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Cell phone use not linked to cancer risk
Long or short-term cell phone use is not associated with increased cancer risk, according to a study in the December 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.   view more (2006-12-06)

Cellular annoyance
The results of a multi-national survey to be published in the International Journal of Mobile Communications reveals some surprises about cell phone use that have implications for organizations that rely on mobile communications.   view more (2008-06-25)

Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs
In recent years cell phones and PDAs-"Personal Digital Assistants"-have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record and store multimedia files and transfer them over wireless... view more (2008-07-11)

INFM research to improve the service of cell phone systems
New superconductor devices for cell phone systems improve the efficiency of receiving cellular phone calls. This is the important result derived from the research project “Superconductor filters for telecommunication”, carried out at the INFM, the National Institute for Physics of... view more (2001-09-13)

Handsfree mobile phone is no safer in traffic
A VTI study performed in the driving simulator shows that using a mobile phone with a handsfree kit is no safer in traffic than using a hand-held mobile phone.   view more (2004-09-13)

Mobile phones a credit to teenagers
Mobile phones can help young teenagers manage their finances and gain a better understanding of commercial markets, psychologists said today. Dr. Charles Crook of Loughborough University, speaking at the British Psychological Society Developmental and Education Conference in Worcester, described... view more (2001-08-31)

THE LANCET Neurology PRESS RELEASE
ISSUE: AUGUST 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   view more (2002-07-17)

Mini-batteries for mobile phones
CIDETEC is working on a project the aim of which is to carry out a direct assessment of the technology of fuel cells for "mini" applications which have between 1 and 10 watt power requirements - such as for mobile phone or PDA chargers or for remote signalling, etc. to this end, a series... view more (2004-05-19)

Mobile phone use not linked to increased risk of glioma brain tumours
Mobile phones are not associated with an increased risk of the most common type of brain tumour, finds the first UK study of the relationship between mobile phone use and risk of glioma.   view more (2006-01-20)

Should mobile phones be allowed in hospitals?
Researchers from Imperial College London are calling for a review of the ban on mobile phone use in UK hospitals, in today's Lancet. Dr Omer Aziz at St Mary's hospital comments: "In the ten years since the ban on mobile phone use in hospitals came into force, there is still no evidence of any... view more (2003-02-26)

Mobile phones have not replaced teenage smoking
The theory that the recent decline in teenage smoking is linked to the rise in mobile phone ownership is challenged in this week's BMJ. Researchers in Finland surveyed 9,309 adolescents to test whether mobile phones are competing with cigarettes for their weekly spending money. Of 6,516 respondents... view more (2003-01-16)

Passengers, not just mobile phones, contribute to road accidents
The new study, by The George Institute for International Health, was designed to determine the risk of a crash associated with passenger carriage compared with that of using a mobile phone while driving.   view more (2007-05-23)

The Finnish system of VTT retrieves services from the Internet open databases
A map on the mobile phone display also guides the user to the services VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland, has created the first system in the world to retrieve the services the user needs from Internet databases based on information on the user’s location. The system can be used with... view more (2003-04-10)

First mobile phone to recycle itself goes on display at the Science Museum
Today, the first mobile phone capable of recycling itself will go on display at the Science Museum's new contemporary science wing - the Wellcome Wing. The phone, which has been developed by engineers from Brunel University with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council... view more (2000-06-27)

YOU HAVE A TEXT MESSAGE"¦YR HRTBT IS OK BUT YR BLD PRSSRE IS A BIT UP - TAKE 1 OF YR TBLTS
Researchers in the UK have developed a novel electronic system that allows signals from medical monitoring equipment to be transmitted across the mobile phone network. The project, funded by the Swindon based Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, is an important advance in... view more (2001-10-11)

Location-based services for teenagers
Mobile phones can do more than communicate voice and data. The ability to determine the physical location of a mobile phone enables a broad range of mobile services to be offered, including location tracking of users, customised local service information and navigation. A recent EURESCOM study... view more (2002-01-21)

How to shrink the mobile phones even more?
Even a conventional mobile phone user demands more functions and better performance of his mobile phone in the smallest possible space. The mobile phone should also be easy to use, reliable and inexpensive. In order to meet these demands, more data and functions than before must be packed into the... view more (2002-04-25)

New mobile phone functions fit into a smaller space than before
Even a conventional mobile phone user demands more functions and better performance of his mobile phone in the smallest possible space. The mobile phone should also be easy to use, reliable and inexpensive. In order to meet these demands, more data and functions than before must be packed into the... view more (2002-04-05)

Study to assess the effects of mobile phones on hearing nears end of first phase
Scientists at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) at the University of Southampton are nearing the end of the first phase of a study to assess whether the use of mobile phones has any adverse effect on the hearing of healthy young adults. The study into Potential Adverse Effects of... view more (2003-09-25)

Mobile phone use and acoustic neuroma
A study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, found that 10 or more years of mobile phone use increase the risk of acoustic neuroma and that the risk increase was confined to the side of the head where the phone was usually held. No indications of an... view more (2004-10-13)

Cell phones, driving don't mix
Most people can rather efficiently walk and chew gum at the same time, but when it comes to more complicated "multi-tasking" - like driving and talking on a cell phone - there is a price to pay.   view more (2005-12-12)

Listen to your e-mails by phone
E-mails no longer need to be read; they can be listened to. A program that enables one to hear e-mail messages has been created in Finland. Both a desktop phone and mobile phone can be used to hear the messages. Username and password are given by pressing the phone's push-buttons. The program,... view more (2001-09-26)

Quick and easy access to services through physical browsing
Physical browsing is a new method for providing direct access to services without the use of complicated menus or inputting long addresses; all the user needs to do is touch an object with a mobile terminal (such as a mobile phone) or point the terminal at the object. A child can call 'Granny' by... view more (2004-10-21)

Hey, where are you guys?
Where's my dream guy / girl? Where are my friends? Is there anything happening anywhere? Young people are commonly preoccupied by such questions. When a group spontaneously gets together, it's likely that others will want to join in. To arrange such get-togethers, teenagers frequently use SMS via... view more (2003-06-30)

Carnegie Mellon study shows just listening to cell phones significantly impairs drivers
Carnegie Mellon University scientists have shown that just listening to a cell phone while driving is a significant distraction, and it causes drivers to commit some of the same types of driving errors that can occur under the influence of alcohol.   view more (2008-03-05)
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