Archive for the 'Mobile Telephones' Category

Prison Officer caught with drugs and 40 mobile phones (Politics.ie)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

This is a discussion on Prison Officer caught with drugs and 40 mobile phones within the Justice forums, part of the Topical Discussion category on Politics.ie . Originally Posted by cyberianpan Odd that he felt the need to supplement his income CSO Average Weekly Earnings Prison officers … Source: www.politics.ie New Mobile Architecture Delivers HR [...]


MAGID ON TECH: Cell phones helping in disasters (San Jose Mercury News)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

InSTEDD (Innovative Support to Emergencies, Diseases and Disasters) has released three applications to empower aid workers to use inexpensive off-the-shelf mobile phones to better detect and respond to disasters, diseases and economic catastrophes. The organization currently runs projects in Southeast Asia including the Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance project and the Phnom Penh Innovation Lab. Source: [...]


Ban Young Drivers From Using Hands-Free Phones, Says Yes Insurance (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

Teenagers in the UK who use hands-free mobile phones whilst driving are taking risks that equal those of drink-driving, according to motor insurer yesinsurance.co.uk. Source: biz.yahoo.com Dubai cracks down on drivers using cell phones (AME Info) The rate of people being fined in Dubai for using their mobile phones while driving has increased rapidly this [...]


Which phones will be upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 ? (MS Mobiles)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Monday, March 16th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

March 15, 2009 [General] | By Edward J. R. Around September 2009, first phones with Windows Mobile 6.5 will go on sale. However several people want to purchase Windows Mobile phone already now, or in next few weeks, but they would like to be sure, that phones, which they will purchase will be upgradeable to [...]


Best Buy betting big on mobile phones (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

As the retailer sheds corporate jobs, it’s also looking to the mobile market as a growth target. Source: www.startribune.com Fancy new phones have some basic hang-ups (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) SAN FRANCISCO — Oh, the things modern mobile phones can do. They are music-playing, video-taking, direction-providing multimedia powerhouses. But many people have trouble getting them [...]


Hospital Mobile Phones ‘Superbug’ Scare (Science Daily)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

Mobile phone handsets belonging to hospital workers are covered in bacteria including the “superbug,” MRSA. New research describes how mobile phones used by health-care workers may be a source of hospital-acquired infections. Source: www.sciencedaily.com Traffic Week focus on use of mobile phones by drivers (The Peninsula) DOHA: The 25th GCC Traffic Week that will begin [...]


Research and Markets: Essential Resource for Top-Level Data and Analysis Detailing Belgium’s Mobile Phones Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Friday, March 13th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Mobile Phones in Belgium” report to their offering. Source: biz.yahoo.com Traffic Week focus on use of mobile phones by drivers (The Peninsula) DOHA: The 25th GCC Traffic Week that will begin on Saturday will seek to raise public awareness on the dangers of using mobile phones [...]


BANGKOK BANK OFFERS LOW INTEREST RATES, CAR AND MOBILE PHONES AT MONEY EXPO (Tivarati.com)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

–Bangkok Bank is offering a wealth of deals and prizes at this year s Money Expo with special interest rates for home loan customers, and the chance to win a Toyota Yaris and one of 15 mobile Source: www.tivarati.com Sandown Jockeys Fined Over Mobile Phones (Virtual Form Guide) Eight jockeys were fined after Racing Victoria [...]


Garmin and ASUS to Create Garmin-Asus Line of Co branded LBS-centric Mobile Phones (Thaipr.net)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TAIEX: 2357) today announced a strategic alliance that will leverage the companies navigation and mobile telephony expertise to design, manufactu Source: www.thaipr.net Mobile phones banned from schools (China Daily) DUSHANBE — The Central Asian state of Tajikistan on Tuesday banned mobile phones from all schools and universities [...]


Mobile phones may soon replace debit cards at checkout tills (Belfast Telegraph)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Category: Mobile Telephones

Consumers could soon be able to use their mobile phones to pay for items in shops following a tie-up between Barclaycard and Orange. Source: rss.feedsportal.com Smartphones to Account for 23% of All New Mobile Phones by 2013 (Cellular-News.com) Rising demand for complex multimedia-centric applications is forcing handset manufacturers to design increasingly smart and highly personalised [...]