Cell Phone Battery Blog

Palm’s New Centro Phone: Treo Lite (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Tired of your Treo? Palm’s new Centro delivers the Palm OS in a much smaller, sprightlier 3G phone.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Saved by a ping - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Saved by a pingSeattle Post Intelligencer - Sep 28, 2007And if the cell phone goes out of range or runs out of battery power, the mobile operator may be able to use the last recorded location before the cell …
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Renting Cell Phones in Mexico (BellaOnline)
Cell phone rental in Mexico is really quite simple if you know the basics. Check out some of the options and you may find a more cost-effective approach to staying connected.
Source: www.bellaonline.com

Environmental radical guilty in Calif. (AP via Yahoo! News)
A federal jury found a 29-year-old environmental activist guilty Thursday of conspiring to burn down or blow up a northern California dam, a genetics lab, cell phone towers and other targets.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Smartphones Get More Accurate Battery Gauge (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Texas Instruments has adapted its fuel gauge laptop battery technology to work in smart phone or PDAs. The technology will allow users to accurately gauge how much runtime is left in their mobile devices.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Uh, oh. Now anyone can jam your cell phone - Computerworld
Uh, oh. Now anyone can jam your cell phoneComputerworld, MA - Sep 27, 2007The jammer holds a rechargeable lithium ion battery and comes with a charger. The Palm Phone Jammer is the first cell phone jammer that I'm aware of that's …
Source: news.google.com

Police answer call for cell phone envy - Boston Herald
Police answer call for cell phone envyBoston Herald, United States - Sep 28, 2007Kazemi came back to the scene shortly afterwards and was placed under arrest on assault and battery charges, police said. An artistic offender trying to …
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Attorney General sues Sprint over cell phone contracts (Pioneer Press)
Some Minnesotans have complained that virtually every time they sneeze, they get two years stuck onto their Sprint wireless contract. For changes as minor as adding a family member to their plans or changing a battery on their phone, they say, their contract is extended, as well as the $200-plus early termination fee.
Source: www.twincities.com

Cell Phone in the toliet? - ProgressiveU.org
Cell Phone in the toliet?ProgressiveU.org, CA - 21 hours agoThe most common thing to do once you get your phone out the fish bowl is to take the battery off which is the best thing you can do. …
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Next big cell phone app: International money transfers (CNET)
Wire home cash to Gdansk with your cell. Anam, an Irish company, allows residents in Europe to transfer large amounts from a bank account in one country to another.
Source: www.news.com

Cellphone's dying ping leads police to woman trapped in SUV for … - Globe and Mail
Cellphone's dying ping leads police to woman trapped in SUV for …Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours agoAlthough the battery eventually died out, a steady ping from the phone had registered at the nearest communications tower. After obtaining the woman's …
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ALCO to offer rechargeable battery, cell phone recycling - Wickenburg Sun
ALCO to offer rechargeable battery, cell phone recyclingWickenburg Sun, AZ - Sep 26, 2007… Inc. has joined a national program called Call2Recycle which provides a convenient way to recycle used rechargeable batteries and old cell phones. …
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Renting Cell Phones in Mexico (BellaOnline)
Cell phone rental in Mexico is really quite simple if you know the basics. Check out some of the options and you may find a more cost-effective approach to staying connected.
Source: www.bellaonline.com

Weekly DIY: Solar Phone Charger - Green Options blog
Green Options blogWeekly DIY: Solar Phone ChargerGreen Options blog, CA - 16 hours agoThe following project is an excerpt from this book: It s the same old story just when you want to talk on your cellphone, the battery goes flat and the …
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Cell Phone Memory Doubled Through Software Alone - Science Daily (press release)
Cell Phone Memory Doubled Through Software AloneScience Daily (press release) - 13 hours ago"All the things you do with a cell phone or personal digital assistant require memory," said Robert P. Dick, assistant professor of electrical engineering …
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ALCO to offer rechargeable battery, cell phone recycling - Wickenburg Sun
ALCO to offer rechargeable battery, cell phone recyclingWickenburg Sun, AZ - Sep 26, 2007… Inc. has joined a national program called Call2Recycle which provides a convenient way to recycle used rechargeable batteries and old cell phones. …
Source: news.google.com

