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Cabir Virus First To Attack Cell Phones
(NewsFactor)

Cabir Virus First To Attack Cell Phones
(NewsFactor) 06/15/2004 04:51 PM
NewsFactor - It was only a matter of time before virus writers turned their attention to mobile devices; indeed, experts have been predicting the emergence of a worm attacking cell-phone operating systems for the last few years.

The 3 Stages of Cell Phones —
International Phones Now at Stage 2: The
“Safety Device”

The 3 Stages of Cell Phones —
International Phones Now at Stage 2: The
“Safety Device” 03/31/2005 08:57 AM
The ability to make an emergency call has been given as the top reason for taking a cell phone when traveling, according to a survey by Mobal, the international phone company. Mobal conducted the survey of its customers after reporting an 80% increase in international cell phone purchase during 2004, and believe the results show that US citizens, although still concerned with global instabilities, are increasingly confident to travel internationally. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2005]

Cool new phones

Cool new phones 03/26/2005 05:41 AM
The number of new cell phones being launched at last week's CTIA Wireless 2005 show was down this year, possibly because a lot of vendors chose to debut their phones at last month's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, or at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany, which also took place last week. This is one possible reason why next year's CTIA Wireless show will be held in early April instead of mid-March, just to give the industry some breathing room.

Cool advert for Splinter Cell

Cool advert for Splinter Cell 06/18/2004 02:48 PM
Wanna try? .. splinter

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Good Pill, Bad Pill: Science Makes It
Hard to Decipher

Good Pill, Bad Pill: Science Makes It
Hard to Decipher 12/24/2004 12:55 PM
If drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex do prevent cancer, which risk is worse, cancer if you do not take them, or heart attacks if you do? Who decides?

Phones Need Simplicity Before Cool
Stuff, CEOs Say (Reuters)

Phones Need Simplicity Before Cool
Stuff, CEOs Say (Reuters) 03/17/2005 04:07 AM
Reuters - Mobile telephone services need to be far less confusing to consumers, the heads of top U.S. wireless operators said on Wednesday, even as they talked up complex features such as Web surfing or video on phones.

BlackBerry, Treo Accessories Featured on
New Web Sites from Cool Cell Gear, Inc.

BlackBerry, Treo Accessories Featured on
New Web Sites from Cool Cell Gear, Inc. 06/24/2005 03:20 PM
Cool Cell Gear Inc. formally announces the launch of two new Web sites featuring easy-to-purchase PDA accessories. [PRWEB Jun 24, 2005]

Here Comes E-Mail for Mobile Phones,
Finally (NewsFactor)

Here Comes E-Mail for Mobile Phones,
Finally (NewsFactor) 04/13/2005 01:26 PM
NewsFactor - One would have assumed that e-mail on cell phones would have been a killer app by now. Certainly, e-mail is widely used on certain smart phones, which Research In Motion's (Nasdaq: RIMM) Blackberry has proven to be a winner among a certain demographic.

Cell-Phone Virus: A Taste of Things To
Come? (NewsFactor)

Cell-Phone Virus: A Taste of Things To
Come? (NewsFactor) 06/16/2004 03:14 PM
NewsFactor - Cabir -- the first worm to target cell phones -- has made its appearance in the I.T. ecosystem, and the general consensus is that this is a relatively benign malicious code.

Yahoo Takes Photos from Camera Phones
(NewsFactor)

Yahoo Takes Photos from Camera Phones
(NewsFactor) 07/23/2004 06:18 PM
NewsFactor - Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) has introduced a service allowing users to upload photos to their Yahoo Photo online accounts directly from their cell phones.

Specification Launched for Cell
Phone/WLAN Handoff (NewsFactor)

Specification Launched for Cell
Phone/WLAN Handoff (NewsFactor) 09/08/2004 02:27 PM
NewsFactor - A group of 14 wireless operators, handset manufacturers and infrastructure vendors have published a proposed specification that the companies claim will enable mobile devices to seamlessly transition between cellular and wireless data networks.

Toshiba Develops Tiny Fuel Cell for MP3
Players (NewsFactor)

Toshiba Develops Tiny Fuel Cell for MP3
Players (NewsFactor) 06/24/2004 04:14 PM
NewsFactor - Toshiba has developed a prototype fuel cell, about the size of a thumb, which can replace conventional batteries in an MP3 digital audio player. The fuel cell, which uses DMFC (direct methanol fuel cell) technology, also can be used in wireless headsets for cell phones.

Samsung, Philips Partner for Cell-Phone
Payments (NewsFactor)

Samsung, Philips Partner for Cell-Phone
Payments (NewsFactor) 09/01/2004 03:45 PM
NewsFactor - Samsung Electronics and Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) have formed an alliance to put near-field communication (NFC) technology in future cell phone models from Samsung, giving users the ability to use their mobile phones to make credit-card or debit-card payments. The companies said that Samsung plans to incorporate NFC in other devices as well.

