NEW YORK (AP) — A document obtained by the ACLU shows for the first time how the four largest cellphone companies in the U.S. treat data about their subscribers’ calls, text messages, Web surfing and approximate locations. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — The long-delayed project to wire New York City subway stations for mobile phone service is finally bearing fruit. A person close to the matter said six stations will go live with the service on Tuesday. (more)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lynn Murphy doesn’t like using his cellphone while hauling a load in his truck, but sometimes a call for directions or instructions is a necessary evil. (more)
Four solar cells around back harness the sun’s power to generate 3.45 watts — completely juicing up an iPhone in a purported two-to-three hours [...] but for $800 don’t you want something, uh, recognizable? (more)
Seth Grove first heard about the “sexting” problem from his wife: nude photos of teens spinning from one student’s cell phone to the next. (more)
ATLANTA (AP) — Police say an Atlanta woman tied to her bed by an armed burglar was freed by police after she used her toes to type a message to her boyfriend. (more)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An airline pilot who used his cell phone to take photos up a teenager’s skirt at Philadelphia International Airport has pleaded guilty to invasion of privacy. (more)
With a former girlfriend like this, who needs enemies? (more)
Much has been made of the iPhone 4′s antenna since the device was released June 24. Apple claims faulty software is misrepresenting how signal strength is calculated and displayed on the iPhone. That’s one problem. The other is that the iPhone 4 does in fact have a problem with the antenna itself. (more)
DETROIT — An Ann Arbor woman said she is waiting for an apology from Sprint after she bought a phone that had pornographic videos on it. (more)
Apple is finally stepping up to the plate and acknowledging that there’s a problem with the iPhone 4’s reception and states the fix is on its way. The problem they claim isn’t in the external antenna design, but rather with the iPhone 4’s formula to calculate signal strength bars. (more)
Looking to put a little more “Minority Report” in your life? Or maybe you’re just tired of smudging the screen on your Android device? eyeSight Mobile Technologies may have the answer: Touchless gesture control. (more)
HELSINKI — Want to talk more? Keep pedaling, says Nokia. (more)
You won’t find Micky Mouse ears or Walt’s frozen head in the Rivers of America at L.A.’s Disneyland. Instead, the man-made waterway is filled with “hundreds of cellphones, countlesss pacificiers and half a canoe,” according to the Los Angeles’ Times. (more)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A third of U.S. teenagers with cellphones send more than 100 texts a day as texting has exploded to become the most popular means of communication for young people, according to new research. (more)
Today’s smartphones and PDAs could have a new use in the nation’s airports: helping passengers avoid long lines at security checkpoints. (more)
“You’re not watching TV, honey,” American Idol runner-up and controversial pop diva Adam Lambert told a fan at a recent concert at the PC Richard & Son Theater. “This is a live show.” (more)
The Justice Department on Friday will begin making its case for new standards allowing law enforcement to use cell phone location data in criminal investigations. (more)
A national crackdown on distracted driving takes an unexpected turn today. A new study shows that the number of traffic crashes did not drop in three states and the District of Columbia after they banned drivers from using handheld cellphones. (more)