Palm Centro Announced With Sprint - Palm Infocenter
Palm Centro Announced With SprintPalm Infocenter - 12 hours agoSo keep in mind that for the same $399 (this thing's actual retail price w/o contract) you can get a TX, a 2gb SD card and a cheap unlocked GSM cell phone. …Palm Treo 750 SmartPhone PC World Canadaall 193 news articles
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Uh, oh. Now anyone can jam your cell phone - Computerworld
Uh, oh. Now anyone can jam your cell phoneComputerworld, MA - 15 hours agoThe jammer holds a rechargeable lithium ion battery and comes with a charger. The Palm Phone Jammer is the first cell phone jammer that I'm aware of that's …
Source: news.google.com

New Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery Lifetime - High Tech Lounge
High Tech LoungeNew Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery LifetimeHigh Tech Lounge, NY - Sep 21, 2007As we push toward thinner and thinner devices that have become proverbial Swiss Army knives, battery life is severely suffering. Between taking pictures …
Source: news.google.com

Cell Phone Memory Doubled Through Software Alone (Science Daily)
Computer engineers have developed technology that doubles the usable memory on cell phones and other embedded systems without any changes to hardware or applications. The improvement was made in the operating system software alone.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Moto Fone packs a punch of simple, elegant features (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
Quietly launched in rural India initially, the F3 Fone is aimed mostly at first-time cell users in markets offering low-cost prepaid or monthly service.
Source: www.eetasia.com

Apple Newton to Be Reborn? - PC World
Ars TechnicaApple Newton to Be Reborn?PC World - 11 hours agoIf anything, strict PDAs are on their way out–replaced by cell phone/hybrid PDAs that combine the organizer and productivity capabilities of the …Hands-on with the Samsung YP-P2 touch screen media player infoSync Worldall 29 news articles
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ALCO to offer rechargeable battery, cell phone recycling (Wickenburg Sun)
With a commitment to protecting the environment, Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. has joined a national program called Call2Recycle which provides a convenient way to recycle used rechargeable batteries and old cell phones.
Source: www.wickenburgsun.com

CAP-XX to Present Talk on Improving Mobile-Phone Audio Quality and Power at AES Convention (PRWeb)
On October 6, Pierre Mars, Vice President Applications Engineering for Australia-based CAP-XX Ltd. (LSE:CPX) will present a technical paper on design strategies to overcome the power limitations in mobile phones for richer, distortion-free music. Mars will present at the Audio Engineering Society’s (AES) 123rd Convention in New York City, October 5 to 8, 2007. (PRWeb Sep 26, 2007) Post …
Source: prweb.com

Jury Deliberates in Sullivan Case (WLBT 3 Jackson)
Jurors are deliberating in the trial of Mendenhall police chief Jimbo Sullivan. The 49 year-old is charged with four counts of sexual battery for allegedly having sex with a 14 year-old girl.
Source: www.wlbt.com

Nokia to Replace 46 Million Cell Phone Batteries - PC World
Nokia to Replace 46 Million Cell Phone BatteriesPC World - Sep 17, 2007Nokia planned to replace the "BL-5C" battery at no charge. Visit their site to determine if you have that specific battery, get the cell phone models …
Source: news.google.com

New Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery Lifetime - High Tech Lounge
High Tech LoungeNew Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery LifetimeHigh Tech Lounge, NY - Sep 21, 2007As we push toward thinner and thinner devices that have become proverbial Swiss Army knives, battery life is severely suffering. Between taking pictures …
Source: news.google.com

Toyota Prius still selling strongly (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Nowadays, most car models get a major redesign about every four or five years. By that time, sales have started to slow as competitors have introduced fancier, better cars in the auto industry’s endless cycle of one-upsmanship.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Smartphones Get More Accurate Battery Gauge - PC World
Smartphones Get More Accurate Battery GaugePC World - 15 hours agoThe result, TI claims, is that a single cell, Li-ion powered application can run longer on a smart phone or PDA, thanks to the battery fuel gauge. …
Source: news.google.com

New Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery Lifetime - High Tech Lounge
High Tech LoungeNew Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery LifetimeHigh Tech Lounge, NY - Sep 21, 2007As we push toward thinner and thinner devices that have become proverbial Swiss Army knives, battery life is severely suffering. Between taking pictures …
Source: news.google.com

Toyota Prius just keeps on going (CNN Money)
Nowadays, most car models get a major redesign about every 4 or 5 years. By that time, sales have started to slow as competitors have introduced fancier, better cars in the auto industry’s endless cycle of one-upsmanship.
Source: money.cnn.com

