Archive for July, 2009

Configuremyphone.com Launches to Help Americans get More From Their … - PR Newswire

KIRKLAND, Washington, July 31 /PRNewswire/ — Configuremyphone.com launches today, offering a convenient solution to the millions of Americans who struggle to set-up their GSM cell phones for services such as email, Internet browsing and picture …

Text messaging as security hole: hackers show how to attack mobile … - KFOR

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Getting a text message is akin to someone sliding a piece of mail under your door: You may not have asked for it, you can’t stop its delivery and you have to deal with it whether you want to or not. The fact that text messages …

Can cell phone batteries spark fires? - Katu.com

UNDATED - It may sound like an urban legend, but it can happen: overheated cell phone batteries sparking fires. Phone companies claim using poor-quality “aftermarket” batteries are usually to blame, but experts say there are some other factors that …

Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Still Expected To Shrink in 2009

The worldwide mobile phone market recorded another quarter of year-over-year decline in the second quarter of 2009 .

Iowa law blocks school’s call for jamming device - Cedar Rapids Gazette

A small northern Iowa school district has hung up on a plan to block students from using their cell phones in class. The St. Ansgar school board proposed buying a jamming device to keep students in the combined middle and high school from calling and …

Using cell phone could mean losing it for Utah students - ksl.com

What hurts more: having your cell phone taken away or coughing up some dough? Some Texas students are being charged a $15 fine for using their cell phones in school. Utah educators say they have something that hurts more

Digital Dispatch:City and county upgrading 911 systems - Ukiah Daily Journal

Digital Dispatch:City and county upgrading 911 systems
Ukiah Daily Journal
Last year, 9 million 911 calls were made from cell phones." Blake will coordinate with the county's Information Services department to ensure the accuracy

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Palestinian cell phone company gets Israeli nod - CNBC

RAMALLAH, West Bank - A senior Palestinian official says Israel has taken a “major step” toward enabling the long-awaited launch of a second Palestinian cell phone provider. The Wataniya company is poised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in …

Palestinian cell phone company gets Israeli nod - CNBC

RAMALLAH, West Bank - A senior Palestinian official says Israel has taken a “major step” toward enabling the long-awaited launch of a second Palestinian cell phone provider. The Wataniya company is poised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in …

South Bend bank robbery foiled by citizen’s cell phone - 22 WSBT

SOUTH BEND - Police say an elaborate disguise and get-away plan from a bank robbery were no match for a vigilant citizen with a cell phone. Police say the Wells Fargo bank at 4400 S. Miami Street was robbed shortly before 10 a.m. by a man who entered …