News tagged with cell phone
Related topics: iphone , text message , mobile devices , mobile phone , smart phones
Text messaging improves health of Kenyans with HIV: researcher
A simple "how are you" delivered weekly through cell phone text messaging (SMS) increases the likelihood that Kenyans with HIV will stay healthy and follow their medication regimen, while reducing the spread of the disease, ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Tweet it from Everest: 'OMG! we're halfway up!'
(AP) -- You can't get away from a cell phone call, even at the top of the world.
Oct 29, 2010 |
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UK police learn how to follow crooks -- on Twitter
(AP) -- Trailing suspects is a staple of police work. Aspiring British detectives will soon be learning how to do it online.
Oct 29, 2010 |
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In dull retail environment, smart phones shine
The 14 million iPhones that Apple sold in its latest quarter are more than a bright flare on one of Silicon Valley's greatest stars. The iconic Apple smart phone also represents the leading edge of a wireless revolution that ...
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Verizon Wireless to pay $25M for spurious fees
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay $25 million to the U.S. government and at least $52.8 million in refunds to customers who inadvertently racked up data charges on their phones over the last three years, federal ...
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Cell phones pose health risks, says Devra Davis at UCSF seminar
Heavy cell-phone use over many years may threaten one’s health, according to well-known environmental activist, cancer epidemiologist, and author Devra Davis, MPH, PhD, who spoke recently at a seminar on the UCSF Parnassus ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Africa's tech explosion promises economic growth
Ask web entrepreneur Stefan Magdalinski why he moved from London to Cape Town two years ago, and he points to a map that illustrates the technological revolution reshaping Africa.
Oct 26, 2010 |
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UN report: Internet users to surpass 2B in 2010
(AP) -- If the Internet were a country, it would be experiencing explosive population growth.
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Political polls changing as cell phones proliferate and land lines disappear
Political polling in the U.S. is undergoing significant changes because of the growing popularity of cell phones and the diminishing number of Americans with traditional land lines, says Brian F. Schaffner, a political scientist ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2010 |
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UN report: Growth in mobile contracts slowing
(AP) -- The U.N. telecommunications agency says the number of new mobile phone contracts is slowing as cell phone usage reaches saturation point.
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Phone app fights distracted driving with rewards
(AP) -- Having trouble leaving the cell phone alone while you're driving, even though it could get you and bystanders killed? Now, there's an app for that - with cash rewards for resisting the phone.
Oct 13, 2010 |
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FCC rules seek to avoid surprise wireless bills
(AP) -- Federal regulators want to stop cell phone "bill shock" by requiring wireless companies to alert subscribers before they run out of minutes, hit data usage or text messaging caps or start racking up international ...
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Can you analyze me now? Cell phones bring spectroscopy to the classroom
University of Illinois chemistry professor Alexander Scheeline wants to see high school students using their cell phones in class. Not for texting or surfing the Web, but as an analytical chemistry instrument.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Electronic searching aid for parents
Just a short call and the "Kidfinder" lets you know where your child is right now via SMS. It can be built into a game console and the locating unit even combines GPS position fixing with GSM tracking. In the best-case scenario, ...
Oct 01, 2010 |
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It's all in the hands: Signing simplified
From video games to cell phone apps, making sign language easier to learn.
Sep 27, 2010 |
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