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Cellphone Taxes & Fees: Out of Control
It’s bad enough that Americans pay $18 billion annually in cellphone fees and taxes. Now state and local governments are diverting that revenue to plug budget holes.
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Tablet Computers: It’s All About the Apps
More pretenders than contenders are in the market.
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A Bad Connection: Cellphone Radiation & Health Risks
The possible connection between cellphone-radiation emissions and health risks is worrisome—and seemingly ignored.
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On Guard: Next-Generation Home-Security Systems
Monitor and control your home-security system from your smartphone.
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The Word on E-Book Readers
How to read between the lines.
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TV Ratings: Getting the Big Picture
Many new TVs will connect you to the Internet, and a growing number have modes for 3-D viewing.
Electronics News
Google has eye on smartphone-streaming eyeglasses by end of 2012
Feb. 22, 2012—Google plans to introduce a pair of eyeglasses by the end of this year that would stream data from a consumer’s smartphone for real-time viewing, The New York Times reports.
iPhone 4 owners could get $15 or free bumper case from settlement
Feb. 20, 2012—If you own an Apple iPhone 4, you could get a $15 check or an Apple “bumper” cellphone case as a part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that’s related to the smartphone’s alleged antenna problems.
NHTSA creates distraction guidelines for future vehicle infotainment systems
Feb. 17, 2012—As infotainment systems become more prevalent in vehicles than ever before, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has stepped in to create voluntary “distraction guidelines” to maintain road safety in an age when social networks literally are at a driver’s fingertips.
FCC: Telemarketers must receive consent before robocalling
Feb. 16, 2012—Federal Communications Commission is taking additional steps to reduce those annoying “robocalls” that can interrupt your dinner or disturb you at other times of the day.
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Related Department Briefs
Dashboard standards loom
As manufacturers race to put in touchscreen devices that let consumers access directions, radio, and even email and Twitter feeds, the federal government wants to limit the mounting distractions.
Bluetooth over Wi-Fi?
Consumers who are frustrated by the limitations of Wi-Fi connectivity between products might be interested in a product that’s from Cirago.
App keeps close watch
If you ever have had your vehicle dinged by an unknown driver, Intel soon might have a way for you to track down the culprit.
Changing the way you see 3-D movies
Consumers soon might pay for the 3-D glasses that they use at a movie theater in addition to the ticket itself.
A versatile scanner
Scanners traditionally connect to computers, but now a portable scanner can connect right to an Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.
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Electronics Recalls
HP recalls fax-machine models 1040 and 1050 because of fire and burn hazards
Feb. 2, 2012—Hewlett-Packard recalled HP 1040 and 1050 fax-machine models, because the fax machines can overheat due to an internal electrical component failure, posing fire and burn hazards.
Konica Minolta cites fire hazard in printer recall
Feb. 2, 2012—Konica Minolta recalled four models of desktop printers, because the printers can short-circuit and overheat during use, posing a fire hazard.
The Container Store recalls power strips due to fire hazard
Feb. 1, 2012—Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with The Container Store, recalled Lushlife power strips.
Steelcase recalls Amia desk chair because pivot pins are loose
Jan. 19, 2012—Steelcase recalled itsmodel 482 seriesAmia desk chair because the pivot pins that are installed in the control mechanism that’s under the seat can fall out.
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