New Cell Phones on the Net

New Cell Phones on the Net 12/22/2004 01:50 AM
[PRWEB Dec 20, 2004]

Cell Phones That Do It

Cell Phones That Do It 12/19/2004 03:02 PM
Mobile phones can check e-mail, browse the web, keep your calendar and even let you make a telephone call. Is it any wonder that we're also turning them into sex toys? Commentary by Regina Lynn.

Still More Uses for Cell Phones

Still More Uses for Cell Phones 05/28/2004 12:34 AM

Cellphone as Virtual Mouse, Keyboard

"stab writes 'Check this out! High Energy Magic have announced a public beta of software to let you use your camera-phone as a physical mouse by just pointing and clicking and rotating it in the air. Some very cool videos available: check out the volume control and flight booking ones in particular! The tags used are really robust - they did a wa stebasket torture test for a bit of fun as well.' " [Slashdot]

Company Claims Breakthrough in Handheld
Fuel-Cell Design (NewsFactor)

Company Claims Breakthrough in Handheld
Fuel-Cell Design (NewsFactor) 06/21/2004 03:54 PM
NewsFactor - A company based in Albany, New York, has launched a new design that represents a key breakthrough in the manufacturing of fuel cells for notebook PCs and handheld devices, it claims.

Nyucking it up on cell phones

Nyucking it up on cell phones 08/10/2004 02:09 PM
"Woob Woob" and other sound effects and one-liners from the Three Stooges are now available as cell phone ring tones.

New Cell Phones Smarter, More Fun

New Cell Phones Smarter, More Fun 03/19/2003 10:27 PM
Record-breaking sales in 2002 put the cell-phone industry on top of the world. Manufacturers hope to stay there with a new crop of handsets that offer gaming, picture-taking, multimedia messaging and more. Elisa Batista reports from New Orleans.

Airborne Cell Phones? No Way!

Airborne Cell Phones? No Way! 12/19/2004 03:02 PM
After proposing lifting the ban on use of mobile phones during commercial flights, the Federal Communications Commission is flooded with hundreds of e-mails from travelers who want to keep the ban in place and preserve their peace and quiet.

Indonesia Gets Hip To Cell Phones

Indonesia Gets Hip To Cell Phones 12/16/2003 04:07 PM
Business Week Dec 16 2003 3:19PM ET

Cell Phones Becoming Profitless

Cell Phones Becoming Profitless 07/29/2004 10:03 PM

Snowboards and cell phones

Snowboards and cell phones 01/04/2005 12:49 PM
Motorola unveils a new line of jackets and accessories for snowboarders with built-in support for cell phones and mp3 players. Will the new line make Motorola cooler?

iTunes to cell phones

iTunes to cell phones 07/27/2004 09:21 PM

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Just when things could not get more weird, iTunes is coming to a Motorola cell phone near you. A bizarre creation from some the folks at Motorola and Apple, iTunes for the cell phone will include it’s own media player and some of the most annoying ringtones known to man. (The latter is a bit of speculation, but I bet you I am right on the money.)…

More cell phones, less satisfaction

More cell phones, less satisfaction 04/13/2005 02:52 PM
Embrace of mobile phones shouldn't be confused with enthusiasm for service providers, study stresses.

More Services From New Cell Phones

More Services From New Cell Phones 01/27/2004 08:39 PM
CBS News Jan 28 2004 0:50AM GMT

Kim Komando on Cell Phones

Kim Komando on Cell Phones 07/02/2004 01:22 AM
Kim Komando did a nice article on buying camera phones recently. She discusses the importance of checking out the quality of the phone by reading reviews and being selective when choosing a wireless carrier. She then goes on to advise that you “try it before you buy it”. Snap some photos to see how the images turn out. Her message is clear as she explains that you need to know what to expect from your carrier and what features you are wanting from your phone.

Cell phones become wallets

Cell phones become wallets 06/24/2005 09:33 PM
Usatoday.com - Sun Jun 19, 08:47 am GMT

Wearable Cell Phones Are Here

Wearable Cell Phones Are Here 06/22/2004 02:42 AM

Soap on Cell Phones

Soap on Cell Phones 04/09/2004 03:54 PM
Joi Ito: traditionally, the (content) industry has been wrong about how consumers use these devices.

iTunes for cell phones?

iTunes for cell phones? 07/27/2004 07:44 AM
CNN Jul 27 2004 11:54AM GMT

Report: Cell Phones

Report: Cell Phones 04/13/2004 10:04 AM
positive results using Motorola v600 with AT&T

Cell phones not safety net

Cell phones not safety net 05/25/2004 02:15 AM
USA Today May 25 2004 6:17AM GMT

Next: Cell phones with 1GB storage

Next: Cell phones with 1GB storage 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Jim Louderback: "If I were Microsoft, Telmex would scare the pants off of me." All the cell phone really needs to become the core of a replacement PC is a 1GB drive. It's probably a matter of months, rather than...

