Cell Phones News Archive

30-Oct-2008

 

No More Cell Phones from Bang & Olufsen (MobileMag)

Normally interested in the market for high-end audio equipment, Bang & Olufsen made an attempt at selling premium Cell Phones. Unfortunately, that attempt turned out to be quite the flop and that's why B&O is throwing in its mobile phone towel.

Prison Search Finds Cell Phones, Weapons (Local 10 Miami)

A shakedown of the huge Texas prison system nets illegal Cell Phones and more.

Cell phone shipments fall 0.4 percent in 3Q (San Francisco Chronicle)

The usual pre-holiday ramp-up in cell phone shipments didn't happen this year because of the feeble global economy, a research firm said Thursday. Manufacturers shipped 299 million phones in the July-September period, down 0.4 percent from the second quarter,...

In Niger, Cell Phones Bring Down Food Prices (OneWorld)

OneWorld.net's take: Cell phone use in Niger -- where 85 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day -- has dramatically boosted the efficiency of grain markets and reduced the cost of staple foods, writes information technology expert Jenny Aker.

'Cell' Calls: Inmates' Phones Tied to Crime? (ABC News)

Death row inmate calls pol, prompting crackdown on illegal cell phones.

Drivers On Cell Phones Catch A Break From City COMMENT (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)

In Chicago, motorists caught yakking on cell phones while driving--if they're committing no other violation--will soon be able to hang on to their driver?s licenses and avoid Traffic Court.

Police: Man dressed as woman steals $6 thousand worth of cell phones (NBC 13 Birmingham)

Authorities believe a 20-year-old Huntsville man, dressed up as a woman, stole an estimated $6 thousand in cell phones from Wal-Mart stores in Athens and Madison.  Athens police Lt. Floyd Johnson said a warrant was issued for Terrell Marqaue Jolly.

Cross-Dressing Thief Swipes Cell Phones From Wal-Mart (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)

Authorities believe a 20-year-old Huntsville man, dressed up as a woman, stole an estimated $6,000 in Cell Phones from Wal-Mart stores in Athens and Madison.

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