How Bush Came To Hate Cellphones

The Washington Post;  August 15, 2006 ;     479 words ......believe he's vetoing a bill for cellphones." The lobbyist went to see the president...allow federal money to be spent on cellphones." The president looked puzzled and asked, "What's the danger of cellphones?" For one thing, "You can go deaf...

Nelson schools welcome cellphones

The Nelson Mail;  March 18, 2006 ;     492 words ......high schools are rejecting calls to ban cellphones at schools and embracing their use in...have been promoting the positive use of cellphones. Waimea College principal Larry Ching said students had been asked to use their cellphones to text answers in an assignment and...

Cellphones in cars 'riskier' than radiation

The Press;  May 3, 2000 ;     442 words ......consider slapping health warnings on cellphones after news that a high-powered British...there is no recognised danger from using cellphones, the public should be told to be careful...claims that any radiation emitted by cellphones could damage users' brains. The phones...

Three held in connection with stolen cellphones.(News)

The Mercury (South Africa);  October 18, 2006 ;     248 words ......software that is able to unblock stolen cellphones. It is believed that the men, aged 36 and 38, had bought stolen cellphones from smash-and-grab gangs and...identification number used to block stolen cellphones) of a stolen cellphone. Initial...

Students' cellphones just the number

The Nelson Mail;  June 25, 1999 ;     322 words ......school was drafting a policy to deal with cellphones in the school. Emma Kain, a sixth former...increasing number of students with their own cellphones. Emma, who has had her car painted to...of senior students at the school had cellphones and that the policy was to ensure that...

Telcos must block stolen cellphones

New Straits Times;  July 2, 2004 ;     208 words ......07-02-2004 Telcos must block stolen cellphones Byline: K.G. Edition: Main...battle this menace is to make stolen cellphones worthless in the market by blocking stolen cellphones from using any mobile phone...

Crafty thieves unblocking cellphones; Blacklisting stolen handset no...

The Independent on Saturday (South Africa);  August 30, 2008 ;     576 words ......arrested. Mdunge encouraged people to report their cellphones as stolen because the police have a close working...people not to make false claims about their cellphones. We have had several incidents where people claim that their cellphones have been stolen, only to find outthat they had ...

Finding his calling ; Artist makes discarded cellphones the medium

The Boston Globe;  April 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ......obsessed with making art out of discarded cellphones. Working six or seven days a week, the...but that's not the case. "I don't mind cellphones. I'm not speaking out against them...passing time by having conversations on cellphones. It's just interesting to see what an...

The newest prison contraband: cellphones.(USA)

The Christian Science Monitor;  June 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ......HOUSTON -- They're annoying, those little cellphones, on trains, in restaurants, in packed...in prisons and jails across America. Cellphones are becoming the newest form of coveted...spurring a crackdown: * In Tennessee, 15 cellphones were discovered at a correctional center...

Feature: Cellphones become popular in war-torn Iraq

Xinhua News Agency;  September 7, 2006 ;     626 words ...Feature: Cellphones become popular in war-torn Iraq by...country's nearly 24 million people now have cellphones, which are mostly banned under Saddam...according to statistics. People use cellphones to keep track of family members walking...

A call to curb cellphones in class.(FEATURES)(LEARNING)

The Christian Science Monitor;  December 2, 2003 ;     568 words ......could wind up in the principal's office. Cellphones may rank as important status symbols...the under-18 set with brightly colored cellphones. And many parents love the enhanced...they feel when their children carry cellphones. But for teachers and school administrators...

HUAWEI TO LAUNCH ANOTHER TWO MODELS OF 3G CELLPHONES

AsiaInfo Services;  April 1, 2004 ;     234 words ......Huawei to Launch Another Two Models of 3G Cellphones SHENZHEN, Apr 01, 2004 (SinoCast via...will launch anothertwo models of 3G cellphones by the end of 2004. Huawei is a large...2003 that specialized in developing 3G cellphones. Huawei has debuted two models of 3G...

Cellphones a mixed blessing for students

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  December 2, 2008 ;     444 words ...Cellphones a mixed blessing for students By CALEB RUMLEY, EMERSON...Nintendo DS or some other type of electronic gizmo. Cellphones are a great help when kids are stuck at school and forget...phone, kids can just dial their parents instantly. But cellphones can be a major distraction with their many ...

IN AGE OF TERROR, STUDENT CELLPHONES SEEN MORE AS NECESSITY THAN SCOURGE

The Boston Globe;  March 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ......year, Montoya confiscated more than 30 cellphones, which not long ago was a scourge often...across California and elsewhere, where cellphones and pagers have been banned for more...in California to revise its policy on cellphones. Last year, several Logan High students...

School cellphones slated; Collingwood considers total ban

The Nelson Mail;  June 26, 2008 ;     504 words ...Parental concerns about children using cellphones at school has prompted at least one...the board's next meeting. As well as cellphones distracting from learning, there are...writing skills. Text-bullying, cameras on cellphones creating privacy issues, unproven radiation...