Articles tagged with phone
Wed, May 23, 2012
Marlon Brando's secret phone tapes revealed
From WENN.com
The late actor secretly and illegally taped private recordings with friends and associates and left behind a treasure trove of bugged ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Piers Morgan "showed journalist how to hack phone"
By Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's most respected journalists said on Wednesday that former tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan showed him ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
ZTE confirms security hole in U.S. phone
By Jeremy Wagstaff and Lee Chyen Yee
(Reuters) - ZTE Corp, the world's No.4 handset vendor and one of two Chinese companies under ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Samsung gets 9 million preorders for new Galaxy phone: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co has received some 9 million pre-orders for its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone from more than 100 global carriers, the ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
HTC shares tumble as patent case delays U.S. sales
By Clare Jim
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. sales of two new smartphones from Taiwan's HTC Corp will be delayed due to a patent ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks charged in hacking scandal
By Michael Holden and Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with interfering with a ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Ex-Murdoch confidante to learn phone-hacking fate
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, a former top lieutenant in Rupert Murdoch's media empire, will learn on Tuesday whether she will ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Mexico's Slim seeks bigger slice of U.S. phone market
By Cyntia Barrera
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - America Movil, the telecommunications company owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, intends to boost its presence in the ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Phone call from Dionne Warwick convinced Kevin Costner to speak at Whitney's funeral
From WENN.com
The Hollywood actor's phone wouldn't stop ringing following Houston's February (12) death as media outlets from all over ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
SIM card scandal claims head of Brazil phone group TIM
ROME (Reuters) - Luca Luciani, head of Brazil's second biggest wireless phone group TIM Participacoes
Thu, May 03, 2012
KPN says America Movil's $4.2 billion move is pitched too cheap
By Gilbert Kreijger and Sara Webb
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch telecom group KPN NV
Thu, May 03, 2012
Chen makes dramatic phone appeal to U.S. lawmakers
By Paul Eckert and Lily Kuo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng made a dramatic telephone appeal to come to the United States ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Mexico's Slim agrees to cut phone costs to skip fine
By Tomas Sarmiento and Patrick Rucker
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's competition watchdog has ordered Carlos Slim to cut charges he levies on mobile ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Obama administration urges freer access to cellphone records
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress should pass a law to give investigators freer access to certain cellphone records, an Obama ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Nokia and Carl Zeiss extend camera phone deal
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia and lens-maker Carl Zeiss agreed an exclusive deal to make high-end camera phones, and said a new top-of-the-range model would be ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
U.S. ban sought on cell phone use while driving
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on Thursday for a federal law to ban talking on a ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Samsung says new Galaxy phone to use its quad-core processor
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Thursday it would mass-produce its faster, energy-saving quad-core mobile microprocessor to power the third generation of its ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Susan Sarandon accuses American government of phone-tapping
The Thelma & Louise star became convinced she was under surveillance after seeing a file obtained through Freedom of Information requests and fears this was ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Rupert Murdoch blames rogue tabloid for phone-hacking
By Georgina Prodhan and Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch called his News of the World tabloid an "aberration" on Thursday, accusing journalists of ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Susan Sarandon accuses American government of phone-tapping
The Thelma & Louise star became convinced she was under surveillance after seeing a file obtained through Freedom of Information requests and fears this was ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Cherie Blair, England soccer star among new phone-hacking claimants
LONDON (Reuters) - England soccer star Wayne Rooney and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie are among a new group of 46 ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Foreign Phone Scam Hits The Valley
A new phone scam is spreading over the Wabash Valley with the callers claiming to be foreign police officers. These callers attempt to convince ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
UK phone hacking lawyer brings News Corp case to U.S.
By Yinka Adegoke
(Reuters) - The News of the World phone hacking scandal moved closer to the United States after British lawyer Mark Lewis teamed ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Nokia executive quits as phone sales plummet
By Tarmo Virki
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia dropped its sales chief and promised to slash more costs, as Chief Executive Stephen Elop battles to reinvent ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Oracle pondered buying RIM, Palm in phone move: CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison said the software maker had considered building its own smartphone to compete with Apple Inc ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Nokia shares tumble after loss forecast
By Tarmo Virki
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia warned its phone business would post losses in the first two quarters of this year as it struggles ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Nokia launches first NFC Windows Phone
HELSINKI, April 11 - Nokia unveiled on Wednesday its Lumia 610 NFC model, first to take the emerging near-field communication technology that drives instant payment ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Wireless carriers to create database to fight phone theft
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wireless carriers representing 90 percent of subscribers will on Tuesday announce the creation of a database of unique cell ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
New app transfers money with the tap of a phone
By Natasha Baker
TORONTO (Reuters) - Splitting the bill at a restaurant or settling road trip expenses can be as simple as tapping two phones ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Sprint seeks hit with advanced-camera EVO phone
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel, the No.3 U.S. mobile service, is hoping to turn heads next month with the ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
Britain set for sweeping Internet, phone monitoring
By Stephen Mangan
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to allow one of its intelligence agencies to monitor all phone calls, texts, emails and online activities ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
In New York, airplane phone calls could land you in court
By Aman Ali
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Refusing to turn off a cell phone or laptop during takeoff from a New York area airport could ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
NFC phone sales to jump to 100 million in 2012: research
(Reuters) - Some 100 million cellphones using Near-field Communication (NFC) technology will be sold this year, with sales more than tripling from a year ago ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Windows Phone struggles to break catch-22 as app makers hold off
By Tarmo Virki and Supantha Mukherjee
(Reuters) - Apps, apps, apps! That is the main challenge that Microsoft and Nokia, who are trying to claw ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Rovio to get Angry Birds Space for Windows Phone: CEO
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Rovio is working on getting its new Angry Birds Space game to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform (WP7), its chief executive ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Windows Phone surpasses Symbian in Britain: survey
(Reuters) - Sales of smartphones with Microsoft Windows software have surpassed those using Nokia's old Symbian system in Britain, research showed on Tuesday, a ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Brand to fight phone smash charges
The Get Him To The Greek star is accused of throwing a photographer's iPhone through a building's window after a heated argument ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Phone call reveals final moments of slain Florida teen: lawyer
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The case of an unarmed black teenager shot dead by a white neighborhood watch captain who police have ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Russell Brand Arrested for Smashing Photographer's Phone
There won't be a manhunt for Russell Brand down in New Orleans. The actor has turned himself in to police just hours after ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Landry learned of Lopez's affairs after tapping his phone
The couple wed in Mexico in April, 2004, but Landry annulled the union two weeks later following reports of the actor's infidelity.
The ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Brand arrested for phone smash
A warrant was issued for the Brit's arrest on Wednesday night (14Mar12) after Timothy Jackson filed a police complaint following the encounter on ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Russell Brand Arrested for Smashing Photographer's Phone
There won't be a manhunt for Russell Brand down in New Orleans. The actor has turned himself in to police just hours after ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Landry learned of Lopez's affairs after tapping his phone
The couple wed in Mexico in April, 2004, but Landry annulled the union two weeks later following reports of the actor's infidelity.
The ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Brand arrested for phone smash
A warrant was issued for the Brit's arrest on Wednesday night (14Mar12) after Timothy Jackson filed a police complaint following the encounter on ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Russell Brand Arrested for Smashing Photographer's Phone
There won't be a manhunt for Russell Brand down in New Orleans. The actor has turned himself in to police just hours after ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Landry learned of Lopez's affairs after tapping his phone
The couple wed in Mexico in April, 2004, but Landry annulled the union two weeks later following reports of the actor's infidelity.
The ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Brand arrested for phone smash
A warrant was issued for the Brit's arrest on Wednesday night (14Mar12) after Timothy Jackson filed a police complaint following the encounter on ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Landry learned of Lopez's affairs after tapping his phone
The couple wed in Mexico in April, 2004, but Landry annulled the union two weeks later following reports of the actor's infidelity.
The ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Brand: 'Phone throw was a tribute to Jobs'
The funnyman has been accused of hurling photographer Timothy Jackson's cell phone through the window of an abandoned building in New Orleans, Louisiana ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Phone Scam Calling-On Storm Victims
A new phone scam is striking southern Indiana, this one targeting the victims of the recent tornadoes that hit the area. Officials say that ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Two Arrested in Cell Phone Trafficking Case
Two Indianapolis men have been arrested at the Carlisle Wabash Valley Correctional Facility for trafficking cell phones. Police say they suspected Antwan Bollen, 35 ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Brand 'named in phone smashing police report'
Snapper Timothy Jackson claims the actor grabbed the iPhone from his hand and hurled it through the window of an abandoned building in New ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
James Murdoch pleads innocence ahead of UK report
By Kate Holton and Georgina Prodhan
LONDON (Reuters) - James Murdoch made a last ditch appeal to a parliamentary committee investigating phone-hacking at his company ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Brand 'named in phone smashing police report'
Snapper Timothy Jackson claims the actor grabbed the iPhone from his hand and hurled it through the window of an abandoned building in New ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Phone Scam Alert
Authorities want you to be wary of a phone scam that could lead to identity fraud. The Clay County Sheriff’s Department says that ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Hendricks alerts authorities to phone hacking
The Mad Men star found herself at the centre of a saucy picture scandal on Sunday (04Mar12) when a photo which appears to show ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Hendricks alerts authorities to phone hacking
The Mad Men star found herself at the centre of a saucy picture scandal on Sunday (04Mar12) when a photo which appears to show ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Frost: 'Phone hacking made me distrust Law'
Law sued for breach of privacy and confidence against Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World, which closed last July (11) after the ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Regulators seek input on cell phone interruptions
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deliberate disruption of mobile phone service last year by transit police in San Francisco has prompted federal communications ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
HTC shares soar, new phone models get upbeat reviews
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Share of HTC Corp jumped on Wednesday after it launched its One series of models, taking the fight to Samsung Electronics and ...
Mon, February 20, 2012
Japanese firms seek Europe phone market share
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
(Reuters) - Japanese companies Fujitsu and Panasonic plan to enter the European smartphone market as rivals Apple and Samsung ...
Sun, February 12, 2012
Exclusive: Mexico told to probe Slim phone collusion charges
By Patrick Rucker
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A court has ordered Mexico's competition watchdog to investigate claims of collusion between businesses controlled by telecommunications ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Adele used phone app to curse during vocal rest
(Reuters) - British singer Adele has broken her silence after vocal cord surgery, revealing one of the hardest aspects of being unable to speak while ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
News Corp reaches more phone hacking settlements
LONDON (Reuters) - A further 15 politicians, sportsmen and celebrities reached settlements with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Mexicans overcharged billions for phone, web: study
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans have been overcharged $13.4 billion a year for phone and internet services as the industry dominated by billionaire Carlos ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Nokia profits dive as new phones slow to take off
By Tarmo Virki
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj reported a 73 percent fall in fourth-quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
ARM chief not impressed with Intel phone chips
By Bill Rigby
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The head of British chip designer Arm Holdings plc has shrugged off the latest attempt by Intel Corp ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
LG in talks on phone partnerships: executive
By Miyoung Kim
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc is engaged in talks with various parties on possible partnerships, the head of LG's ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Broadcom on track to launch high-end phone chips
By Poornima Gupta
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Wireless chipmaker Broadcom is gearing up to launch new application processors for the lucrative and growing higher-end smartphone ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Imprisoned polygamist leader loses phone privileges
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The state of Texas has hung up the phone on imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs.
The Department of ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
GSM phones vulnerable to hijack scams: researcher
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
BERLIN (Reuters) - Flaws in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Don't expect the phone to replace the wallet soon
By Dhanya Skariachan and Joe Rauch
(Reuters) - Don't throw your wallet away yet.
