Cellular Phone News Archives brings you links to news stories from around the world to heighten your awareness of how their use is getting out of control; authorities and non-authorities are getting more and more concerned, and looking for solutions.

18 April 2008 Cell phone crackdown growing in US, abroad
VIENNA, Austria — The world has never been more connected, but in some corners, it's developing a real hang-up over the ubiquitous cell phone.

2 April 2008 4G cell phones: Don't hold your breath
MSNBC - USA
In a time of slowing cell phone sales, monthly costs are an issue, and may be a deterrent to a push to create 4G phones. A recent comScore Wireless Report ...

2 April 2008 Will cell phones kill more than cigarettes?
9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA
KUSA – An internationally recognized, award-winning brain surgeon says cell phones could be a greater threat to worldwide public health than smoking or ...

2 April 2008 "No cell phones when you vote," Italians told
Reuters UK - UK
ROME (Reuters) - Italians were told on Tuesday that they will have to leave their beloved cell phones outside the ballot box when they vote in a national ...

1 April 2008 Mobile-phone industry: Tumour study 'very selective'
ZDNet UK - UK
Entitled Mobile Phone-Brain Tumour: Public Health Advisory, the study is a meta-analysis of more than 100 other studies. ...

1 April 2008 Lost Without Your Mobile? Sounds Like a Case of Nomo-phobia
Cellular-News - UK
Fear of being out of mobile phone contact affects over 13 million people across the UK and is causing stress levels to soar, according to a report from the ...

1 April 2008 Study raises questions about cell phones and infertility
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
By RITA RUBIN • USA TODAY • April 1, 2008 Are men speed-dialing infertility by talking for hours a day on their cell phones? A new study suggests that might ...

1 April 2008 1 Cell phone usage linked to brain tumors.
Tampa Bay's 10 - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
He says ten years of cell phone use can double your risk of a brain tumor. How many hours have you spent on your phone? Day after day, year after year. ...

1 April 2008 Authorities alarmed by trend of teens sending nude photos via cell ...
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Melinda Rogers Posted: 8:41 PM- Utah teenagers are trading nude photos of themselves over cell phones more commonly than officials initially realized ...

1 April 2008 Researcher: Cell Phones 'More Dangerous Than Smoking'
Consumer Affairs - USA
He points out that three billion people around the world now use a cell phone. That's three times the number of people who smoke, and smoking amounts for ...

31 March 2008 The sounds of silence: Durfee bans music players, cell phones
Fall River Herald News - MA, USA
By Will Richmond Beginning today, Durfee administrators will begin “zero tolerance” enforcement of the school’s ban on students carrying cell phones and ...

29 March 2008 Restrictions on mobile phone use lifted in Cuba
AFP -
In a statement in the official daily Granma the state telecom ETECSA said it was offering mobile phone service to the public through personal prepaid ...

29 March 2008 Researchers: GSM mobile security on the ropes
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
By Jeremy Kirk March 28, 2008 (IDG News Service) AMSTERDAM -- The security of the most widely used standard in the world for transmitting mobile phone calls ...

29 March 2008 Elgan: Your cell phone wants to be a Wi-Fi hot spot
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
Recently, mobile broadband - the kind of wireless you use for surfing the Internet and doing e-mail on your cell phone - has been growing fast. ...

28 March 2008 China to begin trial 3G mobile phone service in April
Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands
China Mobile will begin trial services of indigenous 3G mobile phone service from 1 April, writes Xinhua. The trial high-speed mobile connection service ...

28 March 2008 Crash driver 'threw away phone'
BBC News - UK
A teenage driver was seen throwing a mobile phone away minutes after he was involved in a crash which killed his best friend, a court has heard. ...

28 March 2008 Cell phone ban is killed
Baltimore Sun - United States
"Do you say you can't use a cell phone, but it's OK to eat, drink, read and put on makeup while driving?" Sen. Mike Lenett, the Montgomery County Democrat ...

28 March 2008 Having Cell Phones During FCAT Costs Students, Schools
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
Teachers followed the process of announcing the new rule, then collected cell phones and other electronics at the classroom door, he said. ...

28 March 2008 Students Call For Compromise On Cell Phones
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
By MARILYN BROWN TAMPA - Don't even think about asking students to shut off their cell phones in school. In fact, how about making it legal for youngsters ...

