Archive for January, 2007
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Thanks to a new regulation adopted by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, New Yorkers will be allowed to place bets on horse racing via their cell phones and the Internet, starting January 22nd. Currently, New York residents may phone an OTB to place horse racing bets, but ...
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
A new service launched in New York city helps users to find a Kosher restaurant by simply sending a text message.
Those on the move can send a text message from their cell phone with the name of a restaurant or with their location to eat@kosher-ny.com, and within seconds they will ...
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
No, this isn't another story about the iPhone -- just give it a rest already.
Samsung announced at CES '07 they're working with 20th Century Fox on a limited-edition cell phone to promote The Simpsons Movie, which hits theatres July 27.
The all-yellow phone takes its design inspiration from Samsung's slimmest model, ...
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Thursday, January 11th, 2007
So, you didn't blanch at the price...or the battery life...or the comparably small hard drive...or Cingular owning your soul for two years...or the price...and, by golly, you want Apple's iPhone (or whatever it's going to be called if and when Cisco has their day in court). If you need something ...
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
I've never envisioned the interstate as the next great frontier of social networking, but the folks at PL8Scan have, and what's more, you won't even have to slow down!
PL8Scan enables a driver to send a text message to another by using their license plate as an "address." What could possibly ...
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Friday, January 5th, 2007
I found this post on the Cingular customer service forums. I think it is a good example of the confusion in the marketplace regarding mp3 phones, music downloads and ringtone downloads. As consumers turn to mp3 phones these types of "complaints" are sure to increase.
I am very frustrated! I ...
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
Ding-Dong the Witch is Dead. That could be a ringtone. This probably will not.
In case you've been living in a vacuum; Saddam Hussein's execution took place last week. Somehow, someone was able to capture the event on their cameraphone.
The execution recorded last week on the Mobile phone was perhaps the ...
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