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New York Hall of Science, Verizon And Snap Launch Citywide Augmented Reality Experience
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - 11:25am | 511Read More...The New York Hall of Science has teamed up with Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) to launch "Science City Explorers," a citywide augmented reality experience that allows people to learn science in common public areas across New York City, turning the Big...
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This Quirky Technology Is Tracking Your Phone To Uncover Office Attendance In Major Cities: How Do San Francisco, New York Rank?
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - 1:46pm | 554Read More...The Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley is using mobile phone data containing user locations to gather data surrounding office attendance. The newer method of data scraping directly measures downtown activity patterns and offers a unique way to monitor the...
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FCC Proposes Lifting Ban on In-Flight Cell Phone Use
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 2:04pm | 541Read More...A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposal, to lift the ban on airline passengers using their cell phones during flights, is drawing a wide range of reactions. “Modern technologies can deliver mobile services in the air safely and reliably, and the time is right to review our outdated...
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Sprint Nextel Earnings Preview: 'Sprint Ahead' on Vision Network?
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 10:02am | 1256Read More...Wireless and communications network holding company Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announces second-quarter earnings on Thursday, July 26 before market open. Analysts expect earnings per share (EPS) of $-0.38 on revenues of $8.73 billion. Sprint Nextel beat analyst estimates the past four quarters,...
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EcoATM's Entrepreneurial Recycling: CSTR's "Next Big Idea" Secures Series B
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 7:59pm | 574Read More...Recycling has a capitalist slant as kiosk "e-cycling" company ecoATM secured its Series B funding round at approximately $17 million and a Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation ("NSF") for up to $1 million last week. Previous investors Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR), TAO Ventures, and...
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Can AT&T Still Make the Merger Happen?
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 1:48pm | 612Read More...Hailed as the deal to reshape the wireless communications industry back in March, the proposed T-Mobile USA acquisition by AT&T (NYSE: T) appears to be approaching a point of no-return as another hurdle got piled in its way as it approaches a September 20, 2012 consummation deadline. The...
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Talking On the Phone Is Down 15%, Texting is Up
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 2:46pm | 291Read More...HUFF POST TECH -- "According to new data from J.D. Power, a consumer research and marketing company, Americans are now talking on their cellphones over an hour less per month than in 2009. J.D. Power writes in a press release for its 2011 Wireless Network Quality Performance study: Wireless usage...
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How to Convert Any Song in Your iTunes Library to an iPhone Ringtone
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 7:30am | 711Read More...Custom ringtones are great - they let you add a personalized touch to your phone. Some phones allow you to add custom ringtones, such as a song in your music library easily, while others, namely the iPhone, do not. While Apple does offer the ability to purchase ringtones through the iTunes Store,...