28 March 2008 Robert Rector: 2 hands better, but what about the brain?
Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA
Except most Americans consider cell phones a God-given right, along with handguns and cheap mortgages. One city tried a total ban to mostly bad reviews. ...

28 March 2008 Police Plan to Install GPS in All Cell Phones
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul,South Korea
In response on Wednesday the National Police Agency announced its plan to install GPS or Global Positioning System on all cell phones nationwide while ...

27 March 2008 India to Surpass US and become 2nd largest Mobile Phone Market
TechGadgets.in - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
... India’s telecom watchdog has predicted that the country is likely to become the second largest mobile phone market in the world, leaving behind America ...

27 March 2008 Mobile phone calls to be allowed on planes
ITProPortal - London,UK
Ryanair is already selling scratch cards, snacks and drinks on their flights and mobile phone calls could also become a viable revenue source.

27 March 2008 Cell phones -- are they needed at work?
Bethany Beach Wave - Bethany Beach,DE,USA
By Bonnie Burke Cell phones. Most of us have them. How did we survive before them? But are they necessary at work? Have you ever been in a meeting when ...

27 March 2008 Revisit cell phone ban
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
Allen County judges should review the rule banning cell phones from the Courthouse and other criminal justice buildings. The rule was created with the good ...

27 March 2008 Study: Cell phones don't raise safety
The Daily Collegian Online - University Park,PA,USA
By Phenola Lawrence Students emboldened by a cell phone while walking alone at night may reconsider after a recent study that found that opportunities for ...

26 March 2008 'Phone' driving = drink driving
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Listening to a mobile phone, even with a headset and free hands, can make a driver as dangerous as a drunken one, a new study confirms. ...

26 March 2008 Key Analysis of the Canadian Mobile Phone Services for 2008
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Snapdata's Snapshots Canada Mobile Phone Services 2008 provides 2007 year-end market size data, with 2008 estimates, 5 years of historical data and ...

26 March 2008 Ofcom Approves Use of Mobile-Phone Services on UK Aircraft
Bloomberg - USA  By Alex Armitage March 26 (Bloomberg) -- UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom will allow mobile-phone services on UK-registered aircraft if airlines get ...

26 March 2008 Cell phones, toilets and disembodied voices
Princeton University The Daily Princetonian - NJ, United States.  I even contemplate, however briefly, the possibility of leaving the phone. But having to explain that I clogged the toilet by flushing my cell phone down it ...

26 March 2008 AISD approves cell phones at school
News 8 Austin - Austin,TX,USA
Tuesday morning all AISD principals received a new policy draft on cell phones and electronic devices for students. "We had some concerns from some parents ...

26 March 2008 Study says new cell phone law won't help
abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
California is one of five states requiring drivers to use hands-free devices when talking on cell phones. It starts in July. But a new study by experts at ...

26 March 2008 Cell phone use causes car accident, case settles for $5.2 million
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
By Anneke Kurt Currently in Ohio, it is not against the law to talk on your cell phone while driving. Georgia's cell phone statue, however, ...

25 March 2008 Students’ cell phones discussed
Cibola County Beacon - Grants,NM,USA
GRANTS - Cell phone use by students at school was a hot topic at last week's meeting of the Grants/Cibola County School Board. Superintendent Kilino Marquez ...

25 March 2008 Flower Mound cracks down on cell-phone use in school zones
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By JAY PARSONS / The Dallas Morning News Flower Mound police on Tuesday will begin issuing warnings to drivers using hand-held cell phones in school zones. ...

25 March 2008 – CANADA Phone ban a hard 'cell'
Newsdurhamregion.com - Durham,Ontario,Canada
MPP John O’Toole has re-introduced a private member’s bill in Queen’s Park which, if passed, would ban the use of cell phones while driving in Ontario, ...

25 March 2008 Tracking Risky Teen Behavior Using GPS-enabled Cell Phones
Science Daily (press release) - USA
The answer is through that ubiquitous teen accessory -- the cell phone. In a paper published in the April issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health ...

24 March 2008 Study confirms cell phones’ risk to drivers
CMU The Tartan Online - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
However, a new study suggests that sometimes a ringing cell phone has to be ignored. Recent findings by a team of Carnegie Mellon researchers led by ...

