Archive for March, 2007
Nation/World briefs
Detroit News - Qwest Communications International Inc ., AT&T Inc . and Verizon Inc . on Thursday were awarded the government’s largest telecommunications contract ever, a 10-year deal worth up to $48 billion. The contract winners, who beat out Sprint Nextel Corp
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Burton’s Nice; Busch Lesson; Burned Feet
Washington Post - — From week to week throughout the NASCAR season, AP Sports Writer Chris Jenkins asks the big questions circling the garages and race tracks: Kyle Busch (5) edges Jeff Burton (31) at the finish line to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup Food City 500 auto
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
WiMax was the belle of the CTIA ball
Computerworld - We do need that WiMax coverage and we need it soon,” said Conrad Cross, CIO of the city of Orlando, referring to the city’s use of Sprint Nextel Corp.’s current generation Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) EV-DO technology for public safety. Cross
Source: www.computerworld.com
NASCAR points battle harkens back to 1997 picture
Columbus Telegram - MARTINSVILLE, Va. - With Jeff Gordon leading Jeff Burton by just three points, the Nextel Cup standings have a decidedly retro feel. A decade ago, it seemed Gordon and Burton were about to engage in one of racing’s great rivalries. On his way to his
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A rough start for Toyota
Los Angeles Times - When Toyota entered NASCAR’s Nextel Cup series this year, some team owners and not a few fans fretted that the giant Japanese automaker would become an overwhelming force in U.S. stock car racing. It hasn’t happened yet. Toyota is off to a
Source: www.latimes.com
Sprint Nextel Suffers Major Federal Loss
PC World - Sprint Nextel ’s loss of a multibillion-dollar federal telecommunications services buy has left Washington, D.C., industry insiders stunned. Sprint Nextel was the only bidder on the so-called Networx Universal program that didn’t receive a contract
Source: www.pcworld.com
Martinsville poses new challenges for drivers
Detroit News - I think we’re starting further toward zero,” Nextel Cup driver Jeff Burton said. “I think it’s going to be a bigger challenge. We had 12 hours or so of testing at Bristol, and we don’t have that at Martinsville.” Matt Kenseth, who drives for Roush
Source: www.detnews.com
4 carriers have all the say on what’s on cellphones
Dallas Morning News - Those four companies Cingular Wireless LLC, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. also determine what mobile technologies Americans will and won’t use. Many analysts and consumer advocates say consumers should prefer a
Source: www.dallasnews.com
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Toyota teams hope to stay a while
Toyota has struggled early in the Nextel Cup season, but there s hope for the future. On a mud- and gravel-covered hill about a quarter-mile from the banked oval of Martinsville Speedway, the car haulers for 14 Nextel Cup drivers gleamed in the afternoon sun.
Source: www.dailypress.com
Fans to Decide One Driver’s Fate for Racing in NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C.—-Sprint Nextel today announced the return of the NEXTEL Fan Vote, a voting competition driven by fans to award one lucky team a starting spot in the May 19 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
NASCAR Officials: Week 2 for COT should be better, safer
MARTINSVILLE, Va. NASCAR says the exhaust problem in its Car of Tomorrow is a simple fix. Several drivers finished the race with a “carbon monoxidey feeling,” some after their exhaust systems failed during the race, Nextel Cup director John Darby said.
Source: www.kdhnews.com
Sprint Nextel, Rave will offer services to university
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Rave Wireless have formed a partnership to provide phones pre-loaded with academic applications to students at Park University in Parkville.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Parameters still under review
MARTINSVILLE — Nextel Cup director John Darby said NASCAR did not penalize Greg Biffle’s team because series officials are trying to determine the parameters for the Car of Tomorrow. Biffle’s car failed inspection Sunday when series officials discovered that his car was more than a quarter inch below the minimum height requirement. Darby said winner Kyle Busch’s car was “within a breath of …
Source: www.roanoke.com
Ragan hopes to shed bang-’em-up image
Credit David Ragan for being a good sport. When Tony Stewart ridiculed the Nextel Cup rookie in October by calling him a “a dart without feathers,'’ Ragan didn’t run away in embarrassment. He instead bid $5,750 to win a pre-race ride with Stewart that guaranteed him a little face time with the two-time series champion.
