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2 hrs ago | Bangkok Post

3G sells phones

A record-high 25 million mobiles and tablets are expected to be sold this year on the back of faster wireless broadband and a tremendous shift in demand to third-generation smartphones.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones

7 hrs ago | WTLV

Parents set children's 'media diet'

Researchers are still debating the effects of technology on young children, but while they debate how much is too much, parents seem to have it figured out.

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Related Topix: Cherry Hill, NJ, Family, Kids, Marlton, NJ, Ipad, Science / Technology, TV

11 hrs ago | KMIZ

Guns, drugs in new Trayvon Martin evidence

Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone -- including a text-message discussion of drug use and pictures of a gun and marijuana plants -- are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ago.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Cell Phones, Violent Crime

15 hrs ago | Weyburn Review

TV importers accuse border officials of misleading advance tariff rulings

Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering tariff breaks that it planned to claw back later.

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Related Topix: TV, Music Players, Computers

19 hrs ago | Design And Reuse

LG Electronics Becomes Lead Partner For ARM Cortex-A50 Family Of...

LG Electronics licenses ARM’s leading-edge CPU and GPU technologies, taking next-generation SoC solutions to new performance levels CAMBRIDGE – MAY 23, 2013 – ARM announced that LG Electronics has licensed the next generation of ARM® Cortex®-A50 series of central processing unit solutions and the next generation of ARM ... (more)

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, LG Electronics, Electronics

19 hrs ago | Patch.com

Emergency? In Fairfax, There's a Text for That

Fairfax County is now part of a new system that automatically sends text messages to area phone users during the most dire of emergencies.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Cell Phones, Cellphones

21 hrs ago | ComputerWorld

Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in

Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Social Software

Yesterday | The Brainerd Daily Dispatch

Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, Google+, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Spotify, Cell Phones

Yesterday | Las Cruces Sun-News

Ex-Verizon salesman gave Mesilla victim's phone records to accused murderer

A former cell phone salesman testified Wednesday that, after months of requests, he wrongfully and secretly emailed Gilles Delisle's bills to Eugene Ferri, the man accused of killing Delisle, his wife and their business partner in 2010 near Mesilla.

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Related Topix: Mesilla, NM, Cell Phones, Las Cruces, NM, Dona Ana County, NM

Wed May 22, 2013

AccuWeather.com

Survey Teams Assign Moore, Okla., Tornado EF-5 Rating

Workers continue to dig through the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Moore, OK, Oklahoma City, OK, Cell Phones

Nashoba Publishing Online

Apple's iPhone loses ground to Samsung in consumer survey

While still maintaining a lead in customer satisfaction, Apple is seeing the distance between competitors such as Samsung and Motorola closing.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Cell Phones, Cellphones

The Jersey Journal

Fourth person arrested in connection with armed robberies in Linden, Woodbridge

Two men identified as suspects in the armed robberies of T-Mobile stores in Linden and Woodbridge are seen walking into the Linden outlet on Sept.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, NJ, T-Mobile, Cell Phones

Patch.com

Arbutus Crime: Armed Robbery, Stabbing

Arbutus 800 block. 5 th Avenue. 1:05 a.m. on May 18. A woman was walking on 5 th Avenue when she was approached by two men, one of whom pushed her to the ground.

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Related Topix: Arbutus, MD, Cell Phones

The Car Connection

Insurance Firm Partners With Anti-Texting Gadget-Maker: A Sign Of Things To Come?

Richard Read covers technology, social media, advertising, legal issues, and other auto industry topics for High Gear Media.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones

Reuters

Sony to assess spin-off plan; cuts targets for cameras, smartphones

Sony Corp cut its sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones and tablets by 13-17 percent for the year to end-March 2015, but said there were "encouraging" signs of a revival in its electronics business.

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Related Topix: Cameras, Digital Cameras

The Arizona Republic

Cuba lifts ban on energy-hogging appliances

Cuba has authorized individual imports of appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and microwave ovens, lifting a ban imposed in 2005 amid a wave of energy shortages and blackouts.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Central America, TV, Small Business, Personal Finance, Raul Castro, Fidel Castro

Patch.com

Police Blotter: Cell Phone, Jewelry Taken from Purse Left Unattended

Stealing The victim paid for home repairs at Penscola Court and the subject never did the work.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, O'Fallon, MO

Science Library Pad

Jodia Arias: Texts to Death

With all the competition among cell phone providers to be yours, maybe you should consider how long they will keep your text messages on their servers.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, T-Mobile

Tue May 21, 2013

Insider Monkey

Pandora Media Inc (P): The Data You Need To See

On Thursday, Pandora Media Inc will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting earnings is to anticipate how they'll do before they announce results, leaving you fully prepared to respond quickly to whatever inevitable surprises arise.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Financial Markets, Media, Radio, Siri, Google, Startups

Externals

How the Media Affects Kids

We're living in an increasingly technological age. And the fact of the matter is that this technological proclivity is ubiquitous to all age groups.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, TV