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Cell Phones News Archive25-Aug-2008Bringing Cell Phones To the Third World (Slashdot) An anonymous reader tips a story about Denis O'Brien, a mobile phone entrepreneur whose goal is to spread Cell Phones throughout third-world countries. Quoting: "...O'Brien keeps pouring money into the world's poorest, most violent countries. His bet: Give phones to the masses and they'll fight your enemies for you. ...In Trinidad & Tobago, where the state mobile phone firm was dragging its feet ... Phones by Brand (Mobile Burn) Qualcomm recently added three new channels to its MediaFLO mobile TV service. AT&T and Verizon Mobile TV subscribers should now see CNBC, MSNBC, and Fox News channel listed in the TV program guides on their Cell Phones. Cell phone policies in place for area schools (Mt. Vernon Register-News) MT. VERNON ? As a nation that thrives on constant communication, cell phones have become an integral part of staying in touch. The good and evil of cell phones (Tri-City Herald) Your cell phone has the power to kill you or save your life. Talk on it while you're driving, and you're four times more likely to have a crash that will send you to the hospital. Cell phone sales dropping in U.S. (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) U.S. consumers have been buying significantly fewer cell phones but paying higher prices for them, according to a research firm. The NPD Group said in a report Tuesday that 28 million cell phones were sold in the United States in the second quarter, a decline of 13 percent from the same period a year ago. Cell phones promise fairer elections in Africa (CNN.com) The humble mobile phone is driving a new revolution which some experts hope could bring fairer elections and democracy to some African states. Used cell phones can help elderly, domestic abuse victims (The Holland Sentinel) The Ottawa County Sheriff?s Office is encouraging people with used cell phones to donate them to a phone bank that redistributes the phones to victims of domestic abuse and senior citizens. Needy get cell phones (The Biloxi Sun Herald) Three senior citizens received emergency Cell Phones Wednesday as part of the Cell Phone Bank program.
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