Archive for September, 2006

Portuguese Prime Minister Cannot Call by His Cell Phone as Much as He wants

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

I always thought that Presidents, Kings and Prime Ministers could use their cell phone as much as they want. In some countries, may be they can do but not in Portugal. I came across a news item titled ‘PMs mobile phone credit - 219,000’ in The Portugal News Online. ...

remoteXT service will fight you Against Cell Phone Theft

Friday, September 29th, 2006

With more than 2 billion cell phone sets world wide, it is natural that everyday thousands of cell phones get stolen. In fact, stealing cell phone has become a multi million dollar industry. If you visit the website www.remotext.com then you can see about a new service that is going ...

Cell Phone Rates Going Up in Iceland?

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

I cannot believe it. Now, in every corner on earth, cell phone companies are in a rat race to lower their rates and get more customers. This is the case even in the poorest of the countries in the world. So, I really got shocked to see that cell phone ...

Xun Chi 138: Is it Really the Smallest Mobile Phone?

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

The mobile phone companies are engaged into a rat race to produce the slimmest and smallest mobile phone set. It seems that the most important breakthrough has come from China. I could see a number of reports in several websites and blogs about Xun Chi 138, the smallest mobile phone. ...

… I Guess That Would Work

Monday, September 25th, 2006

So, to follow up Razib Ahmed's post of earlier today, it seems some British boffin has figured out how to lick the cellphone cheating problem. And just let me join The Register in declaring what a dumb idea this is. I mean, in theory it's a brilliant and ...

UK: Cheating in Exams by Cell Phone Becoming a Worrying Trend

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Cheating in exam is a universal phenomenon. Students in every country try for it. Now, cell phone sets have emerged as the latest tool for the students to try to cheat in the exam. In UK, cheating by mobile phone has reached to a worrying level. IT has become such ...

PicoP: Mobile Phone Projector from Microvision

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Mobile phone companies have done many wonders with their hand sets but they could not do anything substantial regarding display. Most of us don’t like the idea of seeing something in such a small display of a cell phone set. On other hand, if the cell phone companies make the ...

Alright, Eco-Conscious Mobile Users

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

With Nokia's help, you too can cut your electricity consumption by a significant degree, just by undocking your phone as soon as it's charged. This actually seems like a pretty nifty idea, and one I'm surprised more devices don't have built-in already. How hard is it, I wonder, ...

Nokia Introduces New 3G Slider Phone - 6288

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Nokia just unveiled their latest 3G phone, the 6288. This phone has real time video sharing and video ringtones, making it even more fun for the people that use it. It's equipped with a 512 MB memory card, and a 2 megapixel camera. You can even edit photos straight from the ...

Phone-Based Chemical Sensor

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

For those of us who want to know right when to employ our plastic sheeting and duct tape, Gentag, a wireless sensor developer, has engineered a portable chemical analyzer to work with phones. Of course, I jest. If you're close enough to a chemical attack for the phone to detect ...