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News

  • "Phone on a chip" could dramatically lower cell phone costs
    Tuesday 9 August 2005 – 06:20
    Texas Instruments is trumpeting a new "phone on a chip" technology that could drastically reduce the cost to manufacture cell phones.
  • Phone service helps kids sneak past parental restrictions
    Thursday 25 May 2006 – 10:32
    Parents who use call barring to stop children running up huge bills by calling their mates' mobile phones could be hit by even higher charges as devious youngsters exploit a loophole in directory enquiry services
  • National Geographic announces pre-paid worldwide mobile phone
    Thursday 22 February 2007 – 12:21
    National Geographic and Playa del Rey, California-based Cellular Abroad have partnered up to deliver a pre-paid worldwide mobile phone. The quad-band "Talk Abroad Travel Phone" will work in over 100 countries and users will get to keep the same phone number, no matter where they go.
  • Mobile phone operators in Afghanistan switch off network coverage after 5pm
    Wednesday 12 March 2008 – 05:10 in Business
    Mobile phone operators in Afghanistan have begun to switch off their networks during the night following threats from the Taliban.
  • Mobile phone carriers and FCC cracking down on call data brokers
    Tuesday 24 January 2006 – 10:56
    Several online data brokers are advertising that they can obtain call information for any mobile phone customer. By merely sending them about $100 and telling them a phone number, you can get a list of calls - complete with incoming and outgoing numbers plus call duration. T-Mobile, Verizon and Cingular have recently filed lawsuits to stop these companies. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission cited two companies, locatecell.com and Data Find Solutions for failing to disclose how they were able to obtain the call information.

Articles & reviews

  • Netgear's Wi-Fi Skype Phone: Closer, But No Cigar*
    Tuesday 10 October 2006 – 07:33
    Netgear's Wi-Fi Skype Phone: Closer, But No Cigar Netgear's SPH101 Wi-Fi Skype phone is a little less rough around the edges than its competition. But still far from being a viable road-worthy alternative phone.
  • Be a Music Video Pro with Nokia's N93 Camera Phone*
    Monday 20 November 2006 – 02:19
    Be a Music Video Pro with Nokia's N93 Camera Phone Throw away that mega-buck video camera. If Mike Hodgkinson, Director of Rob Dickinson's "Oceans" music video is right, all you need to make it to MTV or VH1 is Nokia's N93 camera phone. See the video and the making-of video, as well as a slideshow featuring the N93.
  • First Test: SMC's WiFi Skype Phone*
    Tuesday 5 September 2006 – 04:23
    First Test: SMC's WiFi Skype Phone Been wondering what's been taking all those Skype Wi-Fi phones so long to hit the shelves? Tim Higgins looked at SMC's WSKP100 and thinks he knows why.
  • Use and Don't Lose Your Mobile Phone Data*
    Thursday 27 April 2006 – 07:50
    Use and Don't Lose Your Mobile Phone Data Want the same contacts and appointments on your mobile and computer? Want to protect against a mobile phone loss? You need synchronization software. We look at eight mobiles and their synchronization solutions.
  • A Very Good Camera Phone From Verizon*
    Friday 28 October 2005 – 07:00
    Verizon's LG VX5200 takes, saves and sends pictures with relative ease. While documentation and technical support leave something to be desired, the phone's small size, light weight and voice command capability make it a good choice for those who need a quality camera phone.

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