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Texting and Driving: A Growing Menace
Cell phones have definitely played a revolutionary role in bringing communication to new heights but they also serve as a great distraction in our daily routines since they allow one to contact or be contacted by anyone and everyone any time of the day. While such distraction might not be … [Continue Reading]
Senate rejects texting while driving ban
The Arizona Senate has rejected an effort to create a statewide ban on texting while driving by amending an existing House bill. Democratic Rep. Steve Farley of Tucson said deaths and injuries caused by drivers who were distracted by texting make a compelling argument for the ban. He gave several … [Continue Reading]
Does your teen Drive While InTEXTicated?
A new Arizona bill could ban Valley teens from using their cell phones while driving, or more cleverly put, “driving while inTEXTicated.” Eighty two percent of teens ages 16 and 17 own a cell phone, while 52% of them admit to using their cell phone while driving and 34% say … [Continue Reading]
House panel passes ban on spam text messages
An Arizona House committee has passed a bill that would ban unsolicited spam-like text messages that seek to get a person to buy goods or services. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. David Stevens of Sierra Vista is aimed at companies that inundate multiple phone numbers with texts. Many of … [Continue Reading]
Unified Communications helps advance business
It is a somewhat overused cliché that business moves at the speed of light. Technological advancements in the areas of communication (phone systems, dial tone carriers as well as mobility) have enabled companies to not only communicate faster, but with greater flexibility than ever before. This advancement has been identified … [Continue Reading]
BBVA Compass unveils bilingual iPhone app
BBVA Compass further expanded the reach of its mobile banking apps with the introduction of its bilingual iPhone app. “This is part of our ongoing commitment to continually improve our mobile banking solutions, adding features and services to better serve our customers’ needs,” said Alex Carriles, executive vice president and … [Continue Reading]
Insight Named Top Mobile Video Reseller of the Year
Tempe-based Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSIT), a leading worldwide technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions, announced that its U.S. division was named the Top Mobile Video Reseller of the Year by Panasonic at the annual Panasonic Solutions Partner Summit 2012 in Phoenix. The awards recognize reseller partners of the … [Continue Reading]
Apple’s iPad Mini priced at $329
Apple Inc. is refusing to compete on price with its rivals in the tablet market — it’s pricing its new, smaller iPad well above the competition. On Tuesday, the company revealed the iPad Mini, with a screen that’s about two-thirds the size of the full-size model, and said it will … [Continue Reading]
Dish Network to launch satellite broadband service
Satellite TV company Dish Network Corp. is launching a broadband Internet service that’s aimed at rural areas that don’t currently get high-speed Internet. Dish Network said Thursday that the satellite broadband service, dishNet, will start at $40 per month for people who bundle it with certain Dish’s TV programming packages. … [Continue Reading]
Franks earns 2012 Wireless Consumer Hero Award
The bipartisan, pro-consumer advocacy group, MyWireless.org, awarded Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02) with the 2012 Wireless Consumer Hero Award for his commitment to wireless tax relief for American consumers and businesses. Congressman Franks is one of the original sponsors of the bipartisan ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’ (H.R. 1002) and was instrumental … [Continue Reading]
Release of iPhone 5 gives retail a boost
The new iPhone 5 goes on sale in retail stores later this week, but buyers went online early last Friday to gobble up the latest Apple offering. Apple opened online pre-orders of the new smartphone at 3:01 a.m. last Friday and sold out of its available stock within an hour. … [Continue Reading]
New iPhone 5 will be taller, skinnier
For the first time, the iPhone is growing. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that’s taller, with a bigger screen. The iPhone 5 will go on sale in the U.S. and eight other countries next Friday, Sept. 21. Even … [Continue Reading]