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This isn't exactly proud papa news: My daughter, Reina, who recently turned 13, just racked up 14,528 text messages in one month. http://www.physorg.com/news151597167.html Technology Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:19:42 EST news151597167 Boy, do I have high-tech idea for those of you who got a shiny new smart phone for Christmas: Try reading a book on it. http://www.physorg.com/news151174582.html Electronics Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:56:22 EST news151174582 Mobile phone use is not associated with the risk of melanoma of the eye, researchers report in the January 13 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news151088968.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:09:28 EST news151088968 Counselling via the phone and internet can help weight management in overweight individuals, according to a Dutch study published in the open access journal, BMC Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news150695972.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:59:32 EST news150695972 Microsoft Corp. has bested rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. by securing an agreement to become the default provider of Internet search service to mobile phone customers of Verizon Wireless, a Verizon executive said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news150653373.html Technology Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:09:33 EST news150653373 Today Motorola, Inc. announced two new mobile devices that will make social responsibility and social connectivity even more accessible to people everywhere. MOTO W233 Renew is the world's first mobile phone made using plastics comprised of recycled water bottles, and MOTOSURF A3100 - a high-speed touch tablet with a fully customizable home screen - will debut this week at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. http://www.physorg.com/news150474871.html Electronics Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:34:31 EST news150474871 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers can now attach hyperlinks to pictures you take using your mobile phone. It offers the prospect of new ways to discover, engage and navigate your surroundings. You wake up in a strange city with no recollection of how you got there and no information about where you are. Demonstrating nerves of steel, you calmly pick up your mobile phone and take a picture of the streetscape. http://www.physorg.com/news150120827.html Technology Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:13:47 EST news150120827 As consumers pull back on spending, at least one tech product is staying hot enough that it could defy the recession: smart phones. Overall handset sales are slowing, and some of the biggest makers of the devices are ratcheting down sales projections for 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news149952623.html Electronics Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:30:23 EST news149952623 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cell phones have already revolutionized the way people around the world communicate and do business. Thanks to advances being made at UCLA, they are about to do the same thing for medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news149190128.html Technology Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:42:08 EST news149190128 University of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers from talking on cell phones or sending text messages while driving. http://www.physorg.com/news148193101.html Technology Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:45:01 EST news148193101 Research led by Psychology researchers at the University of Warwick reveals that cell phone conversations impair drivers' visual attention to such a degree that it can add over 5 metres to the braking distance of a car travelling at 60 miles and causes almost twice as many errors as drivers driving without the distraction of a hands free cell phone conversation. http://www.physorg.com/news147531138.html Other Sciences Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:52:18 EST news147531138 The first Google phone, the G1, went on sale October 21, 2008. No one was camped out in front of the store and you can buy one today at your T-Mobile store or BestBuy for $179. http://www.physorg.com/news147452428.html Electronics Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:00:28 EST news147452428 Drivers make more mistakes when talking on a cell phone than when talking to passengers, new research shows. http://www.physorg.com/news147336553.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:49:13 EST news147336553 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new cell phone developed by Samsung opens like a book to reveal a larger OLED screen, essentially turning the phone into a portable media player. Samsung recently demonstrated the prototype at the FPD International 2008 tech trade show in Japan, possibly as the shape of things to come. http://www.physorg.com/news146743304.html Electronics Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:01:44 EST news146743304 (PhysOrg.com) -- Planning on gobbling a few extra treats this holiday season? Soon, your cell phone may be able to help you maintain your exercise routine and keep the pounds off over winter months, without your having to lift a finger to keep track. http://www.physorg.com/news146320442.html Technology Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:34:02 EST news146320442 (PhysOrg.com) -- HTC has just announced the world's first GSM/WiMAX headset. The device will be available in Russia on the Yota Mobile WiMAX network. The MAX 4G appears similar to the super high-end HTC Touch HD that was recently announced with a large 3.8 inch 800×480 display and touch screen interface. The MAX 4G will support the Yota Video network and the device is capable of displaying up to nine TV channels simultaneously! http://www.physorg.com/news145886665.html Electronics Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:04:25 EST news145886665 Many children love sending and receiving text messages through their cell phones - sometimes to the great annoyance of their parents. http://www.physorg.com/news145628403.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:20:03 EST news145628403 (PhysOrg.com) -- If you own a cell phone, then new software created by Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology director Gil Weinberg and his students will allow you to be the next composer and performer of your own original music. http://www.physorg.com/news145287123.html Technology Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:32:03 EST news145287123 (PhysOrg.com) -- A group of Security Researchers exposed a security flaw in Google´s G1 Android phone. The flaw is in the web browser on the T-Mobile G1 that can potentially allow Trojans and Keyloggers to install themselves on your phone if you visit a website with malicious code. http://www.physorg.com/news144432959.html Electronics Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:15:59 EST news144432959 The new T-Mobile G1 phone with Android goes on sale October 22nd. A sneak peak at the first phone to run Android reveals a notice to users that goes as follows: "Google may discover a product that violates the developer distribution agreement ... in such an instance, Google reserves the right to remotely remove those applications from your device at its sole discretion." http://www.physorg.com/news143475970.html Electronics Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:26:10 EST news143475970 Even though it's one of the tiniest cell phones you've probably ever seen, it would be difficult to lose this one. As its name implies, the "ring-cellphone" is worn on the finger, and includes all the components of a functional cell phone. http://www.physorg.com/news142084551.html Electronics Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:55:51 EST news142084551 Sleep disorders are very common in modern society. Mild forms are familiar to everyone and up to 10 - 20 per cent of adults suffer from related diseases (organic sleep disorders). Diagnosing sleep disorders often requires extensive and expensive sleep recording at a sleep laboratory. At the moment, there are hardly any good screening methods for detecting sleep disorders. http://www.physorg.com/news141395438.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:30:38 EST news141395438 Beneath the desk, agile fingers flit across the keypad. Above, eye contact with the teacher never breaks. The cell-phone text message is sent, unnoticed. Or noticed. http://www.physorg.com/news139754632.html Technology Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:43:52 EST news139754632 Beware the next time someone borrows your cell phone or you leave it unattended. You may become the next victim of having all your cell phone data copied to the CSI Stick. http://www.physorg.com/news139460365.html Electronics Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:59:25 EST news139460365