'That place with the wolf in the window' Sep 13, 2008
"According to Cliff, people take pictures of it with their cell phones all the time," the stained-glass artist said, shaking his head. "Can't believe the interest the old wolf still gets. After all, he's been there for more than 20 years.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Spore Executive Producer Discloses Game Details Sep 5, 2008
PCW: Spore's available initially for Mac and PC, but it's also coming for the Nintendo DS and mobile phones. Are the handheld and mobile versions forever stand-alone, or will they eventually interact with the PC and Mac versions. (PC World)
Working poor Aug 24, 2008
They neither have phones nor Internet. Contreras and his girlfriend, Rene Rodriguez, 35, a baby-sitter, dine at the church's soup kitchen in order to save money for feeding their children. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Suits question real estate transactions Aug 17, 2008
LaKenya Barthelemy wishes she had listened to her mother. Ernestine Evans was suspicious of the claims that S.D.A. iates would help her daughter and son-in-law, Ernie Barthelemy, sell their East Pine Ridge Drive home and get the family out from under a mortgage they couldn't afford. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Secret note revealed in death of killer Aug 15, 2008
time w / benefits, answer phones, he. FITTERS, LABORERS Structural steel f.. (Albany Times Union)
COLUMN: The 'Net can't compare to good ol' paper and ink Aug 14, 2008
Just as cell phones did to long distance companies, and email did to the post office, the internet is doing to print newspapers. As a former journalist I truly hope newspapers survive, but at this point its not looking good. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Hot hotels, from $175 Aug 1, 2008
Modernist Brazilian furnishings from the '50s and '60s evoke Rio's halcyon bossa nova heyday while flat-screen TVs and wireless phones give the 92-room hotel a 21st-century twist ... Indulge in guilty pleasures in preserved cells at the lobbys jail bar, then relax in rooms with touch-screen VOIP phones, flatscreen TVs, and views of the bustling Charles River. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Curse of the tech curve Jul 31, 2008
It was the Motorola DynTAC 8000X. Now customers pick up upgrades to their cell phones without paying a dime - not counting the cost of their cell service. Princess Galisim, 25, a phlebotomist from Daytona Beach, just got her Nokia 5310 a few days ago. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Miller Shows Some Spirit Jul 28, 2008
Thompson On Hollywood: ComicCon. The franchise reboot of Terminator looks pretty strong under McG's direction. (Variety)
Frank Fights Back Jul 24, 2008
This means no cell phones, Blackberries, pagers, etc. Like the Amish, we strive for a closed world without distractions or temptation. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Sit and enjoy Jul 23, 2008
Fisher-Price toy rotary phones, View-Masters, Evening in Paris perfume, cod liver oil, 1949-model Big Ben alarm clocks, long johns and nightshirts, Horlicks malted milk tablets, LemonUp shampoo, light blue ice bags to relieve a headache, and Fizzies drink tablets are but a few of the gazillion old-fashioned items sure to bring back memories. Most galleries don't let you carry in food or drinks, but Village Green Gallery (661 Main St., 802-824-3669) serves organic coffee, artisan teas, and... (Boston Globe)
iPhone Game Launch Center Jul 13, 2008
It was a fitting debut, since Monkey Ball was also heavily promoted by Sprint when it first launched color-screen phones back in 2003. Super Monkey Ball uses the iPhone's accelerometer much like a Wii Remote. (IGN Wireless Games)
'On assignment to teach' Jul 5, 2008
Missionaries only have church-issued cell phones, and their parents, girlfriends and other friends don't have access to the phone number. If a family emergency like a death in the family takes place, their parents still can't contact the missionary directly. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Old-time charm Jul 2, 2008
Mobile phones have patchy service in Lovell, and Quisisana's rooms don't have landlines. SpendA handful of shops dot Main Street, or Route 5, in Lovell. (Boston Globe)
Sibling Slayings Could Be Gang Related Jul 1, 2008
Soon, drivers won't be allowed to talk on phones without a hands-free device. Documentary examines the "patriot" journalist Hunter S. Thompson. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Star turn puts pizzazz into Kensington sale Jun 21, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Jun 17, 2008
CELLPHONE-DRIVE (Turner, Tacoma News Tribune) -- Come July 1, drivers in Washington state and California will risk penalties for talking on handheld cell phones. 800. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Financial Planning for Disasters Jun 13, 2008
Emergency financial planning advice usually starts with such eleventh hour basics as carrying quarters for pay telephones, then extends into longer-term needs ... Working cell phones can be valuable financial tools during and in the aftermath of disasters. (Suite101.com)
Will Iraq's wounds heal with time? Jun 1, 2008
An antiques store contains piles of Saddam Hussein-era suitcase phonographs and 13-channel televisions with rabbit ears a few blocks from a store with the latest Nokia cell phones and iPods. But the clash of time zones can also be horrifying. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Bobblefoot In Toilet Stall May 28, 2008
