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I got my first PCS phone in 1996. I can still remember walking into a store when the phone started vibrating in my pocket. I was mortified.
I couldn’t answer it. People would see me.
At the time, hardly anyone had digital cellphones and there was no way in hell I wanted to stand out. I let [...]

I waited until 7pm before driving to the Apple Store last night. It was busy - customers, mainly gawking and Apple Store employees at the door, greeting passersby and offering the opportunity to try the iPhone.
I poked and prodded one of the units, but in some ways, the first moments of touching it were almost [...]

Yes, the hype over the iPhone has reached colossal proportions.
But after watching to Apple guided tour of the iPhone’s features (go ahead… download the big-ass file and look at it) I experienced quiet sobbing and uncontrolled drooling. Watch the video - those or similar reactions are unavoidable.
Yes, one has quibbles about the kind of [...]

The New York Times reports a new study by Bridge Ratings showing commuters are spending less time listening to the radio and more time talking on their cellphones. Apparently, we make longer phones while we’re in our cars than while we’re out of them.
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