Mabir Smartphone Virus Targets
Symbian-Based Mobile Phones (NewsFactor)

Mabir Smartphone Virus Targets
Symbian-Based Mobile Phones (NewsFactor) 04/06/2005 03:47 PM
NewsFactor - Malware practitioners continue to target mobile devices, probing for weaknesses in the software running on next-generation handhelds. The latest attack uses a variant of Cabir, the first virus detected in Symbian OS-based smartphones.

Cell Phones In Remote Places

Cell Phones In Remote Places 04/12/2004 06:12 PM
CBS News Apr 12 2004 9:41PM GMT

Cell Phones Headed For The Trash

Cell Phones Headed For The Trash 10/30/2003 11:46 PM
CBS News Oct 30 2003 10:39PM ET

Can cell phones contribute to
infertility?

Can cell phones contribute to
infertility? 04/05/2005 07:14 PM
Blog: A study by the University of Newcastle provides a preliminary indication that radio waves of a similar frequency to those associated...

You remind me of those people who said
they'd never get cell phones

You remind me of those people who said
they'd never get cell phones 01/08/2004 08:06 PM

I remember when everyone shouted into their cell phones and thought that their batteries drained faster when they made long distance phones. I remember when people (who now have cell phones) swore to me that they'd never have a cell phone. I remember when cell phones looked more like military radios. I think it's fine to gripe about technology, but I would warn those people who swear they'll never use a technology. Technology evolves and so do social norms.

We've been having a dialog recently about the relationship between social norms and technology. I think this is part of the same dialog. New technologies disrupt our habits and our norms and what we feel comfortable with. I am an early adopter type who uses every technology possible and I try to wrap my life around it all. Some people try the technology and point out the tensions. Some people ignore the technology. Technology evolves along with the social norms. When it works well, we end up with a technology that contributes to society in some way and becomes a seamless part of our social norms. When it doesn't work well it either damages society or does not integrate and is discarded.

Being the techno-ut opian optimist that I am, I think that writing off Skype and IM as annoying is a big mistake. They are what military radios were to the cell phones of today. I think it's important to take what David Weinberger and da nah have to say about the tensions they create and thinking about how to make presence more granular, how to make it easier to manage the emission of your presence information and control access to you. What DOES free VoIP really mean? Can it be a background thing that allows us to continue to focus on our work instead of being an interruption? I am very excited by IM and VoIP and think that the tensions and the annoyances they are creating is a good a reason as any to dive into the privacy, identity, presence and interop issues that we've been talking about for so long. The more annoying it becomes, the more people will care about these issues.

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RFID Coming To A Cell Phone Near You

RFID Coming To A Cell Phone Near You 04/14/2004 07:54 AM

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]

Cellebrite's UME-24: Universal Cell
Phone, Smart phones and PDAs Content
Memory Synchronization System Launches

Cellebrite's UME-24: Universal Cell
Phone, Smart phones and PDAs Content
Memory Synchronization System Launches 09/24/2004 03:29 AM
Cellebrite has launched the ultimate synchronization device, the UME-24. The UME-24 is the first all-inclusive system to transfer memory including phonebook contacts, photos, ring tones, and more between cell phones, PDA's and smart phones. [PRWEB Sep 24, 2004]

Cell phones could keep atomic time

Cell phones could keep atomic time 08/30/2004 08:47 PM
Miniaturization advance could lead to highly precise atomic clocks being installed in cell phones and other consumer devices.

Time to allow cell phones on planes?

Time to allow cell phones on planes? 04/13/2004 07:52 PM

Radio moves to cell phones - Apr. 5,
2005

Radio moves to cell phones - Apr. 5,
2005 04/07/2005 05:48 AM
Radio Moves To Cell Phones; Sat Radio Threat .. Some Sirius Competition?

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Time To Dismiss Cell Phone-Cancer Link?

Time To Dismiss Cell Phone-Cancer Link? 04/11/2005 08:28 PM
Sci-Tech Today Apr 12 2005 12:40AM GMT

Time Warner mulls cell phone business

Time Warner mulls cell phone business 06/23/2004 12:20 PM
Time Warner Wireless? Chairman of the company's media and communications group says cellular service could be in the works.

Time Warner Cable begins cell phone
trials

Time Warner Cable begins cell phone
trials 03/31/2005 03:28 PM
Cable provider takes first step into wireless market with Missouri offering.

This Time, Cell Phone Virus Is for Real
(Ziff Davis)

This Time, Cell Phone Virus Is for Real
(Ziff Davis) 06/18/2004 07:18 PM
Ziff Davis - Opinion: It's heeeere ... an international team of security researchers has created a "proof-of-concept" cell phone virus, and this one is no hoax.

InformationWeek > Poll Rejects
In-Flight Cell-Phone Use > Survey
Says: No Yakking On Planes > April 8,
2005

InformationWeek > Poll Rejects
In-Flight Cell-Phone Use > Survey
Says: No Yakking On Planes > April 8,
2005 04/11/2005 03:49 AM
Survey Says: No Yakking On Planes .. most people find this offensive

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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.

Chill Pill May Cool Cell Phones (NewsFactor)

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