"The phones definitely lit up after this hit the wire," said Saints General Manager Derek Sharrer. The bobblefoot, which appears remarkably similar to a man with a wide stance sitting in a stall with an uncanny ability to tap his foot, may have earned the Saints execs a ninth inning, two out, grand slam home run. (W-USA News, DC)
No kidding: 'American Girl' movie to cost $20 May 17, 2008
We invetsed in a high end media room, complete with 72 plasma on the wall so we won t have to go to movies anymore and sit with people we don t want to sit with and listen to smelly people with strange accents and unmannered kids on cell phones. Besides, this movie is getting horrible reviews. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Check out the Mercedes Benz SL 550 May 16, 2008
Bluetooth-enabled cell phones will work hands-free, even with the phone in a pocket or purse. The audio is automatically muted for a phone call. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Merchandise, Pets, Furniture, etc. May 15, 2008
Most Classified Ads are now accessible viatext messaging on Mobile Phones and PDAs ... Create your own for publication in print, online and now on Mobile Phones. (The Palm Beach Post)
Hobby grows into multimillion-dollar Bismarck company Apr 13, 2008
They still log long days; keeping the phones open 24 hours a day means cell phones could ring all night long. But they feel blessed. If history is a predictor, they ll continue to grow. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Rome hotels at a price that's right Apr 12, 2008
Owners Elyssa (Floridian) and Alessandro (Roman) supply guests with cell phones with preprogrammed numbers -- including theirs -- in case guests get lost. When you arrive, the couple sits you down with a map for a helpful orientation. (CNN -- Travel)
OUT OF THE INK BOTTLE: A Salute to Gould's Legacy Apr 9, 2008
Today, wrist watch phones are a reality. Tracy had a huge rogues gallery of grotesque and bizarre villains. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Google's Android work far from finished Apr 6, 2008
Much is still up in the air, just a few months before the first phones are expected to arrive ... Carriers, handset makers, and chip developers clearly want a Linux-based mobile operating system that's pleasing to the eye and allows developers to build applications that can run across different phones ... Different handset makers, carriers, and chipmakers have different ideas about how Android phones should look, feel, and work. (CNET News.com)
Ideas on improving high schools? Apr 2, 2008
Hoards of students in clothing 10 sizes too big, hooded sweatshirts, mobile phones but NO BOOKS yell profanity, always the F bomb, towards one another. These students surely cannot be the products of involved parents, or a parent. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Arcman Corp. turns out alarm boxes into lamps Mar 26, 2008
Omnipresent cell phones and 911 have made the manually-triggered fire alarm boxes something of a bygone novelty. They are instantly recognizable in America and globally, said Steve Rossi, vice president of communications for Honeywell Fire System, which acquired Gamewell in 2000. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Go eclectic at Paris on Ponce Mar 26, 2008
The decor pieces run the gamut of styles, colors and tastes: framed wall maps, over-sized throw pillows, metal stars, wooden candlesticks, bowls, printed privacy screens, gold-gilt mirrors and antique phones. Lighting options include chandeliers, table lamps with fringed shades and Tiffany-style pole lamps. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
eBook - fact or fiction? Feb 20, 2008
"ROG's comments are interesting - and I think partly true. But like all extreme scenarios, they usually don't pan out." \\A few years ago it was 'extreme' to suggest people would abandon their land-line telephones or that the record industry would be in crisis ... eBooks need to be produced for the screens we already have - iPods, mobile phones, Palm Pilots, etc ... In Japan, the bestselling 'books' were written on mobile phones and designed to be read on mobile phones. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Cops plea to missing lovebirds: Call home Feb 19, 2008
Police are making a plea to a pair of missing college students who disppeared on Valentine s Day, leaving behind their cell phones, winter clothes and credit cards and forcing their parents to fear the worst. They should contact their parents and let them know they are all right, Providence police Detective Sgt. James Marsland said yesterday. (Boston Herald)
10 romantic B&B's around the U.S. Feb 8, 2008
There are no other phones, buildings or even shops on this preserved national seashore. Its so isolated that wild horses are known graze on the lawn and trot down the beaches. (MSNBC -- Travel)
'New and Impatient,' Hinckley Shares His Goals for Woodbury Jan 30, 2008
He said he may put more emphasis on the local police force to enforce laws on the speed limit, pedestrians on crosswalks and talking on cell phones. The message he said he wants to put forth to residents is that they slow down. (Voices, CT)
U.N. graft meeting seeks new ways to chase the money Jan 29, 2008
