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Selling old phones could be risky move
Millions of cell phone users often update their old phones for a newer model.
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Something Old, Something New: Companies Focus on Recycling, Re-Using Outdated Phones
Old handsets that end up in landfills leak toxic chemicals into the soil and groundwater. But there are programs that make it easy for consumers to recycle, and even make some money.
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Funeral home collecting old cell phones for soldiers
The month of May is Military Appreciation Month. Wilson MILLER Funeral Home is one of nearly 1,000 Veterans & Family Memorial Care Providers nationwide that are Official Cell Phones for Soldiers collection locations. In 2011 VFMC Providers collected enough old cell phones to provide troops overseas with 1.2 Million free calling minutes.
www.ourmidland.com
In 2012, campaigns target voters through their phones
Even as the head of the Young Republicans at Samford University, Weathers Veazey didn't have a lot of time for politics this primary season.
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Mobile Phones Offer Indian Women a Better Life
In India, researchers are beginning to study the effects that the explosive growth in the mobile phone market has had on women's lives, in some cases, breaking the pattern of marital isolation.
www.nytimes.com
Campaigns target voters through their mobile phones
Political advertising has gone mobile this election season, which means you're likely to see more political ads texted to you, particularly if you live in a swing state.
www.cnn.com
Voters see ads on cell phones
Even as the head of the Young Republicans at Samford University, Weathers Veazey didn't have a lot of time for politics this primary season.
www.cnn.com
Where Fish Outnumber Phones
Guests from the Kura Kura resort on Menyawakan Island walk on the beach at Krakal Island.
travel.nytimes.com
A Second Chance for Idle Electronics
All the smart kids are selling their old gadgets. Here is how to get the highest price for those electronic goodies sitting neglected in drawers.
finance.yahoo.com
Increase in bogus 911 calls, some made by children
The Sherman Police Department has noticed an increase of false 911 calls being received by dispatchers. These false 911 calls are being made by children who are in possession of old cell phones that work but are without service, said Sgt. Bruce Dawsey.
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