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  • 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
  • Apple iPhone 5 Photo: Lukas Barth/dapd
  • According to All Things D, we could see a new iPhone for sale in less than a month.
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apple, iphone, cupertino, smartphones, technology
  • 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
  • Though most video games are marketed toward teen boys and young men, a new study reveals 45 percent of gamers are women.
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study, video game, smartphones, social media, business
  • 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
  • A federal administrative panel has issued an import ban on some Samsung devices on grounds they violate two of Apple's patents.
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apple, samsung, trials, smartphones, tablets, iPad, iphone, android, business
  • 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
  • Football on your Phone - Manning Brothers Music Video
  • Football brothers Eli and Peyton Manning are clearly not afraid to be ridiculous.
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viral video, youtube, celebrity, smartphones, television, watercooler
  • Tile is a wireless homing beacon for pretty much anything.
  • When's the last time you couldn't find your car keys or misplaced your purse?
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burlingame, apps, smartphones, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Tile is a wireless homing beacon for pretty much anything.
  • When's the last time you couldn't find your car keys or misplaced your purse?
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burlingame, apps, smartphones, news
  • Carma app
  • A Bay Area-based app company is offering incentives for people willing to step up and drive carpools during a BART strike.
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oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, apps, smartphones, websites, internet, news
  • Carma app
  • A Bay Area-based app company is offering incentives for people willing to step up and drive carpools during a BART strike.
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oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, apps, smartphones, websites, internet, bay area traffic, jonathan bloom
  • 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
  • Starbucks is offering free coffeeon April 15.
  • Starbucks says it's reached a deal to partner with Google that will allow it to offer its customers dramatically faster Wi-Fi service.
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mountain view, starbucks, google, internet, computers, smartphones, websites, business
  • San Francisco taxi drivers protest smartphone-based ride-sharing companies in front of City Hall.
  • Tuesday afternoon, a long-awaited ruling spelled out the future of ride-sharing services like Lyft and Sidecar.
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smartphones, apps, protest, ed lee, san francisco city hall, san francisco news, jonathan bloom
  • San Francisco taxi drivers protest smartphone-based ride-sharing companies in front of City Hall.
  • Tuesday afternoon, a long-awaited ruling spelled out the future of ride-sharing services like Lyft and Sidecar.
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smartphones, apps, protest, ed lee, san francisco city hall, 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
  • 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
  • The world of social networking just got a whole lot happier.
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apple, smartphones, apps, social media, technology
  • 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
  • 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
  • Toddler buys car on eBay
  • An Oregon family is figuring out what to do after a toddler accidentally bought a car on eBay with her dad's smartphone.
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ebay, smartphones, apps, children, watercooler
  • 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
  • Wireless speaker
  • Consumer Reports has tested nearly 20 portable wireless speakers with rechargeable batteries.
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consumer reports, iphone, smartphones, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Facebook announces its photo-sharing app Instagram is adding video
  • Facebook's adding video to its popular app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter's video-sharing app, Vine.
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facebook, mark zuckerberg, menlo park, twitter, instagram, iphone, android, smartphones, news
  • Facebook announces its photo-sharing app Instagram is adding video
  • Facebook's adding video to its popular app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter's video-sharing app, Vine.
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facebook, mark zuckerberg, menlo park, twitter, instagram, iphone, android, smartphones, technology, matt keller
  • Task Rabbit app
  • A San Francisco couple has found a way to make enough money off apps like Task Rabbit and Airbnb to quit their day jobs.
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smartphones, apps, fashion, jobs, travel, animal, news
  • Task Rabbit app
  • A San Francisco couple has found a way to make enough money off apps like Task Rabbit and Airbnb to quit their day jobs.
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smartphones, apps, fashion, jobs, travel, animal, technology, jonathan bloom
  • 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