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Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:03 am
Verizon Wireless today announced that the newest version of VZ Navigator will be available in April, able to access traffic incidents, traffic updates and find detours around traffic congestion and accidents. In addition, VZ Navigator will offer 3D perspective view, a movie and events finder, weather reports and forecasts, and gas prices at nearby gas stations.
Powered by Networks In Motion, VZ Navigator uses GPS technology and real-time information feeds. When the new version launches in Apr... [Continue reading Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator Adds Traffic Avoidance Feature]
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Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:41 am
Living tissue responds to cell phone radiation, according to a new study by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK). While earlier studies have shown that cell phone radiation alters protein expression and activity in human endothelial cell line, STUK's new study for the first time has examined whether radiation will cause changes in protein expression in living people.
In the study, a small area of forearm's skin in 10 volunteers was exposed to GSM signal for one hour. Afte... [Continue reading Cell Phone Radiation Affects Living Tissue, Study Says]
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Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:52 am
Social networking services will dominate a burgeoning market for mobile user-generated content, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
Globally, end-user generated revenues from social networking, dating and personal content delivery services will increase from $572m in 2007 to more than $5.7bn in 2012, with social networking accounting for 50% of the total by the end of the forecast period.
According to report author Dr Windsor Holden, "Even though social networking sites are in... [Continue reading Social Networking Will Go Mobile, Study Says]
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:06 pm
Consumers are more receptive to receiving advertisements on their cell phones, according to new findings from Harris Interactive. The study examined current levels of consumer interest in mobile phone advertisements, preferred advertising formats and the willingness of consumers to be profiled.
A surprising 35 percent of adult cell phone users said they are willing to accept incentive-based advertisements. Of these adults, 78 percent said the best incentive would be cold hard cash, followed b... [Continue reading Study Finds Cell Phone Users Will Watch Mobile Ads]
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:09 am
Calls made on cell phones do not affect hospital medical devices, Mayo Clinic researchers said, but store anti-theft alarms might make implanted heart devices misfire.
In a study published in the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers say tests showed normal use of cell phones caused no noticeable interference with patient care equipment. Two cell phones were involved in the study, using different technologies from different carriers, and 192 medical devices. Three hundred tests ... [Continue reading Cell Phones Safe to Use in Hospitals, Study Says]
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Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:06 am
Sprint and Rave Wireless are partnering to offer college students enhanced safety through instant communications.
Beginning this fall, students at Allen University in South Carolina and University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) will be able to access group text messaging and polling, campus directories, university events calendar and class schedules.
A big issue for many universities is the safety and security of students on campus. Allen University, located in Columbia, S.C., is working... [Continue reading Sprint Enhances College Student Safety]
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Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:30 pm
Cell phones are not associated with an increased risk of the most common type of brain tumor, finds the first UK study of the relationship between cell phone use and risk of glioma. The results are published online by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) today.
The four year study by the Universities of Leeds, Nottingham and Manchester and the Institute of Cancer Research, London found those who had regularly used a cell phone were not at a greater overall risk of developing this type of tumor.
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Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:27 pm
More Americans than ever are using cell phones while driving according to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Driver cell phone use increased in 2005, with 6 percent of drivers on handheld phones in 2005 nationwide compared to 5 percent in 2004.
This result is from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), which provides the only probability-based observed data on driver cell phone use in the United States. The NOPUS is conducted annually by the N... [Continue reading New Study Shows Rising Cell Phone Use While Driving]
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Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:18 am
Results announced today from one of the world's first commercial mobile TV pilots in Helsinki, Finland reveal the popularity and willingness to pay for mobile TV services, underlining the potential of this exciting new mobile application. 41% of pilot participants would be willing to purchase mobile TV services and half thought that a fixed monthly fee of 10 euros was a reasonable price to pay. Over half (58%) said that they believed broadcast mobile TV services would be popular.
Digita, Elis... [Continue reading Nokia Study Shows 41% Want Mobile TV]
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Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:30 am
Amid growing consumer interest in PC-based music downloading and the expanding availability of mobile entertainment options, new research from global marketing research firm Ipsos-Insight shows that an increasing proportion of Americans are using their mobile phones to download ringtones and are beginning to sample other mobile entertainment content.
Findings from the latest edition of TEMPO, Ipsos Insight's quarterly study of digital music behaviors since 2002, reveal that nearly one-quarter... [Continue reading Study Says 25% of Cell Phone Users Have Downloaded Ringtones]
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