May 14, 2004 articles

Cell phone possibly sparked gas station fire

May 14 2004 - 05:21 PM ET | In The News
This AP article states that a fire errupted at a New Paltz, New York gas station after a cell phone while. Despite all the warnings, the danger of a phone at a gas pump was thought to be an urban...

Phone rage causes $2000 in damage

May 14 2004 - 05:14 PM ET | Unique
An angry customer, fed up with bad cell phone service, decided to take action by throwing mobile phones across the Verizon Wireless store he was in. After the incident, the man told authorities he only planned on yelling at the...

Driving directions from mobiles

May 14 2004 - 04:51 PM ET | Staff Picks
Avis Rent A Car and Motorola today announced recompletion of a plan to provide Avis customers with Motorola gear to give driving directions on the go--from mobile phones. Avis Assist is now available in 57 US cities. The description given...

Company intros call limits

May 14 2004 - 04:42 PM ET | In The News
Boston Communications Group Inc. hopes that its Mobile Guardian technology will incrase mobile contracts to both teens an employees. What's the catch? Call limits: bq. Mobile Guardian lets bosses and parents visit a Web site and limit calls from certain...

Sendo X to launch soon?

May 14 2004 - 02:25 PM ET | Rumor
The long awaited Sendo X smartphone may be launching soon. InfoSync World is reporting that the phone should be launched within weeks, not months. The site continues with, "The smartphone is currently undergoing validation with operators." We first reported on...

2.8 million port their numbers

May 14 2004 - 01:22 AM ET | Number portability
It was announced today that since November, 2.8 million Americans have taken advantage of number portability. The FCC says that the number had only a minor effect on the overall "churn rate" for the wireless industry. May 24th is the...