photo credit: Free Cell Phone Minutes

Use your cell phone without using any minutes on your plan. Ymax announced at the CES 2010 that they are developing a MagicJack for cell phones. Much like the original MagicJack, which uses your home broadband connection for phone calls, the new cell phone MagicJack will utilize the same technology. Because of this, your cell phone doesn’t connect to the cell phone provider service, thereby saving your precious cell phone minutes. Read the rest of this entry »

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photo credit: Driving while talking

An overwhelming 28% of all traffic accidents are caused by people talking or texting on their cell phones. Almost a half million accidents are attributed to cell phone conversations, while another 200,000 are blamed on texting while driving. Read the rest of this entry »

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Gary Arendash, University of South Florida in Tampa, reports that exposure to cell phone radiation has decreased the plaque causing Alzheimer’s Disease in mice. In the Alzheimer’s-like strain, it even seemed to reverse the deposits of destructive amyloid protein that is the defining characteristic of the illness. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Boston police arresting witnesses

Boston police seem a bit overzealous in protecting their activities from being recorded. Cell phone users recording video or audio of the police using excessive force in their arrests are being arrested. The police are charging these concerned citizens with illegal surveillance. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Photo in your deposit

New iPhone application gives you a new way to make a bank deposit. Texas-based USAA Bank has developed a new application that lets you use the photo of your check to make a deposit to your bank account. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Unbreakable Cell Phone? Ha!

Sonim CEO Bob Plaschke challenged a reporter at the CES 2010 to try to break the new Sonim XP1 cell phone. Much to his dismay the reporter, captured on YouTube (see below), broke the phone’s screen on the third strike against the side corner of an aquarium used to demonstrate the waterproof abilities of the phone.

Unbreakable Cell Phone dies on third strike

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photo credit: Power Your Phone with Coca Cola

Daizi Xheng, a Chinese developer has modified a Nokia cell phone to use Coca Cola as a fuel source. The fuel source could be any sugary solution, but Coke is widely available. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Safe for OCD Users?

Seal Shield now has a dishwasher safe cell phone. The new “Seal Cell” is waterproof and can be washed in the sink or dishwasher. Guess that means you can swim with it. You also don’t have to worry if it does the toilet dive…. LOL Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: ET Panhandling to call home

Ever wonder what the “universal service fee” on your phone bill is for? The federal government uses some of that money to provide the Lifeline service to the poor. The program has been providing a phone line to the poor since the 1980’s, but now is expanding Lifeline to include cell phone service. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer

Maine may be the first state to require warning labels on cell phone packaging like those on cigarette packaging. Maine State Representative Andrea M. Boland is convinced that the radiation from cell phones increases the risk of brain cancer when held at the ear. Read the rest of this entry »