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Gorilla Glass, used in cellphones, coming to cars

2015-12-16 23:16:32| Automakers - Topix.net

Corning Inc.'s Gorilla Glass is used for the screens on billions of mobile phones. Now, car makers are using an automotive version to help shave weight off their vehicles and improve fuel economy.

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USGA to allow cellphones at U.S. Open for first time

2015-04-20 07:08:47| Wireless - Topix.net

The U.S. Golf Association will allow the use of cellphones at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, a policy that will be enacted for the first time in the event's history. Mobile devices less than 7 inches in length will be permitted on the grounds - including cellphones and PDAs - but must be on a silent or vibrate setting.

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Baltimore police often surveil cellphones amid US secrecy

2015-04-09 04:06:17| Telecom - Topix.net

This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows the StingRay II, manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Fla., a cellular site simulator used for surveillance purposes. A police officer testified Wednesday, April 8, 2015, that the Baltimore Police Department has used Hailstorm, a upgraded version of the StringRay surveillance device, 4,300 times and believes it is under orders by the U.S. government to withhold evidence from criminal trials and ignore subpoenas in cases where the device is used.

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