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06 Apr 2009 09:31

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Tech: T-Mobile’s riding the Google Android gravy train for all it’s worth

  • A new tablet and home phone could be in the cards. The New York Times is reporting that the mobile carrier is stretching the definition of what Android has so far meant to consumers – a single phone, the G1 – and plans to use Android in a seven-inch tablet PC and a home phone setup. They’re not alone; Samsung, HTC and Motorola, along with a host of smaller carriers, have plans to bring Android-based devices (mostly phones) to market soon. source
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05 Mar 2009 21:39

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Music: In case you’re curious about the Chris Brown/Rihanna case …

… all the gory details were revealed in a lengthy court document. Oh boy. source
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27 Feb 2009 10:49

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Tech, World: The iPhone’s sales suck in Japan so much, it’s being given away

  • It’s not full-featured enough Japanese consumers are a picky bunch when it comes to their phones, and as neat as the iPhone is to the rest of the world, the phone is missing a number of key things – a high-quality video camera, a TV tuner and multimedia messaging.
  • The plans suck The big problem many consumers in Japan have with the iPhone is not its design – which the Japanese don’t like either – but the cost. The monthly plans start at $60, which is high. They recently started giving the phones away with a two-year plan. Oof. source
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21 Feb 2009 11:11

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Biz, Tech: Prepaid cell phones are getting their comeuppance

  • 13% increase in the popularity of pay-as-you-go cell phone plans in the last year; it’s a small, but growing, niche market
  • $50 cost for an unlimited plan at MetroPCS or Boost Mobile; that same plan costs at least twice as much with contract providers Sprint, AT&T or T-Mobile source
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15 Feb 2009 14:56

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Offbeat, U.S.: Was the cell phone really that important?

  • A woman dies after trying to retrieve one in her car. The scene took place in Fountain Valley, Calif., where the woman, out on Interstate 405, tried to grab the dropped cell phone while driving, crashed into a divider, got out of the car, and then got hit by another car passing by. Other people got injured, and she died, all because she couldn’t wait to get her cell phone. Sigh. source
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17 Jan 2009 09:07

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Tech, U.S.: Another perk of being President Barack Obama

  • *272 Obama’s key to never-jammed cell phone calls source
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14 Jan 2009 08:57

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Offbeat: In her text-scrawled words, how she did it

  • Uhm i’m not sure really. In june i had cheer camp so like alot of my friends had texted me. And when i wasn’t at camp i’d text my friends and girls on my team. i don’t like talking on the phone so i’d prefer texting people.
  • Emilee Cox • in a text message about her texting habits • source
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14 Jan 2009 08:54

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Offbeat: This teenage girl is 2.5x the texting addict of the other one

  • 35,463 The top monthly mark hit by 14-year-old Emilee Cox of Clermont, Fla. And you thought 14,000 was impressive.
  • 1,182 Number per day at her June peak. That’s one text message for every waking minute. Doesn’t she have class or something? source
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12 Jan 2009 23:29

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Offbeat: One teenage girl sent an ungodly number of texts last month

  • 14,528 total text messages were sent by the Orange County, Calif. 13-year-old.
  • 484 text messages were sent per day. That’s one every two minutes of every waking hour. source
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06 Jan 2009 11:38

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Tech: It probably makes calls as well as a water bottle, too

Motorola tries for a “green” approach with their new recycled-from-bottles phone. source
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