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Staten Island finally gets 4G cell phone service
“4G” is a pretty nebulous thing: it’s largely a marketing term at this point. There is one advantage, though: it is faster than 3G, even if it’s just gussied-up 3G.
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Chapel Hill bans cell phones while driving completely
It’s no secret that you shouldn’t be on the phone while driving. It’s basically the equivalent of getting behind the wheel after drinking two beers. No, really. It’s that dangerous.
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DEAL ALERT: Amazon is selling the best Android phone on the market for dirt
Thinking about switching to Verizon Wireless? Currently on Verizon Wireless and just sick of your phone? Want to get the best non-iOS phone on the market?
Then act and act fast
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iPPeel iPhone case puts a cell phone on the back of your iPhone
We know the iPhone is only mediocre at accepting calls, but come on, people, this is just ridiculous! OK, OK, the iPPeel doesn't exist to be redundant, or facilitate another round of those "Yo Dawg I Heard You Like X" jokes the Internet found funny five years ago. It actually exists to solve a
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Verizon’s network is on the skids today
Have a Verizon phone? Having trouble using it to get any data?
You’re not alone. Verizon appears to be in the middle of a major network outage, affecting dozens of cities.
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Experimental contact lenses project images on your eyes
Ever wanted to have alerts pop up in your field of vision? Actually, yeah, us neither. In a science fiction novel, they actually mention that with visual overlays on your eyes come the reality of getting hacked and having gay porn put in your lower left-hand field of vision for eternity. But science
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Verizon recording everything you do on your phone to target ads
It was really only a matter of time: Verizon, not exactly noted for being all that privacy-friendly in the first place, has announced to its customers that, basically, they're going to be watching absolutely everything they do in the hopes of selling them more stuff, better targeted stuff. Creeped out
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Republic Wireless wants to give you unlimited data, text and talk for $20
Love having a smartphone, but hate paying eighty bucks a month for data caps, texting caps, and generally lousy experience? Want to pay a quarter for the same thing? A new company called Republic Wireless claims to be doing just that. But how?