Studies dismiss cell phone-cancer connection

University Wire;  February 22, 2001 ;     675 words ......Atcher's father, however, was more concerned about cell phone radiation. "He bought headsets for both of us...just for driving," Atcher said. After using his cell phone for about seven months now, Atcher said he is probably a cell phone user for life. "It's very convenient. I ...

Cell phone urban legends debunked E-mail making rounds claims superpowers...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  April 9, 2007 ;     655 words ......middle of the woods, your cell phone is dead, your keys are locked...widely-forwarded e-mail promising cell phone superpowers like the ability...power. Sound too good to be true? Most of it is. Here are the...dialing *3370@# on a dead cell phone, untapped reserves of ...

Can you hear me now? Reporter goes three days without his cell phone to...

Naperville Sun, The (IL);  January 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ......issues so I received a cell phone for Christmas. It...than a luxury -- the cell phone has become an extension...car keys, wallet and cell phone. Patting down my jeans...United Kingdom and U.S. True, the invasion has...first models of the cell phone became ...

As cell phone rudeness grows, more bans on usage are in place.

Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA);  September 24, 2004 ;     640 words ......and often disrupting -- to listen to a one-sided cell phone conversation. As more people become increasingly annoyed with the sometimes inappropriate places cell phone conversations are taking place, cell phones users...talk on them during movies. Like smoking, bans on cell ...

COLUMN: Cell phone directory will cause problems

University Wire;  December 4, 2003 ;     549 words ......an annoyance, though. The cell phone industry is considering adding a listing of cell phone numbers to its existing...make them more accessible. True, this will add to their...that cannot be accessed are cell phone numbers. Changing this would theoretically make owning a ...

Dial and drive same as DUI? Authorities want to limit cell phone use in...

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ......known prosecution for vehicular homicide involving cell phone use, states and prosecutors are increasing their efforts to control cell phone use in cars. Cell phones should be treated "like...Angeles-based group that lobbies for seat belt and anti-cell phone laws. "It's the ...

Employer Liability for Employee Cell Phone Use

Hoosier Banker;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......driving and speaking on his cell phone on the way to a non-business...by an employee's use of a cell phone - or some of the other devices...driving. This is particularly true if the company provides the cell phone, if it requires the use of a cell phone as part ...

America expected to outgrow its awkward cell phone adolescence.

Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  July 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ......individualism, values that tend conflict with cell phone use, Plant says. Chris Martin, an associate professor...irritating public behaviors, such as smoking and, now, cell phone use. Already the university's Gallagher-Bluedorn...like Japan and Britain, will outgrow our awkward cell ...

Resisting the temptation of cell phone-itis

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 17, 2007 ;     633 words ...The cell phone is a nifty invention that has...around cell phones. I don't own a cell phone and that's fine. I don't want to fall victim to the crazy cell phone-itis so many folks seem to exhibit...there are a gazillion responsible cell phone owners using their ...

True confession: Driving, dialing, double - dipping with a cell phone

Oakland Tribune;  February 1, 2004 ;     654 words ......would never do while talking on a cell phone, I have done. Well, almost everything...down the street and talking on a cell phone? "Oh, you're so important you...see me walking and talking on my cell phone. OK. "Another thing you won't see me do is talk on a land line and a ...

Cell-phone privacy should be priceless

Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  June 2, 2004 ;     632 words ......compilation of a dependable list difficult. Not all cell phone companies are going along with the idea of a national...database. That leaves a potential pool of 124 million cell phone numbers, still a formidable number. The consortium stands to make a tidy sum from the sale of the cell- ...

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., The Road Warrior column: Cell phone...

Morning Call (Allentown, PA);  February 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......instance of a gas station fire being touched off by a cell phone. Nothing that's verifiable, she said. According...held beliefs are based in truth. They tested the cell phone theory in a program the Warrior saw a few years...they could conceive in a valiant effort to make a cell ...

Editor's Report.(Cell Phone Etiquette)(Cell Phone Etiquette)

Construction;  June 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......places where people should immediately turn a cell phone ringer off until exiting the building. Most of...But are there times during the workday when a cell phone should go straight to voicemail? Meetings can...disturb others. Be Discrete When speaking on a cell phone, the whole ...

Cell Phone Litigation: Signs Promote Activity Which the City Calls...

U.S. Newswire;  June 10, 2008 ;     415 words ......signs have been posted warning drivers of the cell phone ban. It is odd, to say the least, that the City...drivers to use their cell phones. These signs read CELL PHONE USERS DIAL *999 TO REPORT EMERGENCIES and appear...emergencies. Though the Ordinance permits use of the cell ...

Analysis: Cell phone culture

Talk of the Nation (NPR);  May 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Center For The People & The Press says that cell phone use is now more widespread than Internet use in...are we undergoing a deeper revolution? Has the cell phone finally turned the world into something we can...they're worth? And what do you want to see in the cell phone future? ...