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IDC Forum: Mobiles Will Kill Wintel
News He also predicts that 100 percent of mobiles will be WAP-enabled by 2004, accounting for around 1.3 billion users worldwide, compared to 721 million PC users. Mobile phones will be the PC of the future and will become so at the expense of Microsoft...
[March 21, 2000, 16:28]
Health Warnings On Mobiles Reach Impasse
News The SAR value will only provide ratification for the CE mark that mobiles already carry," says a spokesman for Motorola. The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) -- comprised of leading phone companies Ericsson, Nokia and...
[August 30, 2000, 6:19]
'No Mobiles' To Replace 'no Smoking' Signs On Planes
Talkback No s*x signs replacing no mobiles signs? Even with "No Mobiles" signs, it's a guarantee that many businessmen, especially those in economy class, will ignore the signs unless they are caught red-handed by a Stewardess.
[August 8, 2006, 15:36]
Bluetooth Headset Talks To Mobiles And Land Lines
News The GN 6120 can use an optional Bluetooth adapter to connect to non-Bluetooth mobiles. Denmark-based GN Netcom has launched a new line of Bluetooth headsets designed to eliminate some of the office worker's phone-juggling by giving them the ability...
[January 26, 2004, 17:00]
Multiple Network Access Becoming Norm For Mobiles
News Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk sister site silicon.com earlier this year, Wi-Fi trade association the Wi-fi Alliance said Wi-Fi is increasingly being added to mobiles, as having wireless and cellular radios offers advantages for both users and operators...
[May 6, 2008, 8:38]
Mobiles To Get Motion-charged Batteries
News Including the mini-generators in a device takes at least 24 months, Rowe added, meaning customers will have to wait at least that long to see the first mobiles with mini-generators included. US mobile power-generation firm M2E Power has developed a...
[November 22, 2007, 15:54]
Toshiba Lets Mobiles Run PC Software
News Electronics giant Toshiba said this week it has developed software that lets mobiles use programs stored on most home computers, a breakthrough that further erases the divide differentiating the two devices.
[January 20, 2005, 14:50]
Scientists Find No Link Between Mobiles And Ear Tumours
News The research, which is published in the latest edition of the Neurology journal, considered how long those with an acoustic neuroma had been using a mobile phone, and also how often they used their mobiles.
[April 23, 2002, 17:21]
Australia Blocks Stolen Mobiles
Talkback Having Lived in Singapore, I see the point of the IDA, There is little theft of mobiles in Singapore and also it's not uncommon for people to change handsets 1 to 2 time a year, which is a stark contrast to Australia where people tend to hang onto...
[September 17, 2003, 1:10]
Scottish Hoteliers Jam Mobiles
Talkback First, this nonsense about pacemakers - mobiles dont/cant/wont affect them, in exactly the same way that a mobile cannot cause a petrol station to explode just cos it rings! The good ones have selectable frequencies so they dont JUST block mobiles.
[March 24, 2006, 0:37]
Massive Theft Of Mobiles And Xboxes Sparks Hunt
News The consignment of missing mobiles includes Nokia 6310i, 5100 and 3410 models, and has a trade value of £781,000. Police have appealed for help after 7,000 mobile phones and 1,000 Xbox consoles were stolen in Wednesbury, near Wolverhampton, on Monday.
[August 12, 2003, 17:05]
Survey Finds PCs More Popular Than Mobiles
News The Wealth of the Nation report -- conducted by Mintel -- found that we are twice as likely to depend on our computers than our mobiles. People do find mobiles useful but they don't see them as vital compared to PCs.
[February 9, 2000, 12:21]
Qualcomm Confident Of Bright Future For Mobiles
News Current mobiles, he said, are gaining ground fast on their PC counterparts: "It's like a 1996 computer. Paul Jacobs, chief executive of chipmaker and 3G IP giant Qualcomm, has revealed he believes the mobile industry has little to fear from IT...
[July 12, 2006, 10:40]
Is Apple Driving Music To Mobiles?
Talkback Nobody is going to use their cellphones to download music. Its stupid to even suggest that it will somehow become a more popular medium than iTunes and and iPod.
[April 20, 2005, 19:54]
Scottish Hoteliers Jam Mobiles
Talkback I wish I already had a mobile jammer, but they are still to expensive. Now I have to listen the whole day to stupid talks and meanless conversations - I´m a busdriver on a public bus and you won´t believe the stories I hear every hour, every day.
[October 21, 2003, 10:46]
Report: Hands-free Mobiles Triple Radiation Risk
News editor Helen Parker criticised Hewitt for giving mobiles the all-clear too soon. That study suggested hands-free kits could amplify radiation from mobiles. The amount of radiation emitted by a mobile phone may be increased up to three and a half...
[November 2, 2000, 13:43]
Scientists Investigate Water Power For Mobiles
Talkback water iz enemy Of circuit .rusting will kill the mObile nO matter wat prOtectiOn u make
[October 24, 2003, 7:11]
'No Mobiles' To Replace 'no Smoking' Signs On Planes
News "No mobile" signs are to replace the outdated "no smoking" signs above airline seats with the introduction of in-flight mobile phone services in Europe next year. Air France will be the first airline to trial the satellite-based technology early...
[August 7, 2006, 16:10]
Scottish Hoteliers Jam Mobiles
Talkback Surely if it's illegal to block Phone signals, then the people who are doing it should be prosecuted. Also , if its illegal to block them , is it also illegal to manufacture a device that blocks signals, or even import a device that block signals?
[September 1, 2003, 10:59]
Scottish Hoteliers Jam Mobiles
Talkback What a suprise, there are various scenario's where this could be classed as illegal, it also raises the question as to an invasion of privacy. Like countless other people, I am on 24 hour call, even when away from home and travelling, and although...
[September 2, 2003, 11:00]
