Articles tagged with: Boston
Residents use iPhone to report street-level woes
Michael Novaria's wife was cursing when she burst through the door. It was the first snowstorm of the year, and her car was stuck on Hampstead Road, just down the hill from their house in Jamaica Plain. more
Related Tags: apple-iphone, USA
Check Out Boston's Mobile Tech Scene
Related Tags: USA
Boston acts to ban driver texting
The state's largest city took a major step yesterday toward banning texting while driving, adding considerable momentum to a campaign to outlaw the dangerous but ubiquitous practice statewide. more
Related Tags: text-messaging, sms, driving, USA
Proposal would ban texting at wheel
Motorists would be barred from texting or typing on a mobile phone while driving in Boston, under a plan city councilors hope will spur the state to impose a statewide ban. more
Related Tags: driving, hands-free, text-messaging, USA
Man claims Boston police beat him over cameraphone photos
A correctional officer filed a civil rights lawsuit against six Boston police officers Thursday, claiming they severely beat him because they became angry when they saw him filming them with his cell phone. more
Verizon Wireless Tests LTE in Boston, Seattle
Verizon Wireless says that it has completed its first successful Long Term Evolution (LTE) data calls in boston and Seattle - based on the 3GPP Release 8 standard. The successful data calls involved streaming video, file uploads and downloads, and Web browsing. Significantly, Verizon Wireless has successfully made data calls using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to enable voice transmissions over the LTE 4G network. more
Related Tags: verizon-wireless, lte, seattle, base, 4g, USA
Hub to get early look at next-level Web link
Before the year is out, Boston residents will have a new way to get high-speed Internet service: with their cellphones. more
Related Tags: verizon-wireless, lte, USA
Verizon's tax appeal setback turns into $5m gain for Boston
Boston is in line for a $5 million tax windfall, at the expense of telecom provider Verizon Communications. more
Related Tags: verizon-communications, USA
Boston trolley driver pleads not guilty in crash
The former Boston subway operator who authorities say was texting during a crash that injured more than 60 people has pleaded not guilty in the case. more
Related Tags: text-messages, USA
Train Driver Accused of Sending SMS Just Before Crash
A Boston subway trolley driver was indicted Wednesday on allegations that he was sending a text message when the car he was operating plowed into another train, injuring more than 50 people. more
Related Tags: text-messages, sms, USA

