CELLPHONES
Texts may help smokers quit
Text and video messages designed to help people quit smoking that come in on their cellphones nearly doubled the success rate for attempted quitters compared to people who didn’t have such assistance, according to a New Zealand study.
By Kerry Grens , January 21, 2013
Sprint cellphone, data services experiencing problems after cut cable 
Sprint cellphone and data services in the area are experiencing problems after a regional fiber optic cable was cut earlier today, according to local Sprint officials.
By Forum Communications , June 26, 2012
Weather alerts coming to your cellphone
Starting this week a new system of weather emergency alerts will be rolled out across the country aimed at reaching people, no matter where they are, through their most-used communication device: The cellphone.
By John Myers , June 17, 2012
Movie industry embraces old enemy: The cellphone
Looking to buck the line at the Regency Bruin in Los Angeles’ Westwood neighborhood? It’s fine if you bring your smartphone.
By Richard Verrier , March 15, 2012
TECHNOLOGY: Gov’t says parents need more info on apps for kids
Who is monitoring the apps that kids use on their phones? The government complained Thursday that software companies producing games and other mobile applications aren’t telling parents what personal information is being collected from kids and how companies are using it.
By Richard Lardner , February 16, 2012
Limit on 'unlimited data' takes AT&T customers by surprise
Under a new policy, AT&T has started cutting their data speeds as part of an attempt to manage data usage on its network. AT&T has some 17 million customers with "unlimited data" plans that can be subject to throttling, representing just under half of its smartphone users.
By Associated Press , February 13, 2012
Smartphones make farmers smarter
Like a growing number of agriculturalists, Rick Swenson uses his cellphone for more than talking.
By Jonathan Knutson , February 05, 2012
'Marimba' ringtone halts N.Y. Philharmonic performance
The conductor first just turned his head to signal his displeasure, but the ringing from the first row persisted and minutes went by. Gilbert asked that the offending noise be turned off and finally stopped the orchestra until it happened. The Philharmonic said it was the first time the music director had ever interrupted a performance due to a cellphone or other disruption.
By Associated Press , January 12, 2012
OUR OPINION: Cars crash despite texting, phone bans
VIDEO: Bottom of articleBefore we ban a tool that motorists find useful and convenient, let’s make sure the ban would work.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , December 14, 2011
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Judge nixes 450-foot cell tower near BWCA, OKs 199-foot tower
In a ruling for preserving scenery over expanding the reach of cellphones, a Hennepin County judge ordered Wednesday that AT&T cannot build a 450-foot lighted cellphone tower visible from inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
By Abby Simons , August 04, 2011
Panel of scientists say cellphones a 'possible' carcinogen _ like coffee
A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee.
By Maria Cheng , May 31, 2011
1 year ago, a rash of deadly Minnesota crashes
Seventeen people were killed in four days in crashes from April 23-26, 2010. Of those killed, seven were teenagers — and only one of them was buckled up.
By Associated Press , April 27, 2011
N.D., fourth in cellphone-only homes, part of national trend
Nearly a third of North Dakota households have traded a landline for a wireless-only world. The modern trend continues to expand in North Dakota, which now has the fourth-highest proportion of cellphone-only households in the nation. Minnesota’s proportions for cell phone vs. landline were about average compared to other states, with about a quarter of the adult population using only cell phones.
By Kristen Daum , April 21, 2011
More than 30 percent of North Dakota adults live in wireless-only households
More than 32 percent of adults in North Dakota live in wireless-only households, according to estimates released Wednesday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 25 percent of adults in Minnesota only have a cellphone.
By Associated Press , April 20, 2011
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