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Find out if your mobile phone is emitting harmful radiation Sat, 06/04/2011 - 13:02 by NeelamGoswami As concerns grow in the United States about cell phones and cancer risk, many mobile users are eager to know how much radiation their handsets emit. Comments Read more	Turn off gadgets for a good night's sleep Mon, 03/07/2011 - 17:53 by Jaspreet Virk Unable to get a sound sleep at night? The reason could be your electronic gadgets, as a new survey report finds that heavy use of technology before bedtime interferes with sleep. Comments Read more	Walmart to launch mobile phone service Tue, 09/14/2010 - 21:58 by Prince damin Bentonville, Ark. -- U.S. retail giant Walmart said it was ready to launch a post-paid cell phone plan with unlimited talk and text that comes without a contract. The retailer said "Walmart Family MobileT" would be available on Sept. 20 at 2,500 outlets. It will be sold exclusively at Walmart, the company said, introducing the service as one with "no surprise outages," given customers don't run out of minutes. For one line, the service will cost $45 per month. Additional lines will cost $25, the company said in a release. A service plan account will include "free preloaded 100MB WebPakTM -- which provides access to the Internet," Walmart said. In addition, the retailer touted Comments Read more
NYC subways may get wired for cell phones Sat, 07/31/2010 - 02:35 by Prince damin New York -- The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority has signed a contract for wireless service in its subway stations, which could extend to moving trains. The contract gives Transit Wireless, a consortium of four companies, two years to test wireless in six stations and another four to provide service in all the underground stations in the system, the New York Daily News reported. Cell phone companies will have to make their own agreements with Transit Wireless to carry their signals. Comments Read more	More Americans using laptops and cell phones to surf internet—Pew report Fri, 07/09/2010 - 10:09 by Priyanka According to a new research study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project titled “Mobile Access 2010”, with each passing year more and more Americans are gaining access to internet via mobile devices like a cell phone or a laptop. Comments Read more	Young Americans addicted to internet Sun, 04/25/2010 - 21:50 by Samia Sehgal Youngsters in America are so hooked to cell phones, computers and social media that now it has become an addiction. A new study has revealed that college students are obsessed with social networking media and have started showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addiction. Comments Read more
Texting ban comes into force with immediate effect Wed, 01/27/2010 - 11:09 by Jamie Anderson Washington, January 27-- This is something that should have come long back, but for some reason, best known to the lawmakers, it did not see the light of the day. Finally on Tuesday, it did! Comments Read more	Nokia to introduce free GPS navigation application from March Fri, 01/22/2010 - 21:32 by Pankhuri kapoor Espoo, Helinski, January 22 -- Finland-based Nokia Corporation has introduced a new and free premium version of its Ovi Maps application in its smartphones that will toughen the competition for its contemporaries in the GPS market. Comments Read more	Texting more dangerous than talking while driving Tue, 12/22/2009 - 13:01 by Jaspreet Virk New York, December 22 -- Driving and text messaging are widely known not to gel well together. But the new study by psychologists of University of Utah has shed light on why this is dangerous, thus strengthening the earlier studies. Comments Read more
Sexting becoming a fad among teens: survey Wed, 12/16/2009 - 12:49 by Jaspreet Virk New York, December 16 -- Cell phone usage is common among teenagers and almost all of them indulge in texting. But are you actually aware of the sexting phenomenon that has become a latest fad among teens? Comments Read more	Cell phone use may be walking safety risk Tue, 11/17/2009 - 10:48 by Rakhi Kaptiyal Champaign, Ill. -- A University of Illinois study of pedestrian safety has found using a cell phone while walking can endanger one's health. The study involved people crossing a virtual street while either talking on the phone or listening to music. The scientists said they discovered music-listeners were able to navigate traffic as well as the average unencumbered pedestrian. But users of hands-free cell phones, however, took longer to cross the same street under the same conditions and were more likely to get run over by a vehicle. Comments Read more	Is Wal-Mart Your New Cellmate? Fri, 10/16/2009 - 16:03 by Rick Aristotle ... The world's largest retailer wants a chunk of the wireless-carrier game. So on Sunday, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is introducing low-end cell-phone service nationwide. Comments Read more