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Sony Ericsson Cuts Gaming Phone Price In Half Two Months After L...

Digg / Tech Industry News  Sat, 07/23/2011 - 12:08

Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play has been on the market in the US for just under eight weeks; reviews of the combined cell phone / gaming handheld have been mixed.

The Android experience has been generally good, but the screen is exceptionally dim, certain hardware functions are limited, battery life is lower than average, and the device's game...


 

Your Friendly, Price-Gouging Cell Phone Data Provider

Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community  Thu, 06/16/2011 - 08:00

This is sort of relevant, because it involves an incident tha


 

11 Things You Should Know About Cell Phones

Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 06/02/2011 - 09:15

We may never know if cell phones really cause cancer (until the cancer rates suddenly skyrocket in 30 years, once the entire world is dependent on cell phones and everyone has sucked up enough brain radiation), but in the meantime you can feast on these delectable cell phone facts.


 

Michigan State Police try to explain cell phone data extraction ...

Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 04/25/2011 - 11:10

Michigan State Police do not seem pleased with the coverage about its use of high-tech mobile forensic devices to suck out cell phone data in under two minutes.

MSP issued a statement that explains how they use the devices, but the ACLU still isn't completely buying their story.


 

U.S. Gov't to Thank for Panic Button App to Wipe Phones

Digg / Tech Industry News  Wed, 03/30/2011 - 14:20

Red Alert! Cops coming and you're concerned about deleting what's on your cell phone in case it's confiscated?

Thanks to the U.S. Government, there will be an app for that - the panic button app will be able to wipe phones.


 

Why Nokia is toast

Digg / Tech Industry News  Sun, 02/13/2011 - 07:47

It's hard to remember now, but there was a time when Finland was at the center of the cell phone universe.

No more. And partnering with Microsoft won't save them.


 

Simple Cell Phones For All Us Non-Smartphone Types

Digg / Tech Industry News  Tue, 02/01/2011 - 20:29

Looking to buy a cell phone for the luddite in your life? Or do you just want an uncomplicated phone for yourself? Either way, look no further than these seven easy-to-use cell phones


 

Verizon FiOS Expands Remote DVR Programming

Extremetech  Tue, 08/11/2009 - 09:30

Forgot to set your DVR before heading out of town for the weekend? If you're a FiOS TV DVR customer with a smartphone, you're in luck.

The company announced Monday that it is expanding the number of customers who can remotely set their DVRs via cell phone.


 

Linux-Based Cell Phone Netbook Dream Machine

Linux Today  Tue, 06/09/2009 - 16:01

Linux Today Blog: "I used to want something like a Toshiba Libretto because it was close to the perfect size.

But it had three drawbacks: too expensive, an uncomfortable keyboard, and no integrated mobile phone. Now in this excellent new netbook era, I think my dream machine is finally at hand."


 

New Ways That Your Cell Phone Could 'Talk' to You

Extremetech  Mon, 10/20/2008 - 15:15

What if, instead of vibrating, your cell phone simply tapped your hand or leg? And would you perceive a game controller that rubbed your hand to be a good thing?

Microsoft researchers are working on new ways to make this happen.