Cell Phones News Archive

11-Apr-2008

 

Staten Island Residents Reminded to Recycle Old Cell Phones at Spring Electronics Recycling Event, April 12 and 13 (The San Francisco Examiner)

NEW YORK , April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty is reminding Staten Island residents that the New York City Department of Sanitation's Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling is teaming up with Verizon Wireless to collect old Cell Phones at its annual Electronics Recycling and Clothing Donation events this spring.

Audit: Bus drivers got overtime to charge cell phones (Courier-Post)

Lawmakers under rare but strict orders to cut government spending fumed Thursday after an audit revealed a slew of wasteful spending at the Union City school district, including paying school bus drivers six hours of overtime a month to charge their Cell Phones.

Cell phone changeover, analog phones won?t reach 911, county warns (Mid-Hudson News)

KINGSTON - Ulster County wants seniors who have received analog cell phones from the Ulster County Office for the Aging to be aware that the phones no longer have 911 emergency service due to a Federal Communications Commission change that no longer requires the industry to support this technology.

Kids With Cell Phones Not as Safe Crossing Streets (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Children who talk on a cell phone may not be able to cross the road safely.

School Officials Address Porn Material on Student Cell Phones (FOX 6 News Birmingham)

School officials say teens in many Walker County schools have been busted with pornographic pictures on their cell phones. An awareness campaign warning students and alerting parents is ongoing. FOX6 News Reporter Ashley Nix has more details.

Camden Herald and family agency will recycle your old cell phones (Camden Herald)

CAMDEN ? The Camden Herald and Broadreach Family & Community Services are recycling cell phones to help those in need of emergency communications.

Text messages sent to cell phones approved for nationwide alert system (The Athens News Courier)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cell phones.

Buzz Report: Cell phones on a plane! (ZDNet Australia)

The EU is *this* close to approving Cell Phones on planes. Molly takes a look at the potential for disaster. Hint: There is a lot of potential for disaster.

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