24 March 2008 Ban cell phone in schools/colleges
Siasat Daily - Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India
Hyderabad, March 24: The entry of mobile phones has changed the entire communication system in our society and the gadget is being used by all sections of ...

22 March 2008 Airline allows cell phone calls in-flight
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
The Dubai-base Emirates airline has announced a policy of allowing passengers to make cell phone calls during flight, and is reportedly the first airline in ...

22 March 2008 Don't use your phone while driving part X - Car accident involving ...
IntoMobile - Los Angeles,CA,USA
In case you still haven't figure that out, you shouldn't your mobile phone while driving. If you insist it's safe when YOU drive, consider the following ...

22 March 2008 Air France lets you use your mobile phone on air
Car Rentals - Lightwater,England,UK
This service allows one to use his or her mobile or smart phone while flying with Air France. During the first half of the trial, you will be able to ...

21 March 2008 Ban camera cell phones at school, says Education Minister
Trinidad & Tobago Express - Port-of-Spain,Trinidad and Tobago
Principals have been given the authority to ban the use of camera cell phones in schools, Education Minister Esther Le Gendre says. ...

21 March 2008 Emirates launches inflight cell phone calls
ATWOnline - Silver Spring,MD,USA
... the launch of its $27 million program to equip its fleet with the AeroMobile system that will allow passengers to use their own cell phones in flight. ...

20 March 2008 Cabdrivers Rally For Right To Use Cell Phones On Duty
NY1 - NY,USA
Cabdrivers rallied Wednesday in Downtown Manhattan to call on the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission to allow drivers to use hands-free cell phones ...

20 March 2008 Woman Chokes Out Cab Driver For Using Cell Phone
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
Taxi and Limousine Commission rules prohibit cabbies from using cell phones when on duty. But cabbies say cell phones are a "lifeline" for taxi drivers, ...

 19 March 2008 School Hangs Up On Cell Phones
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Sophomore Cassandra Hooker was skeptical Washington High School administrators would actually make students follow a no cell phone policy. ...

 19 March 2008 UCLA hospital bans cell phones, laptops to protect patients
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
AP LOS ANGELES—Cell phones and laptops won't be allowed in UCLA's neuropsychiatric hospital in order to protect patients' privacy, hospital officials said ...

 ** 18 March 2008 Where Can I Use My Cell Phone! A Guide To Mobile Laws Around The World
Dialaphone - London,England,UK
There are some places that have raised concerns about the issue of playing games on your mobile phone. For example, a few years ago the gaming community in ...

 18 March 2008 Do Not Mess With My Mobile Phone
Strategy Page - USA
March 18, 2008: In southwest Afghanistan, where the Taliban are strongest, a campaign by the Islamic terrorists to shut down cell phone service at night has ...

 18 March 2008 Next lines of cell phones have privacy implications
Fresno Bee (subscription) - Fresno,CA,USA
But the same chip-based technology that California won't allow to be forcibly placed under people's skin soon will be ubiquitous in cell phones, ...

 18 March 2008 Into the gray: Police searches of PDAs, cell phones raise ...
Cape Cod Times - Hyannis,MA,USA
His cell phone was quickly found and placed on top of the car, as was his wallet and the backpack he used to carry his textbooks at school. ...

 18 March 2008 Calls for cell phone ban may go unanswered
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
By Mike Seate The state Legislature is talking about enacting a ban on cell phone use in cars. A House Transportation Committee hearing on the subject, ...

 18 March 2008 School Bans Student Cell Phones
KFVS - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA
A student cell phone ban goes into effect at Clearwater Public Schools in Piedmont. The school board voted to ban the phones last week. ...

 17 March 2008 West U. eyes ban on calls while driving
Houston Chronicle - United States
Houston-area officials are watching West University Place as elected officials there consider banning cell phones in the school zone near the community's ...

 17 March 2008 Cell phones while driving aren't at heart of issue
Northern Star Online - DeKalb,IL,USA
We’ve all heard it before hundreds of times: Cell phones distract drivers. Studies have confirmed this assertion. A study conducted by Strayer, ...

