Oregon police officers may hear some arguing when they start pulling motorists over for violating a new law banning them from talking on hand-held cell phones while driving.
Beginning New Year's Day, Oregon police officers may hear some arguing when they start pulling motorists over for violating a new law banning them from talking on hand-held cell phones while driving.
A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim.
The Ohio Supreme Court said Tuesday police officers must obtain a search warrant before scouring the contents of a suspect's cell phone, unless their safety is in danger.
Sioux Falls Police arrested a 20-year-old man on Wednesday when he returned to the scene of a crime to retrieve his cell phone. Police said they got a call Wednesday evening from a woman who saw a man inside her unlocked car. She and a neighbor shooed the man away — but she noticed later that her digital camera was gone.
California first lady Maria Shriver says she's sorry for breaking a state law that requires drivers to use hands-free devices while talking on cell phones.
Authorities said an angry Falmouth teen kicked his mother in the throat, head-butted his brother and punched and bit his father after his mom took away his cell phone to punish him. The Cape Cod Times reported that Brandon Turner pleaded not guilty in Falmouth District Court on Thursday to charges that include assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Hugh Jackman knows how to stop the show. He did it recently when a cell phone call interrupted a preview performance of "A Steady Rain," the Broadway play that stars Jackman and Daniel Craig. The moment captured on an amateur video shown by the TMZ.com Web site appears to have been recorded by someone in the audience.
A correctional officer filed a civil rights lawsuit against six Boston police officers Thursday, claiming they severely beat him because they became angry when they saw him filming them with his cell phone.
Whether you’re considering a first cell phone for your tween or teen or trying to limit various functions on your child’s existing phone, it’s important to understand the controls and technologies available today. Dr. Ruth Peters provides a step-by-step tech guide for parents.
Can you hear me now? A pelican at the Tautphaus Park Zoo took something other than food in his bill when a cell phone that had been dropped in a pool at the exhibit made its way down the hatch. The flock in the exhibit were playing with the phone Monday until one of the birds swallowed it. For three hours, zookeepers couldn't figure out which bird did it until the culprit coughed up the goods.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gathered hundreds of pages of research and warnings about the hazards of drivers using cell phones, but withheld the information from the public in part out of fear of angering Congress, a newspaper reported Monday.
Verizon and Alltel have agreed to refund an estimated $30 million to Florida cell phone customers billed for unwanted third-party services including ringtones, music and horoscopes.
When a suspect being chased by police rolled his car over police spike strips and his tires went flat, he dashed into a field of grass where he thought he could hide. The police called out a dog and handler to find the driver. And then they heard a cell phone ring.
A Georgia liquor store clerk credits his police officer son with giving him two life-saving gifts — a cell phone and a gun.
Samsung is voluntarily recalling thousands of "Jitterbug" cell phones because they may fail to connect to emergency 911 service when out of range, according to federal regulators.
A 38-year-old man has been charged with extortion for allegedly demanding that a stranger pay him $30 in exchange for their lost cell phone. Authorities said the unidentified victim flagged down an Iowa City police officer Sunday on their way to meet the man to retrieve the phone. The victim told police they'd had 10 to 12 conversations with the suspect about returning the phone, but that he was demanding payment.
A Massachusetts bus company says a driver could be fired because a video shot by a passenger shows him tearing paper tickets and using his cell phone while behind the wheel.
A Texas death row inmate and two relatives have been indicted for allegedly smuggling cell phones into a prison which led to a statewide lockdown.
A bill requiring drivers to use handsfree devices while talking on cell phones is advancing at the state Capitol, but it could run into trouble later.
Goodbye, numeric cell phone keypads. You're going the way of the rotary dial. Touch screens and QWERTY keyboards will take over from here, thank you.
Verizon Wireless considers Linux-based software a possible long-term contender for use on its phones, but doesn't view it as a "preferred" solution, the carrier's head said.
