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Safety Guide for Cell Phone Users
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsWhat's a consumer to do? If you're trying to figure out how to diminish whatever radiation might be generated by your cell, consider some basic facts. The radio frequency (RF) waves from cell phones come from the antenna, which is built into hand-held phones. Potentially harmful waves are strongest at the antenna, losing energy as they travel away from the phone. The American Cancer Society says many factors can affect the amount of RF energy to which a person is exposed, including time spent on the phone. Also See: Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC Another is ...
Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsMore than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when they link to the closest tower. What almost no one can agree on is whether that radiation is harmful to those holding their phones to their ears. Amid this confusion comes a report from health and safety activists that the government's cell phone watchdog -- the Federal Communications Commission -- is putting industry desires before public well-being. Investigators for the Environmental Working ...
Verizon iPhone 4 Arrival: 3 Reasons It's Such a Big Deal
By David Knowles - AOL NewsOn Thursday, Verizon will start taking orders for the iPhone 4 from customers not on its network. With so much written over the deal between Apple and Verizon, it can be tempting to believe that the union of the two companies has been vastly overblown, but Surge Desk runs down the main reasons the Verizon iPhone is poised to reshape the smart phone landscape in lasting ways. 1. Sales While Apple is not exactly hurting for cash these days, the CDMA-compatible version of the iPhone will represent a major financial boost for both Apple and Verizon. Within two hours of becoming available to ...
Mubarak Regime Forces Cell Phone Companies to Text Its Messages
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON -- Anti-government protesters in Egypt used their cell phones to organize and broadcast their uprising to the world. Now the embattled regime of President Hosni Mubarak has realized that it can also use the same technology to fight its opponents. Over the past five days, Egyptians have been hit with a steady stream of pro-Mubarak text messages. "Youth of Egypt, beware rumors and listen to the sound of reason -- Egypt is above all so preserve it," read one text, according to a photograph and translation posted on this Flickr account. Another, received Sunday by an Associated Press ...
Secretary of State Clinton: End the Violence and Lift the Information Blackout in Egypt
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyAs night fell on the Egyptian cities of Cairo and Alexandria, President Hosni Mubarak, the leader of the Nile River country for nearly 30 years, imposed a curfew on thousands of protesters clogging the streets. It doesn't appear to have been obeyed. Then again, the protesters, most of whom are calling for an end to the Mubarak regime, could say they hadn't heard the news: All Internet access as well as all cell phone networks have been blocked in Egypt. Observers are calling the move one of the most massive information blackouts in the history of social networking. In the meantime, rumors ...
Jerry Brown Wants to Take Away California Workers' Cell Phones
By Elliot Olshansky - AOL NewsCan you hear me now? Well, not for long ... if you're a California state employee. Jerry Brown, just over a week after starting his second stint as governor, issued an executive order today requiring that half of the state's government-funded cell phones be returned by June 1, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The move, according to the Los Angeles Times, is one of several steps the new governor is taking to dig the Golden State out of a $25 billion budget deficit. Brown is also examining the 13,600 light-duty vehicles in the state fleet that are not used by public safety agencies, ...
Search for Kyron Horman Now Has a Phone App
By David Lohr - AOL NewsAn Oregon company with a phone application intended to reward people who don't text while driving is using its high-tech advertising method to aid in the search for missing 8-year-old Kyron Horman. "When we started this company, we had no idea our application could be used to help a missing kid, but we now love that it can be a benefit," Rodney Stearns, CEO and founder of TextNoMore, told AOL News. childseeknetwork.com TextNoMore's phone app is being used in the search for missing Oregon boy Kyron Horman. According to Stearns, the Kyron Horman Foundation recently approached him ...
The War App: Smart Phones Could Control Drone Cameras
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News
(Dec. 14) -- "Droid wars" could be the new "drone wars" as defense firms work to develop smart phone applications for the military, based on the increasing popularity of the iPhone, Android and similar devices. Smart phone apps have taken off in the commercial marketplace, allowing consumers with smart phones to pay bills, make restaurant reservations or check arrival times for planes. But with the rapid proliferation of smart phones among soldiers, companies see a new market for apps. One company is developing applications for smart phones that would allow soldiers to control the cameras on ...
Google Promotes Nexus S on Twitter as the Future of Advertising Takes Shape
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Dec. 8) -- Google and Twitter sitting in a tree ... Two days after officially introducing the Nexus S, Google marketing went viral after the company promoted its new Android phone via a Twitter trend. Reception to the Nexus S thus far has been mixed, ranging from CNET's "Six Things Not to Love About the Nexus S" to a quite positive Tech Crunch review declaring the mobile device in a toss-up with the iPhone. For a glimpse at what the phone can do, here is a Nexus S marketing video from Google: The promoted trend is the latest evidence of a hardly denied love affair between the search ...
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