Archive for October, 2005
Monday, October 31st, 2005
According to textually.org, texting teenagers are proving 'more literate than ever before.' I find it hard to believe myself, especially from what I hear from high school teachers in the US. But according to the TimesOnline, the writing ability of 16-year-olds has never been higher.
However, that is not to ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2005
Cell phone manufacturers and carriers are looking like big tobacco these days. The US Supreme court denied hearing appeals from the likes of Motorola, Nokia and Cingular with regard to recently reinstated lawsuits alleging that cell phone manufacturers knew of and hid the risks associated with cellphone radiation emissions.
A U.S. ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2005
BostonHerald.com reports that the in-school cellphone ban does not apply to teachers.
“It happens all the time,” said Charlestown High School freshman Amy Gomes, 15, of teachers’ ringing phones and in-school parleys. “If their cell phone rings, it interrupts the class. If the rule isn’t the same for them, it’s not ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2005
I found this on an Italian site and thought I would "loosely translate" them for you. (Thanks to Google, and the Italians here at Flycell)
1. Be courteous and acknowledge the receipt of incoming text messages. A simple Y or OK will do the trick.
1. Avoid gratuitous use of shorthand and ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2005
According to The Mobile Music Blog Sprint will offer full-track mobile music dowloads today via the Sprint Music Store. The downloads will be for phone and PC and only cost $2.50 per track! Eeew. That's gonna throw off the ringtone truetone market...
Truetone (30 second clip) vs Full-Track Math (3:00 minute ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2005
Verizon and Cingular have already inked deals with laptop manufacturers such as Dell, Sony, and HP to bundle connectivity for their EV-DO and Edge wireless broadband networks. Engadget reports that Lucky Goldstar (LG), has an EV-DO laptop of their own. It seems only natural that LG would add some ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2005
As we await the MVNO launches of Amp'd for gadget, gaming, and media freaks, ESPN for sports nuts, and Disney for right-wingers ;), along comes a new MVNO in Denmark - GAYmobile for homosexuals. We already have MVNO services targeted at the latin and hip-hop communities, why not homosexuals.
GAYmobile ...
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Friday, October 28th, 2005
This is just ridiculous.
The building will be a replica of a mobile phone, featuring a giant keypad and display screen, topped with an aerial.
BTW, for us Americans... aeriel=antenna.
Even if this was a good idea, like any cell phone, you will want to replace it after a year or so.
Link: ...
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Friday, October 28th, 2005
Mobileblog.it points us to a neat post at 43 Folders which talks about creative uses for your phone cam. I personally have used my phone cam to record price tags, and remember my parking lot. Some others they mention are:
* Show people where you’ve put things
* Record the hours ...
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Friday, October 28th, 2005
Never lose another sticky note (unless you lose your phone). This nifty OSX Dashboard Widget allows users to send "PostIts" to their phone quickly and easily via bluetooth.
Link: NoteIt! (via mobileblog.it)
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