The Afterlife of Cellphones
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A growing international trade in discarded mobile phones is helping the worldâs poor. But will it poison the earth?
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In advanced countries, someone whose cell phone breaks down or becomes outdated usually tosses it and gets a new, fancier model. Ditto for the DVD player, Sony PlayStation, and even radios and watches.
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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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Ring tones are so yesterday. If wireless companies have their way, the next multibillion-dollar surprise in the cellular business will be "Ringback" tones.
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Spurred by low prices and unique features, voice-over-IP services are joining cell phones as alternatives to traditional, century-old telephone technology.
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MODERN transportâs last remaining refuge from the intrusion of the mobile phone may soon be lost forever - that most vacuous of handset bellows, &quot;Iâm on the train&quot;, is set to become &quot;Iâm on the plane&quot;.
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What happens when ubiquitous computing renders us mere searchable, mappable, traceable specks of data? Commentary by Momus.
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Itâs not easy to escape a two-year cellphone contract. But it can be done by turning to the innovators on the Internet.
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A growing number of experts say cellphone use may be making us less autonomous and less capable of solving problems on our own.
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After taking the photographic world by storm, mobile phones are set to revolutionise how we listen and enjoy music on the move.
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Consumers demand the best on their phones. Here's what they can expect.
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Mobile Internet Devices will surf, play music and video, take calls and pictures--and more.
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By Ohrman, Andrew  Cell phones today are evolving in a fashion reminiscent of PC and Mac desktop computers of 20 years ago. Cell phones have gone from strictlyvoice devices to mini-computers. Mobile phone providers tout video clips, news, local weather and a range of other paid services.
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Until federal regulators issued a landmark ruling in 1968, Americans could not own the telephones in their homes, nor attach answering machines or other devices to them. Now, a growing number of academics and consumer activists say it's time to deliver a similar groundbreaking jolt to the cellphone...
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A cordless phone borrows a trick from its cellular cousins, shrinking toward the vanishing point.
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By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe  Feb. 8--The fat yellow phone books thudding onto doorsteps this month may  seem like a relic of a pre-Internet age, but even in a WiFi world the fusty  household icon is a hotly competitive industry.
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The word "smartphones" is misleading, inexact, confusing and obsolete. The general public doesn't know what "smartphone" means, the experts disagree and vendors can't use it. It's time to drop it.