Phones

Nokia's Pricey Lumia Phones Hit Europe In November InformationWeek (blog) Nokia revealed today that the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 will go on sale in November in several critical European markets. They'll reach Germany and Italy first, followed later in the year by Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Russia. Missing from the launch ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria Tells Rebels on Mobile Phones: "Game... ABC News Syrian authorities on Thursday sent text messages over cell phones nationwide with a message for rebels fighting President Bashar Assad's regime: "Game over." The messages signed by the Syrian Arab Army also urged the rebels to surrender their ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Bank of America tests technology to pay with phones Reuters Customers scan QR codes with their phones to make payments. * No. 2 U.S. bank's employees are participating in pilot. * Startup Paydiant also running pilots with other banks. By Rick Rothacker. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept 27 (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp ... See all stories on this topic »

Cell phone culture: How cultural differences affect mobile use CNN Through a special month-long series, "Our Mobile Society," we examine how phones and tablets are changing the way we live. London, England (CNN) -- It is a device that three quarters of the world's inhabitants have access to, according to the World ... See all stories on this topic »

It's Not Just Samsung Phones: How to Check If Your Android Device Is ... Lifehacker It's Not Just Samsung Phones: How to Check If Your Android Device Is Vulnerable to As you may have heard by now, a serious security vulnerability was recently discovered that could wipe everything off of some Samsung phones. Although Samsung issued ... See all stories on this topic »

Corporate Cell Phones: Perk or Penalty? CIO (blog) It wasn't that long ago that employees were ecstatic to receive the latest businessphone from their company, along with a partially or fully-subsidized data plan. In addition to a relief of monthly expenses, it was a status symbol and often one of the ... See all stories on this topic » CIO (blog)

Problem Solver: 'Free' phone cancellation proves costly Chicago Tribune It wasn't until she got home and read the fine print that Sally Channon realized the Verizon wirelessphones she and her husband purchased weren't a good fit for their lifestyle. For starters, the phoneswere incompatible with the couple's alarm system. See all stories on this topic »

Fake Phones to Be Switched Off Sunday AllAfrica.com NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 26 - About 680,000 counterfeit handsets on Safaricom's network will be disconnected from midnight on Sunday September 30, when the government's directive on fakephones takes effect. Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Bob ... See all stories on this topic »

Malicious Code Can Wipe Out Some Samsung Phones New York Times (blog) A simple line of malicious code embedded in a Web page can cause some Samsung Galaxy smartphones to lose all their data, security researchers revealed this week. But Samsung says a fix has been out for months. The code, composed of 11 digits and ... See all stories on this topic »

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