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  • Missing person poster featuring Sandra Coke.
  • Oakland police say the body of a woman found in Solano County last week is missing federal investigator Sandra Coke.
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missing person, oakland, OPD, solano county, vallejo, vacaville, cellphone, internet, east bay news, mark matthews
  • Consumer Reports has partnered exclusively with 7 On Your Side for a report on some new security apps for Android devices.
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apps, android, cellphone, smartphones, consumer reports, consumer news
  • Consumer Reports has partnered exclusively with 7 On Your Side for a report on some new security apps for Android devices.
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apps, cellphone, smartphones, hacking, consumer reports, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • AMBER Alert on cellphone
  • California lawmakers are taking a look at the technology used in a recent AMBER Alert that was sent to people's cellphones.
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amber alert, cellphone, smartphones, state capitol, politics, nannette miranda
  • AMBER Alert on cellphone
  • California lawmakers are taking a look at the technology used in a recent AMBER Alert that was sent to people's cellphones.
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state capitol, amber alert, cellphone, smartphones, politics video
  • Audrie Pott was a student at Saratoga High School
  • The parents of a Saratoga teen who killed herself after an alleged sexual assault have reached a settlement with two defendants.
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saratoga, crime, sex crimes, cyberbullying, facebook, websites, internet, smartphones, parenting, cellphone, social media, audrie pott, vigil, south bay news
  • Outside Lands 2010
  • There's new technology this year that'll let you plug in and connect to the live music at SF's Outside Lands, even if you're not there.
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music, art, golden gate park, AT&T, websites, internet, youtube, celebrity, smartphones, cellphone, apps, entertainment, jonathan bloom
  • Outisde Lands music festival line
  • Thousands of music fans are pouring into SF's Golden Gate Park to kick off the first day of the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival.
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music, art, golden gate park, AT&T, websites, internet, youtube, celebrity, smartphones, cellphone, apps, entertainment
  • Outside Lands 2010
  • Thousands of music fans are pouring into SF's Golden Gate Park to kick off the first day of the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival.
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music, art, golden gate park, AT&T, websites, internet, youtube, celebrity, smartphones, cellphone, apps, entertainment
  • Students
  • Students at nearly 250 California schools posted photos on social media websites while they were taking standardized tests.
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facebook, twitter, social media, cellphone, smartphones, iphone, education
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facebook, twitter, social media, cellphone, smartphones, iphone, education
  • San Francisco police say a cab driver was stabbed with a box cutter after a 17-year-old refused to pay his fare Thursday night.
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potrero hill, crime, violence, cellphone, SFPD, driving, san francisco news
  • Outside Lands 2010
  • There's new technology this year that'll let you plug in and connect to the live music at SF's Outside Lands, even if you're not there.
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music, art, golden gate park, AT&T, websites, internet, youtube, celebrity, smartphones, cellphone, apps, entertainment
  • Police say a woman was hit over the head with a flowerpot and robbed near Portsmouth Square in SF's Chinatown neighborhood.
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chinatown, crime, violence, cellphone, san francisco news
  • Text sent regarding AMBER Alert
  • A text message about two missing kids near San Diego came late last night in the Bay Area.
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amber alert, children, blackberry, iphone, cellphone, news
  • Text sent regarding AMBER Alert
  • Some Bay Area residents are reporting issues with a federal emergency text system used for an AMBER Alert last night.
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amber alert, children, blackberry, iphone, cellphone, california news, matt keller
  • woman playing Candy Crush on her phone
  • An international conference is going on in San Francisco focusing on the games you can play on your mobile device.
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cellphone, smartphones, video game, news
  • Colby Worsham was arrested for a series of thefts in Morgan Hill
  • A 22-year-old man was arrested in Morgan Hill after allegedly stealing two cellphones and using stolen credit cards to buy merchandise.
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morgan hill, crime, cellphone, credit cards, south bay news
  • iPhone
  • San Francisco law enforcement officials are working with smartphone manufacturers on anti-theft systems.
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cellphone, smartphones, crime, iphone, blackberry, george gascon, samsung, iPad, apple, motorola, FCC, muni, android, SFPD, news
  • Criminals are targeting diners eating outside at restaurants in areas of San Francisco popular with tourists.
  • Criminals are targeting diners eating outside at restaurants in areas of San Francisco popular with tourists.
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tourism, crime, smartphones, cellphone, SFPD, fisherman's wharf, news
  • Spain train crash
  • "Black box" data recorders show that a train conductor in Spain was on the phone when the vehicle derailed, killing 79 people.
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transportation, crash, cellphone, national/world
  • Audrie Pott was a student at Saratoga High School
  • The parents of a Saratoga teen who killed herself after an alleged sexual assault have added a new defendant to their lawsuit.
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saratoga, crime, sex crimes, cyberbullying, facebook, websites, internet, smartphones, parenting, cellphone, social media, audrie pott, vigil, south bay news
  • iPhone
  • San Francisco law enforcement officials are working with smartphone manufacturers on anti-theft systems.
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cellphone, smartphones, crime, iphone, blackberry, george gascon, samsung, iPad, apple, motorola, FCC, muni, android, SFPD, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Criminals are targeting diners eating outside at restaurants in areas of San Francisco popular with tourists.
  • Criminals are targeting diners eating outside at restaurants in areas of San Francisco popular with tourists.