Source: www.contracostatimes.com
Hamlin happy after pole win in Martinsville
Denny Hamlin won the pole for Sunday’s Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Nextel Cup race at the Martinsville Speedway. Driving the “Car of Tomorrow” for the second week in a row the No.11 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet circled the 0.528-mile Virginia short track in 19.911 seconds (95.103 m.p.h.).
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Nextel Cups Busch coming to Slinger along with Kenseth
Fresh off his first Nextel Cup win of the season, Kyle Busch has committed to racing in the 28th annual Miller Lite Slinger Nationals on July 17.
Source: www.postcrescent.com
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Martinsville: Regan Smith preview
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (March 28, 2007) — A telephone call from Mark Martin following Sunday’s Bristol race pumped new life into rookie driver Regan Smith, who finished 25th in his Nextel Cup debut at the half-mile oval.
Source: motorsport.com
Vintage cars never get old for NASCAR’s Joy
Mike Joy created his own curriculum for high school study hall 40 years ago. While others pored over textbooks, the NASCAR broadcaster’s nose was buried in sports car magazines. “I literally grew up in the pages of Road and Track and Car and Driver,” Joy said. “Fortunately all of that information stuck.” Joy, 57, who handles play-by-play for Nextel Cup races on Fox, will put those lessons to use …
Source: www.usatoday.com
Team notes: Tomorrow around the corner at Martinsville
NASCAR team notes as the Nextel Cup Series prepares for its second straight short-track event, the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The race also marks the second straight appearance for the Car of Tomorrow.
Source: www.usatoday.com
Verizon, AT&T, Qwest win telecom deal
Verizon Communications, along with two rivals, AT&T and Qwest Communications, yesterday was awarded the government’s largest telecommunications contract ever, a 10-year deal worth up to $48 billion.
Source: www.nj.com
3 Carriers Get Big Federal Contract
AT&T, Qwest Communications and Verizon today were awarded the government?s largest telecommunications contract ever, a 10-year deal worth up to $48 billion.
Source: www.nytimes.com
UPI NewsTrack Business
U.S. stocks close up on U.S. economy news … Dell finds accounting errors, ‘misconduct’ … AT&T, Verizon, Quest win giant contracts … Crown Vic police …
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Deal worth up to $48B for 3 companies
AT&T, Qwest Communications and Verizon on Thursday were awarded the governments largest telecommunications contract ever, a 10-year deal worth up to $48 billion. The contract winners, who beat out Sprint Nextel Corp., dont simply split a pool of money.
Source: www.naplesnews.com
This week in racing
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP
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Banking at the push of a cell phone button
ORLANDO, Fla. AT&T Inc.’s Cingular Wireless plans to introduce mobile banking capabilities with four prominent banks, the biggest such initiative in the U.S. but still shy of the industry’s long-discussed goal of turning cell phones into credit cards. … - By BRUCE MEYERSON The Associated Press
Source: www.nashuatelegraph.com
With a Charity for Soldiers, Youths Make Recycling Pay
Two teengaers in Boston have raised $1 million for phone cards for American troops overseas with by cashing in on used cell phones.
Source: www.nytimes.com
Salt Lake may make law that motorists hang up and drive
Salt Lake City drivers who like to chat on their cell phones while behind the wheel may have to rein in the habit if city officials decide to go ahead with a possible ban on motorists’ cell-phone use.
Source: deseretnews.com
911 cell calls jumping river
HEBRON, Ky. (AP) - Northern Kentucky emergency officials are advising residents to make nine-one-one calls, when necessary, from land lines. Sometimes emergency calls made from cell phones can end up going to southern Ohio dispatchers.
Source: www.wpsdtv.com
‘Have paper business cards become obsolete in the electronic age?’
Q: With the soaring “necessity” of Blackberrys, PDAs, cell phones and e-mail, do we need business cards anymore? Have the traditional paper business cards become obsolete, and e-business cards become the wave of the future?
