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French government may impose new smartphone tax

The French government is considering levying a new smartphone tax at a rate of 1% in order to protect the French entertainment-cultural industry.

In the Media by Sami Zaatari

VOTO: Charging your cellphone without electricity (video)

For those living in underdeveloped parts of the world, or even those who enjoy camping in isolated areas, charging your cell phone can be a nightmare. VOTO has come up with the solution.

In the Media by Anne Sewell

NASA’s PhoneSat mission using smartphones as low cost satellites

Wallops Island - Last Sunday NASA launched into Earth orbit three satellites in the shape of three smartphones likely to be the lowest cost satellites ever as part of NASA’s PhoneSat mission.

In the Media by Robert Myles - 2 comments

Smartphones getting stolen in NYC, now Toronto Special

Toronto - In New York City, now Toronto, and no doubt around the world smartphones are being stolen in subways, on the street and everywhere.

Digital Journal Report by Daniel Boyington - 3 comments

Op-Ed: Blackberry's future uncertain as new devices become last hope

As Blackberry struggles to regain relevance in the heavily saturated cell phone market, the introduction of new devices may give Blackberry the chance to become the comeback kid of 2013 or slip further into obscurity.

In the Media by Daniel Edwards

Happy 40th birthday, mobile phone

Forty years ago today the first mobile phone call was made. They have come a long way since then. Just how far? You can't conceive if you grew up in a world without these now ubiquitous implements.

In the Media by Alexander Baron - 19 comments

How you can send a text message to charge your cellphone

People who are living off the grid can pay for electricity to charge their cellphone by sending a text message, which is the cheapest method found so far.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 2 comments

Texting: Teenagers are doing it in their sleep

Villanova - We all know the type - people walking along like zombies, or sitting, totally unaware, in parks or public places, with their eyes and fingers glued to their phones. Well now, apparently, they are doing it in their sleep too.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 7 comments

Review: BlackBerry 10 is an iPhone for grownups Special

Research in Motion is re-branding itself as BlackBerry, and has come up with two new smartphones, the Z10 and the Q10, running on an entirely new operating system with features designed to appeal to corporate and government buyers.

Digital Journal Report by Jack Kapica - 1 comment

Teen steps into rattlesnake nest while looking for phone signal

Jamul - Vera Oliphant, 16, from El Cajon, is recovering after she was bitten six times on the foot by a brood of rattlesnakes in rural Jamul, Calif. She walked into a rattlesnake nest while she was busy looking at her cellphone for network signal.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 1 comment