 16 March 2008 Parent Irked By Mobile Phone Ban In School
Bru Direct - Brunei Darussalam
By Azlan Othman Bandar Seri Begawan - A parent yesterday expressed his dissatisfaction over his son's mobile phone being confiscated by a teacher, ...

 16 March 2008 Dot-Com Desk: Do's and Don'ts on Cell Phone Etiquette
WBKO - Bowling Green,KY,USA
These days almost everyone owns a cell phone, but not everyone knows how to use it. Here are few do's and dont's on cell phone etiquette. ...

 15 March 2008 Corrections Officer Accused Of Giving Cell Phones To Inmates
NBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USA
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- An officer has been arrested after inmates were found with cell phones in a Prince George's County correctional facility. ...

 15 March 2008 Cell Phones Driving
WMBB-TV - Panama City,FL,USA
By AP In a state known for bad driving, Florida lawmakers are considering several bills that would restrict, or ban altogether, the use of cell phones while ...

 14 March 2008 Make your cell phone vibrate, then ring
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
COM If you use your cell phone in environments where a blaring ring isn't always the ideal, but vibrate alone doesn't always get your attention, ...

 13 March 2008 Pupils reveal mobile snapshot
BBC News - UK
They started by carrying out a survey of mobile phone use at their school. Of the 920 pupils, aged between 11 and 16, responses came from 519, ...

 13 March 2008 Deadly cell phones
Times Daily (subscription) - Florence,AL,USA
Another life taken because of the use of cell phones while driving. When is our government going to realize how many accidents occur and how many lives are ...

 13 March 2008 Safety in numbers: Porta students target careful use of cell ...
Springfield State Journal Register - Springfield,IL,USA
Porta chose three problem areas: text messaging and talking on cell phones, not wearing safety belts and speeding. Recruiting the broadcasting and art ...

 13 March 2008 Study says handsfree cell phones don't make better drivers
CNET Crave Blog - USA
An interesting study from earlier this month says that driving with a cell phone is just as dangerous whether you use a handsfree device or hold the phone ...

 13 March 2008 Trouble Sleeping At Night Could Be Cell Phone's Fault
NBC 10.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
A study funded in part by cell phone makers themselves finds cell phones and sleep may not mix. Doctors asked men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 to ...

 12 March 2008 State cracks down on cell phone use
RU Daily Targum (subscription) - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
While New Jersey has upped its ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving to a primary offense, some students and authorities agree headsets and ...

 12 March 2008 TALK BACKS: Cell Phones in Schools
KSPR - Springfield,MO,USA
By KSPR News Cell phones in schools was a topic in a KSPR Download segment. We asked if you think they should be banned in the classroom. ...

 12 March 2008 need for safer cell phone use - Greens
Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand
As the link between cell phone use by motorists and crash risks continues to grow, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is calling for the use of only hands-free-type ...

 11 March 2008 Drivers need to shut off cell phones
GoErie.com - Erie,PA,USA
Let's face it: The roads have become scarier every day because so many drivers are talking on cell phones, reading e-mails on a Blackberry or typing out a ...

11 March 2008 Hands-free Cell Phone Use in Cars Not Much Protection
PC World - USA
Don't feel so smug about how safety conscious you are by using a hands-free cell phone in the car: Carnegie Mellon University researchers say you're still ...

11 March 2008 West U. Considers Ban on Cell Phones in School Zones
MyFox Houston - Houston,TX,USA
Driver Talking on Cell Phone / AP How do you feel about the City of West University Place's plan to ban hand-held cell phone usage by drivers passing ...

11 March 2008 This is your brain on cell phones
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
By Network World Staff , Network World , 03/10/2008 Don't feel so smug about how safety conscious you are by using a hands-free cell phone in the car: ...

10 March 2008 Femtocell to extend mobile reception
Australian IT - Australia
Enter the femtocell, not a secret gathering of female revolutionaries but a miniature mobile phone base station that you can mount in your living room, ...

10 March 2008 Prosecutors in Pittsburgh appeal ruling of denying cell phone tracking
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
By Jason Cato Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh are appealing a decision prohibiting them from seeking cell phone tracking information without probable ...

10 March 2008 Cell Phones and Driving Don’t Mix
Ivanhoe - Winter Park,FL,USA
Now, a new study reveals just listening to someone on a cell phone while driving can cause a driver to commit some of the same types of driving errors that ...

