A young woman was saved from a terrifying attack thanks to her cell phone in Talent in the United States last week.
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The $200,000 Cell Phone Bill
A Florida customer of T-Mobile was left “shaking and crying” after receiving a cell phone bill of more than $200,000.
Continue readingPenang to Host Pilot Electronic Waste Project
A collection system for electronic waste in Penang is being worked on by experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Continue readingMexico Improves Electronic Waste Collection
Mexico has finally woken up to the fact that it both needs to and can do a lot more to collect and recycle electronic waste including old cell phones and freezers, given that the majority of such items have tended to end up on dumps even after years of collection efforts.
Continue readingFCC Cell Phone Radiation Test Flawed
A government test that is used to determine the amount of radiation that people absorb via their new or old cell phones is flawed, according to a number of researchers and doctors.
Continue readingWhat’s Really Lurking in Your Old Cell Phone?
An alarming new study suggests that as many as every one in six of all old cell phones are contaminated with traces of fecal matter.
Continue readingKenya Gets New Electronic Waste Recycling Center
Kenya has set up what it its second such electronic waste recycling facility as the country tries to step up to the plate and do what needs to be done to combat the growing problem.
Continue readingStaggering Number of U.S. Cell Phones
The wireless industry organization CTIA has announced that there are now more than 325 million wireless subscriptions in the United States, an increase of almost 10% over the same quarter 12 months earlier.
Continue readingOh Deer…
A cell phone store in Wayne, Pa, had a decidedly unexpected visitor on Monday afternoon – in the form of a curious deer.
Continue readingMore Bad Health News for Cell Phones
More bad health news for cell phone users has emerged with the claim that excessive use of the electronic devices can hinder sleep, trigger stress and fatigue, and even create mental problems such as a lack of concentration and depression.
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