Many big-name retailers from Gap to Toys R Us are ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
CNN's Morgan denies phone hacking in testy appearance
By Georgina Prodhan and Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - Talk show host Piers Morgan told a British judicial inquiry on Tuesday he had never sanctioned ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Phone hacking Russian style: Opposition under fire
By Guy Faulconbridge and Douglas Busvine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - In a sign Vladimir Putin's allies may be getting serious about tackling the biggest protests ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Analysts slam RIM's latest phone delays
TORONTO (Reuters) - Several brokerage firms trimmed their price targets on Research in Motion shares and questioned the BlackBerry maker's ability to recover, after ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Europeans lukewarm on Nokia Windows phone: survey
HELSINKI (Reuters) - European consumers show little interest in Nokia's first smartphone using Microsoft's Windows Phone software, a survey by Exane BNP Paribas ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Instant View: Reaction to Russian PM Putin's annual phone-in
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his annual televised call-in show less than a week after thousands took to the ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Instant View: Reaction to Russian PM Putin's annual phone-in
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his annual televised call-in show less than a week after thousands took to the ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Charges to cell phone bills have limited protection: study
By Mitch Lipka
(Reuters) - Holiday shoppers are increasingly pulling out their phones instead of their debit cards when it comes time to pay for ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
BlackBerry's U.S. business shrank further in Q3
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion's sales in the United States fell for a fifth straight quarter in the third quarter even as the ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
T-Mobile USA to aim Nokia phone at first-timers
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. mobile service, plans to market the Lumia 710 phone from Nokia ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Phone Scam Warning Involving Duke Energy
A Terre Haute man claims he was the target of a scam involving people pretending to workfor Duke Energy. The man said that he ...Mon, December 12, 2011
Microsoft appoints new head of phone group
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp appointed a new head for its mobile phone software group on Monday, as the company continues to search for ways to ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Regulator says Canada's BCE must share mobile-phone sports
By Alastair Sharp
TORONTO (Reuters) - BCE Inc, Canada's largest telecom company and owner of its biggest private broadcaster, must make its sports content ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Panasonic eyes fresh tilt at global phone market
By Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp, which has warned it will post a $5.5 billion annual loss, will launch a smartphone in ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Paris Woman Targeted in Phone Scam
“Congratulations, you’ve won 13 million dollars!” If you received this phone call, wouldn’t you be thrilled? Paris, IL native Vickie Davis felt ...Wed, November 30, 2011
New arrest made in News Corp phone-hacking probe
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - London police investigating the scandal of illegal telephone hacking centered on the British arm of Rupert Murdoch's News ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Nokia jumps as NSN, phone demand fears ease
By Tarmo Virki
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia shares jumped on Monday as fears eased over a slump in a phone demand after signs of strong ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Patent firm IPCom says to stop HTC German sales
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
(Reuters) - German patent firm IPCom plans to halt as quickly as possible the sale of all HTC smartphones ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
UK phone-hacking victims condemn intrusion
By Kate Holton and Georgina Prodhan
LONDON (Reuters) - The parents of a murdered British schoolgirl pleaded on Monday for the country's newspapers to ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Branson's Virgin eyes Mexican phone market
(Reuters) - Richard Branson's Virgin group has got the green light to tap mobile phone services in Mexico, a market with high penetration that ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Asia's cell phone healthcare seen at $7 billion by 2017
By Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Mobile technologies will be increasingly deployed to enable people in Asia to monitor and manage their health ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Talk therapy by phone may ease fibromyalgia: study
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Talk therapy done over the phone helped some people suffering chronic fibromyalgia-related pain to feel better in ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Phone therapy and exercise can ease chronic pain
LONDON (Reuters) - Patients with chronic and widespread pain who got a course of a talking treatment called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the phone ...
Mon, November 07, 2011
Rogen in phone sex movie with new wife
The funnyman recently began shooting scenes for upcoming movie For a Good Time, Call..., and admits it was the first time he has had ...
Sun, November 06, 2011
Rogen in phone sex movie with new wife
The funnyman recently began shooting scenes for upcoming movie For a Good Time, Call..., and admits it was the first time he has had ...
Sat, November 05, 2011
Rogen in phone sex movie with new wife
The funnyman recently began shooting scenes for upcoming movie For a Good Time, Call..., and admits it was the first time he has had ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan
By Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...
Thu, October 27, 2011
Hill left mortified after Drake phone mishap
The Superbad star turned to a nutritionist in a bid to slim down, and, as part of his work with the adviser, Hill was ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
"Fight Back" phone app to protect women in India
By Nita Bhalla
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Women in India's capital, New Delhi, will soon be able to fight off potential attackers with a ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
FBI charges man in Hollywood celebrity hacking case
By Sue Zeidler
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a Florida man and charged him with 26 counts of cyber-related crimes against ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Phone makers outlook in focus in grimmer economy
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Investors will look to handset vendors' quarterly reports in coming days for signs of how much ...
Sun, October 09, 2011
LG Elec unveils 4G phone, as mobile unit continues to struggle
SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.3 handset maker, on Monday launched a new smartphone that runs on South Korea's ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Sony in talks to buy Ericsson out of phone venture: source
By Tarmo Virki and Reiji Murai
HELSINKI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp is in talks to buy out Ericsson's stake in their mobile phone ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Jobs's design legacy more just than a pretty phone
By Mark Bendeich, Astrid Wendlandt and Peter Henderson
SYDNEY/PARIS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The beauty of Apple products secured Steve Jobs a place in ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Nokia still pledging Windows phone as Apple marches on
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - On the day that Apple launches the fifth generation of its ubiquitous iPhone, the once mighty ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Microsoft CEO bonus lags on phone, tablet results
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum bonus for the second year running due to ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Nokia to cut 3,500 jobs, close Romania plant
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj, the world's largest cellphone vendor by volume, is cutting 3,500 jobs in ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Samsung joins forces with Intel and Microsoft
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics unveiled on Wednesday software pacts with Intel and Microsoft as the world's No.2 ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Huawei and Discovery team up to make waterproof phone
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Mon, September 26, 2011
Robbed of phone, Tennessee woman summons help on Facebook
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Some people have complained about changes in Facebook, but not Rolanda Hill, who used the social media site to seek help ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Judge issues gag order in Jackson death trial
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The judge in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor issued a sharply worded gag order for ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Nokia more confident on Windows Phone this year
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's largest phone maker by volume, said on Friday it was increasingly confident its first Windows Phone would reach ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
HTC, Verizon bet on purple with Rhyme phone
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - HTC Corp is hoping to attract fashion-conscious customers by adding color and accessories to its smartphones as it ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Greece to front-load austerity, troika to return
By Lefteris Papadimas and Ingrid Melander
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece pledged to bring forward painful austerity measures on Tuesday, convincing international lenders to return to ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Kardashian saves the day for forgetful phone fan
The conscientious Keeping up With The Kardashians star tried to track down the owner using numbers programmed into the phone and eventually found the ...
