The article discusses the percentage of technicians that use cell phones while monitoring machines during open-heart surgery.
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The article discusses some mistakes and misdeeds people often do using smartphones. It is stated that GPS signals are tracked from smartphones and therefore, people are caught while cheating. It is mentioned that the death knell of civilization is represented by some theaters that are setting up special sessions for people who must tweet. It is noted that people often watch porn and forgetting to clear the cache.
Read MoreNabbing the iPhone was a victory for Sprint Nextel, but the blockbuster handset has yet to pay off in profits for the company. Sprint Nextel, the nation’s No. 3 cellphone carrier, on Wednesday reported a net loss in the fourth quarter of $1.3 billion, or 43 cents a share, in contrast to a net loss of $929 million in the same quarter a year ago. The company said revenue climbed 5 percent to $8.7 billion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreThe author discusses the services by Apple Inc. He mentions that Apple’s new iPhones such as iOS absorbed more battery than predicted. He criticizes the lack of public explanations by Apple on problem related to the software Siri and compares it to the Mobile Me fiasco of 2008 and also to the GPS flaws of Samsung’s Galaxy S devices. He states that the publicity hype related to Apple’s products and marketing strategy of promising perfection and criticizes lack of communication with media.
Read MoreCORRECTION APPENDED What’s in a name? A lot, apparently. Apple’s new iPhone is called the iPhone 4S. But what people really wanted was the iPhone 5. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreThe Third Rail System may be the lightest iPhone case with an auxiliary battery, or it may be the heaviest. I’ll explain. The system consists of two parts, a case without a battery, and a backup battery that snaps onto the case. With the battery in place it is still pretty sleek and lightweight. But you can piggyback more batteries on top of the first battery, building a brick-like case with a month-long charge if you so choose. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreThe iPhone has been around for nearly four years. And in that time, millions of people have bought and used iPhones, swiping and tapping their way through life. Most of those people believe they know how the iPhone works. But dig a little deeper into the iPhone’s latest operating system, iOS 4.3 — available for the iPhone 3GS and the AT&T iPhone 4 — and there’s another layer to master. (Sorry, Android users, but that OS has so many versions and skins that a quick guide would be neither very quick nor much of a guide.) Beyond the realm of those basic iPhone controls is an advanced level of shortcuts and tweaks, some of which even hard-core users may not know exist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreSMILE. At least that was the conclusion of a recent study by OkCupid.com, the popular dating site for 20-somethings. To determine which factors made a photo more attractive, the staff tabulated the number of interested responses to thousands of pictures, then broke down their characteristics. The findings were intriguing, to say the least. Women responded more often to pictures in which the man is looking off camera, not into it. Men were more likely to respond to pictures in which the woman is at home (and looking a little come-hither), rather than out with friends or on a trip. But for both sexes, pictures in which the subjects are smiling uniformly trounced the stone-faced ones.
Read MoreThe article presents an interview with Denny Marie Post, the chief marketing officer of T-Mobile. When asked why T-Mobile co-branded its myTouch 3G cellular telephone with the guitar manufacturer Fender, Post says that T-Mobile was searching for opportunities where people had high associations with how they express themselves. She comments on the role that singer Eric Clapton played in the cellular telephone. Post believes that baby boomers are a marketing opportunity.
Read MoreThe article reports on the move of California to join the other states of the U.S. to ban the use of handheld mobile phones while driving. It is stated that the said state has also imposed illegal for drivers under 18 years old to use any mobile-service device while operating a motor vehicle. Moreover, it is noted that violator will be charged of $76 for the first offense and $190 for the second.
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