10 March 2008 Senator wants another look at dead cell phone bill
Beckley Register-Herald (subscription) - Beckley,WV,USA
By Mannix Porterfield CHARLESTON — Chatting away on cell phones in traffic remains legal in West Virginia, but a legislative leader wants to look at a ...

10 March 2008 A cell phone's handy, but it's also annoying to office co-workers
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
For most people working in a traditional office setting, a cell phone can come in handy, but it can also be very disruptive to our co-workers. ...

10 March 2008 Cell Phones Banned From School During FCATs
Central Florida News 13| - Orlando,FL,USA
TALLAHASSEE -- Leave your cell phones at home during FCATs -- that was the word from the state Department of Education to students. ...

9 March 2008 Whether it's for safety or sanity, cell phone limit is OK
Baltimore Sun - United States
Let's be honest: Many of us who use hand-held cell phones while driving think we're pretty good at it. We think we're dexterous, even athletic, keenly aware ...

9 March 2008 Letters: Cell-phone use
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
This week's letters respond to a question about whether Pennsylvania should follow New Jersey's lead and ban the use of hand-held cell phones by drivers, ...

9 March 2008 Cell Phone Ban Could Pass
ABC2 News - Baltimore,MD,USA
It passed through only after some major revisions were made to the original bill including making hand held cell phone use a violation only if a person is ...

9 March 2008 Turing West U. school zones to no cell phone zones
KHOU - Houston,TX,USA
But the Mayor of West U., Bob Kelly, wants to make it even safer by banning hand held cell phones in school zones. “I heard some northern cities, ...

8 March 2008 Students say goodbye to cell phones
Fort Dodge Messenger - Fort Dodge,IA,USA
The school passed a new cell phone policy earlier this year banning use during the school day. The new rules were established because of students’ obsessive ...

8 March 2008 Cell Phones Make You Feel Safe?
WMDT - Salisbury,MD,USA
By WMDT STAFF -- WMDT 3/7/2008 A new study is showing that students who carry cell phones, feel safer than those who don't. Based on surveys of 300 college ...

8 March 2008 Padded Lampposts Tested in London to Prevent Cell Phone Texting ...
FOXNews - USA
People who have been injured while walking and texting on their cell phones may be in luck. A London street is experimenting with padded lampposts to ...

8 March 2008 Listening to the Cell Phone While Driving is Dangerous
TechGadgets.in - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Some time ago we had reported about drivers on the mobile phone slows down traffic. Now new research has shown that even listening to a cell phone while ...

7 March 2008 Police say handheld cell phone ban doesn't always apply to them
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Some motorists are upset police who can now pull them over for driving while talking on their cell phone without a headset don't practice what they preach. ...

7 March 2008 Tracking Cell Phone Driving Laws
New York Times - United States
New Jersey recently strengthened a law banning cell phone use while driving, and police there reportedly are already handing out tickets. ...

6 March 2008 Don't Use Cell Phone When Driving
Harrisonburg Daily News Record - Harrisonburg,VA,USA
Cell phones have become important, but many of us use them in a place where they should not be used - in our vehicles. Why don't we just put down the phone? ...

6 March 2008 Cell phones, driving don’t mix  
PITTSBURG - To Carnegie Mellon professor Marcel Just, the issue is clear: Driving while talking on a cell phone is dangerous.

After presenting a study that determined that listening to spoken sentences significantly reduces brain function in areas crucial to driving, Dr. Just told a state legislative committee yesterday that cell phone use while driving should be banned.

5 March 2008 - Jury out on cell phone ban  
Boston - Ever been stopped for “DWT” (driving while texting)? How about “DWC” (driving while calling)?

If the state House of Representatives has its way, then Massachusetts residents could join motorists in many other states in facing fines and “surchargeable” offenses if they are caught using a hand-held cell phone or text messaging while driving.

5 March 2008 Brain imaging shows cell phone use affects driving
Fresh News - Delhi,Delhi,India
In fact, the study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that drivers under the influence of alcohol and those speaking on cell phones tend to ...

5 March 2008 Local Study Analyzes Cell Phones & Driving
KDKA - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
"If you're listening to someone on a cell phone while you're driving, you are taking a risk." Even though you might try to block out certain parts of a ...