Sun, September 18, 2011
Kardashian saves the day for forgetful phone fan
The conscientious Keeping up With The Kardashians star tried to track down the owner using numbers programmed into the phone and eventually found the ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
Kardashian saves the day for forgetful phone fan
The conscientious Keeping up With The Kardashians star tried to track down the owner using numbers programmed into the phone and eventually found the ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Kardashian saves the day for forgetful phone fan
The conscientious Keeping up With The Kardashians star tried to track down the owner using numbers programmed into the phone and eventually found the ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Grant & Rowling named 'core participants' in tabloid phone hacking inquiry
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's Sunday publication the News of the World was shut down this summer (11) after it was discovered hacks had ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
More bling for your ring with solid gold phone
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - It doesn't do email, the internet, have a camera, games or GPS navigation, but a new mobile phone ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Trucker on cell phone at time of crash that killed 11
(Reuters) - The truck driver involved in a 2010 Kentucky crash that killed 11 people was on his cell phone when the accident occurred, federal ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Coogan promises to keep phone-hacking scandal in headlines
The Tropic Thunder star launched legal action against the editors of now-defunct U.K. tabloid the News of the World over claims his voice ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
California hangs up on cell phone driving bill
By Greg Lucas
SACRAMENTO, Calif (Reuters) - Hold the phone! California's governor on Wednesday vetoed legislation to toughen the state's law against talking ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Iridium to sell new phone, other services
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iridium Communications Inc unveiled what it called the world's most rugged satellite handset on Wednesday as part of a new suite ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Jon Cryer says he doesn't have Charlie Sheen's phone number
By Tim Molloy
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - In his first joint interview with new "Two and a Half Men" costar Ashton Kutcher and the ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Coogan promises to keep phone-hacking scandal in headlines
The Tropic Thunder star launched legal action against the editors of now-defunct U.K. tabloid the News of the World over claims his voice ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Yahoo CEO Bartz fired over the phone, rocky run ends
By Alexei Oreskovic and Edwin Chan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone on Tuesday, ending ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Hough's phone hacked
Private photos of the star have been published online after her mobile device was illegally accessed by an unknown perpetrator.
Fortunately Hough's collection ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Hough's phone hacked
Private photos of the star have been published online after her mobile device was illegally accessed by an unknown perpetrator.
Fortunately Hough's collection ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
UK TV channel plans phone hacking comedy
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Channel 4 said on Friday it had commissioned a one-off television comedy about the phone hacking scandal which forced the ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Analysis: LG on mute as mobile phone losses mount
By Miyoung Kim and Anshuman Daga
SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics hasn't been so smart with its smartphone business. Its ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Apple wins ban on some Samsung smartphone sales
By Greg Roumeliotis and Gilbert Kreijger
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Apple won an injunction in a Dutch court on Wednesday to stop Samsung Electronics from marketing ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
DealTalk: Sizing up who might buy Motorola's phone business
By Alexei Oreskovic and Sinead Carew
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ink on Google Inc's $12.5 billion plan to buy Motorola ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Nokia CEO says "watch out" to Android phone makers
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Phone makers depending on Google Inc's Android software should worry about the Web search leader's deal to buy Motorola Mobility ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Apple sued by Taiwan phone maker HTC over patents
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Smartphone maker HTC Corp sued Apple Inc, seeking to halt U.S. imports and sales of Macintosh computers ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Google's Motorola bet to reshape Asian phone makers
By Miyoung Kim and Clare Jim
SEOUL/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Asian handset makers using Google Inc's Android operating system might turn to rival platforms ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Mystery powder sends 10 cell phone employees to hospital
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Ten employees of a cellular phone company in suburban Atlanta were hospitalized on Friday after a powdery substance was ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Mystery powder sends 10 cell phone employees to hospital
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Ten employees of a cellular phone company in suburban Atlanta were hospitalized on Friday after a powdery substance was ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
German hackers crack mobile phone GPRS code: report
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Berlin security firm has cracked the encryption code for some mobile phones using the Internet, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
New smart phone app lays bare Londinium
By Julie Mollins
LONDINIUM (Reuters) - Finding London's Roman ruins amid the tangled network of streets and lanes that make up the ancient part ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Mills: 'I'm a victim of tabloid phone hacking'
The publishers of Britain's News of the World shut the publication down last month (Jul11) amid allegations a private investigator working for the ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Paul McCartney says appears to be phone hacking victim
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney said on Thursday that he appears to be a victim of the newspaper phone ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
McCartney ex-wife: Mirror journalist hacked my phone
By Mohammed Abbas
LONDON (Reuters) - Heather Mills was quoted on Wednesday as saying a journalist at British publisher Trinity Mirror, owner of the Daily ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
McCartney ex-wife: Mirror journalist hacked my phone
LONDON (Reuters) - Heather Mills was quoted on Wednesday as saying a journalist at British publisher Trinity Mirror, owner of the Daily Mirror tabloid newspaper ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Huawei bets on the cloud, mobile phone sales soar
By Wan Xu and Lee Chyen Yee
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's No. 2 network equipment ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Cooper's phone call break-up
The Hangover star ventured to the South American country when he was younger, but the getaway turned sour when he failed to acclimatise to ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
UK police add computer probe to phone-hack inquiry
LONDON (Reuters) - London police probing phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's defunct News of the World tabloid are broadening their investigation to allegations of ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
Cooper's phone call break-up
The Hangover star ventured to the South American country when he was younger, but the getaway turned sour when he failed to acclimatise to ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
UK phone-hacking judge calls for journalists' help
By Avril Ormsby
LONDON (Reuters) - The judge in charge of the public inquiry into alleged phone hacking by the British media urged people Thursday ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Mobile use doesn't alter kids' cancer risk: study
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than those ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Taliban say Mullah Omar death report false, phones hacked
By Hamid Shalizi
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban denied on Wednesday their supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had died, saying false messages claiming his death ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
UK phone-hacking whistleblower found dead: reports
LONDON (Reuters) - A former journalist who told the New York Times that phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's now defunct News of the World ...
Sun, July 17, 2011
Top British police chief resigns over hacking scandal
By Mohammed Abbas
LONDON (Reuters) - ,Britain's senior police chief, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson, resigned on Sunday over allegations that the police mishandled ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Regulators combat unauthorized phone bill fees
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Telephone companies would have to make third-party charges on landline phone bills clear and distinct to help people detect ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
UK'S ex-PM Brown says he is a suspected phone hacking victim
LONDON (Reuters) - Police have confirmed that Britain's former Prime Minister Gordon Brown was a possible victim of phone hacking, his spokeswoman said on ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Struggling LG slashes phone sales targets
By Miyoung Kim and Tarmo Virki
SEOUL/HELSINKI (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc slashed its sales targets on Thursday, as it struggles to break into ...
