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Mobile phone vulnerable to DoS attack
News US-based security company @stake has released a security advisory detailing a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the Nokia 6210 GSM mobile phone, and although the flaw isn't serious it could be a sign of worse things to come.
[February 26, 2003, 13:23]
Mobile phone firms referred to Competition Commission
News Oftel announced on Monday that it has formally asked the UK's Competition Commission to investigate whether Vodafone, mmO2, One2One and Orange are charging too much for mobile phone calls between their networks.
[January 7, 2002, 14:34]
Rupert Goodwins: Mobile phone viruses are coming
News For any hacker intending to write the first mobile phone virus, there are many obstacles to overcome. If all this works perfectly, it will be practically impossible to create and distribute a mobile phone virus.
[June 8, 2000, 15:06]
Mobile phone users back Kerry
News The young cell phone crowd backs Kerry for president, according to a novel poll taken exclusively over mobile phones. The findings may address the concern that traditional polling efforts don't reach young people who strictly use a mobile phone.
[November 2, 2004, 9:59]
Mobile phone rings voted the top workplace annoyance
News Don't sweat it, as mobile phone rings have been voted the top workplace annoyance, according to a recent survey. A recent survey of 6,000 people by recruitment company TMP Worldwide found that irritating mobile phone rings are the top workplace...
[January 31, 2002, 17:29]
Mobile phone forensics 'hole' reported
News Law enforcement is at the mercy of mobile phone manufacturers, according to University of Cambridge researchers. Unlike PCs, where "deleted" data can still easily be accessed, information wiped from a mobile phone's internal memory can be almost...
[June 26, 2006, 15:30]
Mobile phone payments on trial in Texas
News Nokia and MasterCard launched a trial of a new breed of mobile phone technology this month that lets people use their Nokia phones as credit cards, the companies said on Tuesday. Nokia is distributing 500 new phones equipped with the special...
[May 14, 2003, 9:33]
Mobile phone price war looms
News One2One and Orange have kicked off a new mobile phone price war by offering new deals that will include some free calls to rival mobile phone networks. The £25 per month package will include 100 minutes of free calls to any fixed line or mobile...
[September 3, 2001, 10:03]
A Year Ago: Mobile phone becomes a universal remote
News Soon, your mobile phone won't just make calls -- it will program your VCR, store your personal calendar and even let you buy things in the high street. Where Bluetooth might find a real niche, however, is in the most popular piece of high-tech...
[June 19, 2001, 6:28]
Mobile phone headsets for crash helmets
News Bikers are now able to talk and ride by using a mobile phone headset for crash helmets, demonstrated by Italian hi-tech accessory company Cellular Line at the CeBIT trade show this week. The headsets, which connect to a mobile phone by a wire...
[March 11, 2005, 13:40]
Mobile phone car ban is debated
News They suggested that mobile phone bans for drivers might be justified. The US Congress is also considering a bill that would curtail mobile phone use while driving, requiring people to dial, talk and listen via voice-activated, hands-free devices...
[July 3, 2001, 13:39]
Mobile phone mast blamed for vanishing pigeons
News A mobile phone mast is being blamed for the disappearance of over 50 racing pigeons. He, along with hundreds of fellow breeders, is reported to be close to taking legal action again the mobile phone companies -- who consistently deny that emissions...
[September 3, 2001, 15:48]
Mobile phone worms pose massive threat
News Watson Research Centre in New York, say that mobile phone designers will have to come up with ways to protect phones against infection from malicious code. And while Nokia and other mobile phone manufacturers beef up security against the impending...
[May 19, 2000, 14:31]
Mobile phone masts to face public consultation
News Local people will be given a greater say in the siting of all mobile phone masts, under changes to the planning system announced last Friday. The changes -- to the planning rules which govern the erection of mobile phone masts -- are a response to...
[March 20, 2001, 6:10]
Mobile phone operators show off their figures
News For the first time all four major UK mobile phone players -- BTCellnet, One2One, Orange and Vodafone -- have worked together with the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) to produce surveys, released this month, of each individual companies...
[October 5, 1999, 11:48]
Mobile phone virus doubles the danger
News Mobile phone viruses, largely considered a paper tiger in the digital security world, became a bit more dangerous this week with the release of a two-pronged program. Until now, malicious mobile phone programs have spread using one mechanism or the...
[January 11, 2005, 8:05]
Mobile phone link to fatal Swiss air crash
News Swiss aviation officers believe the plane crash at Zurich airport last January which killed ten people was caused by a mobile phone. The cause of the disaster has never been determined, but investigators are now examining the possibility that...
[January 12, 2001, 6:13]
Mobile phone manufacturers work on cancer shields
News The big three mobile phone makers have been working on technology for over eight years to limit the amount of radiation a user is exposed to. The mobile phone industry has consistently denied claims that mobile handsets can cause cancer, despite...
[June 11, 2001, 9:41]
Mobile-phone industry: Tumour study 'very selective'
News Entitled Mobile Phone-Brain Tumour: Public Health Advisory, the study is a meta-analysis of more than 100 other studies. There is a growing and statistically significant body of evidence reporting that brain tumours, such as vestibular schwannoma...
[April 1, 2008, 14:22]
Mobile phone makers hunt for 3G solution
News Mobile phone makers are being forced to consider radical approaches to microprocessor design to deal with the difficulties of making next-generation handsets, according to a California-based chip start-up.
[May 14, 2002, 13:37]