Source: www.eagletribune.com
Lose a Phone? YouGetItBack Will Help Get It Back
On Monday, lost-and-found service Yougetitback.com announced a new electronic e-tagging system for lost cell phones and PDAs at CTIA.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Cell Phones Roam Into New Areas
By Richard MullinsORLANDO — If you’ve been waiting to watch live rodeo or find a romantic date on your cell phone, the world is finally catching up with your dreams.
Source: www.redorbit.com
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Samsung Sends Super Skinny Ultra II Cell Phones to USA
MobileMag - Most of the time when we hear about the latest innovations from Samsung, the ridiculously slim products are restricted to markets outside of the United States. Such is not the case today. I’m sure you’ve heard of Samsung’s Ultra II line of skinny
Source: www.mobilemag.com
Major Wireless Carriers Adopt Altec Lansing Audio for Cell PhonesNew
Consumer Electronics Net - The T515 is one of the first speaker systems developed for the exploding convergence of music-enabled cell phones and wireless audio streaming . The T515 is three audio devices in one. It’s a portable stereo system, it’s a speaker phone and it’s a
Source: www.consumerelectronicsnet.com
Versatility: Hallmark of new cell phones
Belleville News-Democrat - ORLANDO, Fla. - It says something about the state of the cell phone industry that the product looming largest over the annual wireless show doesn’t even exist yet. Never mind that it’s coming from a company that’s never even made a cell phone. Indeed
Source: www.belleville.com
AT&T touts mobile video, music capabilities
ZDNet - ZDNet Tags: Smart phones , A T & T Corp ORLANDO, Fla.–The networks are built, the devices are being sold, and services are now available to make watching TV or listening to music on a cell phone a reality, a top executive from AT&T said on
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Initiative would make cell phone chats illegal while driving
Payson Roundup - Payson Police Commander Don Engler said there have not been many accidents in Payson tied directly to people talking on their cell phones while behind the wheel of a vehicle. But, the police commander said, if the voters pass the law, the Payson
Source: www.paysonroundup.com
Gothic glitz on the runway
The State - HUMAN BONES on the catwalk. Models in dagger-emblazoned silk dresses strutting while talking on cell phones. Bauhaus blaring overhead. Designer Tara Subkoff s Imitation of Christ brought some gothic glitz to L.A. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, with Ed
Source: www.thestate.com
Five Things I hate About Cell Phones
Ada Evening News - These days, cell phones have become a must-have item, for some a necessity, so that no matter whether you like them or not, you probably have one. But for those of you who love your cell phone, here s a reminder of why the rest of us think like we
Source: www.adaeveningnews.com
PayPal Plans Tools For Cell Phones
NBC 11 - PayPal, the online-payment company owned by eBay., said Friday that it plans to launch a new service this year designed to make it easier to pay for items using cell phones and other mobile devices. Cell phone users can currently buy items through
Source: www.nbc11.com
Samsung unveils 8.4 megapixel sensor for cell phones
TG Daily - Taipei (Taiwan) - Samsung has developed what it claims is the world’s smallest 8.4 megapixel (MP) image sensor, increasing the maximum resolution for digital cameras in mobile phones. The mobile CIS chip offers the same image quality as a CCD sensor
Source: www.tgdaily.com
New cell phones disguised as computers
MSNBC - ORLANDO, Fla. - Taiwan s HTC manufacturers great Windows Mobile smartphones. In the United States, their handsets are sold by cellular companies under their own names, like the T Mobile Dash, Cingular s 8125 or Verizon s XV6700. But HTC s
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
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Study finds, Cell phones unlikely to cause brain cancer
Kerala Next - Cell phone use does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of glioma — the most common type of brain tumor, according to a new study. The story may be different, however, for intense use of cell phones over many years. “Public concern
Source: www.keralanext.com
Online Press Release
PRWeb - Thin Phones Comparison at 1800mobiles.com 1800Mobiles, the oldest on-line nationwide retailer of cell phones and accessories now provides in depth analysis, reviews and comparisons of cell phones, helping, for example, consumers decide which thin cell
Source: www.prweb.com
AT&T to offer U-verse through PCs and cell phones