Amazon's Kindle might soon be getting new competitors in the market for electronic-book devices.
Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry phones, launched its awaited one-stop shop for add-on applications on Wednesday.
Police arrested a school safety officer, saying he demanded $300 from a woman after finding her cell phone. The 30-year-old man, who works at Lawrence High School in Massachusetts, was charged with theft of lost mislaid property Saturday.
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Wireless devices such as Apple's iPhone are transforming the way we go online, making it possible to look up driving directions, find the nearest coffee shop and update Facebook on the go. All this has a price — in airwaves.
"Someone caught the killing on a mobile phone and posted it on YouTube.
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Wendy's is about to test coupons sent to cell phones as text messages. Customers of the nation's No. 3 burger chain who sign up for the promotion and provide their phone number will receive a discount by showing their mobile device to a Wendy's cashier.
AT&T; has apparently found a workable solution to the reported data congestion in New York City. They've quietly stopped selling the iPhone to customers in the New York metropolitan area, at least from their web site. I guess that's one way to solve the problem.
The moment you unpackage a new smartphone is a magical one. Don't let the moment right after that, when you realize that it's practically useless out of the box, cancel that out. Here's everything you need to know:
One of my greatest pet peevs is when a child gets something that he or she isn't ready for.
NEW YORK (WPIX) - The family of a Long Island woman found dead last week in Connecticut say they were the victims of a cruel hoax when they received text messages from their dead daughter's cell phone just days after her disappearance.
A young woman has been shot in the head during an argument over a stolen cellphone. The 19-year-old was covered in blood after the attack with a sawn-off air rifle in Morrinsville on Thursday. The shot, from 15-20m away, left 10 rifle pellets embedded in her skull.
HAYWARD -- A father is hoping his cell-phone service provider will cut him a break after receiving a bill for nearly $22,000 in charges made by his teenage son.
IPhone users guilty of hogging data could see their phone bills fattening. In a presentation to investors Wednesday, AT&T;'s head of consumer services, Ralph de la Vega, said that just 3% of iPhone users generate 40% of the data traffic on AT&T;'s cellphone network.
This is a great little book that covers all the bases in tele/cell phone conversing and etiquette. It's especially useful for businesses to hand out to new employees, and for parents who'd like to give their teens some advice on proper use of the cell phone.
Apple and Research in Motion get all the glory for the Iphone and Blackberry but are Marvel Technologies and Texas Instruments really doing all the work?
Long before cellphones became common, industry pioneers were aware of the risks of multitasking behind the wheel. Their hunches have been validated by many scientific studies showing the dangers of talking while driving and, more recently, of texting.
On November 17, 2009, AirTran flight 297 was scheduled to travel from Atlanta to Houston-Hobby. During taxi a passenger was non-compliant with Crew Members, using a cell phone and taking pictures.
A Twilight fan is facing three-years in jail for using her camera at a birthday party inside a cinema screening of the film.
Twitter has been the focus of much attention lately as celebrities, politicians, and marketers have flocked to the site to spread their messages to the world 140 characters at a time.
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad in first class. 30% of Chinese adults live with their parents. 200 million people in China live on less than $1 a day.
Wrestling the paradox... that's what we're doing at my house this Thanksgiving. Charter members of the electronic age, we're suffering from information overload - even when it comes to understanding what we need to feed our information habit.
Yukon police say a big drug bust was made possible thanks to an accidental call to 911.
Here we are again. The hype leading up to a new mobile device is reaching a fever pitch. Motorola's Droid sounds, looks, and by some accounts, is impressive.
Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.
School pupils affected by the earthquake in Padang, Indonesia, have been sending their stories to BBC News 'Hunger to Learn'.
A substitute teacher asked a female student to put away her cell phone. The student ignored her and continued to text on her phone. The substitute teacher took the phone from the student.
Studies that link cell phone use to cancer and tips for using cell phones safer are discussed in this article.