Fire safety is everybody's concern - Edwards Air Force Base
Fire safety is everybody's concernEdwards Air Force Base, CA - 8 hours agoDo not use the phone in the involved area if it is not safe. all from another location or a cell phone. If calling from a cell phone and you are on base, …
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Police beat (Daily Herald)
Joseph R. Torttier, 26, 250 S. Route 59, Apt. 111, Ingleside, was arrested around 3 p.m. Sept. 13 and charged with retail theft after a security agent for Target, 6601 Route 132, saw him take three LCD TVs valued at $600, police said. A court date was not available.
Source: www.dailyherald.com

New Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery Lifetime - High Tech Lounge
High Tech LoungeNew Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery LifetimeHigh Tech Lounge, NY - Sep 21, 2007As we push toward thinner and thinner devices that have become proverbial Swiss Army knives, battery life is severely suffering. Between taking pictures …
Source: news.google.com

The end of the mostly-useless battery fuel gauge? - EDN.com
The end of the mostly-useless battery fuel gauge?EDN.com, MA - 13 hours agoA battery gauge in today s laptop or cell phone measures current, voltage, and temperature and integrates the current over time to find the charge. …
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Councilman agrees to reimburse city (East Valley Tribune)
Chandler Councilman Martin Sepulveda is offering to repay three years worth of personal cell phone calls he charged to the city, but it’s unknown how much that will be, because his billing records are unavailable.
Source: www.eastvalleytribune.com

Cellphone Battery Designed To Fail At First Drop Of Water? - The Consumerist
The ConsumeristCellphone Battery Designed To Fail At First Drop Of Water?The Consumerist, NY - Sep 22, 2007Even though no significant amount of water has penetrated the actual battery or cellphone itself. That's what Tim wonders after conducting a little …
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Mobile Behavioral Targeting Advertising - Technology News Daily
Technology News DailyMobile Behavioral Targeting AdvertisingTechnology News Daily, AZ - 12 hours agoAccording to the California Highway Patrol, cell phone use is a leading cause of distracted-driver accidents in California. A study conducted by Ford Motor …
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Woman charged with sexual battery - Ontario Argus Observer
Woman charged with sexual batteryOntario Argus Observer, OR - 16 hours agoThe new age, local version of the story involves sexually explicit text messages and cell phone pictures exchanged between a 16-year-old boy and his …
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Buy, buy, buy cell, cell, cell: Escaping the mobile madness - China Daily
China DailyBuy, buy, buy cell, cell, cell: Escaping the mobile madnessChina Daily, China - Sep 19, 2007In 2001, cell phone users passed the 100-million mark and now China has more than 600 million mobile phones. This means that one in every five mobile phone …
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Island theater’s ‘High School Musical’ showcases teens’ talents (Island Packet)
The youthful energy and boundless enthusiasm of the 36 teenage cast members of “Disney’s High School Musical” at Main Street Youth Theatre flowed like words from a caller on a cell phone receiving a low battery warning beep.
Source: www.islandpacket.com

Cellphone Battery Designed To Fail At First Drop Of Water? - The Consumerist
The ConsumeristCellphone Battery Designed To Fail At First Drop Of Water?The Consumerist, NY - Sep 22, 2007Even though no significant amount of water has penetrated the actual battery or cellphone itself. That's what Tim wonders after conducting a little …
Source: news.google.com

What Do You Want In iPhone 2.0? - Slashdot
What Do You Want In iPhone 2.0?Slashdot - Sep 22, 2007How about moving to this side of Y2K when it comes to cellphone technology first? I don't know, maybe start with MMS? by obender (546976) on Friday …
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Nokia to Replace 46 Million Cell Phone Batteries - PC World
Nokia to Replace 46 Million Cell Phone BatteriesPC World - Sep 17, 2007Nokia planned to replace the "BL-5C" battery at no charge. Visit their site to determine if you have that specific battery, get the cell phone models …
Source: news.google.com

New Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery Lifetime - High Tech Lounge
High Tech LoungeNew Display Technology Doubles Cell Phone's Battery LifetimeHigh Tech Lounge, NY - Sep 21, 2007As we push toward thinner and thinner devices that have become proverbial Swiss Army knives, battery life is severely suffering. Between taking pictures …
Source: news.google.com

Councilman agrees to reimburse city (East Valley Tribune)
Chandler Councilman Martin Sepulveda is offering to repay three years worth of personal cell phone calls he charged to the city, but it’s unknown how much that will be, because his billing records are unavailable.
Source: www.eastvalleytribune.com

I have a cell now, and I might use it too - ZDNet
I have a cell now, and I might use it tooZDNet - Sep 18, 2007The battery lasts forever. If there's any true wonder in a cell phone, it's the battery. I haven't charged this thing in a week and I assume it's still on. …
Source: news.google.com

