Tag: mobile phone
Germany proposes mobile roaming price caps
Germany, who currently hold the European Union's six-month presidency, have proposed the capping of mobile phone roaming charges in the EU. In basic terms, the proposal would require each mobile operator to offer a plan, named the 'consumer protection tariff',…
Criminals eye up mobile phone banking
New research from The Tower Group suggests that criminal gangs are now looking to target mobile phone banking services, the goal being to infect or compromise a mobile device in order to steal money from legitimate users. Targets would most…
Mobile phones to be banned from British Open golf tournament
Following complaints from players during the 2006 British Open in Hoylake, organisers of this year's event at Carnoustie will be banned from taking their mobile phones on to the course. Director of Championships for the Royal & Ancient organisers said,…
Thief returns stolen mobile phone and belongings after receiving 21 text messages from owner
In China, a young thief returned the belongings of a Chinese teacher he had stolen from after she sent him 21 text messages asking for the items to be returned. Pan Aiying, a Chinese teacher at Wutou Middle School in…
NAMM 2007: ChordGenie intelligent chord finder for guitarists
Inigma Media has released their ChordGenie guitar chord finder that works with any Java-enabled mobile phone. It features over 15,000 chords, and offers a much faster way to finding chords than using a book. Chords can be found in standard…
Hitachi W51H hi-res mobile phone
Hitachi don't sell their mobile phones here in the UK, but their latest model, the W51H, makes me wish they did. It's just been announced in Japan, and is a clamshell phone with a monster 2.9-inch display with 480×800-pixel resolution….
Disgusting fact: Average mobile phone contains more bacteria than toilet seat
I suppose it depends on how clean you keep your toilet seat, but new research shows that the average mobile phone contains more bacteria than the trusty throne. Dial-a-Phone conducted this vital research, taking swabs from everyday objects and testing…
Nokia introduces USB chargers for its mobile phones
Nokia has come up with a solution to allow you to charge your Nokia mobile phone from the USB port on your laptop or PC. The Nokia CA-100 is compatible with the 2.0mm charger connector, whilst the CA-70 works with…
Samsung SCH-W559 touchscreen mobile phone first to offer tactile feedback
Immersion Corporation have announced that the Samsung SCH-W559 is the first touchscreen mobile phone to use their VibeTonz technology to provide tactile feedback to the user. The phone, which uses a large 260,000 colour QVGA LCD touchscreen display to replace…
DoCoMo to bring touchscreen clamshell phone to market
Japan's DoCoMo has unveiled a clamshell mobile phone featuring two touch-sensitive screens and able to be controlled with either a stylus or finger. Characters are input by writing on the screen, or a virtual keypad can be called up to…