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10-Year Cell Phone Study Reveals Few Answers

A major study covering 13,000 cell phone users over a decade has revealed few answers. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer study called INTERPHONE concluded and found that most cell phone use is harmless. There was … Continue reading

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Android O/S Passes iPhone in United States

Well now. It looks like Google’s Android operating system is surpassing Apple’s O/S in the United States in the smart phone markets. According to research conducted by the NPD Group, “devices running Android accounted for 28% of the units sold … Continue reading

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Windows 7 Upgrades Aren’t Available on Older Phones

It looks like Windows 7 won’t be available on all Windows phones, even the newest and fastest of them. Apparently current phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 OS will be granted “incremental” updates but they won’t be able to be upgraded … Continue reading

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PocketGear Acquires Handango

PocketGear has purchased Handango and in the process has created the biggest cross-platform mobile application store going right now. PocketGear has said that the application store will feature more than 140,000 applications with cross-platform capabilities. Users of Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, … Continue reading

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Google Has No Plans to Compete with Network Operators

Despite what the rumours may say, Google’s CEO says the company has no plans to compete with network operators. While Google has made investments in wireless networks and is selling around 60,000 Android smartphones per day, Eric Schmidt told attendees … Continue reading

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Cell Phone Addiction

There are many industry analysts who have been suggesting over the past couple of years that cell phone addiction is, indeed, a real “thing” and that it may soon be right up there with drug and alcohol addiction in terms … Continue reading

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Would You Use PROTECTOR?

Leave it to TASER International to come up with the PROTECTOR. The PROTECTOR is a program that allows you to supervise your kid’s mobile phone usage and even keep tabs on their driving habits. In other words, you get to … Continue reading

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Shipments of Mobile Broadband-Enabled Goods to Skyrocket

According to ABI Research, shipments of mobile broadband-enabled goodies are going to increase 55-fold in the period between 2008 and 2014. This massive boom in the market will benefit almost everyone involved, lowering the price for consumers and flooding the … Continue reading

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Kids’ Cell Phone Ownership Up 68%

According to MRI’s recently-published American Kids Study, cell phone ownership among children is up by 68% over the period of the past five years. 20% of American children currently own a cell phone, the study reveals, which is up from … Continue reading

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Google Announces Press Conference to Announce…Something

January 5 has been slated as a magical date in Googleland, as the company will unveil an announcement about the Nexus One. For those not in the know, the Nexus One is Google’s first cell phone and it is expected … Continue reading

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