San Antonio Express News - San Antonio-based AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will offer its U-verse television service to subscribers via cell phones and personal computers as it heats up its rivalry with cable providers such as Time Warner. The nation’s biggest phone company said
Source: www.mysanantonio.com
FCC unlikely to lift airplane cell phone ban
Infoworld - FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that he has asked the commission to end its inquiry into whether mobile phones can be used safely on airplanes, based on concerns from ground-based wireless carriers that the calls could
Source: www.infoworld.com
Refer to a friend
PR Inside - SAN FRANCISCO, March 22 /PRNewswire/ — Online wireless retailer LetsTalk today announced the results of a survey that found the music player feature on cell phones isn’t just for teens. The survey shows over 83 percent of music phone purchasers are
Source: www.pr-inside.com
More arrests expected from Hussein execution video
CNN - Iraqi prosecutor Munqith Faroon, who was present at the execution, said he saw two Iraqi officials holding their cell phones in the air to capture the images and sound of Hussein’s hanging. “To be precise, the officials whom I saw filming the
Source: www.cnn.com
TI Shares Unharmed by Motorola Warning
MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Texas Instruments Inc., a maker of chips for cell phones, were relatively unscathed in Thursday’s session, despite Motorola Inc.’s warning that first-quarter sales would fall short of a previous forecast. Texas Instruments
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com
Wireless show to push mobile ads, shopping
Washington Post - NEW YORK (Reuters) - After cramming Web browsers, e-mail and music and video players into cell phones, the wireless industry is now trying to make more money by adding mobile advertising and credit-card shopping to handsets. Fancier handsets with
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Officials tout benefits of proposed cell phone tax
Sapulpa Daily Herald - There is an upcoming election April 3 that literally could spell the difference between life and death. It is the county-wide election to approve a 50-cent assessment to owners of cellular phones in the county. The assessment would raise the money to
Source: www.sapulpadailyherald.com
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Gordon kicks off COT era - Driver takes pole at BMS; Five Toyota
Johnson City Press - It was welcome good news for a team floundering in 36th place in the Nextel Cup standings after having crew chief Kenny Francis suspended for the first four races for violations at Daytona. Francis is back this week. We just qualified good again
Source: www.johnsoncitypress.com
Toyota teams struggling to get off the ground
USA Today - This has become routine for Vickers and Team Red Bull teammate A.J. Allmendinger , whose desire to acclimate their carmaker and team owner to Nextel Cup has been thwarted by the growing pains of being a start-up outfit. Vickers is heartened by
Source: www.usatoday.com
CellSell(R) Accounting Systems New Sprint(TM) Nextel(TM) e-Ticket(TM
Forbes - Worthware Systems International Inc. (CellSell Systems International) http://www.cellsell.com will unveil a new CellSell32(R) Service Center Integration, supporting the current version of Sprint(TM) Nextel(TM) e-Ticket(TM) featuring unsurpassed
Source: www.forbes.com
EA SPORTS Announces Tony Stewart as Cover Athlete for NASCAR 08
MSN MoneyCentral - Electronic Arts Inc. ERTS announced today that two-time NEXTEL NASCAR CUP Series champion Tony Stewart will appear on the cover of NASCAR 08, scheduled for release this summer under the EA SPORTS(TM) brand. Developed by EA Tiburon, NASCAR 08 is the
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com
New Web Site Helps Make Dinner a Family Event
WTVR-TV - Whether you’re interested in sports, news, music or cartoons, Sprint phones can keep you connected wherever you go. ( Produced for Sprint Nextel )
Source: www.wtvr.com
Vonage Told to Stop Using Verizon Technology
New York Times - ability to make remote software updates in devices that its customers have installed at their homes and offices. Many conventional telephone companies hold patents involving Internet calling. Vonage faces a separate patent lawsuit from Sprint Nextel
Source: www.nytimes.com
Bristol Q&A: New car raises several new questions
USA Today - Answers to pressing questions heading into Sunday’s Food City 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway the first race with NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow by USA TODAY’s Gary Graves. What will Mark Martin do with his first Cup weekend
