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Schermerhorn sped away, the humvee's flat tire flapping crazily. Whiteside climbed out of the turret and began trying to resuscitate the lieutenant. Colgan made a gurgling sound. He has a wife and kids, Whiteside thought. We've got to keep him alive. Buxton grabbed the radio handset. "This is Tomb Raider 6-3 Delta," he said. "Lieutenant Colgan is down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Portrait Of A Platoon | 12/29/2003 | See Source »

Since not every ring tone works with every phone, it's best to start by checking the menus on your phone for downloadable tunes or visiting the website of your carrier or handset maker. Most sounds cost between $1 and $2.50 each and are added to your monthly service bill. Search beyond the Top 10 lists, and you'll find lots of oldies but goodies like Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing (on SprintPCS Vision phones), a selection of Bollywood hits (on Verizon's Get It Now service) and 100 college fight songs (on nokia.com and other sites...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Ring In the New Year | 12/29/2003 | See Source »

Dory Yacobian parks her minivan, pulls out a cell phone and checks on her lasagna. Using her phone to control the oven at home, she adjusts the bake time, plops the handset into her purse and greets her daughter coming out of school. "It alleviates so much stress to be able to walk in the door and have dinner ready and waiting," she says. "I love this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech: Tomorrow's Kitchen | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

...which allows the transport of voice, data and video over the same network. And as the various kinds of communications become intertwined, the sum is greater than the parts. The phone that the clerk uses is an IP phone from Cisco Systems that packs more punch than your old handset could even dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Say Hello to the Next Phone War | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

...less than welcoming. Despite widespread promotion, the Internet service MSN has not been wildly popular in Europe (neither has its rival, AOL, which is owned by the company that publishes TIME). Only one major mobile - phone operator, Orange, has marketed a phone based on Microsoft software (its new Motorola handset follows an earlier version made by Taiwanese contract manufacturer HTC). And some other deals have gone nowhere or worse (see sidebar on page...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft goes Mobile | 10/19/2003 | See Source »

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