Teens Get Support from Bush for Cell Phone Recycling Drive to Benefit Service Men and Women

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16 mln US teens have a cell phone

16 mln US teens have a cell phone 03/27/2005 02:33 AM
ZDNet Mar 27 2005 5:48AM GMT

3 GB Hard Drive on New Cell Phone

3 GB Hard Drive on New Cell Phone 03/14/2005 04:34 PM
During the CeBIT in Germany this week, Motorola is showing off their new ROKR iTunes cellphone which will sync and carry your iTunes music in your cell phone. But Samsung is one upping the ROKR with a 3 GB hard drive cellphone with a Windows Mobile OS. Samsung has also released a new 7 MP camera phone which resembles a camera more then it does a phone. The SCH-V770 has a 2 inch TFT display above a the keypad and gives you manual focus and controllable shutter speeds. Many of these new products will be altered slightly before they reach the US.

Samsung shows cell phone with hard-disk
drive

Samsung shows cell phone with hard-disk
drive 09/07/2004 08:31 AM
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA -- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to begin selling later this month a cellular telephone that includes a hard-disk drive. The handset was unveiled as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom Asia 2004 event began here on Monday and is the first cell phone of its kind in the world, according to the company.

Mobile High Speed 3G expands cell phone
support

Mobile High Speed 3G expands cell phone
support 12/19/2004 03:11 PM
German developer Nova Media on Thursday released Mobile High Speed 3G 4.10, a new version of the utility that automatically configures Mac OS X to connect to the Internet through a cell phone or PC Data card using the UMTS, GPRS, EDGE, HSCSD or GSM protocols. This update adds support for over 18 devices, including Nokia 6630, 6220, 6260 and 9500, Motorola V3, V180, V547, V550, V980, A1000 and E1000 and Sony Ericsson v800, s700, s700i, P910 and P910i. In addition, Novatel Merlin U630 and Sierra Wireless AC750 and AC775 PC Data cards are now supported too. This is a free update for existing users; the full software is €75 (US$99.26).

Face It: Cell-Phone Service Sucks

Face It: Cell-Phone Service Sucks 06/05/2004 05:42 AM
If it weren't for auto dealers, the cell-phone industry would rank at the very bottom of customer satisfaction polls. The technology is balky, and customer service has the bedside manner of a gravedigger.

Complaints Over Cell Phone Service
Abound (AP)

Complaints Over Cell Phone Service
Abound (AP) 06/04/2004 03:55 PM
AP - Your cell phone company knows you hate it.

Complaints Over Cell Phone Service
Abound

Complaints Over Cell Phone Service
Abound 06/04/2004 07:11 PM
AP via Newsday Jun 4 2004 11:01PM GMT

7-Eleven rings in cell phone service

7-Eleven rings in cell phone service 04/27/2004 02:36 PM
The convenience store chain is selling its own prepaid cell phone service in 1,400 stores. Analysts say other retailers will soon follow.

Cell Phone Customer Service Ranked Next
to Last

Cell Phone Customer Service Ranked Next
to Last 06/10/2004 08:37 PM

How to decipher cell phone service plans

How to decipher cell phone service plans 04/20/2004 08:50 PM
ZDNet Apr 21 2004 0:07AM GMT

Complaints Abound over Cell Phone
Service

Complaints Abound over Cell Phone
Service 06/07/2004 03:41 PM
Your cell phone company knows you hate it. Mobile phone service was the second-lowest ranked industry—beating only cable providers among the 40 rated—in the University of Michigan's newest customer satisfaction index.

Cell Phone-Based Service Made for Blind
(AP)

Cell Phone-Based Service Made for Blind
(AP) 06/11/2004 12:54 PM
AP - A Finnish government research project that combines cell phones, wireless Internet, global positioning, and voice technology to help the blind move freely in cities is ready for testing this fall.

Japanese cell phone service rings in
Linux

Japanese cell phone service rings in
Linux 12/03/2003 08:32 PM
Japanese cell phone service provider NTT DoCoMo urges its handset suppliers to build Linux-based cell phones, a milestone for the operating system's acceptance by the wireless industry.

Cell Phone-Based Service Made for Blind

Cell Phone-Based Service Made for Blind 06/11/2004 12:44 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 11 2004 5:24PM GMT

Cruise passengers can now set sail with
cell phone, Internet service

Cruise passengers can now set sail with
cell phone, Internet service 07/19/2004 06:24 AM
Semissourian.com - Mon Jul 19, 08:29 am GMT

Handset Shortage Plagues South Korea's
3G Cell Phone Service

Handset Shortage Plagues South Korea's
3G Cell Phone Service 12/28/2003 11:48 PM
Yonhap News Dec 28 2003 10:41PM ET

(LEAD) Handset Shortage Plagues S.
Korea's 3G Cell Phone Service

(LEAD) Handset Shortage Plagues S.
Korea's 3G Cell Phone Service 12/29/2003 05:58 AM
Yonhap News Dec 29 2003 4:39AM ET

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April 03/29/2005 04:34 AM
To Better Accommodate the Needs of Today’s Identity Theft Conscious Cell Phone Users, Pride Communication Services (PCS), a Subsidiary Franchise of KaseIT and the Largest Reseller of KRUSELL Leather Cases, Announced Today that it Would Begin Selling the Horizontic Plus Cell Phone Case, KRUSELL’s Newest Offering, In its Online Store in April. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

Maureen Dowd: Death Be not Loud. Bush
Ignores Deaths of Our Service Men and
Women, But Has Time for Ceaseless
Fundraisers. 11/6

