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An appeals court has upheld the 2005 law banning cell phone possession in New York City schools. The judge said that although she sympathizes with parents, the devices are disruptive, and kids can't be trusted to turn them off at the right times if adults can't.Read More...

US consumers just aren't buying cell phones like they once were, according to the NPD Group. Unit sales are at the lowest level since the firm started tracking them in 2005, although consumers do seem to be buying more expensive units. Read More...

The first question that should be addresses is why would someone want to find a cell phone number? Finding means searching obviously and I can think of a few reasons why this might be useful. The first and foremost is to discover the identity of someone. If you only got a person’s cell phone number you might be inclined to find the name and other information before making a call.

A new study reveals just how many users are leaving traditional phone service for VoIP. New VoIP users don't just want voice service, though; the real action lies in bundled services.Read More...

OpenMoko has announced new distribution deals with hardware vendors. The agreements will make the Linux-based Freerunner mobile phone available to consumers in Europe and India.Read More...

Mobile penetration will eventually reach 200 percent, says Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, arguing that a single device can't do everything people want to do. Instead, he thinks everyone will have two or more phones. We think that will only happen if the industry fails to innovate.Read More...

Mobile Phones, smartphones, pocket PCs and oder mobile devices have been around for a while but using them to connect to the Internet is a trend that manifested itself in the last years. Apple’s iPhone is one prominent example of a phone that offers many functions that require an Internet connection.

The Taliban may no longer rule Afghanistan, but it still wants a say in the country's technology policy. The group has now issued an ultimatum to Afghanistan's four mobile phone operators, saying that if they don't shut down operations at night, their towers and offices will be under attack. Ironically, the group confirmed the threat to the media via cell phone.Read More...

Although I’m not a big messaging fan, this is one gadget I would find really useful. I owned Nokia phones for about ten years and I loved every one of them. The company has just come out with an official text messaging application for Windows, to help you read and write messages in a jiffy.