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AT&T is set to begin featuring Yahoo Inc search services on the Internet menu of mobile handsets used by its base of up to 70 million U.S. customers. SAN FRANCISCO–AT&T is set to begin featuring Yahoo Inc search services on the Internet menu of mobile handsets used by its…
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AT&T is set to begin featuring Yahoo Inc search services on the Internet menu of mobile handsets used by its base of up to 70 million U.S. customers. SAN FRANCISCO–AT&T is set to begin featuring Yahoo Inc search services on the Internet menu of mobile handsets used by its…
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Next week a California law will require the use of hands-free phones and ban cell phones entirely for drivers under 18–but there’s a loophole that allows texting while driving. LOS ANGELES–Next week California will try to wrest cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from movie starlets…
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What if you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere and your mobile phone’s battery is about to run out? Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the music and dance. LONDON–What do you do if you are stuck in a field at a pop festival…
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Gap is narrowing, but more needs to be done to ensure poorer countries reap tech revolution’s opportunities in growth, development, says report. The digital divide between rich and poor countries is narrowing as mobile phones and Internet use become more available, but the developing world still lags far…
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Research continues on effects of long-term use, but no evidence so far suggesting cell phones are unsafe. Using a mobile phone does not increase your risk of brain cancer, according to a new Japanese study that is the first to consider the effects of radiation on different parts…
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Zonino! Replacement words, known as paragrams, are becoming part of younger generation’s regular banter. LONDON–R U cycle? Book! Fancy an adds down the sub? There’s a gr8 new carnage. It may look like gobbledygook, but the most streetwise of teenagers would have no trouble translating and responding…
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There’s a chance green products will save the world, so why are they so boring compared to a cell phone with a built-in TV? Clear your mind. Now, create a mental picture around the words “energy executive.” Then do the same around “Internet employee.” In the first…
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New risk-ranking system reaffirms smoking, alcohol, sunlight as leading risk factors, but allays concerns about others. Drinking coffee, using mobile phones or having breast implants is unlikely to cause cancer, according to a new risk-ranking system devised by an Australian cancer specialist to debunk popular myths. The…
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Company says it might consider busting into pieces to revive its ailing cell phone business. But is it the right move? Maybe Carl Icahn was right about Motorola. The company, which practically invented the cell phone market in the ’80s, is considering spinning off its beleaguered…
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Company says it might consider busting into pieces to revive its ailing cell phone business. But is it the right move? Maybe Carl Icahn was right about Motorola. The company, which practically invented the cell phone market in the ’80s, is considering spinning off its beleaguered…
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Unlike in Europe, mobile porn has yet to take off in the U.S. But that may change soon as phone companies plan to loosen control on their networks. Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica. If…
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PlayNow music-download service for mobile phones will soon include content from Sony BMG, Warner Music, EMI, others. Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to its PlayNow service, which lets users download music via their mobile phones. …
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Google’s video site to be available on Motorola, LG, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson phones capable of providing high-speed access. Popular video Web site YouTube is opening up its service to run on millions more phones capable of providing high-speed wireless Internet access, the company said on Thursday. …
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Japan plans government-backed exams for phone guides who will help users navigate their increasingly complicated mobiles. Baffled by your mobile phone? Japan plans government-backed exams for phone guides who will help users navigate their increasingly complicated mobiles. Chatting on the phone on a bus or a train is…
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Polymer Vision’s Readius, whose prototype was unveiled in 2005, is now in production, setting the stage for competition with the iPhone and Kindle. A Dutch company that has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a gadget no bigger than other mobile phones–by making a…
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Young people will have a longer period of radio frequency exposure since they’ll likely start using wireless devices earlier in life. Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research…
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U.S. retailers need to adopt technological advances that have already changed shopper behavior across the globe, insiders say. Virtual worlds, mobile coupons, and bar-code readers on cell phones are the next technology wave U.S. chain stores must ride if they hope to stay competitive in the fast-changing world…
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