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ANALYSIS

AT&T Layoffs Just the Beginning of Telecom Pain

Reduced consumer spending will result in cycles of layoffs and decreased capital expenditure

Dec 5, 08 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - AT&T’s elimination of 12,000 jobs is just the beginning of cutbacks that will radiate throughout the telecom industry, BusinessWeek reports. As pinched consumers cut back on communication spending, job and capital-expenditure reductions will only continue. One surprising statistic shows how consumers are downsizing telecom budgets: The fastest-growing... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • telecom • subscription • revenue • AT&T • financial crisis

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Finally,  a Real Phone Camera 

Picture-perfect phone closes the shutter on camera phone rivals

Dec 4, 08 10:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Adding a camera to a phone isn't exactly a novel concept, but the Motozine ZN5 breaks the mold by making it a proper digital camera instead of a feeble afterthought, David Pogue writes in the New York Times. For quality, he raves, "the ZN5’s photos trump anything... More »

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technology • cell phones • Kodak • camera • digital camera • Motorola • camera phones • Motozine

Surgeon Amputates
Using Texted Instructions

Phone helps save Congolese teen

Dec 3, 08 5:11 PM CST
(Newser) - A volunteer surgeon in a Congolese war zone followed texted instructions to perform an amputation that saved a 16-year-old boy's life. The teen's badly injured and infected arm required that his collar bone and shoulder blade be immediately removed, but Dr. David Nott had never conducted such a procedure. He... More »

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medicine • cell phones • surgery • Democratic Republic of Congo • text message • Doctors Without Borders • Rwanda • amputation • rebel fighters

 '21st Century 
 Girls' Force 
 Scouts to Evolve 

Declining membership prompts massive revamp

Nov 30, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Sporty, ambitious, and tech-savvy, the modern American girl is forcing a century-old program to change its ways, Time reports. Sagging cookie sales and plummeting membership have compelled Girl Scouts to merge councils, sell off lucrative campsites, and redefine its relevance for "21st century girls," says Mary Connell, a... More »

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technology • cell phones • children • girls • camping • girl scouts

 Cell Phones 
 Bad for Soul, 
 Warns Vatican 

Technology may be bad for the soul

Nov 28, 08 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The Vatican has warned that cell phones and the internet threaten the soul, reports the Daily Telegraph. “In the age of the cell phone and internet it is more difficult than before to protect silence and nourish the interior dimension of life,” said a spokesman for the Pope.... More »

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cell phones • Vatican

Ark. Man Sues Mickey D's Over Wife's Nudie Pix

Workers vowed
to keep lost
camera phone 'safe'

Nov 23, 08 8:03 AM CST
(Newser) - An Arkansas man has sued McDonald's because nude photos of his wife on a cell phone he lost in one of the restaurants ended up on the Internet. When the man called the outlet, employees promised to keep the phone safe until he could collect it, reports the New York ... More »

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cell phones • McDonald's • nude photo • camera phones • pictures

Verizon Staffers Breached Obama Cell Phone Records

Company probing extent of data breach after snooping uncovered

Nov 21, 08 4:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Verizon has suspended all employees who accessed Barack Obama's personal cell phone records after learning that some workers snooped into the account without authorization, the Washington Post reports. Company executives, who didn't specify what kind of information had been viewed, apologized to the president-elect. Verizon is investigating and has notified... More »

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Barack Obama • cell phones • Verizon • privacy • President Obama

 5 Gizmos Nixed by Cellphones 


Nov 17, 08 7:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Cellphones have sent five once-hot gadgets to the techno graveyard, Wired reports:
  • The PDA: Dating back to the Psion Organizer 24 years ago, PDAs enabled busy folk to schedule meetings, keep addresses, and type notes. Only when cellphones included good calendars did PDAs die off.
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cell phones • digital camera • PDA • notebooks


 Gadgets Have 
 Consumers 
 Crying for Help 

Buyers frustrated by problems with cell phones, internet access and computers

Nov 17, 08 1:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Digital technology plays a key role in the lives of most Americans, but it's often too complex, frustrating, and prone to failure, a study by the Pew Research Center finds. Nearly half of consumers said they regularly need help setting up a device, learning how to use it, or solving... More »

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technology • Internet • Comcast • cell phones • iPod • BlackBerry • Pew Internet and American Life Project • MP3s • Pew Research Center • Internet access • consumers

ANALYSIS

Your Next Cell Phone Won't Have Any of These

iPhone makes touchscreens the big thing, but voice, image recognition coming soon

Nov 8, 08 1:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Designers are hard at work on technologies for tomorrow’s cell phones, Priya Ganapati writes for Wired, with more functional touchscreens, developing voice recognition that learns, and typepad software with fewer typos. In 5 years, Ganapati writes, “your phone will be a smooth, sleek brick—a piece of metal... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • mobile devices • voice recognition • touchscreen • typepad