Mon, July 04, 2011
Evidence "increasingly against" phone cancer risk
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - Despite a recent move to classify mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, the scientific evidence increasingly points away from a ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Evidence "increasingly against" phone cancer risk
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - Despite a recent move to classify mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, the scientific evidence increasingly points away from a ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Slow Finnish phone sales may explain Nokia's woes
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Should Finland, Nokia's home base, take some of the blame for the one-time market leader's recent ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
Police arrest woman in News of the World probe
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - London police said on Thursday they had arrested a fourth person as part of their new investigation into a ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Nokia unveils N9 smartphone
By Harry Suhartono
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop unveiled a new smartphone on Tuesday that uses software the firm plans to ditch ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Nokia says Windows phone to be launched this year
SINGAPORE, Jun (Reuters) - Ailing Finnish cellphone maker Nokia said on Tuesday that its primary business strategy was to launch its first mobile phone under ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Businesses seen as target for easier phone hacking
By Georgina Prodhan
LONDON (Reuters) - British mobile carriers have tightened voicemail security since a phone-tapping scandal at News Corp's News of the World ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Most tumors not within cell phone radiation range
By Alison McCook
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Brain tumors among cell phone users are not clustered within range of most of the radiation emitted ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Sienna Miller settles phone-hacking claim
LONDON (Reuters) - Film star Sienna Miller's privacy and harassment claim against the News of the World over alleged phone-hacking by its reporters was ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Cellphone study raises profile on safety lawsuits
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Supreme Court is considering the fate of litigation against cellphone makers over safety risks, just as the ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Nokia to launch its first Window phone late this year: media
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Nokia planned to launch its first smartphone using Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 at the end of the year, according to Taiwan ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Microsoft revamps phone software, adds handset makers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched an update of its Windows phone software on Tuesday, hoping a host of new features will help it ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Lohan wins restraining order against phone texter
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lindsay Lohan has won a temporary restraining order against a man she says sent her delusional phone text messages and believes ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Jude Law joins News Corp phone hacking claimants
By Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - British film star Jude Law will sue the News of the World over allegations of phone hacking next year ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Nokia picks Qualcomm for Windows phone, seeks others
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said on Friday it was negotiating with several chipset suppliers for its future Windows Phone models after deciding to use Qualcomm ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Inventories to cap phone market growth: Gartner
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
PARIS (Reuters) - Rising inventories of unsold cellphones and slower demand growth in emerging countries will cap cellphone market ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Miller accepts payout in News Corp phone snoop case
By Georgina Prodhan
LONDON (Reuters) - Sienna Miller accepted 100,000 pounds ($162,500) damages and an unconditional admission of liability from a newspaper that ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Legislature Approves Deregulation of Landline Phone Industry
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says he’ll sign the first major change in Wisconsin’s telecommunications laws since 1994.
The Assembly voted ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Rajaratnam trial jury rehears FBI phone taps
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in the closely watched insider trading trial of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam reheard on Monday ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Nvidia to buy phone chipmaker Icera for $367 million
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp plans to buy privately held cellphone chipmaker Icera for $367 million in cash, stepping up competition ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
First PlayStation phone not hit by data breach
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The first PlayStation phone, Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play, is not affected by the massive data ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Rajaratnam jury restarts, asks for more phone taps
By Grant McCool and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in Raj Rajaratnam's insider trading trial started to consider the case anew ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Smartphone boom lifts phone market in first quarter
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Strong demand for smartphones gave a further boost to overall cellphone market volumes in January-March and ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Rajaratnam trial jury focuses on more phone taps
By Grant McCool and Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the second day running, jurors at hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam's insider trading ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Aurora BayCare Tied to Political Phone Calls
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - People who signed petitions to recall Green Bay Democratic Senator Dave Hansen are getting phone calls from members of the ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Rajaratnam jury asks to hear phone tap replays
By Grant McCool and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam's trial asked to listen to replays ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Apple, Google tap phone location data: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple's iPhones and Google's Android phones send back data about the locations of the users to the technology companies ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Michigan police and ACLU in flap over cell phone downloads
DETROIT (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union said on Thursday it wants to know how the Michigan State Police have been using devices capable ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Apple phone revenues beat Nokia: Strategy Analytics
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple became the world's largest phone vendor by revenue in January-March, overtaking Nokia for the first time ever, research firm Strategy ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Report: Sen. Hopper's Newsletter Lists Phone Number as Sex Line
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senate Republican Randy Hopper – who’s already under fire for voting to slash collective bargaining – is in hot ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
U.S. stings Rajaratnam with phone tap to end case
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors stung accused Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam with one more phone tap recording as ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Microsoft explains phone software update delay
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp explained the delay in updating its new phone software on Wednesday, partly blaming handset manufacturers for the problem.
Windows Phone ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Obama, Boehner talk by phone, "no resolution": aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called House Speaker John Boehner at about 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday, and they "spoke for several ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
News of the World faces rush of phone hack claims
By Tim Castle
LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's British news arm faces a rush of fresh compensation claims and could be exposed to criminal ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
HTC to launch new video service phone on Vodafone
LONDON (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC unveiled on Tuesday a new handset model that offers a library of movies and TV shows via a ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Rajaratnam-Chiesi phone taps spice up trial
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in the high-profile Raj Rajaratnam insider trading trial heard plenty of racy language on phone taps ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
ZTE sees phone part prices rising after Japan quake
ORLANDO (Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp <0763.HK> is seeing higher prices for phone parts such as batteries, displays and radio filters due to ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Ex-Apple exec rolls out phone-based social network
By Yinka Adegoke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Nguyen, the serial entrepreneur who sold his last company to Apple Inc in 2009, is launching a ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Beyond Apple, ETF offers smart phone options
By Aaron Pressman
BOSTON (Reuters) - Eager buyers formed huge lines last week for a chance to buy Apple's iPad 2 before it sold ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Tap, trace, doodle: choices abound for phone users
By Georgina Prodhan
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Consumers have more choices than ever before of how to tell their mobile phones what they want to ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Nokia sees Windows phone prices dropping fast
By Terhi Kinnunen
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Prices of smartphones using Microsoft's Windows Phone software platform will fall fast, Nokia's chief executive Stephen Elop ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Windows Phone chip platform opening up
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp plans to open its mobile platform to other chipset suppliers beyond Qualcomm Inc as ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Nokia aims for Windows phone by year-end
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's largest phone maker by volume, is aiming to produce a phone running new partner Microsoft's operating system ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
New York City launches mobile phone app for free condoms
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Need a condom? There's an app for that.
