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By Mary Meaux, The Port Arthur News, Texas Jul. 25--The head of a prominent cancer research institute in Pittsburgh issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff -- limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, is contrary to numerous studies that don't find a link between cancer and cell phone use, and a public lack of worry by the U.S. Food and Drug...
Is it time to cut the cord? According to a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, upward of 20 percent of the population no longer has landlines and relies exclusively on cell phones. Phone companies, most recently Verizon, have begun creating money-saving packages that let you get your Internet service without a landline, something cable/Internet firms have offered for years. Savings are variable, depending on what kind of bundles you buy, so be prepared for a lot of...
Text of report in English by Belarusian privately-owned news agency Belapan Minsk, 2 July: Both existing and new mobile operators can be granted a license to build 3G networks in Belarus, Henadz Tsaryk, a departmental chief at the communications ministry, told reporters in Minsk on Wednesday [2 July]. Bids for such licenses may be accepted from both groups of applicants, according to the official. "If there are such contenders that can create a network within an appropriate period, no...
Talkster (www.Talkster.com), the company delivering online communities instant mobile voice and text communications, today officially launched its integration with GTalk2VoIP, offering callers worldwide free international, long distance and group conference calls. Talkster's partnership with GTalk2VoIP extends the company's ad-supported free calling service from 34 countries to cover the entire globe. The partnership between Talkster and GTalk2VoIP allows callers from any country in the...
By Mike Cruz Beginning Tuesday, a new state law prohibiting the use of hand- held wireless phones while driving could be costly to motorists in more ways than one. Police officers will begin stopping drivers who violate the new law. There is no grace period, but officers can decide whether a ticket is warranted. "Just because an officer pulls you over for it doesn't mean you're going to get a ticket," said San Bernardino police Lt. Scott Paterson. "It is the officer's discretion." Fines...
Itisaluna Releases New Offers to Its Clients Itisaluna Abr Iraq, the latest National Wireless Fixed Voice and Data Telecommunications Company in Iraq, has released new special offers to all its clients and subscribers in Baghdad and Basra. The first offer, named "Unlimited Talk only for $15," is specialized for wireless fixed voice call services. The second offer, "Unlimited Internet only for $15" specialized for wireless internet services. Finally, for wireless fixed calls subscribers,...
A United Nations report released on Wednesday claims that the digital divide between rich and poor countries is narrowing as mobile phones and Internet use become more available, but the developing world still lags far behind.In the report, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said that mobile phone subscribers have almost tripled in developing countries over the last five years, and now make up some 58 percent of mobile subscribers worldwide."In Africa, where...
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- At DEMOfall 07, Global Mobile Technologies today announced the launch of Push-It Alert, an open system that is the first to deliver rich Internet content in real-time to any data-enabled mobile screen. It dynamically formats content for each phone model, through virtually any carrier, virtually anywhere in the world, using an innovative technology that uses the mobile phone's standard data connection. Simplifying the way that users get and view data on...
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday questioned a recently published study that raised concerns about a heightened risk of brain cancer in wireless phone users, but added the agency would review all related data. Swedish researchers said last month the use of cellular phones over a long period of time can raise the risk of brain tumors. Their findings contradict a number of earlier studies and are "difficult to interpret," the FDA...
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday questioned a recently published study that raised concerns about a heightened risk of brain cancer in wireless phone users, but added the agency would review all related data. Swedish researchers said last month the use of cellular phones over a long period of time can raise the risk of brain tumors. Their findings contradict a number of earlier studies and are "difficult to interpret," the FDA...
