Cell Phones Relatively Safe From Viruses…For Now (Scientific American)
[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.] We can get viruses from the Internet. But can we catch viruses on our cell phones? A new study in the journal Science says yes, but the spread of such malicious mobile software won t reach epidemic proportions until more cell phones are on the same operating system. [More]
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New GPS Golf Distance Measuring Software Launched for Blackberry Mobile Phones (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
PinPointGPS is new software, for a GPS enabled BlackBerry mobile device that uses satellite technology to measure accurate distances on golf courses all over the world. The software acts as a virtual caddie to give instant read outs of distances to greens and hazards. The software will be allowed in competitions for the first time this summer, following changes to the rules of golf. A modern aid …
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Mobile phone calls on planes make slow take off in Europe (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A year after they were authorised, the use of mobile phones aboard planes remains very limited in Europe, with only 27 planes equipped to allow them, the European Commission said Thursday.
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