Oops, misdial! Mizzou sells coaches' cell phones without deleting text messages, contactsSeptember 30th, 2009 Oops! Mizzou sells phones without wiping memoryMike Bellman got more than he bargained for when he purchased a box of old cell phones from the University of Missouri athletics department. Bellman bought the cell phones earlier this year at a university surplus sale with the intent of reselling them for parts.
Missouri athletics department sells cell phones, complete with text messages and contactsSeptember 30th, 2009 Oops at Mizzou in cell phone saleCOLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri athletics department is changing its procedures after selling a box of old cell phones that included old text messages and contact numbers.
Federal safety board says its employees can't text or talk on cell phones while drivingSeptember 8th, 2009 NTSB restricts employee cell-phone useWASHINGTON — The federal safety agency that investigates transportation accidents is banning texting and talking on cell phones by its employees while driving on government business. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman said Tuesday she's adopting the policy because she wants her agency to follow the same safety practices it recommends for others.
Mo. traffic stop turns up more than $53,000, 8 cell phones, multiple IDs _ but few answersAugust 25th, 2009 Traffic stop yields cash, phones, IDs and mysteryST. LOUIS — Sheriff's deputies in suburban St.
Hands-free mobile phones no safer than handheld ones while drivingJuly 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hands-free headsets and built-in phones are no safer than handheld phones while driving, suggests a new research. The data suggests it is the conversation that distracts drivers and not the phones.
Maryland, Texas officials to push for legislation allowing states to jam illegal cell phonesJuly 15th, 2009 State officials push for prison cell phone jammingWASHINGTON — Texas and Maryland officials are urging Congress to approve legislation allowing states to jam illegal cell phones used by prisoners. Texas State Sen.
In a reversal, Obama administration wants widely ignored cell phone tax repealedJune 16th, 2009 IRS, Treasury want cell phone tax repealedWASHINGTON — Company-issued cell phones might feel like a tether to the office even in workers' off-hours. The phones also are a taxable fringe benefit, and the Obama administration wants to change that.
Now, send e-mails via mobile phone just by writing in the skyJune 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Duke University engineering students have come up with a cell phone application that can enable users to remember things just by writing short notes in the air with their handsets, which will be automatically sent to their e-mail address. The researchers say their PhonePoint Pen application uses the built-in accelerometers in cell phones to recognize human writing.
1 way to cope with recession: More cell-phone users dropping their landlinesMay 8th, 2009 Phone home and call likely answered on the cellWASHINGTON — In a high-tech shift accelerated by the recession, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones has for the first time surpassed those that just have traditional landlines.
One way to cope with the recession: More cell phone users dropping their landlinesMay 6th, 2009 More cell phone users dropping landlinesWASHINGTON — In a high-tech shift accelerated by the recession, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones has for the first time surpassed those that just have traditional landlines.
One in five US homes have cell phones but no landlines, outnumbering those with landlines onlyMay 6th, 2009 A fifth of US homes have cell phones, no landlinesWASHINGTON — For the first time, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones outnumber those that just have traditional landlines in a high-tech shift accelerated by the recession.
Report: Nearly all gov't wiretaps involve cell phones or other portable devicesApril 27th, 2009 Wiretaps go mobile to catch cell conversationsWASHINGTON — Law enforcement has gone mobile in its pursuit of wiretaps, as more Americans rely on their cell phones to communicate even in possibly criminal cases. A report issued Monday shows that 94 percent of all wiretap applications in 2008 were for a portable device carried by an individual, such as a pager or cell phone.
Pilot's death sees New Zealand investigators seeks clearer rules on in-flight cell phone callsApril 23rd, 2009 New Zealand wants clear rules on pilot phone callsWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Crash investigators in New Zealand called for clearer rules for in-flight phone use by pilots after a probe found that distractions from cell phone calls and text messaging were key causes of a fatal 2007 crash of a crop duster. Pilot Andrew Wilde, 38, was killed after his crop duster crashed into some trees on a farm on North Island.
Video games, cell phones not likely to affect kids' studiesMarch 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Using cell phones or playing video games are not likely to dent children's academic performance, according to new research. In fact, cell phones had no effect on academic performance among a group of 12-year-olds, the researchers found in a three-year study published by the Conference Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society, or IADIS, in Barcelona, Spain.
'Cell phones, video games don't harm kids' academic performance'March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cell phones and video games have no detrimental effects on students' academic performance, says a new study. Lead researcher Linda Jackson, Michigan State University professor of psychology revealed that video games did not appear to affect math skills and had a positive relationship with visual-spatial skills.
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