Maureen Dowd: Death Be not Loud. Bush
Ignores Deaths of Our Service Men and
Women, But Has Time for Ceaseless
Fundraisers. 11/6 11/07/2003 07:45 AM
anti-Bush screed

nytimes.com/2003/11/06/opinion/06DOWD.html
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Motorola Inc. said Wednesday that the
Internal Revenue Service claims the
cell-phone maker may owe $500 millio

Motorola Inc. said Wednesday that the
Internal Revenue Service claims the
cell-phone maker may owe $500 millio 08/11/2004 07:03 PM
Newsweek Aug 11 2004 11:19PM GMT

Telestial Announces Launch of GLOBAL
RIIING - New Low Cost International Cell
Phone Service

Telestial Announces Launch of GLOBAL
RIIING - New Low Cost International Cell
Phone Service 03/17/2005 04:12 AM
Today Telestial announced the official launch of its new Global Riiing cell phone service. Global Riiing offers travelers incredibly low airtime rates (as low as 52˘ per minute), unlimited free incoming calls throughout most of Europe, and the convenience of having a single cell phone number that works in over 100 countries around the world. [PRWEB Mar 17, 2005]

A Mickey Mouse Cell Phone Service Might
Not Be Goofy Idea (Investor's Business
Daily)

A Mickey Mouse Cell Phone Service Might
Not Be Goofy Idea (Investor's Business
Daily) 01/26/2004 10:15 AM
Investor's Business Daily - Fast starts in the U.S. wireless service field by Virgin Mobile USA and Boost Mobile have sparked speculation that others - most notably Walt Disney Co. - could enter the market.

Women Drive Changes in Car Design

Women Drive Changes in Car Design 04/10/2004 05:10 AM
Volvo unveils a concept car at the New York Auto Show designed with a woman's touch -- eight of them, actually. An all-female team of engineers put it together. John Gartner reports from New York.

AOL Launches Blog Service for Teens

AOL Launches Blog Service for Teens 03/29/2005 03:04 PM
AOL officially launched its RED Blogs service Tuesday, aimed at capturing some of the growing popularity of online Web logs by focusing on the teen segment. AOL members can create fully customizable journals, and either keep them completely private, open to only friends, or as a normal blog that anyone can view.

AOL unveils bl0gging service for teens

AOL unveils bl0gging service for teens 03/29/2005 11:22 AM
Red Blogs offering allows teens and parents to select the level of privacy they want for the online diaries.

Norway Postal Service Tries to Woo Teens
(AP)

Norway Postal Service Tries to Woo Teens
(AP) 09/14/2004 11:00 AM
AP - With young Norwegians more likely to send a mobile phone text message than a post card, the postal service Tuesday revealed text message theme stamps in a bid to draw them back to letter writing.

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls 08/16/2004 05:48 PM
Iowa phone company plans to block cell phone call in a dispute with wireless carriers. The Iowa Utilities Board has prevented the plan for now.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

Women take longer to learn to drive
(Reuters)

Women take longer to learn to drive
(Reuters) 07/30/2004 08:26 AM
Reuters - Women take longer to master the art of driving than men, but once the "L" plates are ditched, women are safer on the road, the AA motoring organisation says.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets. 07/26/2004 02:22 AM
New laws that mandate the use of cell phone headsets have recently passed in several states. In response, FreeHeadset.org has developed a program to provide wireless phone users with a free cell phone headset. [PRWEB Jul 26, 2004]

Defense Department official for altering
a contract to benefit mobile-phone group

Defense Department official for altering
a contract to benefit mobile-phone group 04/30/2004 01:58 AM
Iraq Cellular Project Leads to U.S. Inquiry .. Pentagon contracts .. people are dying

latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-na-iraqphones29apr29,1,33 12797.story?coll=la-home-headlines
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Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls 04/11/2005 08:07 PM
user survey reported

consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/cell_sex.html
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Digital West and Computer Recycling Firm
BCS, Inc. Join Forces to Offer Recycling
Program to National Retail C

Digital West and Computer Recycling Firm
BCS, Inc. Join Forces to Offer Recycling
Program to National Retail C 11/19/2003 12:59 PM
Capitol Reports Nov 19 2003 12:05PM ET

McKeesport Teens Seek Support In Order
to Fulfill Dream of Competing in FIRST
National Robotics Competition

McKeesport Teens Seek Support In Order
to Fulfill Dream of Competing in FIRST
National Robotics Competition 03/25/2005 06:34 AM
Local Students Win Regional Robotics Competition But Lack Funds to Move On to the Championship [PRWEB Mar 25, 2005]

LiveTime Software Announces Solaris 10
Support for its Java-Based Help Desk,
Customer Service and Support
Applications

LiveTime Software Announces Solaris 10
Support for its Java-Based Help Desk,
Customer Service and Support
Applications 06/17/2005 03:42 PM
Application performance reaches new threshold for high concurrent access. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2005]

U.S. Cellular Begins Phone Reuse and
Recycling Program - Program Benefits
Environment, Proceeds Go to Charity

U.S. Cellular Begins Phone Reuse and
Recycling Program - Program Benefits
Environment, Proceeds Go to Charity 07/25/2004 02:14 AM
U.S. Cellular has taken the lead in protecting the environment by teaming up with RMS Communications to collect unused wireless phones to safely dispose of them and protect the environment and public health from hazardous waste. [PRWEB Jul 25, 2004]

3 Target Women To Boost 3G Phone Sales

3 Target Women To Boost 3G Phone Sales 11/12/2003 01:23 PM
3G Nov 12 2003 4:07AM ET

League of Women Voters drops paperless
vote support

League of Women Voters drops paperless
vote support 06/14/2004 07:37 PM

Internet Peer Support Study for Women
With Breast Cancer

Internet Peer Support Study for Women
With Breast Cancer 08/15/2004 06:02 AM
Oncolink.com - Sun Aug 15, 08:35 am GMT
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