Archive for October, 2008

Shazam discovery of the day: Black Angels - CNET News

I’ve blogged about it before , and there’s nothing new to report, but let me say it again: if you’re into music and you have an iPhone, you’ve got to download the free Shazam app. My local cafe is a crowded collegiate place, but there’s free Wi-Fi …

Nokia N85 swings back through FCC - CNET News

We already saw the Nokia N85 pass through the Federal Communications Commission in August , but it made another visit to the agency this week. Joining it there was the Samsung SCH-i770 smartphone. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in …

Motorola posts $397M 3Q loss; more job cuts - HamptonRoads.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Motorola Inc. posted a hefty loss in the third quarter Thursday, citing the continued troubles of its cell phone division. The company will postpone the planned spin-off of the unit, and cut more jobs. The maker of communications …

INVESTOR ALERT: KGS Notifies Cadence Design Systems, Inc. - MSN MoneyCentral

If you would like to discuss your legal rights, you may e-mail or call KGS Managing Partner Lewis Kahn, without obligation or cost to you, toll free 1-866-467-1400, ext. 100, via cell phone after hours at 504-301-7900, or by email at lewis.kahn …

Kidnapping suspect found and arrested using cell phone tracking … - Eureka Reporter

The 24-year-old Eureka man who allegedly kidnapped his underage ex-girlfriend Thursday afternoon was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and false imprisonment, the Eureka Police Department reported. EPD officers responded to a reported kidnapping on …

Man found guilty in cell phone heist - HometownAnnapolis.com

An Annapolis man was convicted yesterday and another is awaiting trial in connection with a 2006 scheme to steal a tractor-trailer full of at least 4,500 cell phones worth $585,000. Walter Lee Green, 49, pleaded guilty in federal court to receipt and …

Police on the hunt for subway perv after quick-thinking woman snapped … - New York Daily News

A cell phone photo of a man who allegedly exposed himself on the subway Friday morning. Say cheese, pervert. A quick-thinking woman snapped a cell phone picture of a man who pleasured himself on a subway in Queens . And then she turned the picture …

Motorola’s Turnaround Plans Meet with Skepticism - BusinessWeek

The latest flurry of turnaround plans for Motorola is being met with about as much enthusiasm as previous attempts to revive the company’s foundering mobile-phone business: not much. During an Oct. 30 conference call discussing the third-quarter …

OUR VIEW: Now hear this - Southwest Virginia Today

OUR VIEW: Now hear this
Southwest Virginia Today, VA - 3 hours ago
It was sent via US Cellular, which, in case you’ve been in a cave since the blight and scourge of cell phones became ubiquitous, is a cellular service

Qsent’s new owner will sharply trim Oregon staff - Oregonian

TransUnion , the Chicago company that bought Qsent in 2006, is in the process of eliminating at least 25 of its 60 employees in Beaverton. Three recent employees tell me the same story — the company cut 11 jobs at the end of September, will make …