Cell Phones
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D.C. weather iPhone app: Download the Stormwatch 7 app
Stay ahead of the storm. Download the Stormwatch 7 app for your iPhone or Android device.
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iOS 7 release could come at Apple WWDC on Monday
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Apple is expected to unveil a simplified look to iOS, the software that runs iPhones and iPads, on Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. A digital radio service will also be introduced.
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PG schools: No laws broken in cell phone sex case
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Prince George's County school officials say no laws appear to have been broken in an incident involving consensual sex between two students that was recorded.
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Verizon extends cell phone upgrade period to 24 months
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Verizon Wireless, the country's largest cellphone carrier, is extending the time it takes to earn a subsidized phone upgrade from 20 months on contract to 24 months.
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Maryland strengthens distracted driving law
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The General Assembly passed a measure on Monday to make talking on a handheld cellphone while in driving a vehicle a primary offense.
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Facebook Home: Social network barges onto Google's turf
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Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor created.
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Bewoop complaints: Consumers who sent electronics never got paid
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7 is On Your Side after a website claiming to help you cash in your used electronics received dozens of complaints from people who say they sent their devices - but never got any money.
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Blackberry change: RIM changes name to BlackBerry, unveils 2 phones
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RIM initially said BlackBerry 10 would come by early 2012, but then the company changed that to late 2012. A few months later, that date was pushed further, to early 2013, missing the lucrative holiday season. The holdup helped wipe out more than $70 billion in shareholder wealth and 5,000 jobs.
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EcoATM's give quick cash for old cell phones, MP3 players
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One novel idea is attracting a lot of attention in the Metro area.
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Nomophobia: Survey finds 74 percent would panic over losing phone
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Many people - of all ages - have become addicted to their cell phones, especially smartphones. A California treatment center is offering counseling for what's been dubbed Nomophobia. As in no-mobile-phobia.
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Delaware texting regulations: State looks to crack down on texting and driving
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The state of Delaware is using a $900,000 federal grant to crack down on drivers who use a cellphone while behind the wheel.
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Metro: Full cellphone access delayed until 2015
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Metro says it has fallen behind on its effort to expand cellphone service throughout the transit system and may not complete the project until 2015.
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McDonalds cell phone snatching: 6-7 year old suspect sought by MPD
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A suspect in an unusual alleged cell phone snatching incident in Northeast Washington is being sought - unusual in the case that the suspect is a small child, according to MPD officials.
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Metro cell phone service may not be done until 2015, report says
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An ambitious program that would have had cell phone service available throughout the entire Metro rail system by next month may not be be complete for another three years, the Washington Examiner reports.
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Frederick County schools may change cell phone policy
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Superintendent Terry Alban says it's time to update a policy that generally requires students to keep their cellphones off and out of sight during school hours.
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Number of pedestrian accidents due to distraction rising
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As you were growing up, your parents always told you to look both ways before crossing the street. However, that lesson is apparently being drowned out by the allure of the smart phone.
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England T-Mobile cell phone store trashed by angry customer (Video)
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There are ways to deal with what you perceive to be poor customer service, and then there's what 42-year-old Jason Codner did to a T-Mobile store in England.
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University of Maryland cell phone theft caught on camera
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Investigators say the suspect in a brazen University of Maryland cell phone theft was caught on camera.
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