Cell Phones

4 Ways to Green Your Gadgets

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, Ebay, Energy, Recycling Electronics, Charity, E-Waste, Green Living, Greenpeace, How to Save Money, Nokia, Consumer Electronics, Craigslist, Environment, Freecycle, Technology, Green Tips, Iphone Solar Case, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Here are four ways to keep consumer electronics from harming human health and the environment. Even better, some of them will help you save money at the same time.

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Battle For The West: Cell Phones Missed By Polls

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, John McCain, Youth Vote, Cell Phones, Polling, Battle for the West, Barack Obama, Home News
Ryan Rivera

If Nevada continues to be one of the handful of pure toss-up states, why the dearth of polls in the state, asks UNLV political science professor Dav...

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The Cell Phone Polling Gap: An Artificially "Close" Race?

John Wihbey | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Obama, Cell Phones, Barack Obama, Presidential Polls, Cell Phone Polling Gap, Politics News
John Wihbey

The only thing between a decisive Obama lead coming into October and more election-as-nail-biter boilerplate is the vast leftwing wireless network.

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Georgia Claims Self-Defense In Russian War, Citing Intercepted Cell Phone Calls

AP | STEVE GUTTERMAN | Posted 09.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Russia Georgia War, Russia Georgia Conflict, Russia, Cell Phones, Home News

TBILISI, Georgia — In a bid to portray Russia as the aggressor in last month's war, Georgia has released recordings of what it says are two inte...

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Shut Up and Drive -- or At Least Stop Texting

Ari Bendersky | Posted 09.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cell Phones, Hands-Free Laws, Texting, Cars, City Council Bans, Driving and Texting Ban, Texting and Driving, Chicago Driving Laws, Ed Burke, Chicago Hands Free Law, Chicago Cell Phone Laws, Chicago Cell Driving Ban, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

Ed Burke's proposed law sounds like a great idea. But just like the hands-free law that's supposedly in effect in Chicago, this new law will, sadly, most likely get ignored as well.

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Green Cell Phone Evolution

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 08.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, E-Waste, Ecophone, Mobile Phones, Environment, Samsung, Bioplastics, Green Living, Technology, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Predictions of "revolution" in the mobile tech world come at a dizzying pace these days. Google CEO Eric Schmidt said at the World Economic Forum in D...

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Cell Phones and Young Voter Registration

Heather Smith | Posted 08.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Young Voters, Rock the Vote, Mobile Phones, Cell Phones, Obama Text Messages, Media News
Heather Smith

Earlier than most voter registration organizations, Rock the Vote realized that the best way to reach young people was by cell -- the Millennial Generation aren't tied to landlines.

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The Bradley Effect v. The Obama Effect

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Youth, Youth Vote, Poll, 2008 Elections, 08, Campaign, Undecided, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Pollsters, Obama Effect, Elections, Nate Silver, 08 Campaign, 2008 Presidential Race Polls, Opinion Poll, 2008, 2008 Campaign, Turnout, Young Vote, Cell Phones, August, Pollster, Bradley Effect, September, Opus, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Will Obama's white voter support in the polls be higher than his actual support on Election Day? Will this be a regional factor, or a nationwide factor? And how big a factor is it?

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Red Ink/Black Ink

Eric Williams | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Gas Prices, General Motors, Economy, Exxon Mobil, Business News
Eric Williams

It's clear that the real money is in oil rather than automobiles, so isn't the obvious solution for General Motors to merge with Exxon Mobil and for this new entity -- let's call them GenExx MoMo -- to give away cars for free?

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New Presidential Limousine

Steve Parker | Posted 08.05.2008 | Style

Read More: Cell Phones, Lincoln, Secret Service Protection, Cars, Diesel, White House, Cadillac, Automobiles, Presidential Limo, Style News
Steve Parker

Whoever wins the upcoming election will apparently ride to the White House in a brand-new whip, with rear-wheel (or even all-wheel) drive and a marine-cooled diesel engine.

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New Cell Phone Risks Cause Panic Among Assholes

Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Andy Borowitz, Jeffrey Toobin, Joy Behar, Health, Techology, Living News
Andy Borowitz

With a new doctor's warning that cell phone use could pose a serious health risk, many jerks and douchebags are considering changing their ways.

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A Second Look At the NYTimes Science Section's "10 Things To Scratch From Your Worry List "

Treehugger | Lloyd Alter | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, John Tierney, Water Bottles, The New York Times, Green, Green Living, Exotic Fruit, Plastic Bottles, Toxic Chemicals, Paper Bags, Climate Deniers, Food Miles, Environment, Cell Phones and Cancer, Green News, New York Times, Plastic Bags, Global Warming, Green News

We have heard of climate deniers and chemical industry defenders, but now John Tierney of The New York Times joins the ranks of the Everything Deniers...

