http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cellphones/ en-us Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:31:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067614/posts Despite the warning signs placed near West University Elementary School, two drivers were caught by surprise this morning as police began enforcing a new ordinance banning cell phone use in the school zone. Parents who were bringing children for the first day of classes praised the new law, which prohibits the use of cell phones or other electronic devices during one-hour periods in the morning and afternoon.... The ban is in effect from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Violators could be liable for a fine of up to $200 for the first offense and... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067614/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:31:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057210/posts Many political pundits, and the media, have been trying to ascertain why B. Hussein Obama's poll numbers are not higher than they are at this point of the campaign. Carter, Dukakis and Kerry all had higher poll numbers in August of their Election Years. I've rejoiced in this fact, but now, I have a grave concern. Could Obama's poll numbers be unrealistically low because the Youth Vote is a large number of voters who have cell phones only and do not get polled? If so, this could prove disastrous, on election night, for those of us who cannot stand the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057210/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 03:56:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2056787/posts A 25-year-old driver in Cass County offered a lesson Sunday in what not to do while driving. When pulled over by a sheriff's deputy, not only was he traveling at speeds near 80 miles per hour, but he also said he'd drifted into the wrong lane because he was text-messaging, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said Monday. As if that weren't enough, he was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving. "This is the kind of traffic event where almost everything that could go wrong, did go wrong," said Nathan Bowie, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety.... Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2056787/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:43:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048785/posts After a week of intense media foreplay, Obama has finally embarked on his magical mystery tour. As he boarded the plane that took him on the first leg of his anxiously awaited Middle East and European tour, a pair of uniformed Air Force officers saluted simultaneously, as they do each time President Bush boards Air Force One. As the media-anointed President in waiting, Obama is virtually guaranteed superstar non-stop media coverage as he makes his taxpayer financed 'fact finding' tour this week. Joining him on this excellent adventure are all three of the major network anchors who will cover his... Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048785/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:37:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045869/posts Drivers who cause fatal accidents while on mobile phones face up to 14 years in jail Last updated at 11:09am on 15.07.08   Getting tough: The new sentencing rules target mobile phone use by drivers. Posed by model. Motorists who cause fatal accidents while texting or talking on mobiles could face up to 14 years in prison from today. Drivers involved in death crashes after drinking or taking drugs face similar penalties, as will those who were driving at greatly excessive speed over long distances. Under new sentencing guidelines sent to the courts today which come into immediate effect, there... The Evening Standard (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045869/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:00:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045502/posts Over the years I have read stories on FR about reports of muslim males buying huge numbers of pre-paid cell phones, often triggering calls to law enforcement. While I don't generally discount reports from local media outlets (remember the OU bombing?), it seems crazy that this would be going on with nary a peep from other sources. Here is my odd story about this. ~3 months ago I was in New Orleans, and purchased a prepaid cell phone at a story on Royal street almost at canal (quarter-side). The store proprietors were obviously muslim, don't know if pak. or arab.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045502/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:59:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044332/posts Mobile phones have become an essential component of modern living. However, the marked increase in the use of wireless mobile telephony throughout the world has also raised some serious health concerns, as mobile phones utilize electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range. While currently available data does not show any negative health effects resulting from the low levels of electromagnetic energy emitted by mobile phones, there is some conflicting scientific evidence that may be worth additional study, according to FDA. "We don't see a risk looking at currently available data, but we need more definite answers about the biological effects of... thefutureofthings.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044332/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:50:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2041740/posts I can't get cell phone service where I live because of environMENTALists' restrictions (cell towers aren't pretty), but would like to have a cell phone in my car for emergencies. Since I can't use the phone at home, I'd like the least expensive phone possible. Any suggestions? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2041740/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:28:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038826/posts Washington is poised to make driving while talking on hand-held cell phones illegal. New Jersey has already been down this road. The cell-phone ban for Washington will start Tuesday and will be similar to a New Jersey law that went into effect in 2003. Washington's law makes it a secondary offense. That means police must find a driver committing another violation such as speeding before stopping drivers for holding a cell phone up to their ear. New Jersey's law also began as a secondary offense. State officials there found the law toothless and difficult to enforce, said William Cicchetti,... The Everett Herald (Washington State) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038826/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:35:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038109/posts SACRAMENTO - Drop the iPhone and listen up, because the rules of the road are changing. Starting Tuesday, it's against the law to use a hand-held cell phone while driving in California. If you want to make a call, you're going to have to use the speaker phone or some hands-free device. Otherwise, tickets start at $20 and rise to $50 on subsequent offenses. But with that said, don't worry too much if you forget – the only hit is to your bank account. A ticket for this won't add points to your license. It'll be an infraction, not a... orange county register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038109/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:00:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2035802/posts Cell-phone-driving ban takes effect July 1 in Washington On July 1, the new law takes effect in Washington that bans driving while using a hand-held cell phone.   