When Eldorado Park Senior Secondary School, which is located in Johannesburg in South Africa, announced plans to have a cell phone mast on campus, school governing body chairman Lionel Billings found himself faced with an ultimatum from teachers
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Love a cell phone on Valentine’s Day
Despite what you may believe, romance on Valentine’s Day is not dead; it just may not be coming in quite the form you were expecting.
Continue readingPolice launch cell phone registry
Four recent robberies of cell phones at gun and knifepoint is proof of the need for a registry for cell phones, say police in Toronto in Canada.
Continue readingCell phones assist with prenatal and infant care
People use their cell phones in very different ways, with some relying primarily on voice features while others make use of their phones to stay connected to the Internet.
Continue readingNokia to end Europe cell phone assembly
Nokia Corporation has announced its intention to end the assembling of cell phones in Europe by the end of the year as the company shifts production to Asia, cutting 4000 more jobs in the process in its latest bid to protect itself from the increasingly tough competition that it is facing in the smart-phone sector.
Continue readingCell Phone Driving Ban for Teens Passes
A bill targeting the use of cell phones amongst teenage drivers has passed a second Senate reading by 19 to 9 as of Monday.
Continue readingCell Phone Contributes to Freak Accident Death
A postal employee in the United States has been killed in a freak accident while trying to recover an old cell phone from a drainage ditch.
Continue readingManitobans Unimpressed by Cell Phone Driving Ban
Drivers in Manitoba in Canada are unimpressed with cell phone driving bans and continue to use the devices while behind the wheel, according to the results of a recent Manitoba Public Insurance survey.
Continue readingCell Phone Reveals True Identity of Suspect
A man who was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting from a Kmart store in Asheville in North Carolina in the United States and who gave a false name to police officers had his true identity revealed by his old cell phone and his Facebook page, exposing him as being wanted for attempted murder in another state, according to Asheville Police.
Continue readingCell Phones Not Welcome on Community Service
People who have to attend court ordered community service would be well advised not to bring their new or old cell phones with them when they turn up, or they could find themselves heading to prison.
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