China Cracks Down on Cell Phone Text Message SpamDecember 31st, 2005 China will begin requiring prepaid cell phone subscribers to register their devices using their real names in 2006 said the country's Minister of Information Industry, Wang Xudong. The goal according to Wang Xudong is to cut down on surging cell phone spam and fraud, most of it delivered via text messaging.
Screaming Cell Phones For Thiefs - Just What The Doctor OrderedOctober 2nd, 2006 Remote XT technology, a UK firm designed a cell phone security system which sets off a high pitch scream, permanently locks the handset and finally wipes all data if the cell phone is stolen. They hope it will halt the spiraling rise (190% increase) in phone theft.
Cell-Phone Emissions Excites Brain; Warning For EpilepsyJune 28th, 2006 Cell phone emissions excite the part of the brain cortex nearest to the phone according to a study published in the Annals of Neurology. Dr. Paolo Rossini of Fatebenefratelli hospital in Milan and colleagues used Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or TMS to check brain function while people used these phones.
Mobile Phone Hack: How To Improve Cell Phone ReceptionAugust 11th, 2007 I have a Samsung GSM mobile phone SG R220. It has been working fine for last 6 years.
Podcasting for Java ME enabled cell phonesAugust 24th, 2005 Seattle's Melodeo Inc., a two year old startup, will release free Java ME enabled Mobilcast service which will allow you to search and download (and obviously listen) to Podcasts on your cell phone instead of or in addition to your iPod. It will first be released as a Symbian application for Nokia Series 60 phones, then next month for the Java ME based cell phones.
Microsoft's OneApp aims to be central app store for feature phones in developing countriesAugust 24th, 2009 Microsoft reinvents app store for non-smart phonesSEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. is giving people with regular cell phones access to the same kinds of programs smart phone owners have embraced.
Revolutionary Buttonless Cell PhonesAugust 21st, 2006 A new buttonless handset by Pilotfish and Synaptics heralds a new generation of mobiles which understands your signs and gestures and your cheek too. Onyx device understands signs and gestures, thanks to the sensitive touch pad covering most of its surface.
Dell shows off smart phone 'prototype' at China Mobile event in BeijingAugust 17th, 2009 Dell developing smart phone for China MobileROUND ROCK, Texas — PC maker Dell Inc. is working on a smart phone for China Mobile Ltd., China's biggest cell phone carrier.
Anthropology Study on Mobile Phone UsersAugust 26th, 2006 When I observe standard mobile-phone behavior among the natives of most Western nations--from France to Italy to the U.S.A.--I can't help but think of arctic wolves prowling the tundra, peeing on shrubs. On the other hand, in Japan, the creatures that come to mind are prairie dogs ducking into burrows and tabby cats lurking behind the La-Z-Boy.
Microsoft Makes Inroads in Data Storage & Replication MarketOctober 2nd, 2006 Microsoft introduced on Sept. 27 the public beta of its System Center Data Protection Manager version 2 at the Storage Decisions conference in New York.
Verizon Wireless looks to prevent accidental data charges for fumble-fingered phone ownersAugust 26th, 2009 Cell phone users rack up accidental data chargesNEW YORK — Verizon Wireless is looking into ways to prevent subscribers without data plans from accidentally starting up the Web browser on their phones and racking up $1.99 in fees each time. On many phones, including ones on other carriers, it's easy to inadvertently hit a button that brings up the Web browser.
First Feature Film Shot with Cell Phone CameraJune 15th, 2006 The theme is familiar to many independent movies - explicit chat about love and sex - but the tool used to shoot an Italian feature-length documentary is unique - a standard cell phone camera. Italian directors have completed a 93-minute documentary they claim is the first feature film to be entirely shot by such a technique.
Cell Phone Sales Expected To Grow To 1 Billion per Year by 2009July 21st, 2005 Cell phone sales will exceed one billion handsets a year by 2009 as they become the most common consumer electronics device with 2.6 billion people using one by then, according to a survey published on Wednesday. Around 1.04 billion cell phones will be sold in 2009, up from an upwardly revised estimate of 779 million this year and 674 million handsets in 2004, research group Gartner said.
Mobile Phone Risk found in Reflex studyDecember 20th, 2004 Radio waves from mobile phones harm body cells and damage DNA in laboratory conditions, according to a new study majority-funded by the European Union, researchers said on Monday. After being exposed to electromagnetic fields that are typical for mobile phones, the cells showed a significant increase in single- and double-strand DNA breaks.
Dell is working on a smart phone for AT&T that runs Google's Android system, report saysOctober 7th, 2009 Report: Dell to make Android phone for AT&TSEATTLE — Dell Inc. is working on a "smart" phone for AT&T that runs Google Inc.'s Android phone operating system, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.
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