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The cellphone turns 40 years old today

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Mobile phones may not be anything too special these days, but 40 years ago today, the world's first cellphone was just being born, and it was all the rage. On April 3, 1973, the first call from a cellphone was made by the inventor himself, Marty Cooper, where he called out to his rival: the head of the research department at Bell Labs, Joel Engel. Read The Full Story

President Obama signs bill to extend warrantless phone tapping until 2017

, Dec 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Late last week, the US Senate passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Reauthorization Act that would authorize phone surveillance of Americans without a warrant for counter-terrorism purposes for the next five years. The bill then moved onto the Oval Office, where President Obama signed it last night, officially putting the bill into action. Read The Full Story

Senate approves warrantless phone tapping until 2017

, Dec 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

The US Senate has voted 73-23 to approve the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Reauthorization Act, which will authorize phone surveillance of Americans without a warrant for counter-terrorism purposes for the next five years. The bill extends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008, which granted immunity for wiretaps and email monitoring under the Bush Administration. Read The Full Story

Samsung passes Nokia for top cellphone brand in 2012

, Dec 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

For the first time in 14 years, Samsung has overtaken Nokia to take the number one spot as the top cellphone brand in 2012. Previously, Nokia has sat comfortably at number one as the top handset brand on a yearly basis, but Samsung, which has seen strong sales thanks to their flagship Galaxy S III, has increased their market share lead over Nokia and Apple. Read The Full Story

Stolen cellphone database goes live in the US

, Oct 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Cell phones, smartphones in particular, have this unfortunate combination of high cost and ease-of-theft. Once a cell phone is snatched, it can easily be used by swapping out the SIM card with a new one, at which point identifying the phone as stolen becomes all but impossible. To help curb this problem, a database of stolen cell phones has been launched in the U.S. Read The Full Story

FCC and carriers planning stolen phone database

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [3]

The FCC and wireless carriers are working together on a new plan that would try and discourage the theft of cellphones by rendering them useless once reported stolen. They hope to create a national database of stolen cellphones in coordination with law enforcement bodies across the country, allowing carriers to disable voice and data services on stolen phones altogether. Read The Full Story

Ofcom plans to scrap 0800 charges for UK mobile phones

, Apr 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

You’ll recognize toll-free numbers as an 1-800 number, and in the UK there isn't a huge difference, with freephone numbers beginning 0800. While those numbers are free to call from pay phones (remember those?) and landlines, network operators charge a fee to call 0800 numbers from cell phones. They don’t come out of your included minutes, either. The UK regulator Ofcom has now announced that charges for calling 0800 numbers from cellphones will be scrapped under a new proposal. Read The Full Story

US court approves cellphone search without warrant

, Mar 1st 2012 Discuss [12]

A US federal appeals court has ruled in favor of allowing police to search cell phones without the need to obtain a warrant. Following the conviction of a Abel Flores-Lopez in a drug-related charge, Lopez filed an appeal saying that police had illegally searched his cell phones without a warrant. The 7th Circuit court's Judge Richard Posner rejected the argument, ruling that minimally invasive searches of cell phones without a warrant are permissible. Read The Full Story

California requiring energy-efficient handset chargers in 2013

, Jan 13th 2012 Discuss [21]

The eco-friendly state of California has just passed a unanimous vote requiring device manufacturers to ship energy-efficient handset chargers starting 2013. This new requirement applies to all cellphones, tablets, and hundreds of other electronic devices. The new law was passed by the California Energy Commission with a 3-0 vote despite objections from electronics makers. Read The Full Story

Samsung to overtake Nokia in 2012 mobile phone shipments

, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [9]

Samsung has already beat Nokia in terms of revenue, but now the South Korean company believes it will overtake the Finnish group in total shipments as well. Speaking to reporters in Las Vegas, Samsung CEO Choi Gee Sung revealed that the company had surpassed Nokia in revenue in the latest reported quarter and is confident it will be able to top Nokia in shipments, becoming the world's largest cellphone maker in 2012. Read The Full Story

Sonim includes NFC support in one of three new rugged phones

, Oct 10th 2011 Discuss [1]

Sonim has announced three new ultra-rugged mobile phones, including one that offers NFC support. The company claims to hold the Guinness World Record for the World's Toughest Phone and unveiled earlier this year its XP3300 Force that's hailed as the rugged mobile phone with the world's longest talk time. Read The Full Story

Apple Grabs Two-Thirds Of Mobile Phone Industry Profits

, Jul 29th 2011 Discuss [41]

According to a new report, Apple's profits have now soared to become an astonishing two-thirds of the entire mobile phone market. This observation comes from Asymco's Horace Dediu after gathering data from the latest quarterly earnings reports from all the major mobile phone vendors. Read The Full Story
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