The New York City Health Department on Monday unveiled a smartphone application ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Microsoft CEO promises better Windows Phone
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer promised a Windows Phone update soon with more powerful Web graphics, and said new partner ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Nokia drops new Meego phone, bemoans plight
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia has ditched plans for a new smartphone and compared the company's plight to an ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
FCC proposes moving phone subsidy focus to Internet
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators proposed new rules on Tuesday that they say will help bring broadband to all of ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Sprint to sell dual-screen Kyocera phone
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp <S.N> plans to sell a Kyocera Corp <6971.T> phone with two screens and ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
TI phone chip to boast interactive projection, 3-D
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas Instruments announced plans for a chip on Monday that it said will give users more versatility in how they use ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Charles Manson found with cell phone again
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mass murderer Charles Manson was caught with a cell phone behind bars for the second time in two ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Phone counseling can help lower heart disease risk
By Leigh Krietsch Boerner
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A greater percentage of people at high risk for heart disease keep up their exercise and ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Microsoft sells 2 million phone software units
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp sold more than 2 million units of its new Windows Phone 7 software to handset makers last quarter, a strong ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Nokia cancels X7 phone destined for AT&T: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nokia has pulled out of a plan to launch a smartphone with No. 2 U.S. mobile provider AT&T Inc ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Hitting the beach in Australia? Bring your phone
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hitting the beach is one of the great traditions of Australian summer. Now, a mobile phone app lets swimmers know not only ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Smartphones lift Apple and Samsung in quarterly phone bonanza
By Tarmo Virki and Miyoung Kim
HELSINKI/SEOUL (Reuters) - Hot smartphone models, the iPhone 4 and Samsung's Galaxy S, are forecast to have ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
RIM shares jump after India deal; new phone leaked
TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares in Research In Motion jumped as much as 4 percent to near an eight-month high on Thursday morning after it reached ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
Phone chats plus web program help smokers quit
By Leigh Krietsch Boerner
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting personalized phone counseling along with web-based guidance makes it easier to quit smoking, suggests a ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
Arnold & Schwarzenegger reprimanded by Shriver over phone chat
Schwarzenegger had just become Governor of California when he and Arnold attended a charity function hosted by an unnamed leading lady - and he took ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Nokia delays flagship E7 phone to early 2011
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia has delayed the rollout of its next top-of-the-range model to next year, another blow to ...
Fri, December 10, 2010
Depp doesn't own a cell phone
The Pirates Of The Caribbean star refuses to carry a portable telephone and instead relies on the internet for all of his communications.
Depp ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Best Buy, Carphone to sell Google Nexus S phone
By Georgina Prodhan
LONDON (Reuters) - Samsung's <005930.KS> Nexus S phone, based on the latest version of Google's <GOOG.O> Android software ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
New Australia phone app aims to fight skin cancer
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians enjoying the summer sunshine can now know when it's time to cover up and avoid potentially cancer-causing ultraviolet rays thanks ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Grigorieva: 'I kept taking phone calls to make sure Gibson was at home'
The Russian singer claims the furious Braveheart star called every ""five to 10 minutes non-stop from 8pm to 3am"" on the 18 and 19 ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
Google's new phone software supports mobile payment
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's next version of its Android smartphone software will support a technology that lets people use their handsets, instead ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
Japan mobile phone app takes photos, counts calories
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dieters, take heart. A new weapon in the fight against fat is on its way: a mobile phone application that counts calories ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Obama and Boehner discuss priorities in phone call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called John Boehner, the likely next Speaker of the House of Representatives, to discuss priorities and common ground between ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
New Tower To Improve Cell Phone Coverage For West Terre Haute And SMWC Campus
WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A new cell tower that will go up quickly at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College broke ground will help signal throughout ...
Wed, October 20, 2010
Samsung says working on joint TV, phone platform
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics is developing a joint software platform for use on its cellphones and televisions, hoping ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Televisa still eyes mobile phone option in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's leading broadcaster Televisa may explore new deals to tap the mobile phone business in Mexico after parting ways with ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
FCC eyes an end to shocking mobile phone bills
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mobile phone companies would have to warn customers before they rack up eye-popping extra fees on their bills under ...
Tue, October 05, 2010
Motorola, Verizon to sell Droid business phone
By Gabriel Madway
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Motorola Inc said on Tuesday Verizon Wireless would sell the Droid Pro, the mobile phone maker's first ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Phone number on Ochocinco cereal box delivers a surprise
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NFL fans never know what to expect from Chad Ochocinco but even they were probably surprised when dialing a number from ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
France arrests 9 for mobile-phone codes fraud
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - French authorities have dismantled a cybercrime network and arrested nine people suspected of being involved in the illegal sale of codes ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
Cyrus' rep slams phone drama reports
Photographs emerged of the 17 year old talking to an officer in her vehicle, and online gossips claimed Cyrus was given a stern warning ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
Facebook denies plans to build its own phone
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook said on Sunday it is pushing deeper into the mobile phones sector, but denied ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Niemi still sends text messages to Swayze's phone
The actor/dancer lost his battle with pancreatic cancer a year ago (14Sep09) and, as the sad anniversary approaches, Niemi admits she finds herself ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
Teen Driver Wrecks Car While Reaching For Cell Phone
BOWLING GREEN (WIBQ) - A Brazil teenager was injured in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning on State Road 46, approximately one mile west of Bowling ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Sykes broke gay news to parents in phone call
The funnywoman 'came out' publicly in 2008 after attending a gay rights rally in Las Vegas, and the 46 year old admits she spent ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Google to allow phone calls from Gmail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc said users of Gmail will now be able to call telephones directly from their email, putting it in direct ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
BofA and Visa to test cell phone payments
By Joe Rauch and Maria Aspan
CHARLOTTE, N.C./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp, the largest U.S. consumer bank, and Visa ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
T-Mobile USA plans high-speed Android phone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom <DTEGn.DE>, said that a device based on Google Inc's <GOOG.O> Android ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Low prices drive second quarter phone sales up 14 pct: Gartner
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sales of mobile phones rose 13.8 percent to 326 million units in the second quarter but average selling prices fell by ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Barrymore hates phone sex
The Charlie's Angels star, 35, has previously dated The Strokes' drummer Fabrizio Moretti and been married to actor Tom Green, but more recently ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Mel Gibson phone recording illegal, with exceptions
By Ana Tagvoryan and Joshua Briones
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If you had this nagging feeling that there must be some law against recording ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Sprint seeing spot shortages of EVO phone
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp <S.N> has been seeing shortages of its EVO high-speed phone from HTC Corp <2498 ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
Large study finds no cell phone mast link to cancer
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists who conducted the largest study yet into cell phone masts and childhood cancers say that living close ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Motorola and Sprint to sell Windows phone to businesses
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc <MOT.N> said on Thursday that it would launch a new phone based on Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> software ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
PSC Asked to Force Phone Company Offer High-Speed Internet For Rural Area
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Residents of a rural area west of Madison have asked the state Public Service Commission to make their local phone company ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Dial M for muddle as Germans suffer phone foul-up
By Karolos Grohmann
