Solar changes could save Ramona water district more money

Published 09/02/2010 - 10:08 a.m. Working with a different solar company, the Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) estimates it will save more money than originally thought on solar installations.
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Hey, phone makers: Where's 'driving mode'?

Want to stop texting while driving? It's time the phone makers got involved, starting with building a "driving mode" into the software.
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T-Mobile asks to add antennas to Boxford monopole

T-Mobile Northeast LLC Northeast last week asked the Boxford Zoning Board for permission to mount three antennas inside the stealth monopole that stands at 100 Topsfield Road, on land owned by the Mass Highway Dept.
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Verizon Wireless Prepared As Hurricane Earl Continues to Threaten East Cost

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- With Hurricane Earl moving up the East Coast, the Verizon Wireless network stands ready to provide the wireless coverage and service that customers count on when they need it most. Verizon Wireless has been monitoring network activity closely in coastal areas from the Mid-Atlantic to the New England states to ensure network capacity continues to serve ...
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Global Qi wireless power standard released, Energizer and Sanyo announce products

It's no good buying an eCoupled inductive charger if it won't work with your Powermat , or your Touchstone . Non-standard chargers suck, so we're glad to see that the Global Qi wireless power standard has been released, and the first products have been announced. A number of companies, Nokia and RIM to name but a few, have signed on their support, with Energizer stepping up first with the ...
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Android Skype Now Works Via Wi-Fi [Android]

# android Skype's rolled out a sweet little update to its Android app, finally removing the weird shackles that have been in place since launchâ€"you may now use it to make calls over Wi-Fi as well as 3G. It's actually worthwhile having now. But one awkward caveat remains in place, though, as the Skype app remains an exclusive for Android phones on the Verizon network. [ Android Central ] More »
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Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Preview

The first smartphones running Windows Phone 7 will be released later this year. Brighthand 's Ed Hardy got some time with a pre-release version of this operating system, and brings us his early impressions.
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Phone lines

Yes, we're a little late to the iPhone 4 party. But when the party has a line-up that extends down the street and around the block, and a pair of burly bouncers at the door who only let people in a handful at a time ...[...]
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LG's 180-inch plasma that wasn't

When we first caught wind of LG's "180-inch plasma" we were understandably enthused (and just a little skeptical), but our excitement was quickly ruined with word that LG was merely sticking nine 600Hz 60-inch plasmas next to each other and calling it a day. We got a glimpse at the "multi-vision display" (LG shorthand for "a bunch of screens next to each other") today, and it's still decently ...
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Blackberry Restrictions in Dubai: Blame the Spies

The United States and Israel are to blame for upcoming restrictions on Blackberry use in the United Arab Emirates, says Dubai's police chief, Dhahi Khalfan Tamim. Addressing questions about an impending October suspension of Blackberry services by the UAE, Tamim told the daily al-Khaleej that the U.S. "is the primary beneficiary of having no controls over the BlackBerry, as it has an interest to ...
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Global Qi wireless power standard released, Energizer and Sanyo announce products

It's no good buying an eCoupled inductive charger if it won't work with your Powermat , or your Touchstone . Non-standard chargers suck, so we're glad to see that the Global Qi wireless power standard has been released, and the first products have been announced. A number of companies, Nokia and RIM to name but a few, have signed on their support, with Energizer stepping up first with the ...
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Motorola spins rugged Android phone and a new Milestone

Motorola announced two new 3.7-inch Android phones, set for a fourth-quarter release in Europe.
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Sennheiser MM 100 stereo Bluetooth headset review

With iPhone OS 3, Apple (finally) brought A2DPâ€"stereo Bluetoothâ€"support to the iPhone, which meant we could (finally) listen to music and other audio wirelessly, without the need for awkward dongles. We’ve reviewed a number of stereo Bluetooth headphones, but few have impressed us.
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Frustrated Nexus One owner sues Google over "sporadic" 3G speed

Imagine that your name is Nathan Nabors and that you live in the sunny climes of Orlando, Florida. Imagine further that, back when Google announced its own Android phone and called it the Nexus One , you realized that your Orlando-based life would only be complete with the purchase of this shiny new gadget. So you bought one, paying the full unlocked price of $563.38 from Google's online store ...
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Windows Phone 7 Hits RTM

Windows Phone 7 reaches critical milestone
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Samsung Smartphone Sales Soar On Android Wings

Samsung said it expects to sell nearly 25 million smartphones this year, due mostly to the release of the Google Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S.
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Sony Ericsson UK: Android 2.1 coming to Xperia X10 in September

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has some good things going for it, but running Android 1.6 isn't one of them. However, it looks like an OS update is coming soon.
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BlackBerry should share data: UN

BLACKBERRY'S Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies access to customer data, the United Nations telecommunications chief said.
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Android gains on Apple in U.S. mobile Web use

Apple's iOS is still dominant, but is losing share. It's to be expected as sales of Android devices continue to grow. Originally posted at Circuit Breaker
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Nokia to discontinue remote file-sharing

Nokia has announced it will discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files.
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Palm Coast looks at pay for steering jobs to area

The Palm Coast City Council is exploring an idea dating to the days of posses hunting down desperados -- only this "posse" would round up businesses and jobs.
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Games merchandising selling like hot cakes

The sale of Commonwealth Games merchandise may have begun late, but it has been selling like hot cakes within a day of its launch, with vuvuzelas being the most sought after in an eclectic mix.
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Palm puts webOS 2.0 SDK into limited release starting today

Palm fans, get your party hats on. Today the company is announcing the beta release of its SDK for webOS 2.0, which means we're getting dangerously close to a proper 2.0 release for devices. And who knows... maybe the phone-maker will decide to throw a new device our way to go along with the OS. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Starting tomorrow, a select (though rather wide, says Palm ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Faces Challenges

The Samsung Galaxy Tab looks like a formidable challenger capable of taking on the Apple iPad, but Samsung still has some hurdles to cross for the Android tablet to succeed. Apple - IPad - Samsung i7500 - Android - Galaxy Tab
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LG GX500 full touchscreen dual SIM phone makes life easier Business to business or person to person, two SIM cards in ...