"This difficulty has been compounded by systems of high technology, where people can conduct banking through hot messaging systems, through their mobile phones or through the Internet," Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda told a ministerial discussion on asset recovery on the sidelines of the conference, which is being attended by more than 100 countries. Accordingly, the track record of finding assets is patchy. (International Herald Tribune)
Those Were the Days, Mill Avenue fixture, closing Jan 25, 2008
"I can't say I cried, but I did tear up," the Mesa resident said last week after purchasing nine hardcover books about phones and women's studies. A regular customer since 1986, Steifel made the first of what she said will be many trips to the store before it closes permanently within the next three months. (AZCentral -- Business)
Senior Center: Year in Review Jan 25, 2008
Everyone had something different they remembered, such as record players and hi-fi s, wax lips, black phones with rotary dials, Howard Johnson s hot dogs, pink popcorn, poodle skirts and the Fuller Brush Man, just to name a few. Another exciting event of this month The Red Sox won the World Championship. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Gold rush (59) Jan 24, 2008
The phones have been ringing pretty regularly in recent weeks at All Star Collectibles in Butte, according to owner Scott Lang. He said people have plenty of questions about the market and are interested in buying and selling gold. (Montana Standard, MT)
We need people with dirty jobs. They contribute to progress, too. Jan 21, 2008
He is swarmed by autograph seekers at airports, captured on camera phones at Starbucks, and regaled with stories from dirty jobbers everywhere. "My family owns a sewer business!" gushed a waitress recently in South Carolina, as Rowe signed menus for the staff. (FastCompany)
Across the area Jan 20, 2008
Acceptable items include computers, fax machines, scanners, pagers, digital cameras and cell phones; unacceptable items include televisions and microwave ovens. For more information, call (706) 821-0224. (The Augusta Chronicle)
End of 'Days': a 35-year Mill Avenue staple Jan 18, 2008
Serving Arizona State University Online Since 1995. Current Issue: Friday, January 18, 2008. (Web Devil, AZ)
Push for education yields little for India's poor Jan 17, 2008
Not only has the roaring economy run into a shortage of skilled labor, but also the nation's many new roads, phones and television sets have fueled new ambitions for economic advancement among its people and new expectations for schools to help them achieve it. Today in Asia - Pacific. (International Herald Tribune)
Grinding poverty defies China's boom Jan 14, 2008
Mobile phones, a near ubiquitous symbol of upward mobility throughout much of this country, are seen as an impossible luxury. People here often begin conversations with a phrase that is still not uncommon in today's China: "We are poor.". (International Herald Tribune)
Central Lee sophomore to participate in AFS program during summer of 2008 Jan 4, 2008
One of the more creative fund-raisers Parker is doing is collecting old cell phones ... Anyone can drop off cell phones at these locations ... The phones do not have to be in working order, they do not have to have the numbers erased and they do not need to have the adapters (and yes, they even accept the old bag phones). (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
The secret stop Dec 17, 2007
The railroad offices have been painstakingly re-decorated from open warehouse space into ornate conference rooms with antique rotary phones and high-tech drop- down projection screens for presentations. Oregon State University departments often use the rooms for meetings, according to Livingston. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Tech Gifts For Gadget Lovers Dec 11, 2007
Initially, WildCharge is introducing adapters for the very popular Motorola RAZR cell phones. During Fall 2007, they will introduce adapters for iPod Nano music players, and soon thereafter adapters for RIM Blackberry smart phones and multiple other devices ... Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones-so you never have to locate a hotspot. (CBS News -- Early Show)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Students invited to enter film festival Dec 6, 2007
Green Earth will accept a wide range of electronic materials for recycling free of charge, including televisions, computers, monitors, keyboards, printers, cables and mobile phones. Kitchen appliances will not be accepted. (North County Times)
CLASSIFIED 11/13/07 Nov 14, 2007
FREE cell phones (BlackBerry, BlackJack, MotorRazr and many more) with the major carriers, and save money. A FREE Bluetooth headset comes with many of the phones. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
21 stores in 2 states grew from booth at flea market Nov 11, 2007
Andrea Rosas started selling mobile phones at a local flea market and ended up building a 21-store business with more than 50 employees in Arizona and New Mexico ... They began selling phones as a side job when they lived in Denver. (AZCentral -- Business)
North County Times Community news Briefs: Fire survivor support group to meet Nov 6, 2007
SAN MARCOS -- MT Recycling will host an electronic waste collection event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Sears Service Center, 1100 W. San Marcos Blvd. Free drop-off is offered for the following items: computers, monitors, TVs, laptop computers, printers, fax machines, keyboards, cell phones, cords and cables. No appliances will be accepted. (North County Times)
Your hobby may fetch a million bucks Nov 3, 2007
