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Irene to challenge cell networks. Networks to lose.

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John Moe
Aug 26, 2011
Hurricane Irene is expected to hit with full force tomorrow morning and possibly be enormously destructive. CNET points out that 96% of Americans...
Posted In: cell phones, d-block, hurricane, irene
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Reservations required, cell phones banned

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John Moe
Aug 16, 2011
Rogue24, a high-end DC eatery, is requiring patrons to sign a no-cell-phone contract when they make reservations. I guess those fancy pictures of...
Posted In: cell phones, restaurants
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A lot of people own cell phones, claims Pew in shocking report

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John Moe
Aug 15, 2011
83% of Americans own some kind of cell phone....
Posted In: cell phone, cell phones, pew, pew pew
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Facebook for every phone

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John Moe
Jul 13, 2011
Chicken in every pot, Facebook on every phone. Facebook is now offering an app called Facebook For Every Phone (catchy!) for feature phones (i.e.,...
Posted In: apps, cell phones, Facebook, phone
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Congress wants more info on cell phone safety

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John Moe
Jun 2, 2011
After the World Health Organization's recent findings about cell phones and it's possible connection to cancer, lawmakers on the Hill are asking...
Posted In: cancer, cell phones, markey
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MIDDAY UPDATE: foreclosure trials, distracted drivers, and haggis

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Katharine Crnko
Jan 24, 2011
A federal court in Delaware will hear two cases regarding whether two bankrupt sub-prime mortgage lenders can destroy thousands of boxes of...
Posted In: Auto, bankruptcy, cell phones, Delaware, department of transporation, foreclosures, haggis, mid-day update
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Verizon iPhone, Trans Alaska oil pipeline leak

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Katharine Crnko
Jan 10, 2011
Tomorrow will be a big day for Verizon Wireless, as the company is expected to announce it soon will offer customers the Apple iPhone. Since the...
Posted In: AT&T, BCS Championship, BP, cell phones, iPhone, iphone 4, mid-day update, Oil, stubhub, Trans Alaska Pipeline, Verizon
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Motorola splits and Australian floods

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Katharine Crnko
Jan 4, 2011
Today, Motorola calls it "splits" -- dividing up its business into halves based on stability and risk. For years, Motorola stayed afloat by...
Posted In: Australia, cell phones, commodities, flood, mid-day update, motorola, population, smart phones
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Ireland in the spotlight

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Katharine Crnko
Nov 22, 2010
Today's big story was Ireland. Yesterday, the country agreed to a bailout from The European Central Bank and the IMF, though the terms and...
Posted In: cell phones, China, Detroit, Housing, Ireland, London, Michelle Obama, mid-day update, utilities
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Sustainable jobs and cell phones

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Katharine Crnko
Oct 27, 2010
This week on Marketplace we'll be following sustainable jobs. Today, we learned about the fastest growing industry in the job field: biomedical...
Posted In: airline safety, biomedical engineering, cell phones, China, debt, Facebook, FDA, future-job-o-matic, GlaxoSmithKline, Halloween, mid-day update, MySpace, stimulus, Taxes

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