Most cell phone users are aware that their mobile handsets are composed of a wide variety of natural and manmade materials.
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Let’s all be careful out there with our cell phones
Much has been said about the dangers of cell phones and driving, but relatively little has been discussed about the dangers that these devices pose while their users are walking.
Continue readingLet's all be careful out there with our cell phones
Much has been said about the dangers of cell phones and driving, but relatively little has been discussed about the dangers that these devices pose while their users are walking.
Continue readingCell phone store manager charged with stealing phones
Police have charged the manager of a cell phone store after he failed to turn over an iPhone shipment that was accidentally delivered to his store and which he decided to resell himself instead.
Continue readingPolice campaigns to crack down on cell phone driving
New York State Police have kicked off a campaign that will last all week in a bid to force drivers to keep their eyes on the road and off their new or old cell phones.
Continue readingCell phone industry against California Location Privacy Bill
The California Senate Public Safety Committee will today be hearing arguments about the California Privacy Bill, which would provide more protection to consumers against law enforcement gaining access to cell phones.
Continue readingQuestions raised over discarded unused e-waste in China
A massive landfill filled with electronic waste in the southern China Guangdong province of Guiyu is much more than just a graveyard for old computers, according to an investigative writer from the United States who is based in Shanghai.
Continue readingCell phone recycling interest growing among Americans
According to a new survey sponsored by the cell phone recycling industry in the United States, Americans are experiencing an increase in guilt levels related to the issue.
Continue readingCell phone 911 glitch
A recent cell phone call to 911, which was thankfully not an emergency, has highlighted a glitch which occasionally occurs where calls end up being sent to the wrong police agency.
Continue readingCalifornia prisons taking steps to disable cell phones
Inmates in prison are not allowed to possess certain kinds of items. While most people are aware that prisoners may not of course keep anything resembling a weapon, some Americans would be surprised to learn that cell phones are also a no-no in the nation’s prisons.
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