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Nokia isn't waiting for a citywide Wi-Fi network in San Francisco to get going before it gets involved in the city's broadband efforts. The company is donating a number of Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones and Internet tablets to two San Francisco high schools to get students hooked on the mobile Internet.
The new devices will take advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots set up at the two schools in recent months for the pilot project. The hope is that the students will use their new phones to snap pictures and video, creating digital content that they will share.

Safety for our children

These issues were emphasized Monday when students riding a Magnolia Independent School District bus responded to health problems suffered by the bus driver. One student, 9-year-old Tanner Gardner, used his cell phone to call 9-1-1. Other students raced home to get help from their parents.
While the bus driver, Judy Claspill, 48, died from an apparent heart attack, the usefulness of youngsters carrying cell phones could not be dismissed. Parents must really consider the added protection and peace of mind of children carrying these limited-use cell phones.
During the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colo., on April 20, 1999, which left 12 students and a teacher dead (as well as the two gunmen), students barricaded inside the building communicated via cell phones. More than 600 officers from 27 agencies responded to the school.

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham's son has epilepsy

The former Spice Girl, who is married to superstar footballer David, revealed her middle son's condition during a confrontation with paparazzi at London's Heathrow airport last week.

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger's dad hospitalised

Joe Jagger was rushed to Kingston hospital, in South West London, on Friday (03.10.06) after he reportedly punctured a lung and broke two ribs in the accident.

Caught off balance

Caught off balance

Home prices dropping here, rising there and sluggish appreciation. Squeamish owners fear a sudden tumble. Experts predict a long slowdown.

WHETHER at the dinner table, Starbucks or just standing around the office water cooler, Question No. 1 for most property owners these days is this: Is my home's value tanking yet, and if not, when?

Mortgage

Mortgage Standards Tightened

U.S.-chartered lenders are discouraged from qualifying buyers based on low starter rates.

Federal regulators are casting a disapproving eye on mortgages that give borrowers low introductory rates but let them pile up more debt over the long run — a loan feature favored by hundreds of thousands of Californians.

Thousands Remember 'Crocodile Hunter'

Thousands Remember 'Crocodile Hunter'
Friends and fans, including Hollywood stars and Australia's prime minister, bid farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Wednesday at a service that veered from poignant tributes to belly laughs.

Apple Computer Inc.

Latest line of iMacs unveiled / One includes 24-inch display, all have Intel Core 2 Duo processors
Apple Computer Inc. rolled out a line of iMacs Wednesday with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, including one with a 24-inch widescreen display, the largest iMac to date. The computers perform up to 50 percent faster than their predecessors, and...

Oil Prices Fall Below

Oil Prices Fall Below $66 a Barrel
Oil prices dropped below $66 a barrel Monday, after Iran said it would consider halting its enrichment of uranium and OPEC ministers said they would maintain their 28 million barrel-a-day production target. These developments supported the view that...

Far Removed From the Multiplex

Far Removed From the MultiplexWith an array of devices at their fingertips, youths don't always think of theaters as the place to see a flick.

The scores of footprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre chronicle Hollywood's history. What David Gale witnessed inside the auditorium on a recent evening may help predict the industry's future.

LEAH GARCHIK

LEAH GARCHIKSurfacing from the garage at Union Square on Thursday night, we found ourselves at an outdoor party -- all over the piazza, couples were stepping and swaying to swing music. There was no sign-up sheet, no cover charge.

Mike Hammer

Mike Hammer Creator Mickey Spillane Dies
Mickey Spillane, the macho mystery writer who wowed millions of readers with the shoot-'em-up sex and violence of gumshoe Mike Hammer, died Monday. He was 88. Spillane's death was confirmed by Brad Stephens of Goldfinch Funeral Home in his hometown of...