Nokia to Introduce Windows Phone 7 Later This Year
In February, Steven Elop, the CEO at Nokia, announced that the company was teaming up with Microsoft and would be adding Windows Phone 7 based SmartPhones to their repertoire.
T-Shirt to Charge Old Cell Phones
If campfires, human speech and various other strange ideas on how to recharge old cell phones were not enough, a company in the United Kingdom has come up with yet another wacky way to repower the devices.
Recharge Used Cell Phone by the Campfire
Consumers might soon be able to recharge their old cell phones while sitting by the campfire… with the heat of the campfire!
Used Cell Phones Lower Sperm Count
A Canadian study citing used cell phones as a contributing factor to infertility in men has been backed up by an infertility specialist in India.
Old Cell Phone Ban Falls on Deaf Ears
The ban on using new or old cell phones while operating a motor vehicle in Washington State in the United States is now 12 months old, but is anyone actually listening? Washington State Patrol officers say that a large percentage of drivers just do not seem to care, with many not even attempting to hide the fact they are using a cell phone while driving.
Survey Says: US Cell Phone Users Not Worried About Cancer Risks
In a recent poll conducted by TNS, it was discovered that while over 80% of US cell phone users report being aware of the cell phone related cancer risk warnings released by the World Health Organization, most say it will not be affecting their use of their cells.
“Educated” Woman Who Used Cell Phone Thrown Off Train
A self-proclaimed “educated” woman has been forced to leave a passenger train after using bad language and talking at an excessive volume on her used cell phone, in the second such incident to hit the media in barely a month.
Thieves Target Old Cell Phone Towers
Thieves who target businesses and even residential homes in order to steal copper pipes and wires is nothing new, but in Des Moines in Iowa in the United States, the criminals have suddenly found a different target – old cell phone towers.
Old Cell Phones Grow on Trees
Old cell phones may not actually grow on trees, but they could help to grow trees, if a new Nokia cell phone recycling campaign in Indonesia pays off. The program, which has been given the name of “Give and Grow 2011: Give Mobile Phones, Grow Trees”, was actually first implemented two years ago back in 2009, but Nokia is stepping up the campaign.
Another Used Cell Phone Driving Ban under Consideration
Officials in Antioch in the United States are considering joining the growing number of areas to outlaw the use of new and old cell phones while engaged in the operating of a motor vehicle. “This would be another example of how Antioch leads in public safety,” claims Mary Dominiak, a Trustee.
