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Democrats: Twitter, text, or telephone?

How are the Democratic delegates getting out their party's message while at the Democratic National Convention? Are they texting like Obama? Social networking on Twitter or Facebook? Or relying on the old standards: phone and e-mail? CNET's Kara Tsuboi wanders Denver's Pepsi Center to find out.

Tags: Phone, Twitter, Social Networking, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Quality, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, News, kara tsuboi, dnc, colorado, delegates, mccain, obama, clinton, texting, cell phones, internet

Videos 2008-08-28

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YoFrog Lite for iPhone 1.2 (Mobile)

With YoFrog Lite for iPhone create rooms, invite friends, and talk in privacy. When texting is too limited and tweeting is too public, make a space for you and your friends. Messages are saved even when you were not around, so catch up at your leisure. Rooms are invite only...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Privacy, Frog Army, E-mail, Smart Phones, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-25

YoFrog for iPhone 1.2 (Mobile)

With YoFrog for iPhone create rooms, invite friends, and talk in privacy. When texting is too limited and tweeting is too public, make a space for you and your friends. Messages are saved even when you were not around, so catch up at your leisure. Rooms are invite only to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Privacy, Frog Army, E-mail, Smart Phones, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-25

iPhone - is it a good tool for traveling business people?

yes- hmmmm....You're right Dan. Droid? Then you can have google navigation and we'll be able to find a better restaurant in NYC than the worlds busiest Korean :p Maybe those nice people @ 451 will buy you one ;)Thanks for the thoughtOne issue with the current Android V2 phones is...

Tags: Smart phones, calendar issue, tool, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Samsung Mythic SGH-A897 (AT&T)

Even though AT&T launched its live mobile TV service more than a year ago, but few support it-- the last one we saw was the Samsung Eternity, which was released in October 2008. Now it seems that AT&T may be looking to breathe fresh life to the service by releasing...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, NOW IT, phone dialer, Mythic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., home screen, phone, AT&T Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-14

ByteMe Phone Spy 1.0 (Mobile)

allows you to: Find - with an audible alert and display of contact information; Locate - by texting the phones geo coordinates (If available: gps when possible, otherwise cell based location); example: text -> locate your phone will text you back with the coordinates that are available at the time....

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-11-07

FCC Chairman testifies on driving while texting

As my teen niece told meSpeech to text? That defeats the whole purpose of texting! It's SUPPOSED to be "secret" - like passing notes. If you want to talk, then CALL them . . .Misleading headline!!The headline on the front page (http://news.zdnet.com/) says "FCC Chair admits driving while texting". ...

Tags: Federal government, Microsoft Research, FCC, FCC Chair

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Samsung Messager II SCH-R560 (MetroPCS)

why you should buy the samsung messanger?why would you want to buy the samsung messanger 2?Spread your social wings and fly with the new Samsung Messager? II. It?s sleeker, faster and cooler than the original and comes fully loaded with a full QWERTY slider keyboard, 2.0 megapixel camera and video...

Tags: Samsung Messager, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Messager II

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

FCC Chairman testifies on driving while texting

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported in 2008 that driver distraction is the cause of 16% of all fatal crashes - 5,800 people killed - and 21% of crashes resulting in an injury - 515,000 people wounded. by Doug Hanchard

Tags: FCC, National Highway Traffic Safety, Federal Government, Government, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-05

HTC HD2 coming to major US carrier in early 2010

I hope Sprint gets the HD2!I'm not holding my breath, but I really hope Sprint gets this phone!Sprint Community member ASM has created a "Petition for HD2" in hopes that a Sprint exec will take notice: http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/23213RE: HTC HD2 coming to major US carrier in early 2010Well, I would like...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, HTC HD2, phone, ATT, T-Mo, 3G, Sprint Communications, High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Do you really want to carry another device just for Twitter?

A Twitter Device? Hmmm... it will probably be a hit for christmas and then die a painful sudden death!never really liked their stuffNever really liked their stuff - limited devices for prices that are still too high? No thanks.Frankly, I'm [b]much[/b] more interested in devices with Wi-Fi than with cell...

Tags: E-mail, Cellular phones, Peek Classic, Twitter Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717The Sony Ericsson Equinox is the first phone from the manufacturer to land at T-Mobile since the TM506. In many ways the Equinox is a fitting successor; like the TM506 it has a thin flip phone design and it sports a similar feature set that includes...

Tags: display, Equinox, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-03

Hey HTC, where is your new QWERTY Google Android device?

I hope not...I'm a G1 user and an avid typer/texter/surfer. I write notes, song lyics, and many other things on my phone, and I'm a tactile feedback -obsessee. In fact, the lack of a hardware keyboard is what kept me away from the iPhone for so long. ...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, High Tech Computer Corp., keyboard, T-Mobile, Facebook, phone, TMobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

txtForward - sms to email (Mobile)

txtForward automatically forwards a copy of your SMS messages to any email address you provide.You can forward both incoming and outgoing SMS messages.See who's texting you from your desktop.Keep a backup of sent and received text messages via your email account.Don''t lose SMS when changing phone numbers or juggling two...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Electric Pocket Ltd., SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Elertify your PC with Text to Speech! (Mobile)

FREE 7 Day Trial - Trial Version is fully functional!Please Download the Trial prior to purchase Elertify your PC with Text to Speech! Do you work with your BlackBerry and a PC? Are you tired of picking up your BlackBerry every 15 seconds to check messages only to discover it's...

Tags: Mobile, PC, RIM BlackBerry, SMS, VirtualViews.com, Elertify, BlackBerry PIN, Handhelds, E-mail, Hardware, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Talk and drive? More governments ban handheld phone use in vehicles

GoodMy son just got his drivers license. The thought of him being mowed down by some inattentive idiot texting or otherwise holding a cell phone scares the sh*t out of me, all the potential socialist/Obama/big government/freedom rants notwithstanding. Peace and quiet . . .It seems too many people are...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, handheld

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

T-Mobile rolls out new plans, huge monthly fee increases for unlimited voice on family plans

How about a new type of userI rarely use my phone as a VOICE phone. What I want is an unlimited 3G data/web access. Text is not a big deal. Maybe 50 a month included in the plan.How about a plan for 250 minutes, 50 text and ulimited 3G for...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, new plan, huge monthly fee, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Verizon Wireless Razzle

Though we sometimes question the outcome, we do like it when cell phone manufacturers take a different approach to designing a phone so it stands out from the rest. The Verizon Wireless Razzle is certainly one such phone, straddling the line between a messaging phone and a music phone with...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Razzle, phone, Qwerty-keyboard, keyboard

Product reviews 2009-10-22

2010 Lincoln MKZ

Photo gallery:2010 Lincoln MKZThe same sort of modern stateliness we saw on the Lincoln MKS last year finds its way into the 2010 MKZ, along with an impressive technology array. Lincoln's new winged-grille design covers the front of this smallest Lincoln, giving it stronger presence than its platform mates, the...

Tags: Lincoln, MKZ, car

Product reviews 2009-10-07