Maine and San Fran lawmakers mull brain cancer cautions

Could the US get cigarette-style health warnings for mobiles?
If legislators in Maine and San Francisco have their way, American mobile phones will soon carry warnings about radiation and even brain cancer.

Public upset at being in database unknowingly

The new mobile phone directory from 118 800
A new mobile phone number directory service, 118 800, has sparked outcry from the UK public after hearing it has ‘millions of numbers’ on launch.
The new service works by allowing users to request a name and mobile number of any given person [...]

More subscribers happy to pay to watch content on phones

Mobile video is set to really take off in the next few years
If you’re a phone user who pays to download and watch video clips on your handset, you’re currently one of a rare breed, but that isn’t going to be the case for long, according [...]

Resolution so fine your eyes will bleed

Samsung unveils super-sharp OLEDs
Samsung Mobile Display (the display arm of Sammy tasked with OLED making) has announced a new breakthrough in OLED resolution, making it four times more sharp than current offerings.
This means that while you may have cooed over the clarity of the Omnia HD and the new [...]

Mobile phones to send cash to each other
New e-cash system joins Japanese mobile commerce scene

Phone users will soon be able to send money direct to a mobile number
Many of us in the West have long been looking lustily at Japan’s mobile phone e-cash systems with little hope of getting anything similar soon, so forgive us [...]

Mobile phones damage our ability to learn
Recall seriously affected by ringing phone interruptions

Stop bothering us with these experiments – we’re trying to concentrate
Everyone knows how distracting it can be to use a mobile phone while driving, but a new psychological study shows that phones can be disruptive in many more situations, including in classrooms.

Why 3 and BT say no to mobile termination rates
Reasons behind telcos’ fight for cheaper phone calls

BT and 3 want to Terminate The rate

BT and 3 were two of the biggest names to sign up to the Terminate The Rate campaign this week, which wants to significantly cut the cost of calling mobile phones from [...]