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Now, toilet-proof mobiles with micro-thin coatings

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 10:31

Three start-up gadget makers are now offering micro-thin coatings that protect cellphones from moisture even when they are completely immersed in water.

Judge finds Motorola violated Microsoft patent

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 09:01

A US trade panel judge found Motorola Mobility infringed a Microsoft patent in making its Android cellphones, the companies said on Tuesday.

Now, system to shut down cell phones while driving

Last Updated: Friday, December 9, 2011, 12:39

Scientists have developed a system that can shut down the cell phone of drivers to stop them from using it when they are behind the wheel, without affecting other people in the vehicle.

Okay to give early teens cellphones, but not tablets

Last Updated: Monday, October 31, 2011, 09:06

The appropriate age for teens to own a cell phone is 13 to 15 years but for tablets and smart phones, it should be 16 years or more, a new survey has revealed.

Google to offer location opt-out to Wi-Fi owners

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 09:11

Google Inc. is going to let people with home wireless networks decide whether they want to be lumped into a system that helps pinpoint the locations of people on cell phones.

Paris Hilton left fuming after losing two cell phones on flight

Last Updated: Monday, August 15, 2011, 14:29

Paris Hilton was recently left fuming, when she lost two cell phones during a flight to the Philippines.

A T-shirt that charges cell phones

Last Updated: Monday, June 20, 2011, 16:25

Telecom giant Orange has unveiled a prototype of a t-shirt, which uses noise-responsive technology to charge the phone. Louder the music, quicker the phone gets charged.

Sienna Miller wins £100,000 from News of World for hacking her cell phones

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 11:40

UK tabloid News of the World who was sued by Sienna Miller for hacking into her mobile phones, has finally issued a detailed formal apology to the actress.

Cellphone cancer warning falls lightly on US ears

Last Updated: Monday, June 6, 2011, 09:29

World Health Organization said last week cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer.

WHO panel sees potential link between cell phones, brain cancer

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 14:00

An expert panel by the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a potential link between the use of mobile phones and brain cancer, the organisation said in a statement on its website.

Cell phones killing off global bee populations

Last Updated: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 10:45

The mobile phone may be a blessing for millions of people worldwide, but it has also become a deadly bane for bees, say experts.

2G scam: Balwa withdraws plea for release of his cellphones

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 18:42

Swam Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, arrested for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, on Tuesday withdrew from a Delhi court his plea seeking release of his two mobile phones.