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RSS mobilesMobiles and cancer: No risk, official
News The study examined hundreds of mobile users in four European countries - Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the UK - where mobiles have been in use for a comparatively long time. The ICR revealed that the likelihood of developing acoustic neuroma bore no... [31 Aug 2005]
Mobiles 'should not be banned in hospitals'
News Writing in the British Medical Journal, academics Adam Burgess and Stuart Derbyshire said prohibiting the use of mobiles is unnecessary and the devices do not interfere with medical equipment. The pair added that the most likely downside from the... [13 Oct 2006]
Mobiles working on their sensor-tive side
News Nokia's big idea is the sensor network: millions of mobiles plugged into, and reporting back to, the web. According to Jyri Huopaniemi, head of strategic research at Nokia's Research Centre, the company wants to see all mobiles becoming "full bi... [06 Oct 2006]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News Drug deals are often arranged using mobiles smuggled into prisons, with the prison service seizing 7,200 mobiles per year. Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout non-high... [08 Jul 2008]
2006: Mobiles will beat PCs for broadband speed
News Next year will be the year broadband connections on mobiles will outstrip most people's home fat pipes, Nokia believes. According to Simon Beresford-Wylie, Nokia's executive VP of networks, 2006 will see the arrival proper of HSDPA (high speed... [13 Jun 2005]
Mobiles steal more voice minutes
News The latest study into how many calls are moving from fixed lines to mobiles - so-called fixed-mobile substitution - shows fixed-line voice-call minutes fell five per cent in Europe in 2003. The number of fixed lines also decreased, by 500,000... [23 Mar 2004]
Mobiles on planes: Pilots speak out on safety fears
News One did say he had seen instruments doing "weird things" for which the electromagnetic interference from mobiles was one suggested cause. Want to read more about mobiles on planes? But on-board pico cells, which phones will connect to automatically... [02 Aug 2006]
Men flashing fancy mobiles to pick up girls
News Forget the cheesy chat-up lines, flash car or dodgy dancing, men are now whipping out their mobiles to attract the ladies, research from Sheffield Hallam University reveals. Yates said men might fiddle with mobiles because they don't have handbags... [13 Nov 2006]
London attacks: Were mobiles used to detonate bombs?
News While the use of mobile phone alarm functions as detonators has yet to be discounted, the possibility of mobiles being harnessed to set off the bombs remotely - over a network - seems to have been ruled out. [08 Jul 2005]
Mobiles encroach on credit cards with DoCoMo deal
News The pair are also looking at further collaboration including the possibility of equipping Mizhuo ATMs with electronic readers that are compatible with DoCoMo's wallet phones and developing settlement services for mobiles. [07 Mar 2006]
A New Technique for Testing GPRS Mobiles
White Paper To perform call-processing tests on the GPRS mobiles, the mobiles should implement specific test-mode protocols in their firmware. This paper presents an alternate way to conduct call-processing tests on GPRS mobiles, which have not implemented any... [28 Jun 2004]
Orange encourages workers to switch off their mobiles
News Mobile operator Orange is spearheading a coalition advising workers to switch off their mobiles. The Orange Future Enterprise Coalition, which includes industry groups such as the British Chamber of Commerce and Orange customers including Yorkshire... [08 Mar 2006]
Alternative Protocol for Measuring Multiple Power Level of GSM/GPRS Mobiles
White Paper An alternative protocol for measuring multiple power levels of GSM/GPRS mobiles is proposed in this paper. By reducing the testing time, the production throughput of the mobiles can be improved. The protocol makes use of the slow associated common... [09 Nov 2005]
Mobiles under $30 next year
News The call for the ultra-low cost handset partner is the second phase in the GSM Association's plan to get the unconnected using mobiles. The GSM Association is calling for industry types to lend a helping hand as it tries to take the mobile... [05 Jul 2005]
Fresh warning over mobiles in hospitals
News In May this year, the Department of Health (DoH) issued guidelines on the use of mobile phones in hospitals which recommended mobiles should not be used in clinical areas but said NHS trusts should undertake their own risk assessments about mobile... [06 Sep 2007]
