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“Several mobile phone companies on Tuesday announced a plan to adopt a universal cellphone charger, making it possible, at long last, for consumers to get rid of the tangle of incompatible old chargers filling up the bottom drawer of their desks.” [Link]
“Teenagers’ habit of distributing nude self-portraits electronically – often called ’sexting’ if it’s done by cell phone – has parents and school administrators worried. Some prosecutors have begun charging teens who send and receive such images with child pornography and other serious felonies.” [Link]
“In California a 13 year old girl was able to rack up an astounding 14,528 text messages in one month. When asked, Reina Hardesty’s replied that ‘I just like to talk’.” [Link]
“‘Sexting,’ is the newest text messaging craze among high school teens. The jest of the term is instead of texting word messages to friends, the teen texts pornographic pictures of themselves to classmates or friends. ‘Texting may be convenient for teenagers and young adults, but it’s also dangerous,’ said Burlington Police Sgt. Kristian Carlson. It’s an unfamiliar word to adults, but Carlson said the majority of high school students know what it is. ” [Link]
Google G1 picture
“US telecom carrier T-Mobile is slated to unveil on September 23 a ‘Google phone’ built by Taiwanese firm HTC and to have the device for sale in stores as early as October. Google is hoping Android will become the dominant operating system for mobile phones. It is designed to improve the speed and quality of using the Internet on handsets.” [Link]
“‘We believe that these devices are used because we consider them very safe, but it could cause harmful effects due to the proximity of the phones and the exposure that they are causing to the gonads,’ says lead researcher Ashok Agarwal, the Director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine.” [Link]
Blackberry Pearl Flip Phone picture
“Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry phones, is set to reveal Wednesday a phone that folds in half, a departure from the slab-like design that has defined its products. The long-rumored phone will be called the BlackBerry Pearl Flip, and will be available from T-Mobile USA and with overseas carriers later this year, at an undisclosed price.” [Link]
