Consumers Union (the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports) filed comments today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of the agency's proposed rules to combat cell phone “bill shock” : the problem of customers hit by unexpected charges on their mobile phone bills. Included in the submission were signatures from over 47,000 people who agree with the FCC's proposal to require wireless companies to notify customers before they exceed their limits on minutes, text, and data.
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CU files comments with FCC backing cell phone ‘bill shock’ rules
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FDA OKs MRI app for iPads and iPhones
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of an app that lets doctors view medical images on Apple iPads and iPhones.
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Nikon unveils eight new point-and-shoots
The Nikon Coolpix P500 Photo: Nikon Joining Canon and Pentax this week, Nikon has updated its point-and-shoot camera lineup: The company is adding eight new Coolpix models and targeting everyone from entry-level photographers to prosumer-level shooters. Not surprisingly, the most interesting models are the priciest. What is unusual is that the high-end models have the lowest megapixel count (12 megapixels), which isan indication that with today’s cameras, the number of megapixels is not an indication of image quality
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Daily Dispatch: Bing and Yahoo offer highest search success rates; Voice alerts for traffic come to Waze app
In today's Digital Dispatch: Bing-Powered Searches Up 6.5%, Eating Into Google's Market Share ( ReadWriteWeb ) …Bing and Yahoo Search also achieved the highest success rates in January, meaning that for both search engines more than 81% of searches resulted in a visit to a website. Waze Updates iPhone App With Voice Alerts for Traffic & Road Hazards ( mashable.com ) …Waze iPhone users can now report road-related incidents with brief audio descriptions. Those reports are then automatically shared with users in the surrounding area who are heading in the direction of the traffic jam or hazard.
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Daily Dispatch: Bing and Yahoo offer highest search success rates; Voice alerts for traffic come to Waze app
In today's Digital Dispatch: Bing-Powered Searches Up 6.5%, Eating Into Google's Market Share ( ReadWriteWeb ) …Bing and Yahoo Search also achieved the highest success rates in January, meaning that for both search engines more than 81% of searches resulted in a visit to a website. Waze Updates iPhone App With Voice Alerts for Traffic & Road Hazards ( mashable.com ) …Waze iPhone users can now report road-related incidents with brief audio descriptions. Those reports are then automatically shared with users in the surrounding area who are heading in the direction of the traffic jam or hazard
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Verizon iPhone 4 teardown reveals antenna changes
Teardowns (as in documented disassemblies, to plumb its inner secrets) of Verizon's iPhone 4 by several technology websites suggest the phone has redesigns that go beyond those needed for the phone to work on Verizon's network. If accurate, the reports suggest that Apple, as we expected, has seized the opportunity presented by re-engineering its smartphone for a new carrier to also remedy reception problems with the AT&T iPhone 4. A teardown of the phone by website iFixit , for example, provides a detailed picture of how the iPhone 4's antenna design was altered.
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Verizon iPhone 4 teardown reveals antenna changes
Teardowns (as in documented disassemblies, to plumb its inner secrets) of Verizon's iPhone 4 by several technology websites suggest the phone has redesigns that go beyond those needed for the phone to work on Verizon's network. If accurate, the reports suggest that Apple, as we expected, has seized the opportunity presented by re-engineering its smartphone for a new carrier to also remedy reception problems with the AT&T iPhone 4.
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Kyocera Echo Announced By Sprint, Features Dual Touchscreens
Sprint’s event from yesterday promised an “industry first.” Well, they didn’t disappoint with the Kyocera Echo, a new Android smartphone packing dual touchscreen displays for simultaneously using two apps at the same time. Multi-tasking on Android is a much-lauded feature. The fact that you’ll have to hide one screen to use another, however, makes it just a little less functional compared to PC multi-tasking. That changes now (well, somewhat). The Kyocera Echo has a clamshell form factor that hides two 3.5-inch screens (480 x 800 resolution) under the lid. When unhinged, you can use the dual screens for separate apps or as a single 4.7-inch 960 x 800 surface. As a single screen, it literally splits up the display in two halves, which shouldn’t be an issue for most apps, but could be a headache for watching videos. The two-screen “Simul-Task Mode,” on the other hand, is only available for the seven core features, namely messaging, e-mail, web browsing, phone, gallery, contacts and VueQue (a custom YouTube app with a split screen — videos on top and a queue at the bottom)
Cable companies fight to fend off FiOS
Competition in the TV business is creating some enticing options for consumers. And it's turning into quite the cloak-and-dagger affair, at least in my neck of the woods! Arriving home on a cold, sleety night last week, I spied a well-dressed man venturing into a neighbor's driveway with a flashlight trained on the side of their house.
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Cable companies fight to fend off FiOS
Competition in the TV business is creating some enticing options for consumers.
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