OLYMPIA, Wash. — On July 1, the new law takes effect in Washington that bans driving while using a hand-held cell phone.Drivers caught holding a mobile phone to their ear risk a $124 ticket. To talk on a phone drivers should use a handsfree headset or speaker phone. But, the law allows exceptions for people reporting an emergency or crime.The violation is a so-called secondary offense. That means an officer must... The Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2035802/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:45:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034933/posts Seven ninth-graders at Pascack Valley High School have been suspended for the rest of the school year for distributing racy photos of middle school girls via cell phones and school-issued laptops. A student who saw the photos on a laptop tipped off a teacher, and the administration alerted Hillsdale police last week, district Superintendent Benedict Tantillo III said today. More than 20 girls who are now in ninth grade were in the photos, the superintendent said. Some pictures appeared to have been taken two or three years ago, and some of the subjects moved to private high school instead of... NorthJersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034933/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:23:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030424/posts What it all means According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA), specific absorption rate, or SAR, is "a way of measuring the quantity of radiofrequency (RF) energy that is absorbed by the body." For a phone to pass FCC certification, that phone's maximum SAR level must be less than 1.6W/kg (watts per kilogram). In Europe, the level is capped at 2W/kg while Canada allows a maximum of 1.6W/kg. The SAR level listed in our charts represents the highest SAR level with the phone next to the ear as tested by the FCC. Keep in mind that it is possible... CNET http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030424/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:56:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028335/posts WASHINGTON - From Jeannie Harrison's perspective, the social lives of most teenagers tend to revolve around their cell phones -- even when they are behind the wheel. "People don't want to be inaccessible for even 15 minutes driving up the street," said Harrison, 19, a sophomore at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. "They're so used to being accessible all the time." Targeting inexperienced motorists, several states have passed laws during the past five years restricting cell phone use by teenage drivers. But an insurance industry study being released Monday that looked at whether teens are ignoring such restrictions contends enforcement... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028335/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:53:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025641/posts What do brain surgeons know about cellphone safety that the rest of us don’t? Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told the CNN interviewer Larry King that they did not hold cellphones next to their ears. “I think the safe practice,” said Dr. Keith Black, a surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, “is to use an earpiece so you keep the microwave antenna away from your brain.” Dr. Vini Khurana, an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Australian National University who is an outspoken critic of cellphones, said: “I use it on the speaker-phone mode. I do not hold... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025641/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 02:48:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2020622/posts Good news for luxury mobile phone lovers. Following Prada and Giorgio Armani’s example, Christian Dior is making their Diorphone available in their boutiques. For only €3,500, you can score yourself two phones for the price of one. Yes, the special thing about this phone, is you receive a mini phone with it. The Fashion Time Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2020622/posts#comment Sat, 24 May 2008 08:51:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000708/posts <p>Sometimes, simpler is better — even in war and counterterrorism. Who would have guessed that a secret weapon in the fight to defeat terrorists and insurgents would turn out to be ... the mundane cell phone?</p> <p>As a general rule, insurgents worldwide don't much like the sight of a civilian holding a cell phone. All it takes is one quick phone call, and here comes the cavalry.</p> FOX News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000708/posts#comment Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:04:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000593/posts A Texas service member and his son recently found themselves separated not only by an eight-hour time difference, several bodies of water and hundreds of miles, but by a teacher who tried to come between the two as the military dad called his son in his time of need during class. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000593/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1995172/posts London, March 30: Puffing kills. But a new study, led by an Indian-origin researcher, claims that mobiles phones are more dangerous than fags. "Though mobiles can save lives in emergencies, there is a significant and increasing body of evidence for a link between mobile phone usage and certain brain tumours (which can lead to cancer). "It is anticipated that this danger has far broader public health ramifications than asbestos and smoking," the study`s lead author Dr Vini Khurana was quoted by `the independent` newspaper as saying. Smoking kills some five million worldwide each year, according to the world health organisation.... Zee News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1995172/posts#comment Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:58:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994463/posts Dr. Khurana says there may be broader health ramifications than asbestos or smoking. What? Now just think about that. Again, I foresee a huge higher tax on cell phone use and a higher health and life insurance premium. And maybe people (like me) that don't use cell phones unless its an emergency, would rather not be seated in bars and restaurants where cell phones are in use. Ah, can you say ban? Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994463/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:06:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994103/posts Study: Cell Phones Could Be More Dangerous Than Cigarettes Sunday , March 30, 2008 A study by an award-winning cancer expert shows that cell phone use could kill more people than smoking, it is reported. According to the U.K.'s Independent newspaper, the study, headed by Dr. Vini Khurana, shows that there is a growing body of evidence that using handsets for 10 years or more can double the risk of brain cancer. Khurana — one of the world's top neurosurgeons — based his assessment on the fact that three billion people now use the phones worldwide. That is three times... FOX http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994103/posts#comment Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:20:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993509/posts The Hemisphere: Raul Castro is making hay from "reforms" allowing his subjects access to toasters and cell phones. Big deal. What Cubans need is cash to buy them. That can only come with real economic freedom.As befits a new dictator seeking to win some popularity, Castro is lifting ownership restrictions for ordinary Cubans on mobile phones, computers, DVD players, even toasters. But unlike the toasters that U.S. banks used to give away, these don't come free. Each of Raul's offerings to buy goods comes with a state-set price most Cubans have no realistic prospect of affording. Average Cuban salaries, minus... IBD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993509/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:39:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993574/posts Raul Castro is making hay from "reforms" allowing his subjects access to toasters and cell phones. Big deal. What Cubans need is cash to buy them. That can only come with real economic freedom. Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993574/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:48:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993089/posts HAVANA - President Raul Castro's government is allowing ordinary Cubans to have cell phones. The luxury was previously reserved for those who worked for foreign firms or held key posts with the communist-run state. Friday's decree officially lifts a major restriction on daily life in Cuba. AP via Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993089/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:11:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993252/posts Former presidential candidates John Edwards and Fred Thompson will deliver keynote addresses on the final day of CTIA WIRELESS 2008®, Thursday, April 3 at 9:30 a.m. at the Las Vegas Hilton, Barron Room. CTIA WIRELESS 2008 takes place April 1 – 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. John Edwards was a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for President. Edwards served as U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1999-2005 and was John Kerry’s vice presidential running mate in 2004. Fred Thompson was a candidate for the 2008 Republican nomination for President. He served as U.S. Senator from Tennessee from... Yahoo! Business News/Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993252/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:27:20 GMT