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[telecom] In Haverhill case, texting while driving deserves stiff sentence
EDITORIAL In Haverhill case, texting while driving deserves stiff sentence The Boston Globe JUNE 12, 2012 Sometimes an action is so dangerous, yet so accepted, that people need a powerful deterrent....
 
[telecom] Merging Cellphones and Dashboards
Merging Cellphones and Dashboards By ROY FURCHGOTT June 8, 2012 SEEKING to please those customers clamoring for more features in their cars, General Motors will soon make a novel offer: give them...
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[telecom] F.T.C. Levies First Fine Over Internet Data
F.T.C. Levies First Fine Over Internet Data By EDWARD WYATT June 12, 2012 WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission assessed an $800,000 fine on Tuesday against Spokeo, a data collector that the...
 
[telecom] How Africa is embracing "the cloud" on its own terms
How Africa is embracing "the cloud" on its own terms Mix mobile phones and power outages, and cloud-based services prove crucial. by Sean Gallagher Ars Technica June 12 2012 You're probably one of the...
 
[telecom] Verizon's shared data plans won't save solo users much money
Verizon's shared data plans won't save solo users much money But they should save families with multiple devices some dough. by Casey Johnston Ars Technica June 12 2012 Verizon's shared data plans...
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Verizon Wireless overhauls service plans with new options [telecom]
USA Today reported that - Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, is dramatically overhauling its service plans, replacing the entire lineup with a new set that focuses on devices...
 
[telecom] Romney's Ads Go Mobile
Romney's Ads Go Mobile By AMY SCHATZ June 8, 2012 Political advertising is about to become a lot more common on some iPhones and iPads. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's campaign said it...
 
Star 69 is a joke? [telecom]
Is star 69 a joke in the USA? Did they have to choose the one number between 1 and a hundred with a prurient meaning? For those that don't know, *69 in the USA is the last-call-return vertical service...
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[telecom] Teen texting behind wheel common, study finds
Teen texting behind wheel common, study finds 42% in Mass. say they do it By Kay Lazar Globe Staff / June 8, 2012 Forty-two percent of Massachusetts high school students who drive admit they text...
 
[telecom] What Pogue Actually Bought
What Pogue Actually Bought David Pogue JUNE 7, 2012 I get plenty of reader e-mail, and if I had to graph the question categories, "What should I buy?" would be the tallest bar by far. If you could...
 
[telecom] LinkedIn app under scrutiny for transferring iOS calendar entries
LinkedIn app under scrutiny for transferring iOS calendar entries - A LinkedIn Privacy Issue 's Leaky Mobile App Has Access to Your Meeting Notes about our mobile calendar feature
 
[telecom] Ad Networks Bypass iPhone Privacy Rules
Ad Networks Bypass iPhone Privacy Rules By JOEL SCHECTMAN And JESSICA E. VASCELLARO June 5, 2012 Mobile ad networks are using new techniques to target iPhone users by circumventing Apple Inc.'s...
 
[telecom] Police: mobile software hack defeating anti-theft measure
Police: mobile software hack defeating anti-theft measure A Ukrainian group has a worldwide network of resellers to reset IMEI numbers. by Cyrus Farivar June 8 2012 For over a year now, a French law...
 
[telecom] Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
U.S. High School Students Improve Motor Vehicle-related Health Behaviors Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six types of...
 
[telecom] Despite penalties, many fear message may not be heeded
Despite penalties, many fear message may not be heeded By Billy Baker Globe Staff / June 7, 2012 HAVERHILL - They have heard it from their teachers. They have heard it from their parents. They have...