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As work communication migrates to mobile devices, desk phones hang up for good

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 29, 2024
Barely a quarter of U.S. adults continue to own landlines. But wireless at work and home means you're always tethered to both.
Work has increasingly shifted off the desk, but mobile technology tethers us to our jobs wherever we are.
Chainarong Prasertthai via Getty Images
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Is your phone listening to your conversations?

by Jack Stewart
May 17, 2019
Companies don't need to eavesdrop to target ads — we give them plenty of information.
Social media can be a tool for human connection, but some experts say some follower-type platforms can instead exacerbate loneliness.
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A growing number of travel businesses ask people to ditch their cellphones

by Renata Sago
Jan 3, 2019
It's about being present in the moment.
Cell phones are competition for an industry whose product is creating experiences for people to enjoy in the here and now, says Art Markman, University of Texas at Austin psychologist.
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The campaign to keep middle school students off their cellphones

by David Brancaccio
Apr 17, 2018
"Away for the Day" aims to combat our country's tech addiction.
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Cellphones as logging detectors

by Molly Wood
Jul 15, 2014
An entrepreneur looks to fight illegal loggers, one used cellphone at a time.
This photo taken on November 13, 2013 shows a timber company worker carrying a chainsaw in the forests of Berau, East Kalimantan, in Indonesia. A new app looks to use cellphones to detect illegal loggers. 
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Not just T-Mobile: how bogus charges get on your bill

by Dan Weissmann
Jul 2, 2014
Check your bill. "Cramming" goes back decades -- and costs billions.
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A day in the life of a payphone

by Sruthi Pinnamaneni
May 22, 2014
New York City has about 10,000 public payphones. But who's using them?
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One step closer to using your cellphone on your next flight?

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 12, 2013
Thanksgiving is over, but let's give a moment of thanks for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Police can your track cellphone's location, but you knew that already...didn't you?

by Molly Wood
Jul 31, 2013
If police want to track your movements using old calls you made on your cellphone, they can get the information from your cellphone company without a warrant.
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How to protect your cellphone from hackers

by Molly Wood
Jul 23, 2013
Nearly half a billion mobile phone SIM cards might be vunerable to hacking. The vulnerability was revealed by a security researcher in Germany.
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