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Some men you just can’t reach… I understand we’re living in tough economic times, but there’s a line no one should cross. Like stealing from disabled person. And that’s exactly what happened to William Washington, a quadriplegic man with cerebral palsy whose iPhone has been stolen by some teenager.
William Washington, 38, is unable to walk, use his hands or talk, and he could only watch as his gadget was taken right off the tray of his wheelchair in the lobby of his Staten Island apartment building. Washington was using his iPhone at the time using a special pointer to type a message that would be spoken with voice technology. Unsurprisingly he described feeling helpless and “scarred.”
The good news is that police made an arrest but the 18-year-old alleged thief no longer had Washington’s phone. And thanks to great friends, a new iPhone is on the way. Someone should teach that kid a lesson…
[Via: NBC]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
