© functoruser A number of teachers are adding cell phone features to their online classes. Today's cell phones can do more than store numbers and play games. Many students receive online class...
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© jonrawlinsonEvery once in a while, I run across a human-interest story that's both touching and sad. It's also not often we hear of a mobile network operator doing the right thing by...
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Nothing is more embarrassing than having a "walk and text" injury or wounds caused by too much texting or use of mobile phones. According to Daily Star, about six million Brits were injured...
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by leo on January 02, 2008
Not only mobile phones cause accidents on the road, it will also test your patience. According to a new research by the University of Utah, motorists talking on mobile phones drive more slowly so...
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by leo on August 28, 2007
The rising number of accidents caused by using mobile phones while driving plus several studies claiming teenagers as the most distracted drivers paved the way for the state Assembly to garner a 62-5...
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by leo on August 20, 2007
When customers start doing crazy things just to cancel their mobile phone contracts, it is very obvious that the mobile carriers are doing something really wrong. According to The Washington Post, one...
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A new research from telecom expense management specialist, Aurora Kendrick James, reveals that about £400 million are spent annually by UK workers talking to friends and family using company mobile...
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The Carnival of the Mobilists #76 is up at Twofones. My personal favorites are posts about Symbian Guru's discussion on GooglePhones and SmallDoses' Why Carriers need to listen to Application...
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The quest of mobile phone companies to develop more GPS-enabled handsets might even benefit different social networking Web sites. According to Reuters, global positioning chips will evolve from...
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This interesting video from ABC News' Sign of the Times reflects the role of mobile phones in measuring wealth and bragging our social status in this ecosystem. After all what's the use of...
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ReCellular, a leading recycler of mobile phones, is encouraging us to take an active part in saving the environment by simply donating our old, worn-out phones. The PR cites low consumer awareness as...
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by Scott on April 08, 2007
Cellular News reports that china mobile, that country's number one operator, recently announced that its subscriber base had hit 301 million, larger than the entire population of the United...
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by tom on November 24, 2006
The issue of locked or disabled features on handsets made available for sale in the US has been around for long time. At the beginning of 2005, reports surfaced of Verizon Wireless users suing the...
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by on October 12, 2006
Helen Keegan is hosting Carnival of the Mobilists No. 48 over at Musings of a Mobile Marketer. Yes, I know it's Thursday and this is late, but I just crawled out from under a rock otherwise known...
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by tom on August 06, 2006
Shape Services have announced the release of IM+ version 3 for series 60 handsets. The new version of this Instant Messaging client includes seamless support for multiple conversations across...
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by tom on June 23, 2006
Ewan at SMS Text News has followed through with his earlier idea of interviewing people within the mobile space (and following his joke interview of Arun Sarin) with a real interview with Emily of...
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by tom on May 24, 2006
Whilst my image creation skills may not be the best, the picture on the left represents the most expensive mobile number ever purchased. The number was auctioned for charity in Qatar yesterday, and...
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Motorola has joined the unique push against AIDS in Africa devised by U2 lead singer Bono and Bobby Shriver known as (RED), an effort to create special products that feature the color used in the...
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by tom on April 26, 2006
Back in February we covered the increasing number of mobile handsets available in China. Now, Shanghai Daily reports that mobile handset ownership in China has topped 409 million, or 30 handsets for...
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by tom on April 20, 2006
The use of mobile devices to check email or browse the web is increasing, according to a recent study into mobile device usage by market research firm Ipsos Insight.Driving much of the growth are...
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by tom on April 16, 2006
GoldPocket and Boost Mobile are using SMS voting to award a recording deal with Drive-Thru Records. The contest, mtvU's Best Music on Campus, which opens on US college campuses on April 17 and...
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