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SHELTON, Conn., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An overwhelming 95% of people around the world now own cell phones, according to a new nine-country study by SSI. Hong Kong (99%), China (98%) and Sweden (98%) have the highest cell phone ownership rates, while the US (89%) has the lowest. Findings show that, among cell phone owners, 42% currently have smartphones--and 58% are planning to make their next cell phone a smartphone. The highest rates of smartphone ownership are in China (68%)...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- YouChange Holdings Corp ("youchange") (OTCBB:YCNG), a leading collection program for electronic waste and re-Commerce, today announced the successful completion of its beta testing of the youchange fund raising program for schools in Arizona. "With 100's of millions of electronic items being discarded each year youchange is committed to recovering those resources and hopes to engage thousands of schools across the U.S. and Canada to help....

America’s first Android-powered smartphone with Beats Audio technology now available at Wirefly Reston, VA (PRWEB) November 14, 2011 Christmas comes early for music lovers at Wirefly (http://www.wirefly.com), the Internet’s leading authorized retailer of cell phones, smartphones and cell phone plans, with the launch of the highly anticipated HTC Rezound™ with Beats Audio™ technology, available exclusively from Verizon Wireless. Customers can now purchase...

SpyDialer.com has launched a new free website that lets users eavesdrop on the outgoing voicemail message of cell phones to learn who the user of the phone is. The free cell phone search has ignited concern about its use. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 09, 2011 A controversial new website created by a Los Angeles private investigator has Internet users debating its use. The website, Spy Dialer, is a free cell phone search that lets users legally eavesdrop on the outbound voicemail...

Social scientists struggle to characterize new form of harassment The following is part one of a three part National Science Foundation series: Bullying in the Age of Social Media. "I was cyberbullied at age 40 by someone that tried to beat me up in high school," says a person posting on a website that chronicles stories of people intimidated through digital communications. But I ended up winning the fight, he says. "They held that grudge for 28 years before Googling me, figuring out...

A new study from the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen claims that there is no link between the long-term use of mobile phones and brain cancer, despite previous reports that have made such associations. With more than 5 billion mobile phone subscribers around the world, fear has grown in many people that the electromagnetic fields emitted by holding a handset to the ear may cause adverse health effects, such as cancerous brain tumors. But the results from the large Danish...

Offers pre-order price guarantee on all orders Reston, VA (PRWEB) October 10, 2011 Wirefly (http://www.wirefly.com), the Internet’s leading authorized retailer of cell phones, smartphones and cell phone plans, announced today that it has launched a pre-sale for T-Mobile’s latest 4G smartphones: the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Amaze 4G. Beginning October 10, 2011, Wirefly customers can pre-order both devices on Wirefly.com before they officially hit retail store...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association® asked a federal court to block the enforcement of San Francisco's "Cell Phone Right-to-Know" ordinance. CTIA's challenge argues that the Ordinance is barred under the First Amendment and conflicts with federal law governing the safety of wireless devices. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110630/MM28614LOGO-b ) As CTIA explains in its motion, the Ordinance requires retailers to distribute...

Pledges $1 for Every New Facebook Fan in October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month Reston, VA (PRWEB) October 04, 2011 In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, Wirefly (http://www.wirefly.com), the Internet’s leading authorized retailer of cell phones, smartphones and cell phone plans, is pleased to announce the launch of its very first social media fundraising initiative benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer awareness...

WAUSAU, Wis., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the rollout of AT&T's mobile broadband network in Marathon and Lincoln Counties, AT&T* is inviting consumers in the Wausau area to honor past and present military members by recycling old cell phones through AT&T's support of the Cell Phones for Soldiers program. "When you donate your used cell phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers, your phones are either reconditioned and reused -- or they're disposed of in an...