Tag Archives: cell phones

Patti Lupone Recreates Phone-Snatch

Lupone talked to the New York Times: “This woman — a very pretty young woman — was sitting with her boyfriend or husband. We could see her text. She was so uninterested. She showed her husband what she was texting. We talked about it at intermission. When we went out for the second act I was very close to her, …

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Do Not Mess With Ms. Lupone

Broadway World reports: According to Broadway World’s astute message board posters, the trouble began at the show’s matinee performance, which Auggie 27 described as ‘Cell Phone Hell.’ The post reads: “The SECOND ACT of the “Shows for Days” matinee today was besieged with cell phone ringing, first one long unanswered call that threatened to ring for the rest of the …

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FRC Promotes Right Wing Phone Service

Via press release from the FRC: Family Research Council Action has fought for more than 30 years to protect your values of Faith, Family, and Freedom. Did you know that the money you spend each month on your cell phone bill could help support our fight for these core principles? You probably are unaware of it, but today all of …

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TRAILER: Brother Orange

Buzzfeed reporter Matt Stopera, whom I’ve met a couple times, had his cell phone stolen in an East Village bar in January 2014. What followed is probably the craziest and most amazing story about social media that you’ll read this year. You might want to hit the link before watching the trailer as the many photos there set up the …

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The Belfie Stick

From the website: “Finally, back side selfies! With our bendable stick, you can position your back side without the need of a mirror and shoot the exact angle you are looking for. Bend in ways you never thought possible with our patent-pending design!” Regular selfie sticks, of course, have been around for a decade. Yesterday the Guardian profiled the man …

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Amazon Unveils Its First Cell Phone

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos today unveiled his company’s first cell phone, the Fire Phone. First-look reviewers are (mostly) impressed. Via The Verve: The Fire Phone has a 4.7-inch HD display, aluminum buttons, a Qualcomm processor, Adreno 330 graphics, and 2GB of RAM. Bezos talked a lot about the phone’s build, from the injection-molded connectors to the chamfered edges. There’s a …

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Volkswagen: Eyes On The Road

Via AutoBlog: Distracted driving continues to be a scourge to road safety around the world. In the US, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ran a graphic commercial in April appealing to young people about the dangers of texting and driving. In Hong Kong, Volkswagen helped with a technologically savvy way to make people understand the peril. For the innovative …

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There’s A Christian Boycott App

In a press release sent out on Friday, hate group leader Tony Perkins reminded his followers about the Conservative Shopper App, which ranks dozens of companies on a scale of 1-5 based on whether they have publicly endorsed same-sex marriage, have contributed to Planned Parenthood, have pro-environment policies, and if they ban customers from bringing guns into their stores. Companies …

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Open Thread Thursday

Tell us about the most useful apps on your phone.

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Olive Grindr & TGI Friendster

“Not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Applebee’s International, Inc., or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.” Here’s the site.  The app IS available at the iTunes store.

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Headline Of The Day

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Phone Makers Give Nod To “Kill Switch”

After years of pleas from law enforcement, a coalition of the largest mobile handset makers in the world have agreed to install kill switches on devices manufactured after July 2015. The kill switch feature will allow the phone’s owner to wipe all data and disable the phone.  Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft, along with the five biggest cellular carriers in …

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Feds Launch “Don’t Text & Drive” PSA

AdWeek comments on the below intense PSA issued this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: The most memorable safe-driving PSAs tend to be made overseas—in Britain, Mexico, Australia. But the U.S. adds a powerful new entry to the mix with this brutal spot from The Tombras Group for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Ushering in National Distracted …

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Open Thread Thursday

Tell us about your mobile devices. Raves and complaints.

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Worst Selfie Ever

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Video Game: Ultimate Gay Fighter

“The only colors in this rainbow are black and blue.” Coming to all cell phone platforms in January. The press release is here. (Tipped by JMG reader TJ)

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Frank Bruni Found Courtney Love’s iPhone

Lots more at New York Magazine.

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Texas Theater Bans Madonna For Texting

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New Hat Fever In NYC

Mashable reports: Apple’s flagship store in New York City always attracts a big crowd on launch days, but the line for the new iPhones this year hit a new record. There were 1,417 people in line for the launch at the flagship store as of 8 a.m. ET Friday, according to Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, who has …

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One Million Moms Vs Motorola

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