The country`s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T`s "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.
AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile will be joined by 200 other organizations backing the multi-million dollar ad campaign.
The campaign is unusual not just because it unites
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It Can Wait Campaign Unites Cell Phone Carriers
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TMobile Gets Exclusive on Latest Lumia Windows Device
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As it settles into its post-merger life with MetroPCS, T-Mobile is rolling out the top-of-the line Nokia handset powered by Microsoft`s Windows 8, the Lumia 925.
T-Mobile has an exlusive deal on the 925 in the U.S., although Vodafone, the British telecommunications giant that is a partner in Verizon Wireless, is distributing the device in the United Kingdom.
"T-Mobile is excited to continue buil
Google Microsoft Battle Over Apps Cooperate a Little Too
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The two tech titans have engaged this week in a few more rounds in the War of Productivity Apps -- and one cooperative dance. First, the dance: Microsoft is rolling out Google Chat integration on its webmail service, Outlook.com.
In a posting on the Office blog, Microsoft`s Douglas Pearce wrote that the company "heard some of you who switched over from Gmail still want to chat with friends stuck
Patch Tuesday Hyper Focuses on IE 8
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Microsoft on Tuesday issued 10 security bulletins that fix 33 vulnerabilities. These updates include MS13-038, which will address the Internet Explorer 8 issue described in Security Advisory 2847140.
We caught up with Andrew Storms, director of security operations at Tripwire, to discuss the implications for IT. He told us the quick release of the Internet Explorer 8 patch, which fixes an outsta
Larry Page Opens Up about Vocal Cord Paralysis
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Google CEO Larry Page has disclosed a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally, but he says he remains fit enough to keep running the Internet`s most influential company.
The explanation that Page posted Tuesday on his Google Plus profile cleared up a mystery hanging over him since he lost his voice a year ago, causing him to miss Google Inc.`
The View Through Google Glass Cool
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It`s not a real product yet, and to the casual observer it remains shrouded in mystery. But that hasn`t stopped Google Glass from becoming a spectacle, and the hottest object of high-tech lust since the original iPhone.
Google`s not-nearly-as-dorky-as-you-might-think eyewear has emerged as the poster child for wearable computing. I might even go so far as to call Glass stylish, at least in a geek
BlackBerry Q5 Smartphone Targets Emerging Markets
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BlackBerry is making some aggressive moves, with major announcements this week in particular at the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando, Florida. Beyond opening up BlackBerry Messenger to competing platforms, the company is also looking to make market impacts with a new device. The company rolled out the BlackBerry Q5 for select markets as the brand continues to evolve in a new era of mobility.
The
VMware Unveils Dual WorkPersonal Spaces for Android
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The split-personality smartphone is gaining speed. On Wednesday, VMware announced that it would make its dual persona mobile technology available for some Verizon Android smartphones.
The technology, branded VMware Horizon Mobile, supports two instances of the OS, one for personal content and apps and one for business use. The supported Verizon devices are the LG Intuition and Motorola`s RAZR M,
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