Source: www.usatoday.com
GSA to award multi-billion-dollar telecom contract
Silicon Valley - WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government will soon award its largest telecommunications contract ever, a deal worth up to $48 billion for at least two of the bidders: Qwest Communications, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and Verizon. The 10-year General Services
Source: www.siliconvalley.com
2007 Food City 500 Nextel Cup Race Coverage
Insider Racing News - 2006 Polesitter: None ~ Weather 2006 Winner: Kevin Harvick Pre-Race On-Track Schedule: Friday Practice, 10:30 a.m. noon; Qualifying, 3:45 p.m.; Pre-Race On-Track Schedule: Saturday Practice, 10-10:50 a.m.; Final Practice, 12:50-1:50 p.m. Friday
Source: insiderracingnews.com
Martin: Fast on the track, steadfast in his decision
USA Today - Considering he already made one aborted attempt at stepping away from the grind of the Nextel Cup schedule, Martin is in danger of being tagged NASCAR’s answer to Larry Brown if he were to renege again. The 48-year-old might be forced to walk away
Source: www.usatoday.com
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Proposed bill would ban motorists from texting
Philadelphia Daily News - New Jersey and three other states outlaw motorists from using hand-held cell phones. However, that’s a secondary offense and police need another reason to stop those drivers before issuing a summons. A bill that sought to ban motorists from engaging
Source: www.philly.com
Cavorting on the edge
Chicago Sun-Times - CULVER CITY, Calif. — Human bones on the catwalk. Models in dagger-emblazoned silk dresses strutting while talking on cell phones. Bauhaus blaring overhead. Tara Subkoff’s Imitation of Christ brought some gothic glitz to L.A. Fashion Week on Monday
Source: www.suntimes.com
Google building software, not cell phone: analyst
Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) is building software to run services on cell phones rather than gearing up to build its own phone, as many industry sources have speculated, one Wall Street analyst said on
Source: today.reuters.com
Thayer: Do we need more rules for the road?
Kane County Chronicle - Included are restrictions on the number of passengers and the use of cell phones and mandatory practice hours before making that trip to the DMV. It s also the opinion of St. Charles Detective Tim Beam, who is the liaison officer for St. Charles
Source: www.kcchronicle.com
Wireless carriers urge rejection of import ban
Washington Post - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two wireless carriers urged a U.S. trade agency on Thursday to reject a proposal by Broadcom Corp. to ban imports of cell phones that contain computer chips made by rival Qualcomm Inc. Executives with Sprint
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Fliers May Not Get to Use Cell Phones
AOL - The once-highflying idea of letting passengers use their wireless phones on airplanes is about to be grounded. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is recommending the FCC drop its tentative plan to lift its ban on in-flight
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In-Flight Cell Phone Ban May Stay
Post Chronicle - Air travel regulators in Washington are backing off a plan that would have allowed jet passengers to talk on their cell phones, a USA Today reported Thursday. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is recommending the agency drop a
Source: www.postchronicle.com
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Feud of the Week: Time for Tomorrow, Bristol fave, Danica time
CBS News - Today’s Nextel Cup car is a finicky, aerodynamic monster that just doesn’t allow for good side-by-side racing. The COT is a throwback to the bigger and boxier style of the late 1980s and has more in common with the
Source: www.cbsnews.com
Clear Channel inks second traffic-data agreement with car company
MSN MoneyCentral - The Total Traffic Network already is used by BMW of North America, Garmin International, Nextel, Verizon Wireless and Kenwood Electronics. There are 80 MINI dealers in the United States, including one in San Antonio. The cars, originally developed in
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com
Earnhardt, Jr. not sure what to expect Sunday
TriCities.com - There are good reasons why Dale Earnhardt, Jr. enjoys coming to Bristol Motor Speedway. Earnhardt was the first driver to record a weekend sweep at Bristol when he won the Busch Series and Nextel Cup events in August 2004. Dale Jr. cherishes his
Source: www.tricities.com
Clint Bowyer (Nextel Cup)
