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Facebook Phone Button Lives on in $62 Nokia Asha 205
Wired
It's no official Facebook phone, but Nokia's Asha 205 is another addition to the lineup of featurephones that come with deep Facebook integration, right down to a dedicated Facebook button. But do people actually want phones with one-click Facebook ...
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Windows Phone 7.8 rumored to launch this week
CNET
Apple updated their iPhones back in September to iOS 6 and Google updated their Nexus phones to Jelly Bean back in July and got an additional upgrade in November to 4.2. All 3 companies, Microsoft, Apple, and Google announced their new OS's in June.
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Did your discarded Razr phone's texts & pictures make it into this book?
Houston Chronicle (blog)
BuzzFeed FWD reports on New York artist Kyle M.F. Williams, who sought out a bunch of old Motorola Razr flip phones, thinking he'd paste them on a scooter as part of a sculpture. He found thephones he wanted, but discovered a much more, um, intriguing ...
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How to score an early phone upgrade from Verizon
ZDNet
How to score an early phone upgrade from Verizon. Summary: Did a new phone just come out that you'd like to get your hands on, but it's not quite time for you to upgrade? Here's how to make the most of your chances to score an early upgrade from Verizon.
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Tanzania: Access to Smart Phones Still Low Despite ICT Growth
AllAfrica.com
DESPITE high mobile penetration, access to smart phones remains extremely low, at less than 15 per cent, due to prohibitive prices. Yet, smart phones enable users to access internet, thereby promoting the much needed development, especially in the ...
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Cell Phones Becoming The Go-To Device for Online Activities, Banking and ...
Mashable
As smartphone use becomes more common, people are increasingly using their phones to take pictures, check their email or do online banking. That's what a new study reveals, hinting once again that phones have become so much more than just calling and ...
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Should Cell Phones Be Subject to Search Without a Warrant?
U.S. News & World Report
There is no definitive federal law dictating whether or not cellphones are subject to search by law enforcement without a warrant, leading to conflicting court rulings across the country. Technology has surpassed current laws regarding police searches ...
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The NYPD Is Amassing a Huge Log of Call Records From Stolen Phones
Gizmodo
The NYPD Is Amassing a Huge Log of Call Records From Stolen Phones If you get your cell phonestolen in NYC, the police will help you find it. Great. But not so great? They're going to subpoena all your call records from the day it was swiped onward ...
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Apollo Plus: Is this Microsoft's first Windows Phone 8 update?
ZDNet
Meanwhile, I also asked Microsoft about the whereabouts of the Windows Phone OS 7.8 update -- the one that is slated to allow existing Windows Phone 7 users to make use of resizable tiles on their phones. A Microsoft spokesperson said "More information ...
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