Solar Cell Phones Take Off in Developing Nations

Samsung unveiled a solar-powered phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this year and introduced its first sun-powered phone in India in mid-June. The company expects its Solar Guru model to perform well in India, another country where electrical supply can be erratic.

Unlike many technological innovations, the solar phone is making its big splash in developing nations, where the need is the greatest. After the Solar Guru is in circulation in India, Samsung said, it plans to launch similar phones in other Asian markets, Europe and Latin America.

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Allied Wireless

A wireless company that will serve more than 800,000 former Alltel Corp. subscribers announced Tuesday it will locate its corporate headquarters in Little Rock and hire more than 200 workers.

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Boosting Cell Signals

Dead Zone ads may be creepy, but they capture the essence of a problem familiar to many cell phone users: When you're indoors, even within your carriers coverage area, the networks signal sometimes simply is not strong enough to support voice calls or data services. A slew of products now address the problem--but they do not come cheap.

The signal-boosting products generally fall into one of two categories: femtocells or signal repeaters. Both types of equipment can deliver strong signals within buildings, but they work in fundamentally different ways.

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Texting 911

Tennyson said that the Oregon Emergency Management committee is working on costs related to replacing the current network with a new system able to send and receive information via text message. At the same time, efforts are under way to work with cell phone companies to be sure that each carrier?s technology matches that of the network.

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Mobile Phones Biggest Driver Distraction

Mobile phone calls distract drivers far more than even the chattiest passenger, causing drivers to follow too closely and miss exits, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

Using a hands-free device does not make things better and the researchers believe they know why -- passengers act as a second set of eyes, shutting up or sometimes even helping when they see the driver needs to make a maneuver.

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New Years Text

A kiss at midnight on New Years Eve is no longer enough for partygoers celebrating the turn of the year, with millions now sending text messages as well.

A bump in the number of texts is expected to be sent on Friday night, with over 25% more than last year predicted by the mobile phone networks.

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More Americans Are On Facebook Than Have A Passport

To celebrate the fact that my vacation during the last two weeks of August has been officially confirmed, I am posting the most massive infographic I have ever seen: "The Social Travel Revolution" brought to you by the folks at still-in-beta travel startup Tripl ... CLICK THROUGH FOR THE GRAPHIC.

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