LG Electronics announced the launch of the LG GX500, the full touchscreen handset equipped with dual SIM card slots. LG GX500 provides users with the double convenience of two different phones in one
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Press Release - Native Union launches MM04 Bluetooth Stereo Handset

IFA (Hall 15.1/220), Berlin, Germany, 3rd September 2010 - Native Union has launched its highly anticipated Moshi Moshi 04 Bluetooth stereo handset.
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Palm Coast looks at pay for steering jobs to area

The Palm Coast City Council is exploring an idea dating to the days of posses hunting down desperados -- only this "posse" would round up businesses and jobs.
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BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 now available from Three UK

Three UK has made available the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 smartphone to its customers. The Curve 3G 9300 sports a 2 megapixel camera, a comfortable full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, GPS, an optical trackpad, and more. Three UK is offering the phone free with qualifying plans starting at 2 5GBP per month with a two-year service agreement. Read the full story here.
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Symbian users Swype Samsung's tricks

World-beating text entry comes to Nokia The world's fastest text entry system, Swype, is now in Beta for Symbian S60 5th edition, allowing Nokia users to write by tracing a path rather than the old-fashioned tapping on keys.…
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Huawei Bets on Google Brand, Low-End Smartphone in Europe Push

Huawei Technologies Co., China’s largest phone-equipment maker, is betting Google Inc. branding and smartphones targeting the lower end of the market will build its sales in Europe.
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Nokia to discontinue remote file-sharing

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has announced it will discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files as of October 1.
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Stay updated on football games while away from your computer

When you're at your favorite team's football game Friday night, go to m.NewarkAdvocate.com on your mobile device to get the latest scores and in-game updates from key games from around the state.
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Gaijin Games to show its first self-published and non Bit.Trip game at PAX

Gaijin Games has revealed its next WiiWare game, and -- surprise -- it's not a Bit.Trip game. The company's first game outside of the franchise -- and the first to be self-published instead of put out by Nintendo -- will be a port of the indie-developed iPhone darling lilt line.
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Shipments of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi ICs to 20% in 2010

The market for short range wireless ICs is forecast to expand this year; total shipments of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi ICs will increase approximately 20% compared to 2009. “Bluetooth ICs still lead the short-range wireless IC market,” says ABI Research industry analyst Celia Bo. “Unit shipments are expected to exceed 58% of the total short-range wireless IC shipments in 2010. Wi-Fi ...
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Sony Ericsson targeting China's smartphone market

by Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2010 Sony Ericsson said Wednesday China would become its biggest handset market by volume in the next three to four years, as it moved to grab a bigger slice of the fast-growing smartphone market.
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Navteq aims to bring humanity to GPS directions

A new GPS navigation system promises to deliver driving instructions in a more understandable, ‘human’ form. Natural Guidance is due to be unveiled by Navteq at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin today. The technology delivers navigational directions that reference landmarks such as shops and bars instead of simply referring to road names, delivering more [...]
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GPS tracks buses, students

ID cards, GPS allow school to know if a child is â€" or isn't â€" on the school bus It's the latest twist in the effort to ease parents' nerves and keep students safe: GPS technology to track school buses and the students who ride them. Parents can call the school to make sure their child arrived or to check if the child is late coming home.
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Android phones look to expand app offerings

Pinger Inc., a San Jose developer of mobile applications, can get twice as much in sales from programs for Apple devices than for phones powered by Android software. That's not stopping it from creating its first Android app. "Even if the revenue generation... Apple - Android - Handhelds - Mobile Computing - Pinger
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China market: Symbian losing dominance, market share falls to 50-60%

With Research in Motion (RIM), Apple and a slew of Android-based handset vendors making more aggressive moves in the China market, Symbian operating system's (OS) dominance of the country's smartphone sector is quickly disappearing, according to sources from China's handset industry. Symbian's 70-80% smartphone market share of the past has fallen to about 50-60%, the sources said.
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Palm WebOS 2.0 beta released to developers

Mobile operating system gets multitasking enhancements Palm's WebOS 2.0 beta is now available in limited release to developers, with a full public release planned for later this year. Palm announced the Software Developer Kit today on its website describing several improvements, including a focus on "Stacks" for better multitasking and a "Quick Actions" way of searching or creating an email ...
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LG GX500 full touchscreen dual SIM phone makes life easier Business to business or person to person, two SIM cards in ...

LG Electronics announced the launch of the LG GX500, the full touchscreen handset equipped with dual SIM card slots. LG GX500 provides users with the double convenience of two different phones in one
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Nokia to discontinue remote file-sharing

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has announced it will discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files as of October 1.
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Woman reports clothing stolen from residence

A woman said she came home and found her window air unit on the floor of her living room and her home ransacked, reports stated. According to Rome police reports: The woman reported a Sanyo flats...
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25 inch Widescreen TV For Sale. Sanyo TV - 25 inch....

25 inch Widescreen TV For Sale. Sanyo TV - 25 inch widescreen - For Sale. I purchased it from a Korean here in London, who had originally purchased it in Seoul, and had owned it for 3 years. I have owned it for 7 months. I want to sell it off now as I'll be moving out of London next week.
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Shipments Of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 And Wi-Fi ICs Will Increase 20% In 2010

The market for short range wireless ICs is forecast to expand this year; total shipments of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi ICs will increase approximately 20% compared to 2009.
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