Stories Tagged as
Cell phone
'Dear subscriber, you are registered as a participant in a mass disturbance'
by
Molly Wood
Jan 21, 2014
The Ukrainian government may be using mobile phone location data to intimidate protesters during ongoing civil unrest.
What would life be like without a cell phone?
Sep 3, 2013
Gary Sernovitz is the managing director of the investment firm Lime Rock Partners. And he doesn't have a cell phone.
Talk to the hand, now you can
by
Ben Johnson
and Katie Long
Jun 24, 2013
A new wearable bluetooth phone lets you make a call from a glove.
License, registration...and cellphone
by
Molly Wood
Jun 13, 2013
A state lawmaker in New Jersey has proposed a bill to allow law enforcement to confiscate a phone if they have "reasonable grounds" to believe it contributed to a crash.
Cell phone theft is on the rise, but the industry isn't helping much (Infographic)
by
Molly Wood
May 13, 2013
Cell phone theft in this country is on the rise – some are calling it an epidemic – but there’s not really any incentive for the industry to help curb the increase.
An old scam becomes new again: Bill-cramming scams are going mobile
by
Queena Kim
Apr 18, 2013
Unauthorized charges for things like dating advice and horoscopes are making their way to more cell phone bills. And now the FTC is cracking down.
How Sandy disrupted phone communications
by
Molly Wood
Feb 5, 2013
The FCC looks at what can be done to minimize disruptions to phone service during natural disasters.
For public good, not for profit.
A discount for a cell-phone-less meal?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 16, 2012
One restaurant in Los Angeles tries something new to get patrons to turn off their phones: a 5 percent discount on their meal.
Are mobile phone taxes a real problem?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 16, 2012
Congress is mulling over legislation that would freeze the taxes we pay for our cell phone service.
Government's new plan to end growing cell phone theft
Apr 10, 2012
There’s word today the federal government is moving to render those stolen cell phones a lot less valuable. The plan is to make phone companies keep a registry of specific phones as opposed to phone numbers.