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 on Saturday will seek to raise public awareness on the dangers of using mobile phones while driving, which is one of the most common violations of the new traffic law.
Source: www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

3G Phones Exposing Networks? Last-Gen Technology (New York Times)
Industry analysts say the problems at mobile carriers are becoming more glaring as the growing popularity of so-called smartphones puts pressure on their networks.
Source: www.nytimes.com

NFC makes mobile phones the new credit card!! (IT-Analysis)
Did you know that worldwide mobile phones outnumber the number of credit cards in circulation by a factor of 2 to 1?
Source: www.it-analysis.com

ETech: Mobile Phones Reveal the Behaviors of Places and People (O’Reilly Media)
[Quinn managed to scoop me blogging about Tony Jebara's presentation! But after I chatted with her, we both agreed that I should continue with my blog post and see if I can augment her post a little.] Tony Jebara’s presentation “Mobile Phones Reveal the Behaviors of Places and People” really opened my eyes to what amazing things you can…
Source: radar.oreilly.com

Research and Markets: Mobile Phones in Spain (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a6c20a/mobile_phones_in_s ) has announced the addition of the ” Mobile Phones in Spain ” report to their offering.
Source: www.centredaily.com

Your phone, your life: New apps change how you use mobile devices to navigate your world (San Jose Mercury News)
An explosive proliferation of software applications ‘ and easy ways to get them, most notably through Apple’s App Store ‘ is changing people’s relationships with mobile phones. The always-connected era is dawning. The cell phone is becoming more a companion than merely a means of one-on-one conversation.
Source: www.mercurynews.com

Virgin Mobile Loads Up with Two New Kyocera Phones (MobileMag)
Kyocera is introducing a couple of new cell phones for subscribers to Virgin Mobile and they both appear to hit the lower end of the scale. This makes sense, given that Virgin Mobile is largely about affordability and keeping things as inexpensive as possible.
Source: www.mobilemag.com

Research and Markets: Mobile Phones in Spain (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Mobile Phones in Spain” report to their offering.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

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