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The World's Smallest Cell Phone!

Fuzzy Skinner — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:32:53 -0800

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Is it really time to upgrade your mobile phone?

nthdegx — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:37:40 -0800

Dead Ringers: the Science Museum asks us the question "should we upgrade our mobile phone?" "No" and "no" say the Times and the Observer, but we still do: on average every 18 months. What's the problem? Well it isn't just the lead, arsenic, beryllium and brominated fire-retardant cases (pollutants all) disappearing into our land fills (which are not covered by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive [WEEE] in Europe). Coltan also goes into our phones. It occurs mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and as such our demand for upgrades has been contributing to a war (despite mobile phone companies' claims to the contrary, coltan is not regulated like timber). If we must upgrade, we can at least recycle or hack our old phones.

ugly, impractical and alluring retro handsets for cell phones

anathema — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:59:13 -0800

Pokia: Retro phones of the future. I'll wait for the Bluetooth version.

Sure you're on the phone *wink**wink*

anathema — Thu, 06 Nov 2003 08:44:40 -0800

You want me to stick what, where? [via Gizmodo]

Voyageman — Tue, 29 Jan 2002 06:43:47 -0800

I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Someday, the cell phone will be the only contraption I use. (Hopefully in this century.)

jeblis — Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:54:30 -0800

Carriers Aim to Kill Number Portability - Large cell phone carriers are trying to squash a requirement that they allow consumers to switch services and still keep their same phone number. This would allow them to continue providing low levels of customer service, coverage, and quality.

snowgoon — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 03:47:26 -0800

Sacrifice your mobile? Not sure if the US of A is gripped by the text epidemic sweeping Europe, but this sounds a bit different. What messages would you send? (Clean ones please!)

jennak — Mon, 02 Jul 2001 09:30:31 -0800

9 out of 10 Brit Kids Have Cell Phones... and 8 out of 10 have tumors the size of oranges above their right ear. Beer with school lunches and now cell phones for kids?

What happened to tying up the phone line for hours and hours til mom turns red?

tranquileye — Wed, 13 Jun 2001 06:34:27 -0800

WAP is dead. Can the Mobile Services Initiative make the wireless Web really useful?

kliuless — Wed, 06 Jun 2001 14:48:35 -0800

Before you get that cell phone check to see where the tantalum inside it comes from. You could be funding a civil war in the Congo.

darren — Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:04:16 -0800

Has the marriage of Palm and cellphone finally happened? I want one! But $500?

physics — Tue, 27 Feb 2001 18:49:24 -0800

The next must have tech gadget is on its way this fall. Sure it probably weighs 50 pounds, but it's just too damn sweet not to get.