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - They can call their wives and families back home but German players have no way of reaching team mates ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Four plead to misdemeanor in senator phone case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four men pleaded guilty to entering Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu's office in New Orleans under false pretenses to secretly tape her ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
Sprint shares could rise on 4G phone: Barron's
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Sprint Nextel could rise to about $6 a share, helped by the introduction of a mobile phone that works ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
Samsung eyes early launch of bada-phone
By Miyoung Kim
SUWON, South Korea (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to launch the first smartphone based on its own operating system in the next ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Sprint to launch first 4G phone on June 4
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel <S.N> said on Wednesday that HTC Corp's <2498.TW> EVO, its most advanced high-speed ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Government mulls effort to prevent cell phone "bill shock"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cell phone companies could be required to alert customers before charges add up to shocking totals on their phone bills, according to ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
RIM breaks into top 5 in surging phone market
By Tarmo Virki
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Blackberry maker Research in Motion <RIM.TO><RIMM.O> broke into the top five cellphone makers in January-March for ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Nokia to launch X2 phone -website
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top mobile phone maker Nokia is set to launch a new phone called the X2, photos posted on the firm's Web ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Comcast profit rises on Web, phone adds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp <CMCSA.O>, the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, as it added Internet ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Taiwan's HTC sees Windows 7 phone end of this year
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's HTC, the world's No. 5 smartphone brand, expects to announce a Windows 7 phone by the end of this ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Nokia unveils new flagship phone
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj unveiled details of its first phone with new Symbian 3 software on Tuesday, designed ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Nokia unveils new flagship phone model
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj unveiled details of its first phone with new Symbian 3 software on Tuesday, designed ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Phone Scam Affecting Indiana Restaurants
INDIANAPOLIS (WIBQ/WTWO)-A warning for any business in the food service industries.
Food establishments across Indiana are getting phone calls from people claiming ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Vodafone to sell Google phone in UK from April 30
LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone will be Europe's first carrier to sell Google's Nexus One phone, starting in Britain on April 30, in a ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Phone tapping row likely to rock India parliament
By Krittivas Mukherjee
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A row over charges government agencies secretly tapped telephones of senior politicians is likely to paralyze India's ...
Fri, April 09, 2010
Microsoft's latest phone experiment
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will show off its latest mobile phones on Monday, but don't expect a direct rival to ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Microsoft to announce "Pink" phone next week
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to announce its long-awaited "Project Pink" phones early next week, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Samsung unveils new Galaxy S Android phone
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's second-biggest mobile phone maker, on Tuesday unveiled a new smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
Sprint unveils HTC WiMax phone EVO 4G
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp on Tuesday unveiled the HTC EVO 4G from HTC Corp, the No. 3 U.S. operator's first ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Sprint, RadioShack ex-CEOs go into phone recycling
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Former heads of Sprint Nextel Corp and RadioShack Corp have launched a company aimed at refurbishing or recycling the estimated 65 ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Sprint expected to unveil HTC WiMax phone at CTIA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel will unveil a cellphone from HTC Corp next week that will be the first to support WiMax, Sprint's ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Drive a Porsche? Up your status with a phone
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - As if a Porsche isn't enough of a status symbol, the German luxury sports car company's subsidiary, Porsche Design, is ...
Tue, March 09, 2010
NFL signs mobile phone deal with Verizon Wireless
MIAMI (Reuters) - The NFL has signed a four-year agreement with Verizon Wireless to show live games and highlights on mobile phones in a deal ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Maine lawmakers mull cell phone health warnings
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Maine's state Legislature could soon vote on a bill making the Northeast U.S. state the first to ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Nokia starts new phone line with C5 model
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia unveiled a new C5 smartphone model on Tuesday, hoping to benefit from a booming demand ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Palm cuts revenue outlook on weak phone sales
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Palm Inc <PALM.O> slashed its revenue targets on weak demand for its smartphones, renewing concerns about its ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Palm cuts revenue view on weak phone sales
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Palm Inc <PALM.O> slashed its fiscal third-quarter and full-year revenue target due to slow consumer demand for its products, dashing ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Google slashes Nexus phone early termination fee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc <GOOG.O> told communications regulators on Tuesday the fee assessed on customers who end their service contracts for its Nexus ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Mobile phone subscriptions to top 5 bln this year
By Jonathan Lynn
GENEVA (Reuters) - Mobile phone subscriptions will buck the economic crisis and top five billion this year, but the high speed Internet ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Microsoft phone system hits reset on digital music
By Antony Bruno
DENVER (Billboard) - It's been more than six years since then-Microsoft CEO Bill Gates admitted that Apple caught the company "flat-footed ...
Mon, February 15, 2010
Nokia, Intel team up in phone software race
By Tarmo Virki and Georgina Prodhan
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Nokia and Intel said they are teaming up in top-end smartphone software and Microsoft finally unveiled ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
Justice Department appeals court ban on cell-phone tracking
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The government argued on Friday that it should be allowed access to people's cell-phone records to help track ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Verizon to sell 2nd Motorola Android phone, Devour
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday that in March it would start selling its second Motorola Inc <MOT.N> phone based on ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Comcast profit up on Internet, phone subscribers
By Yinka Adegoke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as it added Internet and phone subscribers, but its margins were ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Nokia cuts phone prices as market growth returns
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia <NOK1V.HE> cut phone prices across its portfolio in late January, putting its cheapest smartphones on a collision course with mid-range ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
Obama, Medvedev in "constructive" arms deal phone call
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev had a "constructive" telephone call Wednesday in which they discussed signing ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Activist accused of tampering with senator's phone
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department charged four men on Tuesday with tampering with phones in the New Orleans office of Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Sony Ericsson:no plan to delay Android phone in China
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson, a cellphone joint venture between Sony Corp and Ericsson, has no plans to delay the launch of a phone that ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Report: FBI improperly got phone records from 2003 to 2006
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI broke the law by improperly obtaining thousands of telephone records in terrorism investigations from 2003 to 2006 ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Google postpones Android phone launch in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc has postponed the launch of two models of its Android mobile telephone in China which had been scheduled for Wednesday ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
FBI broke law in phone searches: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI collected more than 2,000 records on U.S. telephone calls by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
Kodak says Apple, RIM infringe camera phone patents
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co has taken legal action claiming Apple Inc's iPhone and Research in Motion Ltd's BlackBerry camera phones ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
LG bets on Android to boost phone sales 20 percent
By Rhee So-eui
SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, aims to increase handset sales by 20 percent ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Google Nexus One phone parts cost $174: iSuppli
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's new Nexus One smartphone, which retails for $529 without a service plan, is built from ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
Next version of Nexus will be enterprise phone
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Google Inc executive Andy Rubin said on Friday that the next version of the Nexus One phone, which was made by ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Google revamps its mobile strategy with new phone
By Alexei Oreskovic
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc took the wraps off a new smartphone that it will sell directly to consumers, aiming ...
