Cell Phones News Archive

26-Aug-2008

 

Cell phones can put you in touch with your health (The State)

Cell Phones can?t actually get hot enough to pop popcorn, regardless of what you may have seen on YouTube. But some do have other unexpected abilities that just might help improve your quality of life. Dozens of new health and fitness Web applications are now available for use with the Apple iPhone. The apps, which likely will eventually be available on other phones that will run on a ...

Mexicans to use cell phones to pay stores and taxis (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Mexicans will soon be able to pay for small purchases such as restaurant meals and taxi rides using their mobile telephones, the country's banks said on Monday.

Cell phone recycling from start to finish (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)

With half a billion cell phones retired last year, it's comforting to know that a good portion of them actually got recycled instead of ending up in landfills. But, as I've written about many times in this blog, "recycling" has lots of different meanings . How does one really "recycle" a cell phone? Technology Review has a fascinating photo essay of the cell phone recycling process from ...

Nokia launches N85, N79 and N96 cell phones for the US (IT World)

Nokia has expanded its N series of cell phones with two new models: the N85 and the N79. The company will also start selling an Americanized version of the upcoming N96, it announced on Tuesday.

Senior citizens in Eagle Mountain learn to use cell phones (Provo Daily Herald)

They came with their cell phones in hand, eager to learn about modern technology.   

Power stations to recharge cell phones at Newark Airport (The Record)

Your search for a wall outlet to recharge your cell phone at Newark Liberty Airport just got a lot easier. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveiled a system of kiosks that feature outlets where electronic devices can be recharged for free.

Needy get cell phones (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

Three senior citizens received emergency cell phones Wednesday as part of the Cell Phone Bank program.

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.

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.

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