Jan 22 2009

Baby Calls 911 and Gets Dad Arrested

A B.C. man probably wishes he had given his 11-month-old son a set of keys to play with instead of a phone, after the infant accidentally dialed 911 and brought police to dad’s marijuana grow operation. Mounties say a 911 call came in from a White Rock, B.C., residence Friday morning but whoever was on the other end of the line hung up.

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Jan 22 2009

Do police have the right to confiscate your camera?

Seconds after BART police officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant, police immediately began confiscating cell phones containing videos that have yet to see the light of day. In fact, the only videos that have been seen by the public were filmed by people who managed to leave the scene before police confronted them.

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Jan 22 2009

Google kills iPhone-optimized iGoogle – Register


iPhone World

Google kills iPhone-optimized iGoogle
Register – 20 Jan 2009
By Austin Modine • Get more from this author Google has silently pulled the plug on its iGoogle website designed specifically for the iPhone, now unceremoniously redirecting traffic to its standard mobile version of the web portal instead.
Google Kills Off iPhone-Optimized iGoogle InformationWeek
iGoogle optimization discontinued for iPhone CNET News
InfoWorld – Ars Technica – PC Pro – IntoMobile
all 22 news articles
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Jan 22 2009

Samsung A836 phone designed for rugged environments – Digital Home


SlashPhone

Samsung A836 phone designed for rugged environments
Digital Home – 12 hours ago
If you're the kind of person who works outdoors or under physically demanding conditions, then you may be interested in the new A836 rugged phone from Samsung.
Canada's Rogers adds two rugged phones to lineup Electronista
Samsung Ruby A836 Phone MobileWhack.com
IntoMobile – Canada NewsWire (press release) – Unwired View – Boy Genius Report
all 11 news articles  Langue : Français
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Jan 22 2009

Is the iPhone Up to the Challenge of Portable Gaming?

Apple claims 62 per cent of the UK music player market, 78 per cent in the US, and the market for games on iPhone is thriving. We sat down with Greg Joswiak, Apple’s VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing, to find out why he thinks the App Store will revolutionise the portable gaming market.

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Jan 21 2009

Hands-free mobile phones impair driving – guardian.co.uk


CityNews

Hands-free mobile phones impair driving
guardian.co.uk – 16 hours ago
Using a hands-free mobile phone while driving distracts drivers enough for them to veer out of their lane and hit guardrails at the side of the road, a study has found.
All-in-One Hand's Free Device Could Beat Ontario's New Cell Phone CityNews
Letter: Let’s institute zero tolerance for drivers using cell phones TCPalm
Journal-Advocate – KAIT – Brazil Times – TheNewsTribune.com
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Jan 21 2009

Google kills iPhone-optimized iGoogle – Register


iPhone World

Google kills iPhone-optimized iGoogle
Register – 20 Jan 2009
By Austin Modine • Get more from this author Google has silently pulled the plug on its iGoogle website designed specifically for the iPhone, now unceremoniously redirecting traffic to its standard mobile version of the web portal instead.
Google Kills Off iPhone-Optimized iGoogle InformationWeek
iGoogle optimization discontinued for iPhone CNET News
InfoWorld – Ars Technica – PC Pro – IntoMobile
all 22 news articles
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Jan 21 2009

Samsung A836 phone designed for rugged environments – Digital Home

Samsung A836 phone designed for rugged environments
Digital Home – 7 hours ago
If you're the kind of person who works outdoors or under physically demanding conditions, then you may be interested in the new A836 rugged phone from Samsung.
Canada's Rogers adds two rugged phones to lineup Electronista
Rogers Adds to Rugged Lineup With the Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE IntoMobile
Canada NewsWire (press release) – Boy Genius Report – Unwired View – Softpedia
all 8 news articles  Langue : Français
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Jan 21 2009

Google kills iPhone-optimized iGoogle – Register


Apple Insider

Google kills iPhone-optimized iGoogle
Register – 20 hours ago
By Austin Modine • Get more from this author Google has silently pulled the plug on its iGoogle website designed specifically for the iPhone, now unceremoniously redirecting traffic to its standard mobile version of the web portal instead.
Google Kills Off iPhone-Optimized iGoogle InformationWeek
Google's iPhone interface is gone baby gone InfoWorld
CNET News – PC Pro – IntoMobile – iPhone World
all 19 news articles
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Jan 21 2009

Samsung A836 phone designed for rugged environments – Digital Home

Samsung A836 phone designed for rugged environments
Digital Home – 2 hours ago
If you're the kind of person who works outdoors or under physically demanding conditions, then you may be interested in the new A836 rugged phone from Samsung.
Canada's Rogers adds two rugged phones to lineup Electronista
Rogers Adds to Rugged Lineup With the Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE IntoMobile
Canada NewsWire (press release) – Boy Genius Report – Unwired View – Softpedia
all 8 news articles  Langue : Français
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