Police losing battle to get drivers to put down their phones
By DENISE LAVOIE State police in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been known to patrol in a tractor-trailer so they can sit up high and spot drivers texting behind the wheel. In…
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Driving while black? App developers aim to help
By STEVEN DUBOIS Though the developers of the soon-to-be released “Driving While Black” smartphone application want motorists to download their product, there is a time when they definitely don’t want…
Samsung makes quiet push for new mobile OS
By YOUKYUNG LEE In this Monday, Nov.11, 2013 photo, participants are seen near the logo of Tizen during the Tizen Developer Summit 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean electronics…
FAA eases rules on electronic devices on planes
By JOAN LOWY A passenger checks.3 her cell phone before a flight, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Boston. The Federal Aviation Administration issued new guidelines Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, under…
APPLE SAYS 2 NEW IPHONE MODELS COMING THIS YEAR
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY Craig Federighi, senior vice president of Software Engineering at Apple, speaks about the new iOS 7 release in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.…
HERZOG ON TACKLING TEXTING AND DRIVING IN NEW FILM
By DERRIK J. LANG In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, German director Werner Herzog talks about the “On Death Row” documentary series during the Discovery Networks portion of the…
BENEFIT OF MOBILE APPS FOR TODDLERS QUESTIONED
By ANNE FLAHERTY FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 file photo, Frankie Thevenot, 3, plays with an iPad in his bedroom at his home in Metairie, La. As…
DISH NETWORK OFFERING TO BUY SPRINT IN $25.5B DEAL
FILE – Three Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif., in this Feb. 23, 2011 file photo. Dish Network is offering to buy…