E.P.A. Seeks New Life for Old Cellphones
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The E.P.A. is launching a public education campaign aimed at getting consumers to recycle their old phones.
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To help bolster its presence in Europe, the proponent of a North American cell phone standard goes on a shopping spree.
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If G.P.S. made it harder to get lost, new cellphone services that track whereabouts are now making it harder to hide.
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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.
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Many people are just getting used to snapping pictures, listening to music, watching videos, sending text messages and getting e-mails over their cell phones. It turns out the phones can handle much more.
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The cell phone maker is working on a phone that uses controversial microchips used to store product information and signal their location.
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The Port-O-Rotary is an old desk phone that has been rewired to work as a cellphone.
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(InfoWorld) - If just a small portion of the world's mobile phone users unplugged their charger when the battery is full, it could save enough electricity to power thousands of homes. So said Nokia on Thursday, as it unveiled a new industry group that aims to make mobile phones more environmentally friendly. The group also includes Motorola, France Telecom, Vodafone Group, TeliaSonera, and others. It was created as part of a European Commission project aimed at uniting members of different industries to work on reducing the environmental impact of their products. Members of the new group will try to educate people more about how they can reduce the environmental impact of using their cell phones. For example, manufacturers will start displaying a reminder on phones to unplug chargers once the battery is charged. If only 10 percent of phone users did that, they would save enough energy to power 60,000 European homes each year, Nokia estimates. The companies will alsoÂ reduce the hazardous materialsÂ they use beyond what current legislation requires. One example is Nokiaâs decision to stop using any components in its phones that contain a certain type of environmentally harmful chemical flame retardant. The operators will also increase the number of used phones that are returned for recycling. Theyâll examine existing recycling schemes around the world and identify successful ones. They also plan to try out incentive initiatives to determine if they might improve recycling rates. Environmental organizations including World Wildlife Fund, the Finnish Environmental Institute, the European Consumersâ Organization and the U.K.âs Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are also part of the new initiative. The European Union recently instituted new regulations on the types of hazardous materials that can be included in electronic devices. Most manufacturers were able to alter their products to comply with the new laws, but Palm in July stopped shipping what was its latest smart phone, the Treo 650, to Europe because it didnât meet the regulations.
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It could be the answer to grandmaÃÂÃÂs prayers: a mobile phone designed specifically for the over-65s that aims to take the fear out of technology and get the elderly connected.
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Over-the-air fixes for cell phones comes to Qualcomm's CDMA.
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Mobile phone makers get a choice of new technology plus existing MediaFlo for services.
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U.S. carriers may soon follow Europe's lead and begin offering adult entertainment on mobile phones.
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Struggling electronics firm considers breaking itself up in a move that could reshape the mobiles industry
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Cell-phone users may soon be able to watch TV on their phones. Also: Companies organize a safe way to dispose of e-trash....  Feds investigate stun-gun maker Taser.... and more.
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Find help for problem devices that have been abandoned by the companies that make them.
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Company says it might consider busting into pieces to revive its ailing cell phone business. But is it the right move?
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In an ad-saturated world, the cellphone screen is a nearly pristine canvas. But a number of area companies are helping to transform the device that 220 million people are loath to leave at home into a personal, pocket-sized billboard, hawking everything from the latest ringtone to Fabio-favored "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!"