 3 March 2008 States Now Criminalizing Cell Phone, Texting in Cars
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
The “Garden State” has given police the power to stop a driver if he or she is using a cell phone or a hand-held communication device to send a text message ...

 3 March 2008 It's time to put down the cell phone while driving
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
If you are one of the countless drivers who has flouted New Jersey's law that prohibits drivers from talking on hand-held cell phones, know that things have ...

 3 March 2008 Area police begin ringing up violations as cell-phone ban hits the ...
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
His department didn't write its first ticket for a cell phone violation until Sunday afternoon, he said. "Absolutely," Carroll said when asked whether ...

 1 March 2008 NJ's cell phone law takes effect
6abc.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
If you are driving you'd better not have a cell phone or other electronic gadgets in your hand. The Verizon store in Cherry Hill was crowded with people ... 

29 February 2008 Driving Instructor Caught In Mobile Phone Crackdown
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
"There's evidence that using a phone distracts the driver." Strathclyde officers caught the most drivers, 154, followed by Grampian, 46, and Lothian and ...

29 February 2008 Spence slams mobile phone drivers
Cambridge Evening News - Cambridge,England,UK
By Raymond Brown RISK-taking mobile phone using motorists have been blasted by Cambridgeshire's Chief Constable Julie Spence. Mrs Spence also took a swipe ...

29 February Make Your Cell Phone Vibrate First, Ring Second
Lifehacker Australia - Sydney,NSW,Australia
If you use your cell phone in environments where a blaring ring isn't always the ideal, but vibrate alone doesn't always get your attention, ...

28 February 2008 With brawls on YouTube, school bans cell phones
CTV British Columbia - Vancouver,BC,Canada
A rash of schoolyard fights recorded by cell phone cameras and posted to video-sharing site YouTube have prompted a BC principal to ban cell phones from his ...

27 February 2008 Lawmakers weighing fine for drivers caught talking, texting on ...
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
The bill aims to prohibit the use of cell phones and text-messaging devices while operating a vehicle except when using a hands-free device or in the case ...

27 February 2008 Cell Phones Banned in School
KSPR - Springfield,MO,USA
By Brad Belote The Stockton School District is tightening its no cell phone policy to keep the technology out of teens’ hands during class. ...

27 February 2008 Drivers backing tougher measures for mobile phone use
Politics.co.uk - London,UK
Drivers recognise the dangers of using a mobile phone behind the wheel, the government claims. The attitude shift comes as the government marks the first ...

27 February 2008 200 drivers a month caught breaking mobile phone law
Scotsman - United Kingdom
"Using a hand-held mobile phone while driving should not be regarded as a 'lesser' offence. In actual fact it is a core road policing offence, ...

25 February 2008 Kids may be old enough at 10 for first cell phone, experts say
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier - Charleston,IL,USA
By BONNIE CLARK, Features Writer How young is “too young” to own a cell phone? The answer may be surprising. According to Linda Simpson, professor of ...

25 February 2008 Study says cell phone use may decrease men's fertility
KING5.com - Seattle,WA,USA
Men who are racking up the minutes on their cell phones may be paying for it with decreased fertility, a new study shows. The study out of Cleveland finds ...

24 February 2008 Tularosa school eyes drug dogs, cell phones
Alamogordo Daily News - Alamogordo,NM,USA
By Elva K. Osterreich, Associate News Editor Drug dogs and cell phone concerns topped the list as Tularosa school board members and principals met for a ...

23 February 2008 Students Send Wrong Message on Cell Phones
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA
Officials at one Montgomery county school are taking a closer look at their cell phone policy after rumors of violence spread through the school by text ...

21 February 2008 Heavy Mobile Phone Use could cause Cancer of the Salivary Glands ...
HealthJockey.com - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Now, an Israeli study has suggested that heavy mobile phone usage could increase the risk of cancer of the salivary gland and the mouth. ...

21 February 2008 Board member, driver, fined for ringing cell phone
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Nestor P. Burgos Jr. ILOILO CITY – Forgetting to turn off their cell phones or put them in silent mode while attending a court hearing, a provincial ...

