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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 57% had smoked at least twice, 24% smoked daily,... view more... (2003-01-16)
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 research into mobile phone use by young teenagers.... view more... (2001-08-31)
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 real risk to patients. In fact it seems that the... view more... (2003-02-26)
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 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)
THE LANCET Neurology PRESS RELEASE
ISSUE: AUGUST 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE view more (2002-07-17)
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)
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 (EPSRC), will hopefully put an end to the mountain... view more... (2000-06-27)
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 a mobile phone, a microcomputer and other... view more... (2003-04-10)
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 circuit boards of mobile phones in the future. 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 circuit boards of mobile phones in the future. The... view more... (2002-04-05)
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 'telemedicine', and could eventually enable doctors to... view more... (2001-10-11)
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 GSM Cellular Phones on Hearing (known by the... view more... (2003-09-25)
Mobile users make same mistakes as disabled PC users
Mobile phone owners make similar mistakes to physically impaired computer users when using the technology, according to new research from The University of Manchester. view more (2008-07-02)
New report on mobile phone research published
Mobile phones have not been found to be associated with any biological or adverse health effects, according to the UK's largest investigation into the possible health risks from mobile telephone technology. view more (2007-09-13)
The young develop their own mobile communications culture
Mobile phones became part of the everyday lives of young people in Finland at the end of the 1990`s. The young created their own mobile communications culture, of which talking on the phone is only one part. The Information Society Research Centre of the University of Tampere has studied the mobile communications of children and young people since... view more... (2001-12-18)
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 their mobile phones. Especially with large groups,... view more... (2003-06-30)
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 pointing a mobile phone at the grandmother's photo;... view more... (2004-10-21)
Endorasoft goes beyond the limits of SMS and SIM cards of mobile phones
The basque company Endorasoft has created two computer systems that will offer to consumers and companies more services and possibilities for this kind of telephone systems. view more (2002-10-24)
University of Surrey scientists stop Big Brother listening in to your mobile phone conversation
A team of University of Surrey scientists led by Professor Ahmet Kondoz has developed new technology which will enable companies and organisations to ensure that their GSM mobile phone conversations are totally secure and confidential. Previous attempts to make such conversations totally secure have been successful, but relied on a special GSM... view more... (2004-09-27)
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