GS is an annoying flaw: its battery rarely gets through the day without pooping out. Apple's website now advises users to temporarily shut down certain features, including the 3G network itself, to prolong battery life, reports the Los Angeles Times. Battery life... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • battery • smartphones • iPhone 3GS

EU to Get Universal Phone Chargers by 2010

Plan expected to reduce electronic waste, make life simpler for consumers

Jun 30, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cell phone makers have agreed to introduce a one-size-fits-all charger in the European Union within the next six months, CNN reports. The deal is expected to reduce the tens of thousands of tons of chargers thrown away every year, and should hasten the introduction of a universal charger for the... More »

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cell phones • European Union • Nokia • Motorola • Samsung • cell phone industry • cell phone charger

COMMENTARY

Why One Mom Drew the Line
at Skype

Technology that brings us together can pull us apart, she writes

Jun 28, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today’s world of cellphones, tweets, and texts makes it possible to stay constantly in touch—but where do we draw the line between contact and privacy, connection and independence? When it comes to family intimacy over distance, that question comes into sharp relief, Peggy Orenstein reflects in the New ... More »

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cell phones • privacy • communication • Skype • texting • Twitter • women's issues

tech review

Don't Go Buy Another iPhone, Just Get OS 3.0

New model is faster, but upgraded system offers plenty of perks

Jun 17, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple launched its new iPhone operating system today, two days ahead of the 3G S model, begging the question whether existing users should fork out $200 for new hardware. “Faster circuitry makes a huge difference,” David Pogue writes for the New York Times, though Walt Mossberg, in the... More »

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technology • cell phones • Walt Mossberg • Apple • iPhone 3G • David Pogue

 OMG! Wrld's Bst 
 Txtr Wins $50K 

500 text per day habit pays off for Iowa teen

Jun 17, 09 1:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 15-year-old Iowa girl took home $50,000 and a new phone after thumbing her way to first place in the National Texting Championships yesterday, CNN reports. Kate Moore, who has developed a 500 text-per-day habit since getting her first phone last year, aced speed and dexterity tests as well... More »

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cell phones • contest • text message • texting • SMS • Kate Moore

 NYC Ranks No. 1 
 in Road Rage 

City's drivers are angriest in the US

Jun 16, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York drivers are the most aggressive and angry in the US, an annual road rage survey finds. Gotham cut off Miami, which had zoomed to the top of the list the past 4 years, Reuters reports. "New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms,"... More »

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Minneapolis • cell phones • Atlanta • Cleveland • New York • Detroit • Dallas • road rage • Miami • driving • Portland, Oregon • driver distraction

glossies

Your Cell Phone May Be Eavesdropping


Jun 6, 09 7:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Be careful where you leave your cell phone. All it takes is a quick download—the equivalent of loading a ringtone—to install software that wiretaps your calls and even records ambient noise when the phone is unused. Experts say a surprising number of spouses, co-workers, and parents are using... More »

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cell phones • wiretap • spying • eavesdropping • smartphones • wiretapping

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