Samsung Electronics Company claims that it will become the biggest cell phone maker in the whole world in 2012, ending the 14-year reign of Nokia over the mobile handset market, according to its chief executive.

Police in Toronto in Canada are asking users of new and old cell phones to take extra care when they put away their devices.

Mobile phone accessories manufacturer XPAL Power claims that its new cell phone, the SpareOne, can hold its charge for as long as up to 15 years.

MK Aiyappa, the Bangalore (Urban) deputy commissioner, announced last Thursday that a scientifically built electronic waste management system is to be set up in Bommasandra, Electronics City and Whitefield following the recent verdict by India’s Supreme Court on the issue of managing electronic waste, including the likes of old cell phones.

A cell phone ban could be inevitable for drivers in the state of Illinois, according to Senate President John Cullerton.

Few people like to be cut off from cell phone communication, but most Americans do agree that texting while driving is highly hazardous.

Solar powered cell phones are unlikely to be successful, according to Nokia.

Lawmakers in Iowa in the United States appear to have little interest in enacting further restrictions on the use of new or old cell phones while operating a motor vehicle.