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NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversationsOpen in New Window
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Military linguists have come forward to say that the intelligence services routinely listened in on Americans overseas calling home and on the communications of non-suspect groups like the Red Cross. read more »
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'World's first' WiMax mobile phone spiedOpen in New Window
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HTC planning Russian WiMax launch?Mobile phone connections over 3G are like so yesterday. HTC obviously knows this and so has developed what could well be the world’s first WiMax-capable phone.… read more »
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American teen cuffed for sending nude phone picsOpen in New Window
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...of herselfA 15-year-old Ohio girl was arrested on felony child pornography charges for allegedly sending nude cell phone pictures of herself to classmates. Authorities are considering charging som read more »
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Slowing Economy Hurting Cell Phone Sales GrowthOpen in New Window
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Two analyst firms cut 2009 handset growth forecasts because economic concerns are causing fewer consumers to upgrade their phones. read more »
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'Podestrian' risk rising for drivers, warns insurerOpen in New Window
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A UK insurance firm, Swinton, warns that using MP3 players or phones while walking puts the person at increased risk for injury. They defined these users as “podestrians”; "anyone who listens to an read more »
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Caller Complaints gets Web 2.0 on phone spammers, scammersOpen in New Window
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Sure, you can complain about phone spams and scams to the Federal Trade Commission, but they don't have the resources to act on most complaints. Would it feel better to complain publicly and pick up read more »
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Txteagle pays mobile phone users for short tasksOpen in New Window
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upcoming for-pay distributed human project txteagle will pay mobile phone users in developing countries to perform short tasks such as sending text messages or translating words read more »
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Jesus Phone vuln delivers fanboys to phishermenOpen in New Window
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Apple silent on 'pretty dumb design flaw'A security expert is advising iPhone users to steer clear of the device's default email application until engineers rework what he calls "a pretty dumb design read more »
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