Morning Newsdome: Phones today
November 4, 2009 at 11:49 am by Bobby Feingold in News
MOBILE PHONES: More important than people
>> Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched a Flying Without Fear app to help people overcome their travel trepidation with video, FAQs and a fear attack button for emergencies with breathing exercises. Who needs a therapist or a close friend when you have an iPhone? (Reuters)
>> More on mobile phones: Fanatical Muslim insurgents Al Shabaab have banned non-Islamic audio for people’s ringtones since seizing parts of Somalia, saying they do not tolerate “anything that may corrupt the people.” Come on, when did a “Poker Face” ringtone really hurt anyone? (Reuters)
>> Speaking of Gaga’s potential harm: A celebrity photographer working an awards ceremony in Manhattan last night collapsed and died of a heart attack just after Lady Gaga arrived. Her seizure-inducing outfits are gaining strength. (Photo District Online)
>> A new American Eagle store in Times Square will be open until 1 a.m. and include a “15 Seconds of Fame” feature which lets shoppers submit their picture to be broadcast on a Times Square screen minutes later. But honestly, who would want to advertise to the world that they buy crappy logo decal shirts at one in the morning? (Womenswear Daily)
>> Finally, hit hard by the recession, Ohio is set to vote “yes” to casinos tied to new jobs after rejecting attempts to bring gambling to the state for the past two decades. Aside from a handful of new jobs, the plan seems like a great way for down-on-their-luck Ohioans to squander what little money they have left at the slots. (Fox News)
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November 4th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Ohio, eh?
Next up should be us…