cellphone - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Thu, 25 Sep 2014 04:02:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 It’s true: old people hate cell phones https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/09/its-true-old-people-hate-cell-phones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-true-old-people-hate-cell-phones Thu, 25 Sep 2014 23:00:28 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8048 Who would have imagined that we would ever carry a phone around with us in our pocket, with the ability – more or less – to reach out and call anybody we want to, no matter where in the world they are, for practically free? If you had asked your grandparents when they were growing […]

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]]> How anonymous is your unlisted phone number? https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/12/how-anonymous-is-your-unlisted-phone-number/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-anonymous-is-your-unlisted-phone-number Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:00:43 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7188 Quick show of hands: how many of you have an unlisted phone number? Especially in today’s world of cellphones, the notion of a “phone book” that is printed on paper and delivered to your house is almost laughable.  People purposefully have their phone numbers listed in a phone book as part of being neighborly and […]

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]]> What are the most used smartphone apps? https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/10/what-are-the-most-used-smartphone-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-the-most-used-smartphone-apps Fri, 11 Oct 2013 23:00:15 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6908 What is the one smartphone app that you have on your phone that you absolutely, positively can’t live without? What app are you continually checking or always using, much to the chagrin of those around you? Let’s take the guesswork out of the smartphone app that took the number one spot on this list: FACEBOOK. […]

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]]> Eight Cellphone Etiquette Rules https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/09/eight-cellphone-etiquette-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eight-cellphone-etiquette-rules Mon, 09 Sep 2013 23:00:54 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6775 Web Watch was at a business meeting the other day when the subject of cellphone apps came up as a natural part of the conversation. It was a simple discussion among serious executives. It was, if you will allow the capital letters, a Very Serious Meeting. And then someone at the table did the unthinkable.  […]

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]]> 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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]]> The average phone user checks their phone 150 times per day https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/05/the-average-phone-user-checks-their-phone-150-times-per-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-average-phone-user-checks-their-phone-150-times-per-day Tue, 28 May 2013 23:00:04 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6341 How many times a day do you check your phone, whether it be for messages, emails, Twitter, Facebook status updates, Instagram, or actually making a phone call to someone?  We’re not even talking exclusively smartphone users, who have those things glued to their hands at all times.  We’re including all mobile phone users here. Heck, […]

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]]> 25 Tornado Survival Tips https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/05/25-tornado-survival-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=25-tornado-survival-tips Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:52 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6292 From the NOAA: At night, keep looking at ground level for tell-tale signs that a tornado is snapping powerlines, such as quick, bright flashes of either blue-green to white. Not all tornadoes are funnel clouds. Some have no clouds at all, making them nearly invisible from a distance, save the flying debris and dust that […]

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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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