Graham Brown

Children, School and Mobile Phones

August 31, 2007

When children, mobile phones and schools come together problems often arise, and they are not about to go away any time soon. There is the issue of handsets being stolen from students’ bags. Also, kids who don’t have a mobile phone often complain about a lack of status, and those who have them are sometimes [...]

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ATT stops iPhone Unlocking Software

August 31, 2007

The planned release of the software that could potentially unlock Apple’s iPhone has been indefinitely delayed due to fears of a looming lawsuit. Apparently the founder of North Irish company Uniquephones received a phone call from an international law firm on Saturday who supposedly called on behalf of AT&T. The message was simple – if [...]

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New Nokia Handsets Combining Music and Gaming

August 31, 2007

At Nokia’s Go Play event in London, two new handsets have been introduced – the N81 and the N81 8GB. The devices have been designed to complement both the music store on Nokia’s new Ovi online portal and the N-Gage gaming platform – all wrapped up in a sleek slider design and peppered with rich [...]

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Possible Mobile Phone Ban for Kids

August 31, 2007

It appears the government is considering banning children from using mobile phones due to possible health risks. The discussion had been sparked by preliminary findings released by the Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC). The report suggests that using mobile phones can put certain groups at risk, and especially children under 16 should not be allowed to [...]

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Tween Market for Mobile Phones Growing

August 31, 2007

Less and less people have been subscribing to wireless services within the last years. In 2006, 19 million subscribers were added to the then already existing 226 million, a number that is clearly below the count of new subscribers added the year before, which amounted to 25 million. One reason for the drop is the [...]

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Anti-bully Phones by Carphone Warehouse and Samsung

August 31, 2007

Carphone Warehouse, in a partnership with Samsung, is about to launch four new anti-bullying handsets. The mobile phones are supposed to block bullying texts sent to children and will also send a SOS message to parents. They are a reaction to the surging wave of so-called cyber-bullying where victims are harassed via text messages. The [...]

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Children, School and Mobile Phones

August 31, 2007

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Bill Banning Teenage Drivers from Using Mobile Devices

August 31, 2007

After several fatal incidents involving teenage drivers and mobile phones the state Assembly passed a bill on Monday that would ban drivers under the age of 18 from using mobile phones, pagers, text messaging devices or laptops while driving. The bill passed by a 62-5 vote and targets all mobile devices – even hands-free ones. [...]

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