cell phone - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:27:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 How many apps does a person need on their smartphone? https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/07/how-many-apps-does-a-person-need-on-their-smartphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-many-apps-does-a-person-need-on-their-smartphone Mon, 22 Jul 2013 23:00:06 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6562 Show of hands – how many of you own a smartphone (Apple’s iPhone, Google’s Android primarily)? That’s right – we know that while the vast majority of you did raise your hand proudly waving your mini-computer around, there are still a fairly substanial number of you who still proudly sport a flip phone or other […]

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]]> Why ICE (“In Case of Emergency”) is Worthless https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/04/why-ice-in-case-of-emergency-is-worthless/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-ice-in-case-of-emergency-is-worthless Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:00:18 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6144 If you’re like Web Watch, then you too have likely received the parental email thread – typically forwarded from friend after friend, Facebook after Facebook post – that encourages everyone to enter an I.C.E. entry on your cellphone. You know, IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. That ICE entry would contain the name, phone number, and other […]

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]]> Only 52% of cellphone owners have done this https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/03/only-52-of-cellphone-owners-have-done-this/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=only-52-of-cellphone-owners-have-done-this Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:00:18 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6055 It’s happened to everyone, at one time or another. You’ve stepped away from your desk, bar stool, wherever — and not 3 minutes later you discover that your cellphone is missing. Gone, in a blink of an eye.  Your entire life – photos, contacts, important numbers, etc — all gone forever.  Stolen, perhaps. Lost, definitely. And […]

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]]> At least one person sitting near you has a dirty picture on their phone https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/02/at-least-one-person-sitting-near-you-has-a-dirty-picture-on-their-phone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-least-one-person-sitting-near-you-has-a-dirty-picture-on-their-phone Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:02 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5945 Quick show of hands — how many of you have a dirty picture on your cell phone, right now? Web Watch isn’t concerned whether it’s one that you’ve taken of yourself (selfies!) or one that was sent to you (sexted) from one we would hope would be a really close friend. The question still stands […]

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]]> Are you a Showroomer? When retail stores fight back against the Internet, we all lose https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/02/are-you-a-showroomer-when-retail-stores-fight-back-against-the-internet-we-all-lose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-a-showroomer-when-retail-stores-fight-back-against-the-internet-we-all-lose Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:41 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=4656 Showroom: The Saga of a Family, a Car Business and the Seven Deadly Sins By now, Web Watch is sure that you’ve heard of the term “showrooming“, where consumers go to Target, Best Buy, or other major retailers simply to browse the aisles – cell phone in hand – with the explicit purpose to NOT […]

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]]> The average teenager sends 3,339 texts per month https://thewebgangsta.com/2011/08/the-average-teenager-sends-3339-texts-per-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-average-teenager-sends-3339-texts-per-month Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:00:15 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=4167 TextAppeal for Guys – The Ultimate Texting Guide A new study has come out that shows some trends in how we use our cellphones. The 2011 WIRELESS NETWORK PERFORMANCE SURVEY asked over 22,000 wireless customers for their answers on cell phone use and their carrier.  Here is some of what they found: The average teenager […]

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