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Q&A: Indy entrepreneur's app tracks student attendance

Indianapolis entrepreneur Jeff Whorley in January debuted a smartphone app that tracks whether college students go to class. A wave of national media attention followed.

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Radio fighting to be heard among multiple car-dashboard options

The car dashboard, once the exclusive infotainment domain of traditional radio, is becoming a battleground where divergent companies fight for the attention of drivers and passengers.

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Speedway breaking new ground with massive wireless hardware

Those driving past the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the last week, might have noticed five 600-pound ball-shaped structures towering over the 2.5-mile oval race track.

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Samsung unveils successor to disastrous Note 7 phone

Samsung is trying to move past last year's disastrous Galaxy Note 7 launch with the Galaxy Note 8, which is likely to be among the most expensive phones on the market.

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Apple may test bounds of iPhone love with $1,000 model

The trend reflects the increasing sophistication of smartphones, which have been evolving into status symbols akin to automobiles. In both cases, many consumers appear willing to pay a premium price...

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Purdue professor develops way to transmit 3D images through phones

The technology has futuristic business applications in a number of industries, including real estate, medicine and retail, where stores could offer holographic online shopping.

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Apple planning giant, lower-priced iPhone models, sources say

Apple Inc. is reportedly preparing to release a trio of new smartphones later this year, including the largest iPhone ever, after sales of the iPhone X failed to meet expectations.

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Round Room dials up massive growth in cell-phone industry with unique plan

With 2,400 employees and $2 billion in revenue, Carmel-based Round Room LLC is most assuredly not a small company. But don’t tell that to CEO Scott Moorehead.

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Sprint, T-Mobile strike $26.5 billion deal to take on AT&T

Operating as T-Mobile, the company would have about $74 billion in annual revenue and 70 million wireless subscribers.

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Mobile carriers cut off flow of location data to brokers

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have pledged to stop providing information on U.S. phone owners' locations to data brokers, stepping back from a business practice that has drawn criticism for...

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Supreme Court: Police need search warrants to track cellphones

Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the court's four liberals in the 5-4 decision, wrote that "an individual maintains a legitimate expectation of privacy in the record of his physical movements" as...

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Bigger, pricier iPhone expected to be revealed Wednesday

Apple is expected to showcase three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product's appeal amid slowing sales.

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Apple shows off its most expensive iPhone yet

Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model to date, as the company seeks to widen the product's appeal amid slowing sales.

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Early 5G rollout in Indianapolis gives city wireless advantage

The buzzword in mobile is 5G—the newest generation of wireless service that promises more speed and better connectivity for smartphones, internet-connected devices and even autonomous cars.

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Indiana lawmakers look to address telemarketing issues

The state saw immediate results when the do-not-call law went into effect in 2002, but advances in technology are allowing telemarketers to find loopholes.

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Apple drops iPhone bombshell on already-reeling stock market

Apple acknowledged that demand for iPhones is waning, confirming investor fears that the company's most profitable product has lost some of its luster.

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Apple opens new chapter amid weakening iPhone demand

CEO Tim Cook is grappling with his toughest challenge since replacing co-founder Steve Jobs seven-plus years ago. Even as he tries to boost iPhone sales, Cook also must prove that Apple can still...

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Apple busts Facebook for distributing data-sucking app

Apple says Facebook can no longer distribute an app that paid users, including teenagers, to extensively track their phone and web use.

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Noblesville firm with funny name making mark with unique cell phone cases

Scooch over OtterBox? An upstart Hoosier firm is intent on grabbing a share of the cell phone case market with innovative features. Already, the nine-employee company has grown revenue to nearly $6...

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Indiana Supreme Court to hear phone privacy case

The Indiana Supreme Court is hearing the case of a woman who refused to unlock her cellphone for police in a stalking investigation.

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Apple trade-ins, discounts spark iPhone revival, stock jump

Apple Inc. executives had a clear message for investors on Tuesday: Demand for iPhones has begun to recover from a bruising holiday period.

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Supreme Court allows lawsuit over iPhone apps

A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that consumers can pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps.

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FCC chairman backs T-Mobile-Sprint deal in key endorsement

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said Monday he supported the $26.5 billion deal because the two companies promised to expand mobile internet access in rural areas and roll out 5G,...

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Reports: States plan suits to stop $26.5B Sprint-T-Mobile deal

Published reports say a group of at least 10 state attorneys general are planning a lawsuit to block a merger of wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint.

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Ten states sue to stop $26.5 billion Sprint-T-Mobile deal

The attorneys general, all Democrats, said eliminating a major wireless company will immediately harm consumers by reducing competition and driving up prices for cellphone service.

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Meijer rolls out mobile checkout app at Indianapolis stores

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer said the app has been downloaded more than 1.1 million times since it started testing it in Michigan last year.

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