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# Mobile Phones

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# icant
9 of the most idiotic iPhone survival tests ever attempted
Don’t try these at home… or anywhere.
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Nov 22nd 2014, 6:00 PM
# explicit images
'Revenge porn' may not be punishable through Irish law
The Law Reform Commission says there are gaps in the harassment laws that need to be addressed.
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Nov 20th 2014, 7:15 AM
# switching over
Lots of Irish mobile phone users have been ditching Vodafone
But it’s not all bad news here for the global telecoms company.
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Nov 11th 2014, 9:30 AM
# manners matter
7 annoying phone habits that must be stopped immediately
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye…
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Oct 22nd 2014, 1:00 PM
# TechKnowHow
Not using your old phone any longer? Here's why you should recycle it
Considering how often we change our smartphones or devices, it’s worth knowing the best ways of safely disposing them.
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Oct 5th 2014, 11:00 AM
# Online
More people with intellectual disabilities are using the internet, but it's still very low
The research also found that less than one in twenty could send a text message.
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Oct 1st 2014, 6:15 AM
# bendgate
This 'Samsung' response to the bendy iPhone is just perfect
Well played, well played.
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Sep 26th 2014, 7:30 PM
# androidproblems
13 problems only hardened Android users will understand
Calling all the aliens.
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Sep 24th 2014, 9:30 PM
# iphone problems
16 constant struggles only iPhone obsessives will understand
Charge fast, die faster.
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Sep 23rd 2014, 9:35 PM
# Pre-order
Here's what the new iPhones will cost in Ireland
All the networks are offering them on 24-month contracts.
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Sep 19th 2014, 11:45 PM
# the death of the text
Ireland ditches texting for web messaging as phones continue to outnumber people
The number of people in Ireland texting fell by 24.5% from this time last year according to new figures from ComReg.
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Sep 11th 2014, 10:29 PM
# Ivor Callely
'If he'd been a kid from a disadvantaged area stealing €4k he might have got a different sentence'
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has been reacting to the Ivor Callely sentencing today.
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Jul 29th 2014, 12:48 PM
# Reaction
Willie O'Dea: What Ivor Callely did was wrong and the man has to take his punishment
A former Fianna Fáil colleague of jailed Ivor Callely has been speaking today.
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Jul 28th 2014, 3:17 PM
# stay in your lane
A busy footpath in Washington DC got a 'no mobile phones' lane
But did people actually pay attention to it?
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Jul 19th 2014, 10:00 AM
# sponsored by did electrical
6 indispensable Android hacks that will make your life much easier
These are not the Androids you are looking for.
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Jul 15th 2014, 9:44 AM
# emoji art
9 emoji masterpieces that'll make your texts look boring
How did we communicate before emojis? HOW?!
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Jun 23rd 2014, 8:30 PM
Would you give up your smartphone....for this?
Some people are, you know.
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May 31st 2014, 10:30 AM
# Three Into O2
EU approves Three takeover of O2, but ComReg is concerned
The deal brings Three’s market share to 37%, but ComReg isn’t sure it’s a good deal for the industry.
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May 28th 2014, 5:00 PM
# Cancer
Banning mobile phones and cigarettes - this MEP candidate wants a simpler way of life
“We are literally floating in a sea of radiation nowadays. It’s completely reckless.”
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May 18th 2014, 9:00 AM
# Smut
iPhone users send filthier texts than those on Android
They’ve bitten the Apple of temptation.
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May 6th 2014, 4:58 PM
# Dilemma
The Burning Question*: Is txtspk eva OK?
Let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
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May 5th 2014, 11:00 AM
# Roads
Over 1,200 people were caught on their phone while driving last Thursday and Friday
That is despite gardaí warning road users that they were clamping down on the offence.
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Apr 29th 2014, 3:23 PM
# learning rate
Mobile phones found to help boost literacy rates in developing countries
The report from UNESCO found that access to mobile devices encourages people in developing countries to read full-length books and stories through their phone.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 4:49 PM
# Poll
Poll: Would you welcome a ban on mobile phones in restaurants?
Or should basic manners dictate the practice?
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Apr 21st 2014, 9:00 AM
# Ready to go
The 6 most annoying things EVER about phone credit
“Sorry, I had no credit.”
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Mar 29th 2014, 1:00 PM
# you can't stop it
The iPhone 6 is coming in September
That’s what the Japanese are saying anyway.
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Mar 28th 2014, 1:32 PM
# gud nite?
10 text messages in your inbox, and what they REALLY mean
Decoding the communications that MATTER.
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Mar 23rd 2014, 9:30 AM
# stupidphones
18 things everyone knew before smartphones
Bring back the Nokia 3310, the Motorola Razr, polyphonic ringtones and non-predictive text.
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Mar 16th 2014, 9:30 AM
# old skool
These kids don't know what to make of old-school telephones
Prepare to feel quite old.
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Mar 4th 2014, 5:11 PM
# Courts
Former minister Ivor Callely pleads guilty to false phone expense claim
The former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator has appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning.
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Mar 3rd 2014, 11:49 AM
# wb hun
10 ancient texting traumas that are now a thing of the past
The prehistoric times before WhatsApp.
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Feb 20th 2014, 9:30 PM
# flappy days
Ireland is going mad for some unique Flappy Bird merchandise
When will the madness end?
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Feb 13th 2014, 3:03 PM
# health risks
‘Little evidence’ that moderate mobile phone use is associated with cancer
Investigating radio frequency fields associated with mobile phones and children should be a ‘high priority’ said the EU Commission.
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Feb 5th 2014, 6:45 AM
# Competition
Europe isn't happy about Three trying to buy O2
Three Ireland wants to acquire O2 for €850 million, but the European Commission has raised questions about competition in the mobile phone market.
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Feb 3rd 2014, 10:46 AM
# Nabbed
Pic: Just one of the people caught by gardaí during mobile phone crackdown
The gardaí handed out more than 100 fixed penalty notices at checkpoints today.
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Jan 30th 2014, 11:04 PM
# wayback machine
9 gadgets that seemed incredibly high-tech in the 1990s
Hit me on my beeper.
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Jan 11th 2014, 1:00 PM
# sponsored by transport for ireland
6 ways your phone can improve your commute
You know what they say – there’s an app for that.
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Dec 10th 2013, 6:10 PM
7 mortal dangers of sending a text message
We’re living life on the edge with every single text.
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Dec 7th 2013, 6:00 PM
# John Gilligan
Gilligan loses appeal against constitutionality of sentences
The Supreme Court has rejected a bid by the criminal challenging consecutive sentences he was given for mobile phone use.
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Oct 14th 2013, 10:43 PM
# why me
7 ways your phone is making you sad
You always hurt the ones you love.
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Sep 21st 2013, 6:00 PM
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