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Chinese teenager reportedly sells kidney to buy iPhone, iPad

Last updated Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 5:33pm

LOS ANGELES — It sounds like the stuff of urban legends, but the official Chinese Xinhua News Agency is reporting that five people have been arrested for alleged involvement in the removal and selling of a teenager’s kidney for transplant.

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Enjoy taking photographs? Give Instagram a whirl

Leslie Meredith Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 8:11am

Instagram isn't just for hipsters. The iPhone-only photo app is getting ready to take off in a big way, and you might enjoy giving it a try -- even if your kids, like my daughter, say it's really only for people under the age of 25.

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Rachel Denning, Dan Lynch and Brian Speckart browse the recently released 1940s census data at the Find My Past booth during the RootsTech conference at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City this week. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Pay-as-you-go U.K. company entering U.S. genealogy market

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 8:15am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Evidence of an explosion of interest and technology is the best way to describe the RootsTech genealogy conference, which runs through today at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.

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Ringtone halts NY Philharmonic performance

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 10:53am

NEW YORK -- It's the dreaded sound at any live performance -- a ringing cellphone.

That's what happened Tuesday night at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall during the final movement of Gustav Mahler's Ninth Symphony by the New York Philharmonic. Maestro Alan Gilbert stopped the orchestra until the phone was silenced.

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In this Dec. 29, 2011, photo, a woman poses with a smart phone displaying the Winter Survival Kit, a smart-phone application developed by Myriad Devices, a startup company in the North Dakota State University's research and technology park, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The bright red "I'm Stranded" button helps motorists more quickly reach out for help in emergencies, and the app also provides winter preparation tips, such as what to include in a survival kit to keep in your car. (AP Photo/Amber Hunt)

Survival app aims to help drivers in winter storms

Dave Kolpack The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 6, 2012 - 10:48am

FARGO, N.D. -- When a powerful blizzard ripped through North Dakota last winter, hundreds of drivers were stranded as white-out conditions shuttered interstates spanning the state. Snow whipped up by wind marred the lines between pavement and grassy drop-offs, leaving some scared motorists unsure what to do.

Two local software developers figured they could help.

Bob Bertsch, an employee with the North Dakota State University Extension Service, and Jake Joraanstad, an NDSU computer engineering major, had just finished developing an app to help residents during floods when the blizzard hit in March, convincing them to shift their attention to winter disasters.

Winter Survival Kit was born. The free program, available for iPhones and Android smartphones, is both a primer to help motorists prepare for winter driving and a beacon when things go badly.

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The newly released Standard-Examiner mobile application is displayed on an iPhone 4 on Friday.

Standard-Examiner launches new mobile website, apps

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 14, 2011 - 12:06pm

OGDEN -- The Standard-Examiner has launched a new mobile-optimized website and two apps designed for smartphones.

This provides readers a customized digital experience based on the device being used. When a reader goes to the main website at www.standard.net, the site detects the type of handset in use and shows the appropriate mobile-optimized website display and content.

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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2011 file photo, the Leon Guerrero family, on vacation from Dallas, show off their new Apple iPhone 4S phones they purchased at a Sprint store in San Francisco. Apple said Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, it sold more than 4 million units of the new iPhone model in three days. It's selling more than twice as fast as the previous model did when it launched last year. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Apple sells more than 4 million new iPhones in 3 days

Jeremy C. Owens San Jose Mercury News

Last updated Monday, October 17, 2011 - 5:18pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple Inc.'s newest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, topped sales of 4 million in its first three days of release, more than doubling the debut of its predecessor and setting a record for a mobile phone, according to the company.

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Verizon iPhone/AT&T iPhone: One is not like the other

Leslie Meredith

Last updated Sunday, January 16, 2011 - 4:03am

Following the long-anticipated official announcement of the iPhone 4 on Verizon, it's certain that folks who have been longing for an iPhone and loathe AT&T will be among the first to reserve one beginning Feb. 3.

Before anyone takes the leap, however, it's important to understand the differences between the iPhones and their service plans. And you'll want to be aware of fees you could incur by switching providers.

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Verizon big winner from having iPhone?

Peter Svensson, The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, January 10, 2011 - 4:27pm

NEW YORK -- Verizon Wireless would seem to be a big winner after its expected announcement Tuesday that it will start selling the iPhone and break Apple Inc.'s monogamous relationship with AT&T Inc. in the U.S.

But for several reasons, the iPhone's arrival to Verizon would be poorly timed, and Verizon's gains won't be as clear-cut as one might believe.

There's no doubt a Verizon iPhone would attract millions of buyers, and it would give the country's largest wireless carrier a chance to catch up with AT&T in attracting high-paying smart phone customers.

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