Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » cell phone http://newstalk870.am Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Americans Have Spent a Ridiculous $5.9 Billion Fixing Their iPhones http://newstalk870.am/americans-have-spent-a-ridiculous-5-9-billion-fixing-their-iphones/ http://newstalk870.am/americans-have-spent-a-ridiculous-5-9-billion-fixing-their-iphones/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:00:05 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=142493 People sure do love their iPhones, but they also can't seem to stop dropping them—good news for the booming iPhone-repair business. In fact, a recent accident survey by SquareTrade found that the American population has spent nearly $5.9 billion fixing their damaged phones since the first device hit the market in 2007.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/americans-have-spent-a-ridiculous-5-9-billion-fixing-their-iphones/feed/ 0 Alejandrolavinjr, Flickr Do You Have a Smartphone? — Survey of the Day http://newstalk870.am/do-you-have-a-smartphone-survey-of-the-day/ http://newstalk870.am/do-you-have-a-smartphone-survey-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:00:58 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=78912 Whether they realize it or not, the majority of Americans now own smartphones.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/do-you-have-a-smartphone-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Is Your Cell Phone Or Your Spouse More Helpful? — Survey of the Day http://newstalk870.am/is-your-cell-phone-or-your-spouse-more-helpful-survey-of-the-day/ http://newstalk870.am/is-your-cell-phone-or-your-spouse-more-helpful-survey-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:27 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=76599 It wasn’t so long ago that all you could do on a cell phone is make or receive calls.

Now these amazing mini-computers will tell you where you are, where you need to go, and provide you a movie to watch while you get there. Spouses, on the other hand, more or less have the same abilities as they’ve always had.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/is-your-cell-phone-or-your-spouse-more-helpful-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Ed Yourdon, Getty Images Like Using Your Cell Phone In the Car? A New Device Will Stop You http://newstalk870.am/device-prevents-cell-phone-use-in-car/ http://newstalk870.am/device-prevents-cell-phone-use-in-car/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:00:01 +0000 Kathy Landin http://thefw.com/?p=85417 Statistics are showing more and more that cell phone use in cars is a leading cause of accidents. In fact, some research has shown that driving while distracted causes more deaths than driving while under the influence. But, would you buy a new device that prevents you from ever using your cell phone in your car?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/device-prevents-cell-phone-use-in-car/feed/ 0 Scosche Industries Cops-20% of 911 Calls Due To "Butt Dialing!" http://newstalk870.am/cops-20-of-911-calls-due-to-butt-dialing/ http://newstalk870.am/cops-20-of-911-calls-due-to-butt-dialing/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:40:58 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=25839 A number of months ago, there was a hilarious cell phone commercial about a couple who was 'butt dialing' each other on their phones;  comes of course, from putting one's cell phone in their back pocket and it fires off a call....but to 911?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/cops-20-of-911-calls-due-to-butt-dialing/feed/ 0 Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Daughter Shoots Father With Bow and Arrow After Cell Phone Ban [VIDEO] http://newstalk870.am/daughter-shoots-father-with-bow-and-arrow-after-cell-phone-ban-video/ http://newstalk870.am/daughter-shoots-father-with-bow-and-arrow-after-cell-phone-ban-video/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 17:42:25 +0000 The Brad http://newstalk870.am/?p=2428 It was a 12th century solution to a 21st century problem.

A 15-year-old in Tahuya, Washington became so enraged when her father took away her cell phone that she shot him with a bow and arrow.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/daughter-shoots-father-with-bow-and-arrow-after-cell-phone-ban-video/feed/ 0 Leo Reynolds, Flickr Newt Gingrich's Ringtone: ABBA's 'Dancing Queen' http://newstalk870.am/newt-gingrichs-ringtone-abbas-dancing-queen/ http://newstalk870.am/newt-gingrichs-ringtone-abbas-dancing-queen/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 19:00:02 +0000 The Brad http://newstalk870.am/?p=2327 If Newt Gingrich somehow manages to get elected in 2012, there's a good chance the White House will be hearing a lot more ABBA in the hallways.

According to the LA Times, Gingrich's speech in Ames, Iowa, was interrupted Thursday when his cell phone went off. The ringtone: ABBA's 'Dancing Queen.'

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/newt-gingrichs-ringtone-abbas-dancing-queen/feed/ 0 Mark Hirsch, Getty Images Cell Phone Could Earn You Speeding Ticket http://newstalk870.am/cell-phone-could-earn-you-speeding-ticket/ http://newstalk870.am/cell-phone-could-earn-you-speeding-ticket/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:26:12 +0000 The Brad http://newstalk870.am/?p=1713 Keep your radar detector and shut off your smart phone…that is if you want to speed. Thanks to modern technology and the new Highway Electronic Radio Enforcement Squad (HERES), if you are speeding while your smart phone is turned on, you could end up with a ticket tacked on to your cell phone bill.

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