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Mobile phone radiation evidence "inconclusive"
News The new AGNIR report, Health Effects from Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields, claims evidence on the effect of low-level radiation emissions from handsets is "inconclusive", and that mobile phone base... [14 Jan 2004]
Mobile phone firm to offer corporate email service
News Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo is set to launch a new corporate email service next week that could pose a threat to manufacturers of handhelds for mobile professionals. He... [11 Jul 2003]
Mobile phone masts 'found' in petrol station forecourts
News Hundreds of mobile phone masts have been secretly installed in petrol station forecourts throughout the country, according to the Sun. There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that... [08 Oct 2002]
Mobile phone health fears gather strength
News The latest quarterly figures from the UK's four network operators showed one out of four of the population now owns a mobile phone, a figure likely to rise to about 50 per cent over the next four years. [24 May 1999]
Mobile phone theft: The operators fight back
News The UK's mobile phone companies cannot agree on the best way of cutting down the escalating problem of handset theft. But BT Cellnet and Vodafone have refused to join the IMEI phone... [09 Jan 2002]
Mobile Phone Operator Streamlines IT Management and Cuts Time-to-Market for New Services
White Paper Headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, Vodafone D2 serves 27 million mobile phone users. As a result of rapid growth, the company's IT infrastructure became increasingly complex and difficult to manage... [30 Aug 2007]
Official: mobile phone masts won't fry your child's brain
News An official report has found no evidence that dangerously high radiation levels are emitted by mobile phone masts and base stations. The industry claimed for years that mobile... [13 Aug 2001]
Mobile phone companies urged to make life harder for thieves
News The government has asked mobile phone companies to act upon the spiralling rates of handset theft by creating better security measures. The recent wave of mobile phone... [08 Jan 2002]
Mobile phone masts blamed for missing pigeons
News The modern day curse of the mobile phone mast has struck an unlikely victim - homing pigeons. County Durham pigeon fancier Frank Armstrong said twice as many pigeons had failed to return home since three... [08 Feb 2002]
Mobile phone theft: Crime-busting database goes live
News The measures have been introduced as part of an ongoing programme of work by the Government, mobile phone industry and police to crack down on mobile phone theft. Jack... [01 Nov 2002]
Mobile phone viruses: 'Don't panic!'
News Research out this week from antivirus giant Symantec suggests users are wising up to a growing threat of mobile phone viruses. WDSGlobal handles data support calls for HP, Nokia, Orange, Sony-Ericsson... [05 May 2005]
Mobile phone users 'on top of the world'
News The last phone-free sanctuary has just been conquered: in a stunt to promote mobile messaging, three companies have joined hands to provide a mobile phone service up the... [17 Apr 2003]
Mobile phone virus claims are "bonkers", says Sophos
News Antivirus firm Sophos has slammed a competitor's claims that it found the world's first "serious" mobile phone virus. Earlier this month, F-Secure was questioned over hyping mobile... [22 Sep 2005]
The best of 'Reader Comments': mobile phone masts on churches, IT directors on the up and air-tight storage
Comment At the end of last week, we wrote about cash-strapped churches allowing their steeples to be used for mobile phone infrastructure (http://www.silicon.com/a41288 ) Mobile... [07 Dec 2000]
Mobile phone usage in Africa - an opportunity for all parties?
News Next-generation mobile phone networks are arriving in Africa, a region some carriers view as an enormous business opportunity, despite widespread poverty. And in about three months, Nigerian carrier... [03 Apr 2003]