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What Does The 'G' Stand For With 4G Phones?

Mark Richards — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:30:45 +0000

If you know the answer you're under the age of 35 or a smart middle-aged person. I am not. When I was in Florida spending time with Dad and many people in their 70s, they looked at my 4G phone like I was some sort of time traveler. "What does the 'G' stand for", asked a 79 year old friend of my father. Embarrassed I replied, "ummm, gooder?"

12 Retro Ads for Phones, Computers and Beepers That Will Make You Cringe

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:27:23 +0000

Ah, technology. What’s new today will most likely be old by tonight, which is why it’s so fun to look back at “must have” goodies that we felt compelled to buy to keep up with the times. Remember computers that were so big they could fill your living room? Or cell phones so large it [...]

Teen Using Cell Phone Walks into Snake Pit

Donald Deane — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:55:14 +0000

By this point, it should be fairly obvious that getting distracted by a cell phone can be extremely hazardous to your health. And yet, a teen girl in California actually fell into a pit of rattlesnakes while searching for a signal in the desert. Need further proof? We didn't think so.

There Will Soon Be More Cell Phones Than People in the World

Shauna Wright — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:14:34 +0000

Cisco’s annual Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast makes some interesting (some may say frightening) predictions, including the fact that the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the world’s population sometime this year. The study, which looked at worldwide mobile networks, also found mobile data traffic went up 133 percent in 2011 and will likely grow [...]

US Government Agency Begs to End Cell Phone Use While Driving — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:23:23 +0000

Studies about the dangers of using a cell device while driving have produced mixed results — some say talking or texting behind the wheel can increase the odds of a crash exponentially, while others say the perils are few.

Regardless, the National Transportation Safety Board is so convinced of the dangers of “distracted driving” that it’s now called for a nationwide ban on non-emergency cell phone use while driving. Even hands-free devices are not excluded.

How Your Cell Phone Makes You Look Like A Goof Ball

Dave Wheeler — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:32:12 +0000

Approximately half of all Americans will have a smart phone by Christmas of this year. Smart phones do some great things for us. I can’t imagine life before my iPhone. Things are so simple with it, I love it. But the beauty of smartphones can be overlooked by some goof balls out there. People like [...]

Cell Phones Eliminate the Three-Day Rule in Dating — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:47:53 +0000

If a new survey from dating site Match.com is to be believed, the rules of dating have changed — largely because of cell phones, email and texting. The so-called LoveGeist survey, given to singles in the UK, found the traditional “three-day rule” for contact after a first date no longer applies. The new standard? A [...]

Why Are People Who Think Wi-Fi Makes Them Sick Moving to West Virginia?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:14:42 +0000

Although most scientists believe the electromagnetic radiation emitted by technology such as Wi-Fi and cell phones is largely harmless, a small group of people nevertheless believe they suffer from a malady called Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, or EHS.

The five percent of Americans who think they have EHS allegedly experience such symptoms as chest pains, headaches, and hearing loss. Some of them are so convinced of the evils of electromagnetic radiation that they’ve packed up and moved to a 13,000-square-mile area of West Virginia that has no wireless technology.

The Scary Statistics on How Much We Use Phones and Computers [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:32:41 +0000

It’s no secret that a lot of us these days practically live on our computers and smartphones — but what exactly do we do with them? According to this infographic created by Online Schools, the answer is “practically everything.” Some highlights? About a third of smartphone owners check our phones before we even get out [...]

Spam is Going Down, but Smart Phone Malware is Rising

Rich Lawrence — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:30:59 +0000

It’s a well know business mantra, that you go where the people or money are, and cyber criminals are doing just that. They’re following innocent victims away from their email and computers, and going to smart phones and mobile devices. Smart phones are basically like mini computers. They can be vulnerable to the same kind [...]

New York Taxing Your Cell Phone At All Time High

debklingler88 — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:30:56 +0000

It’s no big secret that New York has some of the highest taxes in the country. Property, sales, and income to name a few. But a new report also shows that New Yorkers pay more than 20 percent of their wireless bills in taxes and fees thanks to outdated and duplicated surcharges. I was rendered [...]

Times Not To Use Your Cell Phone

Dave Wheeler — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:43:43 +0000

Can you remember life before cell phones? It’s hard to do nowadays. Having a cell phone is as vital to your life as breathing, and although breathing is encouraged to continue at all times of the day, talking on your cell phone is not. There is times throughout the day where you shouldn’t have your phone out. Which times?