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Nokia's next conquest

Business And Money While T-Mobile is making commercials with celebrities like Catherine Zeta-Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Phil Jackson and Jesse James in a quest for their own PR makeover, Nokia is hiring stars and creative types for behind-the-scenes work;...

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Cell phone triggers Maytag oven

Entertainment Andrei Melnikov didn’t turn it on. He knew he didn’t turn it on. It wasn't a ghost, and he didn’t think it was a figment of his imagination; he had the melted meat thermometer as proof. So the super and a handyman were...

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Apps and Ads and EOS: Hey Palm! What are you doing?

Cell Phone App Reviews So we went ahead and bought me a Palm Pre so I could do some more work with it - reviews and dogfights and the like. I've really been enjoying having a Pre back in my life. webOS is pretty amazing, and pretty pretty, and Sprint absolutely...

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Study: More Teens Own Phones Than Ever Before

Entertainment Looking back over five years of studies, researchers at Pew Internet & American Life Project have discovered that — surprise, surprise — more teens are using cell phones. In 2004, the foundation discovered that less than...

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Vid: Surfer nailed by wave while chatting on cell

Entertainment Some places inarguably are, or should be, no cell phone–zones — like movie theaters, restaurants, White House briefings, or the driver’s side of a moving vehicle. Then there are dead spots that make reception impossible, like high in the...

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iPhone app: Score points with loved ones with American Greetings app

Cell Phone App Reviews Mobile phone etiquette is a popular topic these days. Maybe it’s because the rules of conduct are too rigid for the flexibility-seeking, always-on, always-connected cellular generation. So it’s great to see an app that basically enables a...

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Down Time: Noah Hangs with a Vlogger and a PR Dude

Entertainment What do tech writers do in their spare time? Talk tech, of course! After taping this week's Bay Sunday at the CBS 5 studios in downtown San Francisco, Noah dropped by his favorite coffee spot and met up with Mike from VSC Consulting PR and...

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“Resident Evil” filmmakers nab rights to a cell phone–penned novel

Entertainment Every once in a while, multiple elements spanning fantasy fiction, technology and entertainment converge in a perfect storm of geekyness so intriguing, that it jumps the fence and makes it to the mainstream masses. Well, okay — this...

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Mobile Streaming: NBA star livecasts during car accident

Entertainment Those of you who follow me on twitter know that when I'm not talking mobile tech I'm usually talking music or sports - basketball in particular. If you're a hoops fan you're probably well aware of the increasingly odd - nay, alarming...

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Creative hatches Zii Egg

Android Creative's Zii Egg is an HD media player with enhanced 3D graphics and video acceleration that is positioned to compete with the iPod Touch. It is currently available for pre-order at $399 (and targeted at developers). For that price,...

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Celebrity Tweets: Letterman: "You have to do it with your thumbs?"

Entertainment Kevin Spacey schooled Dave Letterman about twitter. They made fun of John Stamos, sarcastically debated how much it costs to tweet, and generally lampooned themselves for being old, out of touch rich guys. The four and a half minute clip...

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Phones from the future: Cool cell concepts

Entertainment I’m going to go out on a limb and say it: Eye candy is good. That sentiment works in a variety of settings, and it’s no less true here, in this future-forward look at some crazy cellular concepts, courtesy of WebUrbanist. Whenever the...

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nru plots restaurants, bars on Android radar

Android If Layar doesn't suit your needs, check out an Android app by ZAGAT and lastminute.com called nru - spoken as near you . It uses GPS, an accelerometer, and a compass to give you 360 degrees of restaurant ratings and bar information....

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She's back: Catherine Zeta-Jones returns to T-Mobile as advertising spokeswoman

Entertainment Love her or hate her, Catherine Zeta-Jones helped shape the image of T-Mobile during her first run with the company, and to celebrate the launch of their Mobile Makeover advertising campaign, she's back again. Realizing the...

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Manic Monday post: The first cell phone commercial — Centel, circa 1989

Entertainment I missed putting up the silly Monday post last week due to internet problems. When I finally got back in, what did I find but this classic commercial for Centel. (Who?) The deets on the YouTube page asserts that it’s the first cell phone...

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Heidi Klum couples with cell phone maker (i.e., Betcha wish you were an LG Rumor 2)

Entertainment If you’re a guy or a girl (um, right — who isn’t?), chances are, you’re probably a fan of either Victoria’s Secret or Project Runway — and maybe for very different reasons. (But hey, I’m not judging…) If you’re also an LG fan to boot,...

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Television - Android app review

Android The Television app in the Android Market is branded by BluMediaLab, and I don't know if they have any affiliation with the creators of the iPhone version - makayama.com. Both versions are $2.99. Apple restricted the iPhone version to...

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Manic Monday post: Carrier pigeon smuggles cell into prison, one piece at a time

Entertainment More silly stuff to start the week: A carrier pigeon nabbed at a high-security prison in Bogota, Colombia had — get this — a little suitcase with cell phone parts attached to its back. The local police think this and other winged...

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iPhone / iPod Touch app review - nin: access

Cell Phone App Reviews NIN's access iPhone app was approved and released on April 14th. Listen to music, watch videos, interact with fans, and get the latest tour updates. Get the app here (iTunes required), and download the NIN|JA Tour Sampler here ....

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Manic Monday post: Cell phone drops dime on thieving owner, spontaneously dials 911

Entertainment When the guy who stole an iPhone, and then emailed a pic of himself with it, got caught , there was no doubt it was a colossal mistake. In fact, I pretty much have to invoke A Fish Called Wanda here: Calling that dude stupid would...

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"Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn star in "The Internship" - a movie about two 40-something's who land an internship at Google to get a full-time job. Do you think the comedic duos performance will help Google in the mobile arena? http://www.phonedog.com"

Nick Kathrein If the movie is good and gets a lot of buz then heck yes! People will start to see through the same glasses the Apple fan boy / girls do. They'll say "Wow!" I wish I worked for Google and at least look at their products next time their in the market for something. It's a brand perception play which has worked for apple the last 7 to 10 years.