Cellphone
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Snapchat app: Does it really work?
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One of the fastest growing SmartPhone apps is also generating the most concern, especially when it comes to teens. Snapchat boasts that you can send pictures and videos that will self-destruct in just seconds - but that's not always the case.
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Cellphone trucks a thriving industry in New York
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The lengths teens will go to, to get their hands back on their mobile devices as fast as possible: now, students who are not allowed to take their cellphones into school, are able to leave their phones in a truck outside their schools.
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GWU wants your old cellphones
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George Washington University students are beginning an effort to collect old cellphones from Metro riders in the Washington area to help fund health projects abroad.
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Re-selling stolen smartphones now harder under new plan
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An increasing number of D.C. residents have become victims of cellphone bandits. But, a new plan announced Tuesday will make re-selling stolen smartphones much harder.
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D.C. Council looks to cut cellphone spending
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Members of the D.C. Council and about 30 staff members have spent about $61,000 in cellphone bills over the past 16 months because of excessive roaming and data charges.
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Suspected University of Maryland cell phone snatcher photo released
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Police have released new surveillance video images of a man who allegedly stole a cell phone from a University of Maryland student on Sunday.
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House OKs freeze in new wireless taxes
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The House has approved a five-year freeze on any new state and local taxes targeted at cellphones and other wireless services.
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Cellphone companies to warn users before they max out plans
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Cellphone companies pledged Monday to warn subscribers before they go over their monthly limits for calling minutes, text messages and data use.
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Your smartphone: a new frontier for hackers
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Smartphones have become wallets, email lockboxes, photo albums and Rolodexes. Their usefulness is also their allure to criminals.
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Industry report: Cell phones, electronic devices can cause trouble on planes
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Many travelers ignore the request to "turn off all personal electronic devices" before their plane takes off. A confidential industry report obtained by ABC News shows that may be dangerous.
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Emergency 'text-like' alert system to be launched in D.C., NYC
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The D.C. area will be one of the first places in the nation to participate in a new emergency alert system that will send information about a crisis to people's cell phones.
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