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Cancer "unlikely" From Cell Phone Exposure: Report

By Mark Raby published 4 February 08

Australian scientists have developed a points scale to determine the risk of environmental factors leading to cancer, and mobile phone radiation is near the very bottom of the list.

Body Heat Could Charge Your Cellphone

By Wolfgang Gruener published 11 January 08

Text Messaging Driver Charged In Hit And Run Death

By Humphrey Cheung published 28 December 07

An allegedly text messaging driver has been charged in the hit and run death of a Taunton Massachusetts teenager.

Cell Phones Now Work In Key Subway Stations In Boston

By ABC News.com published 28 December 07

Boston (MA) - The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MTBA) has convinced AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon to enable cellular service at four of their key subway stations in Boston.

Analog Cell Phone Network Going Off-air Feb 18, 2008

By Computerworld published 27 December 07

United States - The FCC voted in 2002 to allow cell phone carriers to begin allowing their analog networks to go offline beginning February 18, 2008.

Broadband Usage Expected To Hit 1 Billion Users In 2008

By Wolfgang Gruener published 18 December 07

Strategy Analytics believes that more than 1 billion people worldwide will have access to a broadband Internet connection by the end of next year.

"w00t" Crowned Word Of Year By U.S. Dictionary

By Reuters published 12 December 07

w00t," an expression of joy coined by online gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher of a leading U.

Italy enacts national ban for phones in schools

By Mark Raby published 19 March 07

Italy has banned the use of cell phones in schools across the country, making it reportedly the first European nation to implement such a statewide ban.

Storage study shows billions and billions of gigabytes served

By Humphrey Cheung published 7 March 07

Japan working on payment via cell phone for Big Macs

By Mark Raby published 26 February 07

AMD releases new Imageon media processors for cellphones

By The Editors of Tom's Hardware published 14 February 07

AMD introduced three new media processors that promise to enhance the graphics and video capability of cellphones.

TI's OMAP3 cellphone processor plays 720p HD video

By The Editors of Tom's Hardware published 13 February 07

Micron bundles mobile DRAM and NAND flash

By The Editors of Tom's Hardware published 12 February 07

Micron will begin offering memory solutions for cellphones that combine DRAM and NAND flash memory in one package.

Sandisk puts 4 GB into your cellphone

By The Editors of Tom's Hardware published 12 February 07

Flash memory cards reach the next stage with finger nail-sized MicroSDHC cards hitting the 4 GB mark.

Sandisk announces microSD-miniSD-SD combo packs

By Mark Raby published 12 February 07

At the 3GSM World Conference in Spain, Sandisk introduced a new SD card product that will be making its way to the US next month.

Miami designer develops GPS shoes

By Mark Raby published 29 January 07

New York to add photo-sending capabilities for 9-1-1 calls

By Mark Raby published 18 January 07

CES 2007: Your cellphone can re-route you around traffic jams

By The Editors of Tom's Hardware published 10 January 07

CES 2007: EA Mobile comes of age, Tetris still addictive

By Aaron McKenna published 8 January 07

CES 2007: Making use of those cool new cell phone features: ShoZu