Feds weigh whether bus, truck drivers should have to hang up their cell phones when drivingSeptember 24th, 2009 Feds weigh cell phone ban for bus, truck driversWASHINGTON — Safety investigators told federal regulators three years ago that it was dangerous for bus drivers to talk on cell phones while driving, and recommended a ban. The National Transportation Safety Board put that recommendation on its list of most important safety measures.
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.
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.
Cell phone viruses poised to reach epidemic proportionsMay 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Unlike computer viral epidemics, no major outbreaks of mobile phone viral infection have been reported to date. Ever wondered why?
Well, Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, director of the Center for Complex Network Research at Northeastern University, says that it is because a highly fragmented market share has effectively hindered outbreaks thus far.
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 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.
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.
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.
Overheating laptops may soon be historyApril 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Although laptops are getting smaller and easier to use day by day, they still get overheated causing circuits to melt and the hardware to fail. But, such problems may soon be history.
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.
Never allow kids to cross roads while using cell phonesJanuary 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Children, who tend to cross streets talking on cell phones, stand a higher risk of injury or even death, according to the latest study. 'Cell phones clearly offer convenience and safeguards to families, but they also may pose risks,' said University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) researchers, 'particularly when children attempt to multi-task while conversing on the cell phone....'
Researchers used a virtual reality software programme and three screens to display an actual Birmingham area crosswalk with simulated vehicles of different sizes travelling on the virtual street.
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