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2 hrs ago | Mail & Guardian

Vodacom to expand across Africa

Vodacom, South Africa's largest wireless operator, plans to begin operating in three additional countries by the end of 2014.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics

6 hrs ago | Fox News

Softbank Plans 400 Billion Retail Bond Issuance

Softbank Corp. is planning yet another record-breaking sale of retail bonds to Japanese investors, seeking to raise around Y400 billion, The Nikkei reported in its Tuesday morning edition.

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Related Topix: SoftBank, Financial Services, Investment Services, Financial Markets, Sprint Nextel, Telecom, IT Services, Cell Phones, Electronics, Business News

Mon May 20, 2013

MediaPost

Industry Satisfaction Lagging, But Improving

For the first time in years, the telecom industry is seeing improved customer satisfaction scores.

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Related Topix: Internet Service Providers, Cell Phones, Electronics, Computers, Marketing

Inhabitat

Eighteen-Year-Old Invents Device That Can Charge Your Cell Phone in 20 Seconds

It's hard enough being tied to your cell phone without having to worry about getting the "Low Battery Icon of Death" right in the middle of an important task - and charging up via wall outlets takes forever.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Saratoga, CA

The Standard

Life in fast lane

Hong Kong mobile users have enjoyed the experience of better connections - and fast and furious browsing most notably - for quite some time thanks to the 4G-LTE technology launched here late last year.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics

CNN

Recharge your cellphone in 20 seconds

In this image from CNN affiliate KPIX, 18-year-old Eesha Khare shows off her device that can charge phones in seconds.

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Related Topix: Harvard University, Inventions, Science / Technology, Shreveport, LA

The Florida Times-Union

Jacksonville Girl Scouts urge parents to stop texting while driving with signs, stickers

Thanks to Girl Scout Troop 991, parents waiting to pick up their children at St.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Rick Scott

Tri-cityherald.com

Watch out for unauthorized charges on cellphone bills

Take a line-by-line look at your cellphone bill - all dozen or so pages. See a $9.99 charge for horoscopes, flirting tips or some such thing that you didn't request? Once only a big problem with landline telephones, cramming - the placement of unauthorized charges on phone bills by outsiders - is gaining a foothold in the mobile-phone marketplace, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Emerging Technology, Wireless

San Jose Mercury News

Cracked cellphone screens become ' kinda cool'

Brittany Lofton spots them all the time: teens and college students clutching their beat-up cellphones, with screens so cracked that spider-web-like patterns creep across the glass.

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Related Topix: Instagram, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Washington Post, Publishing, iPhone

Pop Wuping

Judge: Cell phone users 'have no legitimate expectation of privacy'

An American federal judge recently ruled that if someone has their cell phone turned on, their location data does not deserve protection under the Fourth Amendment, meaning law enforcement can track individuals without a search warrant.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Detroit News

When cellphones become a problem in the workplace

Q. The issue of employee cell phones is driving me crazy. I manage a small medical clinic with 15 staff members who interact with patients all day.

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CE News

IT tools

The last month was a hard one for me. Besides a bout with incredibly debilitating kidney stones, I also tried to switch cell phones something nearly as stressful as switching jobs, moving, or getting divorced, especially for someone like me who is so completely dependent on this tool.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Inventions, Science / Technology, iPhone

KSEE-TV Fresno

California Teen's Invention Could Charge Your Phone in 20 Seconds

Waiting hours for a cellphone to charge may become a thing of the past, thanks to an 18-year-old high-school student's invention.

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Related Topix: Gadgets, Saratoga, CA

Post-gazette.com

Workzone: Digital distractions developing in office

Crass as in checking email or texts while someone is talking to you. Crass as in surfing the Web during staff meetings.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, CIO News

Textually.org

Cell Phone Use May Reveal Your 'Dominant Brain'

According to WebMD , new research suggests the dominant side of your brain may make the call on which ear you choose to use while talking on your cellphone.

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Patch.com

Community to Meet on Piney Orchard Cell Tower Monday

Residents of Piney Orchard will gather Monday for a meeting to discuss a proposed cell tower at the community's elementary school.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Anne Arundel County, MD

Sat May 18, 2013

HipHopDx

[Singles] Rabbi Darkside - "True Lies [Prod. Da Beatminerz]"

Get ringtones from your favorite artists sent directly to your cell phone. Choose from 1000's of the best names in Hip Hop! HipHopDX Premiere.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics

MarketWatch

Google Wallet: Gen Y credit card?

Customers who've linked Google Wallet to their bank account or maintain a balance with Google Wallet can simply click the dollar icon on their Gmail to make a payment.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Gmail, iPhone App, PayPal, iPhone

The Press-Enterprise

MOVIES: Regal Cinemas offers $3 off nachos coupon

It's a big weekend at the movies with the release of "Star Trek Into Darkness." The summer movie season is in full gear.

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The Fishbowl

On Google Glass

This is Dr. Martin Cooper , the man generally credited with inventing the cellular telephone.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics