Archive for December, 2007

Less is more with the Blackberry Curve - Jakarta Post (Cell Phone Battery)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Less is more with the Blackberry Curve - Jakarta Post
Less is more with the Blackberry CurveJakarta Post, Indonesia - 3 hours agoThe cell phone is also unexpectedly sturdy. The battery cover is made of a thin plastic. When I took the unit out of its box, I was very worried about the …
Source: news.google.com

PDA: Hop-on To Add AT&T And Verizon PDA Phone To Their Products (WirelessWorkforceOnline)
Hop-on, Inc. introduced its newest phone for AT&T and Verizon Networks. The GSM/CDMA Dual Mode PDA 2001 model, complete with GPS capability, utilizes the latest technology in the most cost-effective manner.
Source: www.wirelessworkforceonline.com

Analog Cell Phone Network To Shut Down (WebProNews)
In 2008 mobile carriers will begin shutting down the analog cell phone network. Starting February 19, 2008, cell phone carriers, including AT&T, Alltel and Verizon Wireless, will be turning off their analog networks. Other mobile carriers including Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile do not have analog networks and their customers will not be affected. read more
Source: www.webpronews.com

BPL plans to manufacture cellphone batteries - Business Standard
BPL plans to manufacture cellphone batteriesBusiness Standard, India - Dec 26, 2007In its foray into the cellphone battery market, BPL is expected to use the alkaline battery manufacturing plant it has at Dobbespet, a town situated north …
Source: news.google.com

Cell Phone Battery Didn't Kill Korean Worker - PC World
Cell Phone Battery Didn't Kill Korean WorkerPC World - Nov 30, 2007A South Korean construction worker reportedly killed by an exploding cell phone battery was actually killed in an industrial accident. …
Source: news.google.com

Treo 755p Cell Phone Review - Washington Post
Treo 755p Cell Phone ReviewWashington Post, United States - 10 hours agoThe Treo 755p's battery life was above average across the board. Call time lasted just over five hours, music playback lasted almost eight and a half hours, …
Source: news.google.com

 

Cell phone battery explodes while charging - Computerworld (Cell Phone Battery)

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Cell phone battery explodes while charging - Computerworld
Cell phone battery explodes while chargingComputerworld, MA - Nov 29, 2007November 29, 2007 (IDG News Service) — A New Zealand man was woken in the middle of the night when his cell phone battery exploded and burst into flames, …
Source: news.google.com

Don't Lose Your Batteries to Airport Security - TheStreet.com
CNET News.comDon't Lose Your Batteries to Airport SecurityTheStreet.com - 16 hours agoBy Gary Krakow If you're one of the millions of airline travelers who carry spare lithium laptop, cell phone and camera batteries with you, listen up: The …New security rules for batteries on planes CNET News.comall 102 news articles
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BPL plans to manufacture cellphone batteries - Rediff
BPL plans to manufacture cellphone batteriesRediff, India - Dec 26, 2007In its foray into the cellphone battery market, BPL is expected to use the alkaline battery manufacturing plant it has at Dobbespet, a town situated north …
Source: news.google.com

Analog Cell Phone Network To Shut Down - WebProNews
Analog Cell Phone Network To Shut DownWebProNews, KY - Dec 27, 2007"If your wireless phone uses a SIM card (a small, removable card that can be found under your phone's battery), it is digital. Some wireless phones display …
Source: news.google.com

PDA: Hop-on To Add AT&T And Verizon PDA Phone To Their Products (WirelessWorkforceOnline)
Hop-on, Inc. introduced its newest phone for AT&T and Verizon Networks. The GSM/CDMA Dual Mode PDA 2001 model, complete with GPS capability, utilizes the latest technology in the most cost-effective manner.
Source: www.wirelessworkforceonline.com

Analog cell phone network going off-air Feb 18, 2008 - TG Daily
Analog cell phone network going off-air Feb 18, 2008TG Daily - Dec 27, 2007By CNN United States - The FCC voted in 2002 to allow cell phone carriers to begin allowing their analog networks to go offline beginning February 18, 2008. …
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Question of the Day: Watch or Cellphone For Telling Time? - Gizmodo.com (Cell Phone Battery)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Question of the Day: Watch or Cellphone For Telling Time? - Gizmodo.com
Gizmodo.comQuestion of the Day: Watch or Cellphone For Telling Time?Gizmodo.com - 8 hours agoDo you wear a wristwatch, or do you tell time using your cellphone? We're about half and half here, most of the time wearing a watch but occasionally …
Source: news.google.com

Tech Bytes: Analog cell phone about to be history (Winston-Salem Journal)
If you have an old cell phone, you may want to upgrade it soon. Most major wireless companies are switching to an all-digital network in 2008. They will retire their analog networks. “As of midnight on Feb. 18, 2008, cellular telephone companies will not be required to provide analog service,” according to an FCC consumer advisory letter. “While most wireless telephone users will not be affected …
Source: www.journalnow.com

BPL plans to manufacture cellphone batteries - Business Standard
BPL plans to manufacture cellphone batteriesBusiness Standard, India - Dec 26, 2007In its foray into the cellphone battery market, BPL is expected to use the alkaline battery manufacturing plant it has at Dobbespet, a town situated north …
Source: news.google.com

Nokia N81 8GB Cell Phone Review - WirelessInfo.com
Nokia N81 8GB Cell Phone ReviewWirelessInfo.com, MA - Dec 27, 2007Battery Life - Talk time and browsing were both solid but we were disappointed by a rather low music playback time. Connectivity - The Nokia N81 is well …
Source: news.google.com

PDA: Hop-on To Add AT&T And Verizon PDA Phone To Their Products - Wireless Workforce Online (press release)
PDA: Hop-on To Add AT&T And Verizon PDA Phone To Their ProductsWireless Workforce Online (press release), PA - Dec 28, 2007Hop-on, Inc., best known for creating the world's first disposable cell phone, proves once again limitless in its ability to create advanced lines of …
Source: news.google.com

Analog Cell Phone Network To Shut Down (WebProNews)
In 2008 mobile carriers will begin shutting down the analog cell phone network. Starting February 19, 2008, cell phone carriers, including AT&T, Alltel and Verizon Wireless, will be turning off their analog networks. Other mobile carriers including Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile do not have analog networks and their customers will not be affected. read more
Source: www.webpronews.com

Top 10 cell phone favorites for 2007 - Computerworld
Top 10 cell phone favorites for 2007Computerworld, MA - Dec 19, 2007It uses a solar panel to juice up its internal battery, which then charges your handset's battery. Depending on the energy needs of your device and the …
Source: news.google.com

 

Voxred Turbo Charge TB550 Portable Recharger Review - Brighthand (Cell Phone Battery)

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Voxred Turbo Charge TB550 Portable Recharger Review - Brighthand
BrighthandVoxred Turbo Charge TB550 Portable Recharger ReviewBrighthand, CA - Dec 26, 2007What happens if your cellphone battery dies while camping, or really in any other situation that is nowhere near a usable electrical source? …
Source: news.google.com

What the True Geek Really Wanted for Christmas - PC World
What the True Geek Really Wanted for ChristmasPC World - 11 hours agoWhy you must have it: It's nuts to have a cell phone and burn minutes at home, where you're already paying for broadband service and probably a regular or …
Source: news.google.com

Nokia N81 8GB Cell Phone Review - WirelessInfo.com
Nokia N81 8GB Cell Phone ReviewWirelessInfo.com, MA - 23 hours agoBattery Life - Talk time and browsing were both solid but we were disappointed by a rather low music playback time. Connectivity - The Nokia N81 is well …
Source: news.google.com

McCoy s begins battery recycling program 12-23-2007 (Plainview Daily Herald)
SAN MARCOS McCoy s Building Supply has joined the Call2Recycle program, hosted by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC). Through this program, McCoy s is accepting rechargeable batteries and old cell phones for proper disposal and recycling.
Source: www.myplainview.com

MTI Micro partners with Virginia defense contractor (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., a division of Mechanical Technology Inc. of Albany, N.Y., has signed a teaming agreement with a defense contractor to see if MTI Micro’s Mobion-brand fuel-cell technology might be used in ground sensors and similar military applications.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

PDA: Hop-on To Add AT&T And Verizon PDA Phone To Their Products (WirelessWorkforceOnline)
Hop-on, Inc. introduced its newest phone for AT&T and Verizon Networks. The GSM/CDMA Dual Mode PDA 2001 model, complete with GPS capability, utilizes the latest technology in the most cost-effective manner.
Source: www.wirelessworkforceonline.com

 

Web Site Search powered by (Red Bluff Daily News) (Cell Phone Battery)

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Web Site Search powered by (Red Bluff Daily News)
REDDING -The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office has decided to prosecute Deborah Matis-Engle after she rear-ended a car, killing the driver, while talking on her cell phone.
Source: www.redbluffdailynews.com

Cell Phone Battery Didn't Kill Korean Worker - PC World
Cell Phone Battery Didn't Kill Korean WorkerPC World - Nov 30, 2007A South Korean construction worker reportedly killed by an exploding cell phone battery was actually killed in an industrial accident. …
Source: news.google.com

Cell towers can be lifesavers - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Cell towers can be lifesaversIdaho Mountain Express and Guide, ID - Dec 26, 2007Soon after, I vowed to get a cell phone and keep it with me, fully charged and with a spare battery at all times, in the event of a similar crisis. …
Source: news.google.com

BPL plans to manufacture cellphone batteries - Rediff
BPL plans to manufacture cellphone batteriesRediff, India - 10 hours agoIn its foray into the cellphone battery market, BPL is expected to use the alkaline battery manufacturing plant it has at Dobbespet, a town situated north …
Source: news.google.com

MTI Micro partners with Va. defense contractor (Washington Business Journal)
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., a division of Mechanical Technology Inc. has signed a teaming agreement with a Fairfax County defense contractor to see if MTI Micro’s Mobion-brand fuel-cell technology might be used in ground sensors and similar military applications. (MKTY)
Source: www.bizjournals.com

MTI Micro and Trident Technology Solutions Enter into a Joint … - FOX News
MTI Micro and Trident Technology Solutions Enter into a Joint …FOX News - 20 hours agoThis additional agreement with an OEM for low-power products follows MTI Micro's continuing collaboration covering cell phone and cell phone accessories …MTI Micro partners with Va. defense contractor Bizjournals.comall 20 news articles
Source: news.google.com

Good Looks and Multimedia Performance - ZDNet UK
Good Looks and Multimedia PerformanceZDNet UK, UK - Dec 26, 2007The Unlocked cell phone Nokia N76 Red comes packaged with a number of accessories, though the contents vary by region. Our review unit came with an AC …
Source: news.google.com

 

Shining New Light on Portable iPod Chargers (MobileMag) (Cell Phone Battery)

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Shining New Light on Portable iPod Chargers (MobileMag)
You’re probably over at grandma’s house right now, trying to get over the smell of moth balls as you hear the turkey get basted in the kitchen. This is because the battery on your iPod has run out and you have nowhere to charge the bloody thing.
Source: www.mobilemag.com

McCoy s begins battery recycling program 12-23-2007 (Plainview Daily Herald)
SAN MARCOS McCoy s Building Supply has joined the Call2Recycle program, hosted by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC). Through this program, McCoy s is accepting rechargeable batteries and old cell phones for proper disposal and recycling.
Source: www.myplainview.com

Top 10 cell phone favorites for 2007 - Computerworld
Top 10 cell phone favorites for 2007Computerworld, MA - Dec 19, 2007It uses a solar panel to juice up its internal battery, which then charges your handset's battery. Depending on the energy needs of your device and the …
Source: news.google.com

Good Looks and Multimedia Performance - ZDNet UK
Good Looks and Multimedia PerformanceZDNet UK, UK - 35 minutes agoThe Unlocked cell phone Nokia N76 Red comes packaged with a number of accessories, though the contents vary by region. Our review unit came with an AC …
Source: news.google.com

Report: Cell phone explosion may have killed man - Computerworld
Report: Cell phone explosion may have killed manComputerworld, MA - Nov 28, 2007November 28, 2007 (Computerworld) — Police in Cheongwon, South Korea, say a worker died Wednesday possibly because a cell phone battery exploded in his …
Source: news.google.com

Connected: Solid phone has many cool features (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
When buying a cell phone, it’s easy to be swayed by the cool features available in most models. …
Source: www.post-gazette.com

 

Exploding Cell Phone Battery Kills - Slashdot (Cell Phone Battery)

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Exploding Cell Phone Battery Kills - Slashdot
Exploding Cell Phone Battery KillsSlashdot - Nov 28, 2007Isn't reasonable to assume something else broke those ribs and spine and whatever did that also damaged the phone and battery? The cell in my Razr could …
Source: news.google.com

Shining New Light on Portable iPod Chargers (MobileMag)
You’re probably over at grandma’s house right now, trying to get over the smell of moth balls as you hear the turkey get basted in the kitchen. This is because the battery on your iPod has run out and you have nowhere to charge the bloody thing.
Source: www.mobilemag.com

Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone charger - CNET Reviews
Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone chargerCNET Reviews - Dec 19, 2007The short charging time is intentional; Voxred says the Turbo Charge is designed not to overload your phone's battery so it cuts off automatically. …
Source: news.google.com

McCoy s begins battery recycling program 12-23-2007 (Plainview Daily Herald)
SAN MARCOS McCoy s Building Supply has joined the Call2Recycle program, hosted by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC). Through this program, McCoy s is accepting rechargeable batteries and old cell phones for proper disposal and recycling.
Source: www.myplainview.com

Elementary principal charged with battery (West Salem Coulee News)
West Salem Elementary Principal John J. Smalley has been charged with battery after he reportedly assaulted his wife.
Source: www.couleenews.com

 

Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone charger - CNET Reviews (Cell Phone Battery)

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone charger - CNET Reviews
Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone chargerCNET Reviews - Dec 19, 2007The short charging time is intentional; Voxred says the Turbo Charge is designed not to overload your phone's battery so it cuts off automatically. …
Source: news.google.com

Elementary principal charged with battery (West Salem Coulee News)
West Salem Elementary Principal John J. Smalley has been charged with battery after he reportedly assaulted his wife.
Source: www.couleenews.com

Latest Cell Phones - TriCities.com
Latest Cell PhonesTriCities.com, TN - 4 hours agoAnd the battery life can vary by as much as three hours. Consumer Reports says no matter what phone you decide on, you want to try it before you buy it to …
Source: news.google.com

Cell Phone Battery Explodes in the Night - PC World
Cell Phone Battery Explodes in the NightPC World - Nov 29, 2007A New Zealand man awoke when his Nokia cell phone battery exploded and burst into flames, the second such incident this week. A New Zealand man was woken in …
Source: news.google.com

Cell TV not ready for prime time - Seattle Times
Cell TV not ready for prime timeSeattle Times, United States - Dec 22, 2007Also, watching TV drained the phone's battery much faster than usual; after four hours, the Voyager pronounced itself unable to stay tuned into a broadcast, …
Source: news.google.com

 

Hop-on to Add AT&T and Verizon PDA Phone to Their Products - FOX News (Cell Phone Battery)

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Hop-on to Add AT&T and Verizon PDA Phone to Their Products - FOX News
Hop-on to Add AT&T and Verizon PDA Phone to Their ProductsFOX News - Dec 20, 2007Hop-on, Inc., best known for creating the world's first disposable cell phone, proves once again limitless in its ability to create advanced lines of …Hop-on to Add AT&T and Verizon PDA Phone to Their Products TMC Netall 11 news articles
Source: news.google.com

Cell TV not ready for prime time - Seattle Times
Cell TV not ready for prime timeSeattle Times, United States - Dec 22, 2007Also, watching TV drained the phone's battery much faster than usual; after four hours, the Voyager pronounced itself unable to stay tuned into a broadcast, …
Source: news.google.com

Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone charger - CNET Reviews
Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone chargerCNET Reviews - Dec 19, 2007The short charging time is intentional; Voxred says the Turbo Charge is designed not to overload your phone's battery so it cuts off automatically. …
Source: news.google.com

JSO Sergeant Charged With Domestic Battery (First Coast News)
ST. JOHN’S COUNTY, FL — St. Johns County Deputies arrested a JSO Corrections officer after allegations he battered his ex-wife. 45-year old William Harley Long was charged with Battery, Domestic Battery, and the 3rd Degree Felony of Obstructing Justice.
Source: www.firstcoastnews.com

Exploding Cell Phone Battery Kills - Slashdot
Exploding Cell Phone Battery KillsSlashdot - Nov 28, 2007Isn't reasonable to assume something else broke those ribs and spine and whatever did that also damaged the phone and battery? The cell in my Razr could …
Source: news.google.com

 

Hop-on to Add AT&T and Verizon PDA Phone to Their Products - FOX News (Cell Phone Battery)

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Hop-on to Add AT&T and Verizon PDA Phone to Their Products - FOX News
LetsGoMobile (press release)Hop-on to Add AT&T and Verizon PDA Phone to Their ProductsFOX News - Dec 20, 2007Hop-on, Inc., best known for creating the world's first disposable cell phone, proves once again limitless in its ability to create advanced lines of …Hop-on to Add AT&T and Verizon PDA Phone to Their Products TMC NetHop-on Releases a PDA Phone for AT&T and Verizon Network for the … Web Services Journalall 16 news articles
Source: news.google.com

Connected: Solid phone has many cool features - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Connected: Solid phone has many cool featuresPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 3 hours agoBy David Radin When buying a cell phone, it's easy to be swayed by the cool features available in most models. You could be looking for a simple phone; …
Source: news.google.com

Top 10 cell phone favorites for 2007 - Computerworld
Top 10 cell phone favorites for 2007Computerworld, MA - Dec 19, 2007It uses a solar panel to juice up its internal battery, which then charges your handset's battery. Depending on the energy needs of your device and the …
Source: news.google.com

Back Talk on Pretending to Be Busy, or Infallible - New York Times
Back Talk on Pretending to Be Busy, or InfallibleNew York Times, United States - 4 hours agoMARCH 3 What is the truth about (over)charging cellphone batteries? Everyone I know who has a Verizon cellphone (regardless of manufacturer) has had their …
Source: news.google.com

UPDATE: Purse, cell phone with no battery, found in Nina Reiser's car - Inside Bay Area
UPDATE: Purse, cell phone with no battery, found in Nina Reiser's carInside Bay Area, CA - Dec 18, 2007Inside the purse, a cell phone sat open, its battery and back panel removed. A wallet was also found inside the purse as well as crumpled up pieces of paper …
Source: news.google.com