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The First 4G Windows Phones (and Enormous Android Phones), Coming from AT&T This Year

BestCarEver — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:50:09 +0000

HTC Titan II HTCWhether you want a huge phone or a huger phone, AT&T’s got you covered
Most of the wireless carriers have scaled back on coverage at CES, but AT&T is still here, loud and proud, announcing a host of phones for the upcoming year. It’s a sort of similar situation to last year with Verizon; AT&T is finally rolling out their LTE network, and they’re using CES to announce the first round of phones. And a lot of them look great! Here’s what you’ll see trickling into AT&T stores thi…

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NTSB Recommends A National Ban On Using Cell Phones While Operating A Motor Vehicles

BestCarEver — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:41:47 +0000

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BMW Expands My BMW Remote App To Android Phones

BestCarEver — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:34:21 +0000

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Ask A Geek: Why Can’t All Android Phones Use All Android Apps?

BestCarEver — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:43:58 +0000

Android Angry, Android Smash Nigel BuchananWhy can’t my shiny new Android phone run the Netflix or Hulu apps?
The Netflix app has been available on Apple’s iOS and Windows Phone 7 since last year. When it finally came out for Android in May, some users found, to their great frustration, that it didn’t work on their phones–not even their fancy new 4G phones like the HTC Thunderbolt.
One reason for this problem, which affects a number of apps, is that Google has lax hardware requirements for Android phon…

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Chrysler joins Ford in backing nationwide ban on cell phones while driving

BestCarEver — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:38:05 +0000

Following Ford, Chrysler has become the second U.S. automaker to back a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and other mobile devices while operating a vehicle. Known as the Safe Drivers Act of 2011, introduced by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., the bill would allow the government to fight all states into banning cell phones while driving, expect in emergencies.
If states don’t comply, they could lose up to a quarter of their federal transportation funding.
Chrysler said the “legislation …

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U.S. House bill calls for ban on using cell phones while driving

BestCarEver — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:12:09 +0000

Thursday, legislation was introduced that states that drivers are to be banned from holding cell phones while operating vehicles. The proposal is titled the Safe Drivers Act of 2011.
The act is directed towards the Department of Transportation, and would require them to set a national standard that holding a mobile device as a driver, with the exception of specific emergencies, is no longer permitted by law.
“Driving while making a phone call, texting or using apps cam be as dangerous as driving d…

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Feds Introduce Legislation To Ban Usage Of Handheld Phones In Vehicles

BestCarEver — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:09:01 +0000

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Outdoorsy Japanese Cooking Pot Charges Phones Over a Campfire

BestCarEver — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:03:43 +0000

Charging Phone With A Pot Of Boiling Water TES New Energy
This Japanese cooking pot converts the heat from a boiling pot of water to electricity that can charge your smartphone at the same time it cooks a delicious meal. The invention, inspired by footage of Japan’s earthquake victims building fires to keep warm, could prove a boon after a natural disaster, when all you’d have to do to keep communication open would be to light a campfire.
The Hatsuden-Nabe thermo-electric cookpot contains strips of ther…

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Google I/O 2011: Android Tablets and Phones Get Cloud-Based Music, Movies, and Home Automation

BestCarEver — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:13:01 +0000

Google Android: Ice Cream Sandwich GoogleGoogle’s big conference showed off what’s next for Android. Here’s what you need to know
At this year’s Google I/O, a developer-focused conference in which Google has lately been announcing news about Android, we got an encouraging glimpse at Android’s future, in both tablets and smartphones. The announcements were both immediately gratifying and solid in the long-term–for most Android users, there are new toys to play with right now. And in the long term, Andro…

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MIT Uses Your Phone’s Sensors to Predict Its Movement And Keep Your Network Connection Steady

BestCarEver — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:36:54 +0000

No Service! Argh! Flickr user dbrulz123
The need for more consistent cell reception has led to some major, expensive efforts from wireless carriers–they might spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a new 4G network, or billions to acquire a competing carrier. But MIT has developed a way to use existing hardware found in many smartphones, like the GPS sensor, accelerometer, and gyroscope, to simply make connections smarter–improving the reliability of connections by as much as 50%.
One of the most en…

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