News tagged with car phones
China cuts 2012 rare earths export quota
(AP) -- China announced a cut Tuesday in its rare earths export quota as it tries to shore up sagging prices for the exotic metals used in mobile phones and other high-tech goods.
Dec 28, 2011 |
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GPS not working? A shoe radar may help you find your way
(PhysOrg.com) -- The prevalence of global positioning system (GPS) devices in everything from cars to cell phones has almost made getting lost a thing of the past. But what do you do when your GPS isn’t working? Researchers ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Telekom Austria turns phone boxes into car recharging stations
If you've run out of juice for your environmentally friendly electric car, a recharge may be only a phone call away, literally, under a new scheme unveiled by Telekom Austria here Tuesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 04, 2010 |
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Driver safety Web site from Car Talk, U of Utah
NPR's Car Talk guys, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, may be a couple of motor mouths, but they always put a lid on using cell phones behind the wheel. The perennial jokesters confirm their serious commitment to addressing ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Gadgets: BlackBerry speakerphone clips to car's visor
BlackBerry has a solution for those wanting to go cell phone hands-free without a headset.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Neuroscience in the driving seat
It emerged today that more drivers are using hand-held mobile phones than two years ago, despite the introduction of tougher penalties. The Transport Research Laboratory is worried because phone-using drivers ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Waze turning road warriors into map builders
Technology startup Waze is tapping into the collective knowledge of road warriors in order to make life more pleasant for drivers while creating reliable street maps.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Gadgets: A reliable GPS at a good price
One of the most common gadget questions I get (especially during the holiday season) is "Which GPS unit should I buy?"
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 16, 2009 |
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IRS, Treasury want cell phone tax repealed
(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?
Jun 17, 2009 |
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