Cellular Phones
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 27: A Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone is seen on display at a Sprint store on April 27, 2012 in San Francisco, California. Samsung Electronics reported a record $5.15 billion quarterly profit and estimates that their Galaxy smartphones, will continue to be a hot seller and boost earnings in the current quarter.
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Google completes Motorola Mobility acquisition
Google Inc. on Tuesday completed its $12.5 billion acquisition of phone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc . and said it has appointed a Google executive as the new CEO of the business.Dennis Woodside, previously president of Google's Americas region, Read more »
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Cops nab suspect in Somers park thefts
A New York City man stole cellphones, credit cards and iPods from cars parked near a Somers park during a break-in spree that lasted weeks, State Police said.People who parked their cars at Reis Park had been complaining to police about the thefts since Read more »
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Push to make cellphone tampering fed crime
Sen. Charles Schumer introduced legislation Wednesday that would make it a federal crime to tamper with stolen cellphones -- part of a federal effort aimed at making pilfered phones worthless.The proposed law would add teeth to a new database -- announce Read more »
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Conn. accident shows dangers of distracted driving
A teenage driver is under arrest after authorities said the distraction of a handheld cellphone caused her to fatally hit a jogger, whose father blames his death on her "stupidity."The death of 44-year-old Kenneth Dorsey in Norwalk and the subsequent cri Read more »
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Cops: Android stolen from card shop
Suffolk County police are seeking a suspect who took a cellphone off a card store counter and left the store without attempting to find the owner, police said.The theft occurred about noon Feb. 2 at Shore Cards and Gifts on Howells Road in Brightwaters . Read more »
