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Parents, do you know what these texts mean?

Do you know what this means: %*@:-( ? Or this: ~~#ZZZZZZ ? If the answers are no, you're not a teenager who uses alcohol or drugs.
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Polaroid Partners with RealD for New 3D Glasses Line [3D]

Polaroid is looking to get a piece of the three dimensional pie, inking a deal with 3D tech firm RealD. This means the next pair of 3D frames you pick up in a movie theater could be Polaroid's curved-lens design. More
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Polaroid Partners with RealD for New 3D Glasses Line [3D]

Polaroid is looking to get a piece of the three dimensional pie, inking a deal with 3D tech firm RealD. This means the next pair of 3D frames you pick up in a movie theater could be Polaroid's curved-lens design. More
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iPhone 4 Globe Registration Clarification – Erratum

Please note that, contrary to what it appeared to be, the iPhone 4 Registration page that Globe rolled out yesterday was merely for registration of interest . Credit: Globe Telecom This means that people who sign up are the first to know about iPhone 4 releases and pre-order; Its NOT the pre-order form per se . Globe has revised the registration page accordingly to reflect this: I repeat, that ...
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Android Users Can Now Bump Phones to Send Money Via PayPal [Android Apps]

The PayPal Mobile app for Android has received an update that features bump technology just like its iPhone counterpart. This means that Android users can now simply bump their devices together to send money. More
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Map Your Foursquare Check-Ins to Google Maps [Location]

We've previously suggested that social check-in service Foursquare can be more than just annoyingly self-involved , including its use as a self-tracker. Turns out it's seriously simple to track of your wanderings, for expense sheets or other means, with Google Maps. More
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Anandtech on the iPhone 4.01 Update: The Bars Show Higher and Lower Signals [Apple]

Anandtech has studied apple's new 4.01 OS update, and found that the new formula for displaying bars covers a much greater dynamic range. That is, it will show lower and higher signals than before, assigning those more extreme values as 1 and 5 bars. This means it'll require more signal to show higher bars, with the result of the iPhone showing 5 bars less often, but also showing "no service" less often, too. [ anandtech via macrumors ] More
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Advanced Ruler Pro Measures Large Distances With Your Smartphone [Downloads]

Android: If you're curious about how tall or how far away a building is but don't have the means to measure it, 99 cent app Advanced Ruler Pro will use your phone's camera and accelerometer to give you an estimate. More
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Soon You’ll Unlock Hotel Room Doors By Playing Songs on Your Phone [Hotels]

Some Holiday Inn locations will soon begin using the OpenWays door system. This means that guests will be offered the option of having a unique melody sent to their smartphones and playing that to open doors instead of swiping keycards. More
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Sprint and Walmart Let You Pretend That A Minute Has Up To 119 Seconds [Sprint]

Apparently Sprint and Walmart have bonded to start Common Cents Mobile , a low-cost carrier which rounds minutes down, not up. This means that instead of being charged for two minutes when you talk for 61 seconds, you'll only be charged for one. More
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