Rape conviction vacated; DNA helps set man free after serving 19 years (Sun-Sentinel)
Rape conviction vacated; Bostic ready to build a life In 1989, Larry Bostic was sentenced to a prison cell for a crime he didn’t commit.
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com

Buy, buy, buy cell, cell, cell: Escaping the mobile madness (China Daily)
My friend Wang Hui, like millions more of her 20-something Chinese peers, recently spent her monthly salary on a mobile phone. Wang works in a clothing market and makes 2,000 yuan ($263) a month. She thinks her new, bells-and-whistles Nokia is the talk of the town.
Source: www.chinadaily.com.cn

Visitors to Beijing have options: Buy, rent or take a cell phone (Baltimore Sun)
I’ll be visiting Beijing for four weeks. What are my options for getting a cell phone to call home?
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

Councilman agrees to reimburse city (East Valley Tribune)
Chandler Councilman Martin Sepulveda is offering to repay three years worth of personal cell phone calls he charged to the city, but it’s unknown how much that will be, because his billing records are unavailable.
Source: www.eastvalleytribune.com

The Myth of the Solar PC - InternetNews.com
The Myth of the Solar PCInternetNews.com - 10 hours agoHave you heard the one about the solar cell phone? Google co-founder Sergey Brin carries and uses a solar-powered cell phone, according to The Sunday Times. …
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31st Annual Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition Will Take Place Oct 15-19, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WASHINGTON—-In 1839, Sir William Robert Grove, the “Father of the Fuel Cell,” created a gas voltaic battery that became the forerunner of modern fuel cells by discovering he could generate electricity by reversing the electrolysis of water.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Backup battery device works (Baltimore Sun)
Hybrid solar charger can save the day when power runs low Consider the myriad mobile electronic devices available to us today. There are PDAs, cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, portable electronic games, GPS navigation devices, satellite radio receivers, and products that combine many of these functions.
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

I have a cell now, and I might use it too - ZDNet
I have a cell now, and I might use it tooZDNet - Sep 18, 2007The battery lasts forever. If there's any true wonder in a cell phone, it's the battery. I haven't charged this thing in a week and I assume it's still on. …
Source: news.google.com

Nokia to Replace 46 Million Cell Phone Batteries - PC World
Nokia to Replace 46 Million Cell Phone BatteriesPC World - Sep 17, 2007Nokia planned to replace the "BL-5C" battery at no charge. Visit their site to determine if you have that specific battery, get the cell phone models …
Source: news.google.com

Island theater’s ‘High School Musical’ showcases teens’ talents (Island Packet)
The youthful energy and boundless enthusiasm of the 36 teenage cast members of “Disney’s High School Musical” at Main Street Youth Theatre flowed like words from a caller on a cell phone receiving a low battery warning beep.
Source: www.islandpacket.com

Island theater’s ‘High School Musical’ showcases teens’ talents (Island Packet)
The youthful energy and boundless enthusiasm of the 36 teenage cast members of “Disney’s High School Musical” at Main Street Youth Theatre flowed like words from a caller on a cell phone receiving a low battery warning beep.
Source: www.islandpacket.com

Nokia s GSM/Wi-Fi phone - cheaper costs and better indoor coverage? - iTWire
Canada.comNokia s GSM/Wi-Fi phone - cheaper costs and better indoor coverage?iTWire, Australia - 40 minutes agoLook at Nokia s latest phone, the 6301, and you ll see what appears to be a standard 2G cell phone, ready to let you make voice calls and access the …Nokia Unleashes First Unlicensed Mobile Access Cell Phone. X-bit LabsNokia 6301 Allows Seamless Wi-Fi and GSM Calls Gizmodo.comall 81 news articles
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Double Your Cell Phone Battery Life With New Display - Mobile Magazine
Mobile MagazineDouble Your Cell Phone Battery Life With New DisplayMobile Magazine - Sep 13, 2007Cell phones are more than just cell phones these days. As we push toward thinner and thinner devices that have become proverbial Swiss Army knives, battery …
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Motorola Razr2 V9m on Verizon Cell Phone Review - Washington Post
Motorola Razr2 V9m on Verizon Cell Phone ReviewWashington Post, United States - 8 hours agoThat's a good set of battery scores, although the talk time is a bit low. The RAZR2 is a good, well designed cell phone in hardware terms; both screens are …
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Backup battery device works - Baltimore Sun
Backup battery device worksBaltimore Sun, United States - Sep 20, 2007A fully charged Solio will completely charge an average cell phone at least two times according to its manufacturer. And when you find that you need to …
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