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Cell Phones News Archive18-Sep-2008Survey: Teens' Cell Phones Indispensible (CBS News) Cell Phones have become almost as important to American teens as the clothes they wear, according to a nationwide survey of teenagers released last week. Push is on to recycle tossed-aside cell phones (PhysOrg) Pity that old cell phone languishing in a drawer. It's missing out on a fascinating afterlife. Most discarded phones in the U.S. are simply forgotten amid household clutter. A smaller number of handsets make it to a collection center for recycling or a reselling facility. For those phones, their fates can vary from being sold to consumers in developing countries to being melted down for metals ... Cell phones as harmful as alcohol when mixed with driving (New Kerala) Toronto, Sept 18 : People are always told not to talk on cell phones while driving, now Ontario's doctors are the latest to advise the same, insisting that the cell phones can be as fatal as alcohol when mixed with driving. AT&T Launches 'Cell Phones for Seniors' Event Series in Greater Portland Area (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) AT&T Inc. announced today the launch of a new public service initiative designed to benefit the Portland's mature adult population. AT&T will host a series of events -- Cell Phones for Seniors -- at local community venues and senior centers in Portland, South Portland and Saco. Yellowstone tries to balance cell phones, nature (Detroit News) The environmental assessment proposes a limited increase in cell phone coverage in the 3,500-square-mile park while excluding cellular towers from the backcountry, park road corridors and smaller developed areas. Orissa to ban cell phones in colleges (IANS via Yahoo! India News) Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 (IANS) The Orissa government Wednesday said it would soon ban the use of cell phones in college campuses. Africa: Cell Phones Transform Continent's Development (AllAfrica.com) The rapid spread of cell phones in Africa and the rollout of broadband Internet services are narrowing the digital divide between Africa and developed countries, bringing enormous benefits to African development, says Jeffrey Sachs , director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Board bans cell phones for city workers while driving (Baltimore Sun) In a rare close vote, the Board of Estimates this morning approved a measure that prohibits city employees from using cell phones, digital music players or other personal electronic devices while driving on city business. Push is on to Recycle Tossed-Aside Cell Phones (HispanicBusiness.com) Wailin Wong--Chicago Tribune. CHICAGO -- Pity that old cell phone languishing in a drawer. It's missing out on a fascinating afterlife. Most discarded phones in the U.S. are simply forgotten amid household clutter.
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