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...

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...

Thieves easily unblock stolen cellphones as handset security remains a...

The Saturday Star (South Africa);  August 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ......number altered for around R100. Thousands of cellphones are stolen across the country every week...2005 and the end of March this year, 249 911 cellphones were reported stolen countrywide. About 69...higher as many people don't report stolen cellphones to police because most phones are not ...

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...

FOR TEENS WITH CELLPHONES, AN INSTANT PARTY

The Boston Globe;  November 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......playoff game. But it didn't stop there. As cellphones chirped and instant messages flashed...control . . . Just the whole process of cellphones and the word spreading rapid-fire. It...they're calling each other on their cellphones." No group has embraced the wireless...

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...

One in eight cellphones in world made in China's southern city

Xinhua News Agency;  August 6, 2006 ;     187 words ...One in eight cellphones in world made in China's southern...Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The output of cellphones in China's southern economic hub of...accounting for one in every eight cellphones in the world. Shenzhen has nearly...