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Congress Upholds Cell Phone Ban For Airplanes

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Congress, Airplanes, Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Cell phone calls on airplanes in flight are not only unsafe, they're obnoxious and they should be permanently banned, according to ...

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Head sets for cell phones: We won't know the health risks for years, but why not play it safe?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 07.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Health, Head Sets, Cancer, Cell Phones, Bluetooth, Children's Health, Brain Cancer, Living News
Jesse Kornbluth

When the head of a respected cancer research institute warns his faculty and staff to limit their time on cell phones, I take notice. Please note: I ...

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Put the Cell Phone to Bed, Please!

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 07.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Health, Sleepwalking, Cell Phones, Technology, Text Messaging, Sleep Disorders, Texting, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

As crazy as this might sound, there might be some truth to the recently discovered phenomenon of "sleep-texting."

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Josh Hartnett Isn't Plugged In. Is He the Cooler For It?

Darrell Hartman | Posted 07.10.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Cell Phones, Internet, Adam Scott, Josh Hartnett, Blackberry Addiction, Bluetooth, August the Movie, Entertainment News
Darrell Hartman

It's uncool to be too connected. This is the main lesson to be learned from August, a new movie set in millennial New York just before the dot-com ma...

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Don't Read This While You Drive

Lloyd Garver | Posted 07.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Cell Phones, Safe Driving, California Hands Free Law, Media News
Lloyd Garver

As of July 1st, people in California are prohibited from talking on their cells while driving, but they're not prohibited from dialing or text messaging while driving.

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California Cell Phone Driving Laws Changing July 1

AP | MALIA WOLLAN | Posted 06.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Etiquette, Cell Phone Driving Ban, California Cell Phone Driving Ban, Cell Phone Driving Restrictions, Hands Free Headset, Mobile Phones, Home News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes. The high school senior can...

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Bluetooth Sales May Spike With New Hands-Free Laws In California, Washington

Fortune | Michal Lev-Ram | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Amazon.com, Bluetooth Sales, Jabra, Washington Cell Phone Driving Ban, Radio Shack, Hands-Free Laws, Plantronics, Bluetooth, California Cell Phone Drving Ban, Business News

A flurry of new state laws making it illegal for people to drive while holding a cell phone is expected to be a bonanza for Bluetooth, a wireless tech...

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Phones as Fashion: Can You Resist the New Apple iPhone?

Graham Hill | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Iphone, Apple Iphone, Cell Phones, Recycle, E-Waste, Electronics, Epa, Green News
Graham Hill

According to The New York Times, Americans threw out nearly three million tons of household electronics in 2006. A few years ago, the EPA predicted that by 2005, cell phones would be discarded at a rate of more than 125 million phones each year, resulting in more than 65,000 tons of waste.

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Cancer and Technology: Top 10 Highest-Radiation Cell Phones

Treehugger.com | Lloyd Alter | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones and Cancer, Cell Phones, Cancer, Green News

We usually linked fear of wifi and cellphone radiation with the tinfoil hat brigade, but more evidence is coming out that indicates we should be con...

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Scientists Study Cell Phones As Cause of Brain Tumors

The Daily Green | Dan Shapley | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Brain Tumor, Cell Phones, Cancer, Cell Phone Cancer, Green News

The world's most comprehensive study of the health effect of cell phone use, two years overdue, has yet to be published. But some of the studies that ...

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Why You Don't Need to Know Whether Cell Phones Cause Cancer

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Cell Phone Radiation, Johnnie Cochran Brain Tumor, Larry King, Cell Phones, Brain Cancer, Emfs, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

While we're waiting ten years to find out whether radiating RFs into the head (or the area adjacent to the genitals) is good or bad, should we suffer the inconvenience of minimizing cell phone use?

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Plan to trim cell phone cancellation fees draws criticism

AP | JOHN DUNBAR | Posted 05.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Cancellation, Business News

WASHINGTON — A wireless industry proposal under consideration by the government that would make it easier for cell phone customers to break up w...

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Movie Theatre Etiquette: Why Can't We Get Tougher on People Who Use Cell Phones?

Michael Russnow | Posted 04.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Studio Previews, Mobile Phones, Movie Etiquette, Text Messages, Entertainment Industry Perks, Klieg Lights, Movie Theatres, Film Goers, Michael Russnow, Text Messaging, Vibrators, Movie Attendance, Wide Screen TVs, Cell Phones, Text, Screenings, Portables, Handys, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

Is there some method to prevent cell phone entry to a movie hall or to impose such a heavy penalty if caught that audience members will think twice before committing such a thoughtless act?

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