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IRS, Treasury want cell phone tax repealed

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Remember the last time you used a company cell phone for a quick personal call - or text or e-mail? Did you record the value of that call and pay taxes on it as income?





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Daily traffic clogs the Jal el-Dib highway at the northern entrance to the Lebanese capital Beirut

Google Maps tracking traffic flow

Technology / Internet

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Google has invited US motorists to share their progress -- or lack thereof -- with other drivers through the Internet giant's online mapping service linked to smart phones.


Washington to get first crack at free mobile TV

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV broadcasts for mobile devices like cell phones, laptop computers and in-car entertainment systems, broadcasters were set to announce Monday.


Sony Bluetooth car stereo comes to Canada

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 26, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Canadian commuters will soon be able to have access to their car stereo as well as their cell phones using the same headset.


Generating electricity from air flow

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

A group of researchers at the City College of New York is developing a new way to generate power for planes and automobiles based on materials known as piezoelectrics, which convert the kinetic energy of motion into electricity. ...


New Specialized Intel Atom Processor Targets Cars, Internet Phones

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Advancing innovation around the Intel Atom processor with a goal to target additional market segments, Intel Corporation today announced four unique versions of processors and two new system controller hub additions to the ...


Professor researches cell phone usage among college students

Professor researches cell phone usage among college students

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 26, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Cell phones are commonplace fixture in United States culture these days, but a recent Virginia Tech survey reveals not only whom college students are talking to, but also for how long, and from where they converse.


FCC asks Verizon Wireless to explain fees

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break their contracts on "smart" phones.


Cell phone sensors detect radiation to thwart nuclear terrorism

Cell phone sensors detect radiation to thwart nuclear terrorism

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 22, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Researchers at Purdue University are working with the state of Indiana to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation to help prevent terrorist attacks with radiological ...


More cell phone users dropping landlines (AP)

Phone home and call likely answered on the cell

Technology / Telecom

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- In a high-tech shift accelerated by the recession, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones has for the first time surpassed those that just have traditional landlines. It is the ...


Power grid chief touts electric-car payback

Technology / Energy

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

U.S. power grid chief Jon Wellinghoff is touting the long-term cost savings of electric cars, saying the vehicles could earn $1,500 a year in paybacks for their owners when their batteries are connected to the power grid.



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