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For Some Travelers Stranded in Airports, Relief Is in 140 Characters

For Some Travelers Stranded in Airports, Relief Is in 140 Characters By KIM SEVERSON December 29, 2010 ATLANTA - Some t...

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monty

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Is it possible to own a local number? [telecom]

I'm thinking of porting my landline number to VOIP service. However, I'm afraid that during the switchover someone may...

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nospam

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911 "Friends-and-neighbors please call" list? [telecom]

As a (partial?) solution to the 911 "can dial, but can't speak" or "unknown location" problems, would it make sense to...

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siegman

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iPhone rage: boy hit for refusing to switch off on plane [telecom]

http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/iphone-rage-boy-hit-for-refusing-to-switch-off-on-plane-20101230-19amy.html...

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dcstar

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Simplest Phones Open to 'SMS of Death' [telecom]

Simplest Phones Open to 'SMS of Death' By John Borland December 28, 2010 BERLIN - It's a scene from an as-yet-unmade th...

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monty

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Ars Staff picks: our 10 favorite iOS apps of 2010 [telecom]

Ars Staff picks: our 10 favorite iOS apps of 2010 By Jacqui Cheng Apple recently published its lists of top free and pa...

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monty

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$15 phone, 3 minutes all that's needed to eavesdrop on GSM call [telecom]

$15 phone, 3 minutes all that's needed to eavesdrop on GSM call By Jon Borland, wired.com | Last updated about 7 hours...

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monty

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Phone jam-ups stymie fliers [telecom]

Phone jam-ups stymie fliers Airlines unable to handle calls after snowstorm By Katie Johnston Chase and Alexa McMahon G...

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monty

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Is reading wife's e-mail a crime? [telecom]

http://www.freep.com/article/20101226/NEWS03/12260530/1318 Is reading wife's e-mail a crime? Rochester Hills man faces...

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monty

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CNAM for toll-free numbers [telecom]

I have toll-free numbers from a couple of SIP providers. When I call someone and send those numbers as my outgoing CID,...

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tasdienes

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Apple Sued Over Applications Giving Information to Advertisers [telecom]

Apple Sued Over Applications Giving Information to Advertisers By Joel Rosenblatt December 28, 2010, 12:28 PM EST Dec....

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monty

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The Rise of Apps, iPad and Android [telecom]

The Rise of Apps, iPad and Android By ANDREW DOWELL DECEMBER 27, 2010 In 2010, the computer truly went mobile. Sure, us...

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monty

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Prepaid SIMs in the USA [telecom]

For many years I've been perfectly content to take whatever phone a wireless company offered and paid obscene monthly r...

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john

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Skype Struggles to Restore Its Service and Reputation [telecom]

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/skype-struggles-to-restore-its-service-and-reputation/

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monty

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A Day With an E-mail Scammer [telecom]

A Day With an E-mail Scammer David Pogue DECEMBER 23, 2010 I love this time of year. It's a time of giving, sharing and...

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monty

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