20 February 2008 District could ban cell phones from schools
Suburban Journals - Town and Country,MO,USA
Haselhorst and other students who own cell phones soon may no longer be able to bring their phones onto school property. The Warren County School Board ...

20 February 2008 Lawmaker seeks to ban handheld cell phones, texting on the road
KARE - Minneapolis,MN,USA
A Minnesota lawmaker wants to ban the use of handheld cell phones by those driving cars, with a bill that would limit drivers to using phones in a ...

19 February 2008 Senate chairman welcomes debate on cell phone ban bill
Mineral Wells Index - Mineral Wells,TX,USA
Just when you thought it was safe to go on talking via cell phone and handling text messages in traffic, the House of Delegates has revived a bill that ...

19 February 2008 WAVE 3 Investigates: The problem of cell phones in schools
WAVE - Louisville,KY,USA
It seems like everyone has a cell phone nowadays -- including teens. All schools in the area have a policy in place regarding cell phones, ...

19 February 2008 Senate chairman welcomes debate on cell phone ban bill
Beckley Register-Herald (subscription) - Beckley,WV,USA
By Mannix Porterfield CHARLESTON — Just when you thought it was safe to go on talking via cell phone and handling text messages in traffic, ...

19 February 2008 Dallas Considers Cell-Phone Ban In School Zones
NBC5i.com - Fort Worth,TX,USA
DALLAS -- Dallas may become the next city to ban the use of hand-held cell phones in active school zones, NBC 5 reported. City Attorney Tom Perkins said the ...

19 February 2008 Cover Story-Cell Phones and Cheating
WSAZ-TV - Huntington,WV,USA
In our cover story, we look at the issue at one local university dealing with cell phones and cheating! It's the latest issue of academic dishonesty on ...

18 February 2008 Catalina Magnet High School enforces cell phone policy
KVOA.com - Tucson,AZ,USA
Starting today, officials at Catalina Magnet high school began cracking down on cell phones at school. Last week, school officials sent a letter home ...

18 February 2008 Driving In CT? Put Down Your Cell Phone
Turn to 10.com - Providence,RI,USA
Drivers that are under the age of 18 are prohibited from using any type of cell phone, even a hands-free device. "The cell phone thing is horrible. ...

18 February 2008 House disconnects statewide school cell phone rules
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... R-Bountiful, who sponsored the measure said it was brought to her attention by school security officers that sometimes devices like cell phones are used ...

18 February 2008 Officials explore link between phones, accidents
Augusta Chronicle (subscription) - Augusta,GA,USA
It was not the first time someone distracted by a cell phone had made his commute a pain. "It's so annoying when people get on their phones while they're ...

18 February 2008 Heavy mobile phone use a cancer risk
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Dr Sadetzki said: "Unlike people in other countries, Israelis were quick to adopt cell phone technology and have continued to be exceptionally heavy users. ...

18 February 2008 Cell phone use linked to infertility
PRESS TV - Tehran,Iran
American researchers claim they have found an inverse association between the frequency of cell phone use in men and their fertility. ...

17 February 2008 Cell phone issue remains unresolved
The News - International - Pakistan
By our correspondent The ECP is still undecided whether voters will be allowed to take their cell-phones along with them while casting their votes or not, ...

15 February 2008 New policy limits use of cell phone, music technology during ...
Perham Enterprise Bulletin - Perham,MN,USA
Cell phones, iPods, MP3 music players, cameras--all of these modern devices are a distraction during the school day. “We’re just frustrated with all the ...

14 February 2008 Cell phone radiation may change protein expression in human skin
Food Consumer - Lisle,IL,USA
By Sue Mueller THURSDAY FEB 14, 2008(Foodconsumer.org) -- Use of cell phone might change protein expression in human skin, potentially leading to some skin ...

14 February 2008 Talking On a Cell Phone While Driving Is Not Only Dangerous, But A ...
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
The plaintiff alleged that the employee/driver was using her cell phone when the employee rear-ended the plaintiff's vehicle, pushed it into a ditch and ...

13 February 2008 School’s cell phone headache
Woodbury Bulletin - Woodbury,MN,USA
It may be the new form of note passing, but cell phone use has caused one school to take action. Staff at Woodbury Junior High School were forced to act ...

