Archive for the ‘Phones’ Category
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
iPhone users will be interested in news about the class action lawsuit that claims Apple and AT&T Mobility's five-year exclusive voice and data service provider agreement for the iPhone is in violation of the anti-monopoly portions of anti-trust laws
The suit also charges Apple with breaking both Federal and California computer ...
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Sunday, August 24th, 2008
It's not much of a surprise I suppose that when it comes to tech type gifts, most people today would rather receive a new phone, a new computer, an xbox 360 or one of those Japanese things that people are raving about so much these days.
While stuff like this is ...
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
... Apparently they are. At least according to recent government data they are. (of course, this article didn't give any clear details about what data and who gathered this data and where they got it from.... which pretty much turns the whole thing into unsubstantiated heresay in my ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
This is something I never understood. Why would anyone use a cellphone to look at a website????
No thanks!
New Tools Help Create Cellphone-Friendly Web Sites
David Kesmodel from WSJ writes "New low-cost tools are making it easier for companies to register and build Web sites designed for cellphones, the Wall Street Journal ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
You may remember that back in Nov 2007 the house passed a surveillance bill that does not give immunity telecoms for their participation in illegal domestic spying and warrantless wiretapping.
On February 12, 2008 the Senate passed it's version of the bill that DOES give immunity to telecoms. This bill ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
I've never been one to use text message functions on cell phones, mostly because I absolutely cannot stand using the teeny tiny keys on a phone keypad to try tapping out letters to say something. I'm not up on the shorthand that most people seem to use with the ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
A couple of years ago the EFF brought a lawsuit against AT&T because of it's taking part in the NSA's illegal domestic spying scandal. In recent months there's been pressure coming from the Bush administration trying to get Congress to give the telecommunications companies immunity from these lawsuits.
Not long ...
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Saturday, November 10th, 2007
Well Apple's IPhone is now "officially" going on sale in Europe and just like when it hit the stores here, people are lining up for the privilege of paying WAY too much for an overpriced gadget that, while it's got a lot going for it to be sure, it's also ...
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
I read recently that cell phone jamming is on the rise and I'm not surprised. People have gotten totally beyond rude with the way they use cellphones. They're very often completely inconsiderate of the people around them that really DON'T want to hear half of their phone conversation ...
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