Japan's KDDI to Provide Cell Phone Service in U.S.
Japan's KDDI, the second-biggest mobile phone operator in Japan after NTT DoCoMo, has announced it aims to offer a cellphone service to mainly Japanese customers (according to a spokesman) in the...
View ArticleCell phone cameras help Japanese lose weight
Some Japanese cell phone users are photographing their meals and sending the image to nutritionists for analysis and recommendations. Public health insurance offices in Osaka prefecture in western...
View ArticleChina heads toward 500 million cell phone subscribers
China had 487.4 million mobile phone subscribers at the end of April, an increase of 6.7 million over March, China's Ministry of Information Industry said on its Web site. The country added 6.8 million...
View ArticleDisney Ends Cell Phone Service for Kids
The Walt Disney Company plans to pull the plug on its branded cell phone service by the end of the year saying there were problems getting the phone into large retailers. "We decided that changing......
View ArticleGlobal cell phone use at 50 percent
Worldwide mobile telephone subscriptions reached 3.3 billion -- equivalent to half the global population -- on Thursday, 26 years after the first cellular network was launched, research firm Informa...
View ArticleCell Phone Spending Surpasses Land Lines
With Americans cutting the cord to their land lines, 2007 is likely to be the first calendar year in which U.S. households spend more on cell phone services, industry and government officials say. The...
View ArticleRegional cell phone carriers, a thing of the past
A growing trend for mega-corps is to buy out relative mom and pop companies to expand. Specifically, in the cell phone industry, any company other than Verizon and ATT should fear a buyout. ... Read...
View ArticleHTC Incredible photos and details leak
Pocketnow.com has released photos, details and even a video of the new upcoming HTC incredible. The leaked screenshots, still branded with a ‘confidential’ text, appear to be the next HTC phone on the...
View ArticleInfographic: Are you obsessed with your cell phone?
We all know someone who has said “I can’t live without my cell phone”. As the little devices become more powerful each year, the simple fact is that they become more integrated into our... Read more...
View ArticleDoes AT&T have an exclusive iPhone contract till 2012?
Aside from the world supposedly ending in 2012, that's the same time the exclusive contract between AT&T and Apple is due to end over the iPhone. Apple and AT&T locked in an exclusive...
View ArticleCell phones & driving injured over 24,000 people in '09
Last year distractions caused 5,474, or 16% of all fatal crashes, in the United States. Out of that total, 995 of those distractions were contributed directly with cell phone use. Cell phones were also...
View ArticleI tossed my cell phone into a bowl of water...
If you are one of the thousands of people who have ever dropped a cell phone into water, you know the gut wrenching feeling that follows after you see it splash down. It's such a... Read more...
View ArticleYour battery life sucks, and why it's your own fault
My company recently started using the Blackberry Torch as their standard mobile device. My views on this decision notwithstanding, the users seem to be happy with their shiny new touchscreen toys, and...
View ArticleTeens experience withdrawal without their cell phones
There have been several studies released that suggest that as people use their cell phones more they become dependent on them. Separating them from their cell phone creates anxiety and stress. Michelle...
View ArticleNokia to lose its smartphone reign
Nokia has had a difficult time recently, but it has now surfaced that analysts from Nomura research firm have predicted that Nokia's mobile division will fall behind Apple and Samsung in terms of both...
View ArticleCalifornia bill could require warrant for cell phone searches
If you own a mobile phone in the state of California, a proposed state bill would require the police to get a warrant to search the contents of your phone or other devices if it becomes law. Read more...
View ArticleOne-third of children under 10 in UK own a cell phone
According to a new survey, up to a third of children in the United Kingdom own a cellular phone, and parents are not always monitoring their usage of these phones. Read more...
View ArticleNorth Koreans using mobile phones to be punished as ‘war criminals'
North Korea decrees that any citizen using a mobile phone during the 100-day mourning period for former leader Kim Jong-il will be severely punished, as government fear of a popular uprising grows....
View ArticleUS looks to ban cell phone use while driving
The United States government is looking to propose a federal law that bans the use of cell phones while driving. The hope is to to reduce the number of fatalities caused by distracted driving. Read...
View ArticleObama administration wants to make cell phone unlocking legal
In an official response to a White House online petition, the Obama Administration says that it agrees that consumers should unlock their cell phones "without risking criminal or other penalties."Read...
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