 Why the Polls May Be Wrong 

Use of cell phones, unexpected turnout could skew results

Oct 30, 08 6:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Opinion polls can be wrong—just look at Thomas Dewey in 1948 or even Barack Obama, who led Hillary Clinton before the New Hampshire primary but lost anyway. Reuters outlines some factors that could be skewing current results:
  • Turnout: Polls filter the results of phone surveys through models of
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cell phones • racism • New Hampshire primary • voter turnout • Election 2008 • opinion polls • Bradley effect

 Obama Dials Up SMS Blitz 

Cell phone push in last days of campaign

Oct 29, 08 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over the next seven days the Obama campaign will ratchet up its ongoing text messaging blitz, which has kept supporters in the loop and likely helped to pump up numbers at the 100,000-strong rally in Denver last week. Those who have opted in will get info about polling places,... More »

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Barack Obama • MySpace • cell phones • Facebook • text message • new media • Election 2008 • Harvard's Institute of Politics

Cell-Seeking Man Traps Arm in Train Toilet

Passengers wait 2 hours while firemen
saw through pipes

Oct 27, 08 8:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talk about a dropped call: a man got his arm stuck in a French train toilet yesterday trying to retrieve his cell phone, the BBC reports. The high-speed commuter train was stopped for 2 hours as firemen sawed through pipes. They carried the 26-year-old out on a stretcher, "... More »

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cell phones • France • train

Technology 'Keeps
Families Connected'

Web, cell phones improve communication, survey discovers

Oct 20, 08 3:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Technology is bringing American families together in new ways rather than driving them apart, concludes a new study. Family members rely on cell phone calls, text messages, and emails to stay in touch several times a day, and watch YouTube videos together, using computers as a "virtual hearth,"... More »

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Internet • YouTube • cell phones • texting • computers • University of Toronto • Pew Internet & American Life Project • Blackberrys

 Cell Phones Also 
 Annoy Your Skin 

'Mobile phone dermatitis' could explain mysterious facial rashes

Oct 16, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cell phones won’t melt your brain, but they do cause “mobile phone dermatitis,” Reuters reports. A British dermatological organization is cautioning doctors to consider allergy-causing nickel found on many phones in cases of “a rash on the cheek or ear that cannot otherwise be explained.”... More »

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health • cell phones • rash • doctor • dermatology • Britain • mobile phone dermatitis

(Newser) - A new software technology can automatically disable cell phones moving at car speeds, augmenting laws already in place forbidding their use while driving, RealTechNews reports. The developer, Canada's Aegis Mobility, is partnering with Nationwide insurance to offer discounts to adopters. Aegis still needs carrier support but expects the software to... More »

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cell phones • driving • car safety • handsets • phone software • automobile

 Kate Busted 
 Driving While 
 Yakking 

Nabbed chatting on cell on country road

Oct 14, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Royal and apparently naughty girlfriend Kate Middleton was snapped by a photographer happily chatting on her cell phone while driving, in defiance of Britain's strict ban on using the devices behind the wheel, reports the Sun. Prince William's 26-year-old gal pal was deep in conversation as she tooled along a... More »

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Prince William • Kate Middleton • cell phones • traffic • British royals • traffic accident

analysis

Pollsters: Our Predictions Could Be Off

Cell phones, turnout, and prejudice threaten to skew forecasts

Oct 9, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pollsters worry that a growing affinity for cell phones (most surveys rely on landlines), unspoken racial biases, and tough-to-predict turnout among young people and black people could skew their predictions come November, writes Mark Blumenthal in the National Journal. When pollsters "compare notes this year, worry is the prevailing... More »

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cell phones • poll • racism • exit polls • Election 2008 • pollsters

Teen Girl Faces Felony Porn Charges After Cell Prank

She allegedly sent nude photos of herself

Oct 8, 08 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 15-year-old Ohio girl who allegedly sent nude photos of herself to classmates as a joke faces felony child-porn charges—and may have to register as a sex offender, the Newark Advocate reports. The girl, who was arrested Friday and spent the weekend in jail, has pleaded not guilty. The... More »

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cell phones • sex offenders • child pornography • juvenile crime

Engineer Sent Texts Just Before Crash

Feds find message 22 seconds ahead of fatal Sept. 12 train wreck

Oct 1, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The engineer steering the Metrolink train that crashed last month sent a text message 22 seconds before the fatal collision, the Los Angeles Times reports. Robert M. Sanchez sent 29 text messages Sept. 12, a federal investigation reveals. The commuter train ran through a red signal and hit a freight... More »

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cell phones • Los Angeles • commute • texting • train crash • public transit • Metrolink

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