this linzie janis from abc news. can i ask you a quick question? i want to talk to you about the three phones. you won t stop and speak to us? our office started receiving a huge spike in complaints, which now totals over 300. reporter: nevada s attorney general is investigating cash for iphones business practices. he says there are legitimate companies that do this. but do your homework. do your research. if a deal looks too good to be true it is probably not true. reporter: linzie janis, abc news, sparks, nevada. can you believe last year the cell phone industry estimated they shipped 1.8 billion new cell phones? i want one. you want a new one? show us yours. pretty good condition. great condition. i just want the latest and greatest. no, you can use it for another 2 1/2 more years. oh, please. don t think of upgrading him, htc. he doesn t need it.
and download data. all this okay after the plane reaches 10,000 feet but not okay during takeoff and landing. this announcement comes after the faa lifted restrictions in october on the use of most personal electronic devices during takeoff and landing. here s how some passengers are reacting to all of this. i think that s awesome. i get bored on a plane. it s the vocals. you re right next to each other. there s no way you can escape it will once you walk the aisles. i m a frequent flyer on one particular airline. if they made that change, i would consider changing for sure. there s even a petition up at the white house as we the people website calling for the ban to remain in place and get this, so far more than 1700 people have signed that petition. for his part, fcc chair tom wheeler released this statement saying we understand that many passengers would prefer that voice calls not be made on airplanes. i feel that way myself. wheeler is a former lobbyist for the cell phon
nba finals and teamed up with a giant in the cell phone industry. sorry twitter haters but in the words of the rap mogul, you can t knock the hustle. he s taking flak from fans who accuse him by selling out with samsung. since samsung has already purchased the copies to get away, that means jay-z s album went platinum before it was even released. despite all the backlash, he s not the first artist to use social media to promote an album. pistol annie s used vine to present their artwork. jay-z s album drops july 4th. kids are driving fast these days. now there s a new status symbol for the under 10 ground.
9,000 permanent part-time jobs 15 million customers a week are shopping at lowe s right now. they need people who can be home improvement experts people that can do gardening things like that that can help customers come in the door remodel their homes redo their homes military friendly. one of the top 500 military companies right now. these are one of the companies that i have highlighted in the past. they have a big edition of hiring our nation s veteran. second largest in holding assets. they are always hiring. sales people, technology, operations, customer service. they have what s called a military support affinity group within the company. if you are a veteran and hired there s a sport system they set up meetings network and take the skills you have on the battlefield and bring them into the company. that is great. the cell phone industry is just
his choices have the president digging in his heels yet again for another fight. abc s diana perez has the latest. reporter: two major seats have to be filled by president obama at the pentagon and cia. he announced his picks. former senator from nebraska, chuck hagel as defense secretary and long-time counterterrorism adviser john brennan as director of the cia. these two leaders have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. i m confident they will do an outstanding job. reporter: hagel, a successful businessman who made millions in the cell phone industry before politics is a decorated vietnam vet and he would make history if confirmed by congress. he would be the first person of enlisted rank to serve as secretary of defense. one of the few secretaries who have been wounded in war. and the first vietnam veteran to lead the department. i will always do my best for our country, for those i represent at the pentagon, and