Cell phones in the air: Convenience or curse?
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Just when air travel seems to have become our national gripe, along comes a possibility to make us appreciate flight as we now know it: A cabin full of people talking, loudly and simultaneously, on their cell phones.
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As mobile phones become ever more ubiquitous, so too do those annoyed by inconsiderate chatterers. Designers across the country are finding ways to reduce the risk of coming to blows. By Rachel Metz.
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According to a University of Utah study, motorists who talk on cell phones drive more slowly on the freeway, pass sluggish vehicles less frequently, and take longer to complete their trips. The study suggests drivers on cell phones congest traffic.
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By Oren Dorell  The same technology that keeps cellphone users in touch with their cellphone companies can also help locate people who are lost.
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As any cell-phone user knows, background noise, including traffic jams and bustling streets, can be a nuisance. The cacophony becomes even worse when the caller insists on yelling over the noise.
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Your mobile phone may be one of the last  spots around that's relatively free of advertising -- but not  for long.
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By PETER SVENSSON  NEW YORK - Wouldn't it be great to have your own cellular tower at home? You'd always have a strong signal on your mobile phone, and you wouldn't be paying to use the carrier's network.
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Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making your commute even longer, concludes a new study.
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Experts wonder if enough people are willing to make the switch from traditional phones to talking through their computers.
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Not since the introduction of the cell phone has the plain old home phone been in for such upheaval. The device long used for landline calling, recording voice mails, and storing phone lists may find itself replaced.
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The question of cellphones for preteenagers and teenagers is rarely one of financial cost anymore. It is one of social value.
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A cell phone is on the way that reportedly is so smart it can predict what you are about to do. According to research in the journal New Scientist, the phone learns about the things
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Using the Web on most cell phones has tended to be a balky, awkward experience, reminiscent of what the Internet was like on computers in dial-up 1995. So a handful of startups are trying to make it much cooler.
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Your cell phone may be one of the last  spots around that's relatively free of advertising -- but not  for long. Media and advertising companies have found a way of  latching on to people's handsets by beaming ads to them via  Bluetooth, the same technology used in some hands-free  headsets.
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A study of 400,00 Danes debunks cell phone-cancer link. Does evidence for other ailments remain? In Gear Factor.
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Traffic congestion may be worsened by motorists chatting on cellphones, a new study suggests.
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The use of mobile phones in emerging markets is growing but people are using their phones for more than just talking.