Rotowire - Bowyer will make his bid for the rookie of the year (R.O.Y.) award in 2006. He had a successful but short stint in the Busch Series, and should have a very up-and-down season due to the unsettled nature of the #07 team
Source: www.rotowire.com
AUTO RACING: Martin’s streak will end at Bristol Motor Speedway
TriCities.com - It s been one of the hottest topics in NASCAR for weeks. As the sport enters a bold era with a new car and manufacturer, fans remain focused on an old warrior. Despite leading the points in the Nextel Cup Series, Mark Martin has decided to stick to
Source: www.tricities.com
NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders
Ledger - 1, Mark Martin, 629. 2, Jeff Gordon, 621. 3, Jeff Burton, 618. 4, Jimmie Johnson, 601. 5, Matt Kenseth, 567. 6, Tony Stewart, 507. 7, Kevin Harvick, 482. 8, Denny Hamlin, 480. 9, Clint Bowyer, 479. 10, Carl Edwards, 471. 11, David Stremme, 463. 12, J
Source: www.theledger.com
COT At Bristol Could Be Just What Doctor Ordered For Struggling
All Headline News - Bristol, TN (AHN) - Three-team NASCAR Nextel Cup owner/driver Michael Waltrip has failed to make the last three races in a row and an unproven entry and one of NASCAR’s most-revered tracks could be just what the doctor ordered. Waltrip has been
Source: www.allheadlinenews.com
Market Mover
American Reporter - Market Mover AT SPRINT NEXTEL, OUR HURRICANE LIFELINE IS A CELLPHONE by Mark Scheinbaum American Reporter Correspondent Clewiston, Fla Printable version of this story CLEWISTON, Fla. — In the center of the Florida Peninsula’s hurricane zone, with
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Decipher Your Cell-Phone Bill
MSN MoneyCentral - Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) imposes fees that include a universal service charge, cost-recovery fees, and state and local fees that vary by area. If you look at the fine print, you’ll see that all of these charges are company fees rather than taxes. Total
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com
Martin’s streak ends at 621 NASCAR races
Detroit News - Mark Martin’s streak of 621 consecutive starts in NASCAR’s top series officially ended Tuesday when he stuck by plans to skip this week’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Martin, who leads the Nextel Cup standings driving for real estate developer
Source: www.detnews.com
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Broadcom, Qualcomm deal settles five cases
San Diego Union-Tribune - The patent pertains to the conservation of battery power while cell phones search for an available network. Possible remedies include a permanent barring of importation of cell phones that use the infringing Qualcomm chips, a cease-and-desist order
Source: www.signonsandiego.com
Multitasking could put firms at risk
Kane County Chronicle - A recent survey of 1,200 Americans by Nationwide Mutual Insurance showed that 73 percent of respondents used their cell phones while driving. Among younger respondents, 73 percent ate snacks and 48 percents consumed full meals while driving. Also
Source: www.kcchronicle.com
Venezuela’s consumer culture flourishes while Chavez calls for
SignOn San Diego - Shoppers are buying up everything from cell phones to Scotch whisky at a rapid clip as the economy benefits from high world oil prices and banks compete for clients by cutting consumer loan rates in half. Venezuelans bought 343,000 automobiles last
Source: www.signonsandiego.com
NEW: Parents wrangle with kids, phones
Inside Bay Area - Buying a cell phone for family use is becoming a complicated matter. You have to decide when is the right age to give a phone to your child and whether you want to track your child’s whereabouts with the phone. Along with family calling plans, there
Source: www.insidebayarea.com
Me, My Cell and I: Can You Hear Me Now?
Washington Post - Signals from visitors’ phones trigger LED lights to dance in the “Cell Phone Disco” display at Baltimore’s Contemporary Museum. (Contemporary Museum)
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Texas Instruments and Qualcomm entered into a so-called patent
CNBC - A judge overseeing the investigation ordered a stay of proceedings until further notice, Nokia said in February. Qualcomm, based in San Diego, designs and manufactures digital processors that are central to cell phones and networks. Nokia, based in
Source: www.cnbc.com
Could Police Tap Your Cell?
News 25 - You communicate while on the go, making calls on cell phones, sending text messages, and typing up a quick email. Police say criminals are no different, that’s why they say, they need more access. “If you stop and think about it almost everyone has
Source: www.weht.com
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