June 2015 cell phone news
6 SaveOnPhone stories from this month.
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News Weekly Cell Phone News in Review–June 29, 2015
The week of June 29, 2015: courts rule location records private, T-Mobile opens up free upgrades, and kill switches cut smartphone thefts sharply.
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Phones Kill Switch Drastically Reduced Smartphone Thefts Last Year
Consumer Reports counted 2.1 million phone thefts in 2014, down a million from 2013, tracking the spread of remote kill switches.
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News Weekly Cell Phone News in Review–June 22, 2015
The week of June 22, 2015: 600 million Galaxy phones exposed to hackers, a $100 million FCC fine against AT&T for throttling, and carriers cleared to block robocalls.
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Carriers FCC Fines AT&T $100 Million for Throttling Unlimited Data Customers
The FCC proposed a record $100 million fine against AT&T for failing to tell unlimited customers when their speeds would be throttled and how far.
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Phones Escape the Smartphone Distractions with the Light Phone
Ever feel overwhelmed with text messages, email alerts, Facebook updates, and all the other distractions on your smartphone? If so, the Light Phone may be ...
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News Weekly Cell Phone News in Review–June 15, 2015
The week of June 15, 2015: the industry sues Berkeley over warning labels, phone thefts fall as kill switches spread, and South Korea tracks phones to fight MERS.