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Allstate Event Teaches Distracted Driving Risk
Metro Detroit parents and teens took a pledge Wednesday to limit or eliminate distractions from their cars at Allstate Insurance Company’s Family Driving Challenge. The event, held in a parking lot at...
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The Feldman Report PM 08/09
WWJ and FOX 2 Detroit’s Murray Feldman reports on cramming, it is beginning again as more consumers are noticing charges on their land or cell phone lines that they didn’t ask for and they are paying...
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The Feldman Report-A.M. 08/30
30 million cell phone users discover the hard way that talk is NOT cheap.
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Ringing Lets Warren Police Catch Cell Phone Thief
Warren Police say a ringing cell phone gave them the evidence they needed to arrest the man who stole it. Warren police officers confronted 18-year-old Loyd J. Thomas at a CVS pharmacy after a resident...
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Cell Phones In Novi Schools
What was the subject of an outright ban is now being used as a possible learning tool. Novi Schools will loosen the policy on cell phones and other electronic devices, which would have to stay under...
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Teens Can't Get Enough Of Texting
When your teenager goes to bed, they go right to sleep, don’t they? Not!! Many use the time alone to text their friends. Did you know that, on average, teens send 34 texts a night, sometimes up to four...
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4-G Service Coming To Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) – AT&T announced in Detroit that it will bring 4-G service to the Motor City and will be upgrading a number of cell lines in order to increase access. In its presentation, the...
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Sleep Deprivation Linked To Electronic Devices
DETROIT (WWJ) – A new National Sleep Foundation study says Americans aren’t getting enough sleep because they’re not shutting off their phones, laptops and video games early enough. Sleep expert Meeta...
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Report: More Americans Rely Solely On Cell Phones
(Atlanta-WWJ) Government estimates show at least 30 percent of adults in ten states are ditching traditional landlines to rely entirely on cell phones. Michigan ranks 12th nationally. Twenty-nine...
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Tweens & Cell Phones: What To Know During Back-to-School Season
DETROIT (WWJ) – With school back in session and the flurry of purchases that often entails, many parents may be in the market for a cell phone for their teenager. However, the age that children are...
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Powerbag Charging System Disguised As Cool Bags
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP — On your phone all day with no access to an outlet? Not enough juice to watch the movie you downloaded to your tablet? Is your playlist longer than your charge? No more excuses!...
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Verizon Wireless Offers Smart Phone Workshops
DETROIT (WWJ) – Many of us have smart phones, but are we using them to their full potential? Verizon Wireless says no, and its offering free wireless work shops to help people take advantage of their...
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Eric Thomas: Cell Phone Roundup — Which One Is Best?
It’s November, and in this economy that means large corporations will stop firing you just long enough to beg you for whatever money you have left. Smart phones have been popular in recent years, and...
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Survey Reveals Top 13 Youth Brands Of The Year
DETROIT (WWJ) – With young Americans expected to spend $211 billion in 2012, knowing which brands they favor will help corporate America prepare for the upcoming holiday season. A key strategic...
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National Survey: Smartphones To Drive Marketing Efforts In 2012
DETROIT (WWJ) – Smartphone applications and mobile barcodes — those funny-looking, pixilated squares appearing on everything from bus shelters to price tags — will spur innovation and sales in the...
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Grieving Mom Grateful For Cell Phone Legislation
By JOHN FLESHER, Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY (AP) – On a winter morning in 2010, Kelsey Dawn Raffaele was driving home from a friend’s house and chatting on her cell phone when she crashed, ending...
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Snyder To Sign Cell Phone Ban For Novice Drivers
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder is preparing to sign legislation prohibiting novice drivers from using a cell phone while behind the wheel. The governor plans to sign the bill Tuesday afternoon in...
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New Teen Cell Phone Ban Takes Effect Thursday
DEARBORN — A new state law banning novice teen drivers from talking on the cell phone while driving goes into effect this Thursday, March 28, AAA Michigan reminded new teen drivers and their families....
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Verizon: Hold Onto That Phone Just A Little Longer
DETROIT (WWJ) – No more early upgrades. That word from Verizon Wireless, which will eliminate the practice beginning next Sunday. Michelle Gilbert is the spokeswoman for Verizon. “We as a courtesy had...
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Farmington Hills Teen Arrested In Cell Phone Thefts
FARMINGTON HILLS (WWJ) – Police say a 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with at least two recent cell phone thefts in Farmington Hills. The teen, a Farmington Hills resident, is expected to...
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Landlines Down To Only 25 Percent Of Michigan Phones
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – The number of traditional phones, commonly referred to as landlines, in Michigan continues to drop, as cell phones now make up three-quarters of all phones, according to a state...
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Study: Mobile Phone Dangers Double
DETROIT (WWJ) – You see it all the time: people walking and talking or texting on their phones. Now new research shows just how dangerous that can be. Ohio State University researchers say the number...
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New Verizon Store A High Tech Toy Shop
NOVI (WWJ) — Verizon Wireless has opened its third “Smart Store” in Michigan at 26401 Novi Road in Novi. The store features nearly 1,000 tech toys and accessories, arranged into four of what the...
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Kids And Phones: How Concerned Are You?
DETROIT (WWJ) – One in seven parents will find inappropriate stuff on their kids cell phones. Have you ever stumbled across something that shocked you? I found an inappropriate photo that a schoolmate...
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Kids With Cell Phones: How Young Is Too Young?
DETROIT (WWJ) – Many metro Detroit kids headed back to class on Tuesday with the pencils, pens, notebooks and lunch — but what about a mobile phone? How young is too young? A study by the National...
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Verizon Ditches 2-Year Mobile Contracts In Favor Of Tiered Data Plans
By Dan Jenkins @DanTJenkins Ever get that dreadful, sinking feeling when thinking about your mobile contract? I do. Mobile devices are great — I love how portable my smartphone and tablet are — but...
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For Some People, The Older The Smartphone, The Better
By MAE ANDERSON/AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Between splashy launches, lavish new-phone offers (get a free HDTV on activation!) and frequent software updates that slow down your old handset, it...
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Chatting On Cell Phone While Driving? That’ll Cost You Under Proposed Bill
LANSING (WWJ) – A new bill introduced Tuesday would force Michigan drivers to put down their phones or face a hefty fine. The ban would include any phone that is not mounted in the car and voice...
View ArticlePeople Don’t Care About Losing, Damaging Phone When Upgrade Is Near, Study Says
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) — Some consumers lose or break their iPhones when a new model becomes available, according to some new research from the University of Michigan. Co-author and University of Michigan...
View ArticleDo You Disinfect Your Phone? Here’s Why You Should
(CBS DETROIT) – Some studies say cell phones are one of the dirtiest things you encounter on a daily basis. Researchers have found that devices carry 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats....
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