Lebanese people terrified of using their phones and laptops following deadly pager attacks
Civilians in Beirut are living in fear that their laptops and mobile phones could be the next devices to be used as bombs ...
Hezbollah Chief's 'Bury Phones' Plea Was Israel's Opportunity | Pager Plan Decoded
Information given to New York Times by the Israeli officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity ...
Can phones be rigged to explode like the pagers in Lebanon? Experts say it's possible — but unlikely
Given the deadly explosions of pagers owned by members of Hezbollah this week, many smartphone users are asking if their ...
Doctors and first responders are among those who still use pagers
Kelly says first responders and large manufacturers also use pagers. The manufacturers have employees use the devices on ...
The Montana Standard1d
Lebanon explosions raise questions about pagers in an age of smartphones
The explosions of devices in Lebanon this week returned the spotlight to the 70-year-old technology that remains popular with ...
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Fears of copycat attacks on pagers and phones after Hezbollah explosions
Groups with ill intent - from crime gangs to spies from rogue states - are examining how handheld devices can be targeted to ...
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Who still uses pagers anyway?
Mobile phones have mostly made pagers obsolete But some still rely on their durability and long battery life UK's NHS uses pagers to communicate quickly Sept 18 (Reuters) - As mobile phones became ...
Exclusive: Hezbollah handed out pagers hours before blasts - even after checks
Lebanon's Hezbollah was still handing its members new Gold Apollo branded pagers hours before thousands of the devices blew ...
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The Lebanon explosions raise a question: Deep into the smartphone era, who is still using pagers?
11, 2001, attacks. Some medical professionals and emergency workers prefer pagers to cell phones or use the devices in combination. They're handy for workers in remote locations, such as oil rigs ...
India Today35m
How Israel's pager blasts were four operations rolled into one
The synchronised detonation of 3,000 pagers and dozens of walkie-talkies across Lebanon might appear to be one big covert operation. On decoding Operation Grim Beeper, it can be found that it was, in ...
The New York Times4d
Pagers, Once Ubiquitous, Retain Niche Appeal
But pagers, which relay short messages over radio frequencies, quickly became less useful as mobile phones got smaller and more versatile. For the most part, the advent of do-everything ...