Archive for September 16th, 2008

ekit Joins Lufthansa in “Virtual Pilot” Game - Market Wire

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

BOSTON, MA–(Marketwire - September 16, 2008) - Ekit ( www.ekit.com ), the leading telecommunications provider to international travelers and the travel industry, is proud to announce its participation in the Lufthansa ”GenerationFly Virtual Pilot …

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Tweens Hooked On Phones - Forbes

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

As any parent knows, tweens are crazy about cellphones. Those hoping to delay such a purchase–despite Tweens Hooked On Phones - Forbes cries of ”But everyone else has one!”–take note: 46% of U.S. tweens (ages 8 to 12) use cellphones, but only 26% own them, according to data …

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Peek is e-mail on the go ? and that’s it - MSNBC

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

NEW YORK - It’s hard to remember now, but the first BlackBerry devices weren’t phones. Peek is e-mail on the go ? and that’s it - MSNBC They were two-way e-mail pagers that couldn’t be used for calls. Now a New York-based startup is betting it can fill the niche the BlackBerry abandoned. It has …

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Chicago Bears’ Quarterback Kyle Orton Joins Treasurer Giannoulias … - PR Newswire

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

CHICAGO, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Tackling the problem of financial illiteracy among Illinois teenagers head-on, Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Visa Inc. today announced the statewide rollout of an effort to improve the …

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AT&T Scores for Nittany Lions Fans With Enhanced Wireless Coverage - MSN MoneyCentral

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. , Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T Inc. T is providing tens of thousands of die-hard college football fans this season with expanded wireless network capacity at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium with the deployment of a Cell Site …

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Chattanooga: Cell phones free, but who pays 911 fee? - Chattanooga Times Free Press

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

A free cell phone and 68 free minutes soon may be in the hands of more than 55,000 Chattanooga Chattanooga: Cell phones free, but who pays 911 fee? - Chattanooga Times Free Press households, but emergency communications officials are wondering how the additional phones will affect 911 operations in the county. TracFone Wireless, Inc …

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Verizon Wireless Technology Helps Domestic Violence Survivors in … - MSN MoneyCentral

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Company Donates Wireless Phones to Jersey Battered Women’s Services MORRISTOWN, N.J. , Verizon Wireless Technology Helps Domestic Violence Survivors in … - MSN MoneyCentral Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing its commitment to domestic violence prevention and awareness, Verizon Wireless recently donated 60 wireless phones with prepaid …

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Companies marketing ‘prepaid debt cards’ to college students - Baltimore Sun

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Many colleges have tightened rules on credit-card marketing on campus in order to discourage students from racking up huge amounts of debt. Now another kind of card is being pushed on campus — with its own set of issues. This fall, financial …

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Nicole Lee - CNET News

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Journalists and developers at the Google Developer Day event in London Tuesday were treated Nicole Lee - CNET News to an unexpected demonstration of the upcoming Android handset . Mike Jennings from Google, who was giving the demonstration, covered up the phone’s branding …

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News - Wireless - CNET News

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

The launch of the new Google Android phone on T-Mobile USA’s network is fast approaching, News - Wireless - CNET News but will the phone live up to its hype? T-Mobile USA is expected to announce the new phone , called the Dream, on September 23. And it is expected to start …

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