Almost 50 percent of all robberies carried out in San Francisco in the course of the last 12 months are related to new and old cell phones, according to authorities, and the epidemic is not limited to just the one city with an increase in cell phone thefts occurring all across the United States.

The BlackBerry Torch 9850 is available for use with Sprint cellular service and retails for slightly under $150.00 with a contract.

India will have new rules regarding the disposal of old cell phones and other items of electronic waste from next year. The new rules, which will cover everyone involved in the manufacture, processing, purchasing and sales of every kind of electrical goods, will force all recycling and collection centers to get authorization from the GSPCS (Goa State Pollution Control Board).