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Bay Area Startup Creates Technology To Let Gun Owners Remotely Disable Weapons
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a cellphone controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved—and disable it remotely.
San Francisco Gives Up Battle For Cell Phone Radiation Labels
San Francisco appears to be giving up its battle for an ordinance that would require retailers to warn customers about cellphone radiation and its health effects.
Court Rules Using Cell Phone For GPS Violates Hands-Free Driving Laws
A fresh court ruling in California states that using a phone solely for navigation is a violation of hands-free laws.
California Authorities Cracking Down On Distracted Drivers This Month
The California Highway Patrol and law enforcement agencies throughout the state on Monday are kicking off a month-long crackdown on drivers who text or talk on the phone while behind the wheel.
Brazilian Company Selling Phone With ‘iPhone’ Name, Google Software
A Brazilian company has begun selling smartphones in Brazil with the iPhone brand after winning the legal right to use the name in Latin America’s biggest country.
Child Privacy Rules Slowing App Growth For Developers
The FTC’s chairman, Jon Leibowitz, defended the government’s approach. “When you are talking about children, you have to give the benefit of the doubt to privacy,” he said last week on Capitol Hill.
Tech Report: T-Mobile To Sell Phones Only At Full Price
The days of buying a low-cost, subsidized cell phone in exchange for being locked into a service contract with a cellular carrier could be numbered if T-Mobile’s pricing strategy for 2013 gets any traction.
Woman Choked, Robbed On San Francisco City College Campus
A woman was choked and had her cellphone stolen as she walked across a footbridge to City College of San Francisco on Wednesday morning, police said Thursday.
iPhone 5 Unveiled At Apple Event In San Francisco
After weeks of speculation, anticipation and a dose of hype, Apple unveiled the newest version of its wildly popular smartphone at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday.
San Francisco Cell Phone Labeling Ruling Could Have Far Reaching Effects
A Federal Appeals Court judge in San Francisco was set to hear arguments Thursday in a long-simmering legal battle between the city and the wireless industry.
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