First Look: Skype for the IPhone
And based on my early tests of the popular voice-over-IP app, I’m happy to say it was worth the wait.
Archive for March, 2009
New Kansas Law Bans Cell Phone Use by Young Drivers
Many young drivers in Kansas won’t be allowed to use their cell phones while behind the wheel starting next year.
Chilling details released about UTSA student’s alleged crimes - WOAI
SAN ANTONIO — A stolen cell phone and a popular western movie have helped police link a young UTSA student to the murder of a tow truck driver. Jason Miears is accused of gunning down Jose “Joe” Fernandez last week. Police documents released …
Drew Barrymore Gives Up Cell Phone for 3 Months - Entertainment Tonight Online
Drew Barrymore says she gave up her cell phone for a very important reason. The actress didn’t use the phone because she was so dedicated to her character “Little” Edie Bouvier Beale in HBO’s upcoming “Grey Gardens,” which is set in the ’70s and is …
Police: Man on phone robbed two banks - The Money Times
Irving, Texas — Police in Texas said they are searching for gun-toting man who is believed to have robbed banks in Dallas and Irving while talking on his cell phone. Authorities said the man is believed to have held up a Wachovia bank in Dallas at …
Reasons for cell tower denial given - Hays Daily News
Ellis County commissioners officially denied a conditional-use permit for a cellular phone tower near Victoria on Monday. Their reasons for doing so — primarily because the applicant did not meet a co-location requirement — were included in a …
Charges upped against Lawrence school safety officer - Eagle-Tribune
SALEM, N.H. — Suspended Lawrence school safety officer Nelson Silva will also be facing an extortion charge after he allegedly held woman’s lost cell phone for $300 ransom last weekend. An additional charge of attempted theft by extortion was filed …
App gives iPhones access to Skype - San Francisco Gate
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Skype, the popular voice-over-Internet phone service, is about to land on the iPhone today. Skype, a unit of eBay, is set to announce the availability of its service on the iPhone platform at a press conference at the CTIA …
Device Keeps Cell Phones Off While We Drive - Top Tech News
The Utah company, Accendo LC, is working on technology that, when enabled, puts a cell phone into “driving” mode. The system sends an automatic reply to incoming phone calls or text messages saying the person is driving and will call back. The cell …
Pigeons fly mobile phones to Brazilian prisoners
Guards have intercepted two carrier pigeons carrying mobile phones to detainees at a prison in Sorocaba, 62 miles from Sao Paolo, a spokesman for the state penitentiary system said, reports The Telegraph.