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11.18.2009 3:54 pm

New phone books are out, but you need to ask for White Pages

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As AT&T promised earlier this year, the latest edition of its residential White Pages won’t be showing up on your doorsteps this year. Unless you ask.

The company says you can get residential listings online at RealPagesLive.com or YellowPages.com for free.

But if you…

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11.18.2009 3:26 pm

Fight between Verizon, AT&T heats up

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I remember the day one of Verizon’s local reps handed me a piece of the company’s new marketing campaign - one that takes deliberate aim at competitors AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile.

My first thought was that it reminded me of those…

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11.16.2009 12:30 pm

Why cell phone plans cost what they cost

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering why cell phone plans are priced the way they are, you should check out this New York Times story.

It looks at how pricing plans have evolved into this system where you essentially subsidize the…

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11.11.2009 2:55 pm

Here’s a look at the new Blackberry Storm 2

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For those of you interested in seeing a bit of a review of the Blackberry Storm 2, here is one produced by the Associated Press.

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11.04.2009 5:54 pm

AP Tech Test: Motorola’s Droid

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Motorola’s Droid, the latest smartphone that runs the Android software,
offers a good alternative to the iPhone if you’re seeking a
feature-packed phone with a full keyboard and strong wireless service.
The AP’s Rachel Metz takes a closer look.

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11.04.2009 12:13 pm

Business users to pay for Exchange access on new Droid

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As we get closer to Friday’s launch of the new Motorola Droid phone by Verizon, there’s some talk in tech circles centered on how the wireless carrier is going to handle access to Microsoft Exchange’s Active Sync feature. Apparently, Verizon…

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11.02.2009 11:46 am

iPhone, Blackberry battle for smartphone dominance

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s sort of amazing how quickly the iPhone became a major player in the smartphone market. Less than three years after its introduction, the app-friendly phone now claims some 30 percent of the market, according to a new report by…

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10.28.2009 4:14 pm

Will Verizon’s new Droid present a challenge to the iPhone?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I realize that for many iPhone users out there, the thought of switching phones is roughly on par with the idea of changing moms. It’s just not done.

But for those of us who lack that extreme loyalty to a brand,…

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10.19.2009 1:33 pm

Here’s a “game” for National Teen Driver Safety Week

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I suppose that National Teen Driver Safety Week isn’t technically a technical topic. But given that cell phones and texting represent a couple of major distractions for young drivers (as well as older ones), I can make it fit here.

According…

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10.17.2009 11:01 pm

St. Louis’ own Jack Dorsey’s new post-Twitter venture

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

When Jack Dorsey - cofounder of Twitter - was in St. Louis last month, he mentioned this new venture he’s been working on since stepping down as Twitter’s chief executive. (He’s still chairman.)

So far, he’s hasn’t said a whole lot…

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