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Philly: Inspector said collapse 'wasn't my fault'

A building inspector who had visited a demolition site before a brick wall collapsed onto an adjacent thrift store, killing six people, left a cellphone video message before his apparent suicide this week saying the collapse "wasn't my fault," the mayor's spokesman said.Full story

Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying

Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus has yet to be confirmed. Full story

U.S. officials push cellphone makers to add theft deterrents

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. state and city officials are banding together to pressure cellphone makers to adopt technology, including a "kill switch" to disable stolen phones, that would deter rampant theft of the devices. Full story

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Prosecutors push for 'kill switch' to prevent smartphone thefts

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New rule lets Canadians cancel wireless contracts after two years

Service lets kids report bullying via text message

La. Senate panel approves 2 cent tax on cellphones

Okla. men get video of deadly tornado overhead

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

Busted by butt-dial: 'This phone really called 911? Damn!'

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   ‘This is just about helping other people’

Eighteen year old high school student Eesha Khare told NBC’s Miguel Almaguer  about discovering a new way to store energy.  Her invention could change the way we charge our cellphones and other electric accessories in the future. 

  Vickers:  ‘I don’t walk out of the house without a pistol and a cellphone’

Rancher Linda Vickers lives 65 miles north of the U.S. Mexico border says she is frightened, and explains the border is not secure until the people living at the border say it is secure.

  Cellphone video captures aftermath of Texas shootout

Cellphone video captures the shootout involving man who could be linked to the slaying of Colorado's state prison chief. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports.

  Mysterious light seen streaking across Texas sky

A Texas man captures cellphone video of a mysterious light streaking across the sky believed to be a meteor. KPRC’s Mary Lee reports.

  KLG impersonates Hoda’s ‘zone out’ face

A mom who turned off her cellphone and fled from Pennsylvania to Florida prompts TODAY’s Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb to discuss cellphone and conversation etiquette. Also: KLG accuses Hoda of “zoning out” on her.

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