With the postal system in India losing steam thanks to the popularity of IT-enabled services like mobile phones, SMSes and email, the government hopes these new options will bring Indians back into the fold. Besides setting up a trading platform, there is talk of introducing personalised stamps, which are popular globally and fetch high premium. (India Times)
Dangerous Mattresses Still For Sale In N. Texas Nov 2, 2007
Nov 1, 2007 10:57 pm US/Central. (CBS 11 News) DALLAS Mattress fires kill nearly 400 people every year. (CBS 11, TX)
After wildfires, Californians return to ruined homes Oct 26, 2007
Telephone and electricity crews swarmed canyon roads throughout Los Angeles County, working to restore phones and lights to residents, many of whom had decided to feed their pets what remained in their refrigerators after 72 hours without power. In Santa Clarita, about 40 miles, or 65 kilometers, north of Los Angeles, firefighters who had filled a soccer field overnight began to pack up and head south as part of a demobilization. (International Herald Tribune)
We'll make big changes over the next couple of years and keep iterating and innovating. Oct 22, 2007
"But if you type in 'BlackBerry' and get 23,000 search results, it's not that helpful." (His offhand math is not far off the mark: A search in September produced 3,911 phones and PDAs, and 17,771 accessories ... If they shop the site more regularly and purchase more Nintendo Wii consoles and Coach bags and iPhones and Elmer Fudd comics and antique glass, the sellers will applaud the changes. (FastCompany)
Kenwood Towne Centre started as a grocery store Oct 15, 2007
Shoppers can also text message stores on their mobile phones while at Kenwood. Check out the new "Searchable Mall" service online at: kenwood. (Cincinnati Nation)
Kids' Letters: Exploring what we know about Columbus Oct 3, 2007
The world didn't have malls, cars, phones, TV, airplanes and lights ... Columbus didn't know that the world was a sphere or that there was such a thing as television, phones, cameras and computers, which are the very things that help our society with numerous things today. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Sales of Favre merchandise jump after he breaks Marino’s record Oct 3, 2007
Phones are ringing, e-mails are coming in and we ve got news crews and TV crews in the store, said Brian Anderson, co-owner of the Fan 4 Ever in Sun Prairie near Madison. We have a tremendous amount of pre-orders. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Limitless Sky Sep 29, 2007
They drink Red Bull and fidget with their cell phones. Nick Miller plays guitar for the band. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Upcoming local events Sep 28, 2007
They collect empty laser and inkjet cartridges and used cell phones from the community and send the waste products to Funding/Factory in exchange for their choice of technology and recreation products, or even cash ... Funding/Factory will send each supporting business free, postage-paid shipping boxes for the return of collected cartridges and cell phones ... Community and business supporters can also drop off cartridges and cell phones at the following locations: First United Methodist Church,... (Williston Pioneer, FL)
Red Apple Antiques leaves Main Street Sep 22, 2007
oung people today are all computer minded with cell phones and iPods, Don said. any don't know an antique from a wheelbarrow. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Push for more recycling may mean rubbish collection fee Sep 20, 2007
Later they began collecting computers, VCD players, discarded cell phones and other things that were popular for resale according to the times. Bulky items like used mattresses that were left along the corridors of buildings or at the void deck were also collected. (Scotsman)
Flying onto DVD for the Holidays: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Available December 11 from Warner Home Video Sep 18, 2007
-- Mobile Downloads - Viewers can scan and select cool images and ringtones to send to their mobile phones. -- The Blu-ray disc contains the following special features: -- Additional Scenes: 17 minutes of never-before-seen footage. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Strolling through history: Visitors get glimpse of community's storied past Sep 9, 2007
Parts of Main Street were closed to traffic and taken over by vendors selling antiques such as squat, black rotary phones; cloudy glass bottles; gold-rimmed tea pots with matching cups; and other sundries. Antique stores along the street also were doing swift business. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
A decade of Pokemania Sep 8, 2007
A player's surroundings are also interesting to explore but instantly familiar: it is a world of leafy forests, towns, bicycles, shops, backpacks and mobile phones. A trainer's aim is to "catch 'em all". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
May they never see this case again Sep 1, 2007
66 million), told Time magazine: "Normally I'm not that much of a braggart. But I wanted to tell everybody about something of this magnitude, and you're in a country where they don't know what baseball is. So I had to keep it to the phones and internet. It was a good vacation. I was on a movie set most of the time [visiting a friend's sister, the actress Abigail Breslin] When you leave a vacation, you're usually upset. I was excited to leave because I was going back to a whole different world.".... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
