New and old cell phones are set to be used to send health information to mothers throughout the world in a new scheme that has been announced by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Keep Your Old Cell Phones?
While everyone wants a piece of the latest technology, something that can often result in old cell phones being thrown
Continue readingSpring Clean and Sell Your Cell
Spring-cleaning means more than just cleaning and dusting. For many people, it can also mean cutting down on the amount of clutter that is actually helping to make their homes look untidy and hard to clean in the first place.
Continue readingTwo Out of Every Five Cell Phones Are Samsung or LG
For the first quarter of 2011, figures relating to cell phone sales in the USA show that out of every five cell phones sold here, two of them are either LG or Samsung, highlighting the importance that the budget phone still plays in the cell phone market.
Continue readingProject to Track Used Cell Phones
A new international project is getting underway to try to track old cell phones, televisions and other items of electronic waste. United States and United Nations officials made the announcement about the new project on Sunday, which will see collaboration with port officials in Asia and West Africa.
Continue readingSmartphones Outsell Ordinary Old Cell Phones
Smartphones outsold ordinary handsets for the first time ever in the United States in the opening quarter of this year, it has been revealed. More than 50 per cent of the cell phones sold in the first quarter of 2011 were smartphones rather than the traditional handset variety, with Samsung the big player in the US market with a 23 per cent share, according to research firm the NPD Group.
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