Nokia offers Wireless Cellphone Charging

This advancement by Nokia break down the barriers of using wires and cables for charging and it also utilizes waste radiowaves emitted by television and radio sets. "The recharging system by Nokia absorbs wasted radiowaves and use it’s collected electromagnetic energy...

Multimedia Touchscreen Handsets Under 20K

For the video and multimedia generation of today, a large screen is a pre-requisite and with large displays, 'touchscreen' is exactly what you’ll need for navigation. So, for you mobile maniacs interested in...

Handsets to become crime targets

"Security experts suggest current risks are small, and that attacks will take the same form as PC spam and scams."

iPhone gets mixed response in India

The much hyped iconic Apple iPhone  was  launched in India in the western style fashion at mid-night but it failed to generate much interest because of high pricing. There is big following of Apple...

Spain treats child phone addicts

After news of impotency owing to excessive usage of Mobile now kids are being treated for addiction to their mobile phones. "Two children in Spain have been admitted to a mental health institution to be treated...

Warning: Using a mobile phone while pregnant can seriously damage your baby

More disturbing reports about cell phones:"Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, according to authoritative research. A...

At Least 25 Per Cent of iPhones are Unlocked

Although the iPhone isn't set up with a carrier in Canada yet, I've seen a couple unlocked iPhones around.Of course, that's nothing compared to the 1 million or so iphones that are operating on unauthorized...

Next-Gen GPS: Google Positioning System?

Are GPS technologies soon to be eclipsed by mobile web and wireless applications that can provide highly accurate, location-based, hyper-local information to users? If Google has anything to do with it, the answer...

Britons sending 1bn texts weekly

The way of life has really mutated in every folks in the world. The mobile phone has been known as the addicted version of technology.The tumblog and IM are really famous in these days. Apart from that SMS is really a good way of communication and its playing a major role in...

GSMA`s Global Mobile Awards 2008 - now open for entry

"The awards will be judged by independent analysts, journalists and subject matter experts, the winners will be announced on Tuesday 12th February 2008 at a gala dinner at the National Palace in Barcelona, during the mobile World Congress. The 2008 categories are as...

European Commission`s continuing investigation of Qualcomm

"While each company has made an individual complaint, they share concerns about Qualcomm's practices. The companies believe that these practices are harmful to the mobile telecommunications industry globally and, in particular undermine confidence in standards-setting...

MySpace Comes to Your Sidekick

The "social lifeline" that is T-Mobile's sidekick is getting a youth-friendly boost: "Sidekicks are all getting a MySpace app. The app lets you edit your profile, upload photos to their galleries and receive...

10 min Cell Talk could trigger brain cancers

The rumours have been going about for years now but if this is true, the global health implications could be diasterous.  I am quite curious as to how the industry will deal with the news.  - The...

LG to add Google functions to phones

"SEOUL, South Korea - LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Google Inc. to offer the leading online search engine's products on its mobile phones.ADVERTISEMENT"LG's mobile devices, combined with Google, will provide consumers with easy access to...

Deaf to sign via video handsets

"Deaf people could soon be using video mobiles to chat with their friends using sign language. Video compression tools made by US researchers make it possible to send live pictures of people signing across low bandwidth mobile networks. The system cuts down on the bandwidth...

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