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01/22/2008 Germans Upset
with Nokia |
German anger over plans by Nokia to close a plant
escalated on Friday, with the finance minister accusing
the cellphone maker of caravan capitalism and
others vowing to replace their Nokia phones.
Nokia, the worlds top cellphone maker, said earlier
this week it would close the plant in the western
city of Bochum because it was not competitive and
move production to Romania.
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01/22/2008 Cellular Health
Risks |
With the proliferation of mobile devices and their
extensive use, past studies on health risks related
to cell phone radiation need to be re-examined, according
to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which this
week asked the National Research Council to identify
further research that shows the effects of long-term
exposure to these devices.
Cellular Health Risks
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01/21/2008 Sprint Suffering |
Sprint Nextel Corp.s stock plunged Friday after the
wireless carrier said it will cut 4,000 jobs and close
125 retail locations in response to a steep drop in
its customer base.
Sprint shares plummeted nearly 25 percent, prompting
analysts to forecast even more cuts in the coming
months as the nations third-largest wireless carrier
struggles to compete with AT&T Inc. and Verizon
Wireless.
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01/15/2008 Recellular
Recycles |
The green computing trend is in full force, driven
by the need to cut costs on energy on one hand and
the need to get rid of old machinery on the other.
As old mobile devices begin to pile up inside companies,
they will need a place to get rid of phones just like
they do with PCs. One company aims to make it easy,
safe and profitable to recycle those old cell phones.
It does not matter what kinds of devices companies
are trying to recycle, ReCellular will recycle them.
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01/13/2008 GPS on Blackberry |
Flowfinity Wireless, a provider of mobile
enterprise productivity applications, on Thursday
rolled out a tool for BlackBerry smartphones that
adds GPS-location information to every transaction
and tells where the data originated from.
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01/08/2008 Al-Qaida Videos
Now on Cell Phones |
Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman
al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the
terror network announces as part of its attempts to
extend its influence.
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01/07/2008 Motorola Device |
Motorola Inc, which has recently lost cell phone
market share, is introducing a mobile device for playing
live television to expand its reach in portable consumer
electronics.
Motorola said on Thursday that its DH01 device, to
be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in
Las Vegas this week, will also play on-demand video
clips and programs saved on digital video recorders.
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01/04/2008 Cellular Commutes
Longer |
Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making
your commute even longer, concludes a new study.
Motorists yakking away, even with handsfree devices,
crawl about 2 mph slower on commuter-clogged roads
than people not on the phone, and they just do not
keep up with the flow of traffic, said study author
David Strayer, a psychology professor at the University
of Utah.
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01/02/2008 RIM Angling
for New Keyboard |
Just when you have gotten to the point where you
can type on your BlackBerry upside down in the dark,
they are thinking about changing the keyboard.
A patent application filed on behalf of Research in
Motion was recently revealed by the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, and it describes an angular keyboard
where the keys are set at a 45-degree angle to the
base of the unit.
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01/01/2008 NotePage a
Year in Review |
2007 ushered in some new releases. Including a major
overhaul to PageGate. The long awaited PageGate
v5 launched with a big splash mid-summer. We also
expanded our support offerings offering priority support to customers who rely
on PageGate for the daily operations. In addition
to enhancing our software and support offerings NotePage,
Inc. expanded its educational offerings by adding
a knowledgebase to the website.
As we look ahead to 2008 we have a number of plans
on to enhance the NotePage product line. Stay tuned
and Happy New Year!
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01/01/2008 Cellular Entertainment |
All of the entertainment options that are hot
on the PC—social networking, web video, user-generated
content—are downright torrid on the smallest of
screens, the cell phone. New research from Deloitte
& Touche finds that 47 percent of 25-41 year olds
use their cell phones for entertainment, a massive
surge from the 29 percent who said they did so only
eight short months ago. And where the eyeballs go,
there go both the ad dollars and the aspirations of
many businessmen.
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12/27/2007 Nokia Pushing
Back Dates |
Nokia has again pushed back the launch of its gaming
service N-gage due to delays in software testing,
a spokesman said on Thursday, in the latest blow to
the Internet services ambitions of the worlds top
cellphone maker. The gaming service, together with
a music shop and mapping services, is one of the cornerstones
of Nokias drive into mobile Internet services under
its new Ovi brand.
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12/29/2007 Cell Phones
are for Safety |
Most parents who bought cell phones for their children
this Christmas are doing so for safety reasons, according
to a new survey.
An online poll of 339 parents found that 78 percent
were considering getting a cell phone for their children
so they could be in contact with them in case of an
emergency.
Cell Phones are for Safety
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12/28/2007 Chicago Cellular
Ban Lawsuit |
A class action lawsuit was filed this week against
the city of Chicago by an attorney claiming that arrests
of drivers talking on their cell phones made by the
citys police officers were illegal.
The lawsuit states that Chicago police officers have
been arresting and ticketing thousands of drivers
violating the citys cell phone ban, which was imposed
almost two years ago. Drivers are typically fined
$75 if caught talking on their cell phones or up to
$200 if they are involved in an accident.
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