13 February 2008 INSIGHT: Dial ‘B’ for ban! —Ejaz Haider
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
As they say in the army, never give an order that is likely to be disobeyed Cell-phones, the tiny, ever-getting tinnier hand-held gizmos, have started a ...

12 February 2008 Cell Phone Concerns At The Gym
KPTM-TV - Omaha,NE,USA
"I was getting a lot of suggestions saying please don't use the cell phones. People would take their phones in the locker room and with the camera features ...

11 February 2008 No link between mobile phone use and cancer
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
Japanese scientists looking at patients with brain tumours say they can find no evidence to support fears that using a mobile phone boosts the risk of ...

11 February 2008 Marshalltown legislators at odds over cell phone bill
Marshalltown Times Republican - Marshalltown,IA,USA
By KEN BLACK, TIMES-REPUBLICAN A bill that would ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving has not been greeted extremely well by Marshalltown ...

11 February 2008 Registering Pre-paid Cell Phones – A Matter of Security
ThreatsWatch.Org - USA
While the practice of registering pre-paid cell phones, requiring users to show ID when they purchase a SIM card in places like Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur, ...

10 February 2008 Cell phones could damage Sperm Count and Quality, shows research
Mobiletor.com - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Recent preliminary research shows that spending large amount of time on the cell phone daily could affect the quality of sperm produced. ...

10 February 2008 Bill would require cell phone policies
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Many schools already have policies governing the use of cell phones, but this bill would require district-wide policies that must address specific issues, ...

10 February 2008 Researchers try tracking traffic using cell phone GPS
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Bayen agreed that privacy is paramount, saying that the new system would scramble the actual identification numbers of cell phones. ...

8 February 2008 A Right to Bear Cell Phones?
New York Times - United States
The New York Sun adds that schools had recorded more than 2000 incidents of cell phone disruption before the ban was implemented. Is Eighth Avenue Helped by ...

8 February 2008 Now, cell phones to sniff out bombs
Times of India - India
LONDON: Now cell phones will be fitted with radiation detectors that would enable them to monitor cities for "dirty" bombs. These unique cell phones have ...

8 February 2008 Chatty cabbies on cell phones? Not many, NYC initiative finds
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK - Undercover inspectors are finding cabbies largely play by New York City's rules when it comes to cell phones. Inspectors and police officers have ...

7 February 2008 Cell phone ban sends mixed signals: Powered off
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
By Nadia Usman LAHORE: Wednesday was the first day of the ban on the use of cell phones in government schools. The mood was balanced, with teachers happy ...

7 February 2008 Study: Cell Phones Don't Cause Brain Cancer
Information Week Weblog - Manhasset,NY,USA
A new study coming from Japan says that holding a cell phone to your head and gabbing all day long will not increase your risk of brain cancer. ...

6 February 2008 How to manage cell phones in school
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
It seems that the determination of some students to clutch tightly to mobile phones at all cost, presents an 'enterprise opportunity' for schools. ...

6 February 2008 Palm Beach County to toss FCAT test if student has cell phone, iPod
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
By Marc Freeman | South Florida Sun-Sentinel February 5, 2008 FCAT takers, beware: Schools will throw out your score sheet if a cell phone or iPod is found ...

4 February 2008 ITP proposes cell phone ban
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
ITP Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhmmad Zubair Hashmi said the ban on using mobile phone while driving and the law for fastening seatbelt would ...

4 February 2008 Punjab formally bans cell phones in govt educational institutions
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
LAHORE: The ban on the use of mobile phones is applicable to all government institutions (catering to female as well as male students), the Punjab Education ...

3 February 2008 Judge Tread JUDGE TREAD: PHONE FINE A FAIR COP?
Sunday Mirror - UK
Q Have I got grounds for appealing against the fixed-penalty notice I have been given for trying to use my mobile phone while at the wheel of my car? ...

2 February 2008 Cell phones banned inside polling stations
Hindu - Chennai,India
Kohima (PTI): The Election Commission has banned use of cell phones inside polling stations in Nagaland, which goes to the poll on March 5, ...

2 February 2008 10 cell-phones seized from Adiala jail prisoners
The Post - Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Adiala Jail administration has launched a search operation against inmates with mobile phones and has confiscated 10 cell-phones from their ...