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tourism, crime, smartphones, cellphone, SFPD, fisherman's wharf, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Muni surveillance photos of man who tried to rob Muni bus passengers
  • San Francisco police are asking for help identifying a man who tried to rob two young people on a Muni bus.
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crime, cellphone, muni, san francisco news
  • Taking mobile technology to the next level
  • Some big product announcements were made at the Mobile Beat conference in San Francisco.
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cellphone, apps, smartphones, tablets, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Taking mobile technology to the next level
  • Some big product announcements were made at the Mobile Beat conference in San Francisco.
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cellphone, smartphones, apps, tablets, news
  • Rebtel
  • 7 On Your Side checked out an app that offers a cheap way to call overseas.
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apps, smartphones, cellphone, consumer news
  • Rebtel
  • 7 On Your Side checked out an app that offers a cheap way to call overseas.
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cellphone, smartphones, apps, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Houston police officers found two Instagram photos of a carjacking suspect posing on the stolen car while holding a gun.
  • A Houston woman who had her purse, car, and cellphone stolen at gunpoint used technology to track down the alleged thief.
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crime, cellphone, smartphones, instagram, national/world
  • Police officers in Southern California are receiving death threats after a video was posted online showing an officer shooting a dog.
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southern california, animal, animals in peril, violence, guns, shooting, cellphone, caught on tape, youtube, internet, websites, california news
  • A San Francisco-based start-up called Voxer created an app that turns any smartphone into a walkie-talkie.
  • A San Francisco-based start-up called Voxer created an app that turns any smartphone into a walkie-talkie.
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cellphone, sprint, business, jonathan bloom
  • A San Francisco-based start-up called Voxer created an app that turns any smartphone into a walkie-talkie.
  • A San Francisco-based start-up called Voxer created an app that turns any smartphone into a walkie-talkie.
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cellphone, sprint, business
  • man pays for coffee with smartphone
  • The future of paying for purchases in a store with your smartphone may be unavoidable, so how safe is it?
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credit cards, smartphones, cellphone, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • man pays for coffee with smartphone
  • The future of paying for purchases in a store with your smartphone may be unavoidable, so how safe is it?
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credit cards, smartphones, cellphone, consumer news
  • A Burlingame man who left threatening voicemails for a Brisbane cop after his arrest was sentenced to more than a year in prison.
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burlingame, redwood city, brisbane, crime, DUI, smartphones, cellphone, violence, peninsula news
  • Stolen cell phones
  • Top prosecutors in SF and NY are set to announce the formation of a nationwide initiative to stop a surge in smartphone thefts.
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smartphones, cellphone, crime, new york, george gascon, apple, google, samsung, microsoft, iphone, news
  • Bill allows CA drivers to legally text and drive
  • A new study released Wednesday shows hands-free texting is worse than actually texting while driving.
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cellphone, driving, smartphones, AAA, news
  • Bill allows CA drivers to legally text and drive
  • A new study released Wednesday shows hands-free texting is worse than actually texting while driving.
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cellphone, driving, smartphones, AAA, national/world, heather ishimaru
  • The man who blew the lid off the NSA surveillance story has dropped out of sight.
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smartphones, cellphone, white house, internet, dianne feinstein, news
  • Whistleblower Ed Snowden.
  • The man who blew the lid off the NSA surveillance story has dropped out of sight.
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smartphones, cellphone, white house, internet, dianne feinstein, politics
  • 2 Chainz arrives at the LA Premiere of the Fast and Furious 6
  • Police say rapper 2 Chainz was robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood on Sunday afternoon.
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celebrity, celebrity crime, music, soma, crime, smartphones, cellphone, san francisco news
  • Whistleblower Ed Snowden.
  • The father of the man who blew the lid off the NSA surveillance story fears for his son's safety.
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smartphones, cellphone, white house, internet, news
  • Newspaper reveals source is Edward Snowden
  • A London newspaper has named an American who works as a NSA contractor as its source of leaks about surveillance programs.
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barack obama, protest, verizon, smartphones, cellphone, white house, george w. bush, eric holder, politics video
  • President Obama talks about snooping controversy
  • President Obama's trip to Silicon Valley made headlines Friday when he vigorously defended sweeping secret surveillance.
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san jose, health care, barack obama, fundraiser, democrats, silicon valley, protest, verizon, smartphones, cellphone, white house, george w. bush, eric holder, politics video
  • Man on a computer
  • The nation's top intelligence official is declassifying key details about efforts to collect data from phone records.
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verizon, smartphones, cellphone, barack obama, white house, george w. bush, eric holder, news
  • Verizon Wireless store.
  • The Obama administration is defending the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens.
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verizon, smartphones, cellphone, barack obama, white house, george w. bush, eric holder, politics video
  • FILE - A file photo of a Verizon Wireless store. (AP Photo)
  • The Obama administration is defending the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens.
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verizon, smartphones, cellphone, barack obama, white house, george w. bush, eric holder, news
  • Samsung Galaxy S4
  • 7 On Your Side has the results of a Consumer Reports comparison test of Android phones versus the iPhone 5.
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consumer reports, iphone, cellphone, android, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Samsung Galaxy S4
  • 7 On Your Side has the results of a Consumer Reports comparison test of Android phones versus the iPhone 5.
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consumer reports, iphone, cellphone, android, news