Mon, January 04, 2010
Wall Street cool on rumored Google phone launch
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is expected to unveil its highly anticipated Nexus One smartphone on Tuesday, marking a first foray ...
Wed, December 30, 2009
AT&T asks FCC to set date to scrap old phone system
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc told U.S. telecoms regulators that it should set plans for phasing out older telephone networks if the ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Google phone with T-Mobile contract in Jan: source
By Nicola Leske and Alexei Oreskovic
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc plans to sell two versions of its own-branded cell phone: one with ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
Court upholds FCC cap on phone fund
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. court of appeals on Friday upheld a 2008 move by the Federal Communications Commission imposing a cap on how ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
Phone thieves "targeting more live music gigs"
LONDON (Reuters) - Music-lovers watching their favorite acts at live concerts are increasingly becoming targets for gangs of mobile phone thieves, British police said on ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
Nokia plans just one Linux phone next year: source
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker, Nokia, plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source with ...
Sat, November 28, 2009
Nokia sees cell phone market up 10 percent in 2010
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile handset maker, expects the cell phone market to recover faster ...
Thu, November 26, 2009
Second Sony Ericsson phone has software problem
By Simon Johnson
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A second of Sony Ericsson's new smartphones, key to its strategy for returning to profit next year, has ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
Nokia phone margin, smartphone outlook eyed
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - - Nokia Oyj's <NOK1V.HE> battered shares could get a boost when the firm looks ahead ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Apple tops phone chart as Nokia, Samsung step up
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Nokia to replace 14 million phone chargers
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia is replacing 14 million cellphone chargers which it says could give users an electric shock ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
U.S. bill would overhaul annual phone fund
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers said on Friday they introduced a measure aimed at overhauling an annual fund intended to ensure nationwide telephone service ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
U.S. regulators mull changes to phone access rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it was mulling whether changes are needed to regulations governing access to telephone ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Verizon to sell HTC Android phone for $99.99
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it would sell an HTC Corp <2498.TW> phone based on Google Inc's <GOOG ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Comcast beats Street on phone, Internet service
By Franklin Paul
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp's quarterly profit rose a better-than-expected 22 percent, as it sold more phone and Internet subscriptions ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Nokia unveils 5 new low-end phone models
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia unveiled five new low-end phone models on Wednesday, aiming to improve its offering in the emerging markets.
The world's top ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Phone texting reveals sensitive new "metrotextual"
LONDON (Reuters) - Men have become so openly affectionate with each other using mobile technology they've taken to signing off text messages to male ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Sony Ericsson unveils first Android phone
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson unveiled its flagship X10 mobile phone on Tuesday, its first to run on Google ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Sony Ericsson unveils its first Android phone
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson unveiled its new X10 flagship mobile phone on Tuesday, its first to run on ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Google Voice lets users keep phone number
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to use its Google Voice service without switching to a ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
One size fits all phone chargers on the way
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ever forget your phone charger and no one around has the same kind of handset?
Have a drawer full of useless old ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Motorola rises ahead of next Android phone launch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in Motorola Inc <MOT.N> rose over 8 percent on Monday on investor anticipation that its second phone powered by ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Unspoken rules govern cell phone etiquette
By Patricia Reaney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may not seem like it when commuters are shouting down their cell phones to the dismay of ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Microsoft says most Sidekick phone data recovered
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it has recovered most of the data feared lost by users of its Sidekick mobile phone ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Will solar speed up emerging cell phone revolution?
By Hereward Holland and Leonora Walet
KAMPALA/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Watching his sons kick around a makeshift ball made from tightly bound plastic bags ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Microsoft launches new phone software
By Bill Rigby and Leila Abboud
SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp introduced new software for mobile phones on Tuesday, promising a range of devices ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Verizon discontinues Internet Hub phone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. mobile service, quietly stopped selling the Verizon Hub on Tuesday, just eight months after ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Phone off? Hugh Jackman stops Broadway show for ringing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One theatergoer won't forget to turn their cell phone off next time, after Australian actor Hugh Jackman stopped a Broadway ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Phone exclusivity limits may make sense: Sprint CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of No. 3 U.S. mobile service Sprint Nextel Corp <S.N> said on Thursday that it is fair ...
Wed, September 16, 2009
Comcast plans to bring TV shows to your phone
By Yinka Adegoke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leading U.S. cable operator Comcast Corp said on Wednesday it plans to offer subscribers the option to ...
Mon, September 14, 2009
SingTel to sell INQ's social networking phone
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's biggest telecom operator, Singapore Telecommunications <STEL.SI>, said on Monday it would start ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Motorola shares jump on hopes for Google phone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc shares rose 6.5 percent on Friday on hopes the company could turn around its loss-making handset business with ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Britain's Brown to hold phone talks with Obama
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and U.S. President Barack Obama will speak on Thursday for the first time since Lockerbie bomber ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Palm unveils Pixi phone, may be overshadowed by rivals
By Franklin Paul
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Palm Inc on Wednesday announced a lower-priced smartphone in the same family as its popular Palm Pre, although ...
Thu, September 03, 2009
Sprint backs Hero, the latest HTC Android phone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp plans to sell HTC Corp's Hero cell phone based on Google Inc's Android operating system, intensifying ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
Nokia bolsters phone lineup
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
STUTTGART (Reuters) - Nokia on Wednesday bolstered its smartphone line-up to better compete with Apple and said a $820 ...
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