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Cellphones and cancer: err on safe side

Cellphone user Llewelyn Roderick had a brain tumour removed a few years ago. DEEP FRYER: Cellphones might be frying our brains Picture: REUTERS “I was a huge cellphone user and never used a land line.

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Wireless broadband network set to launch next year

U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies.

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Japan Training Program Is Said to Exploit Workers

Six young Chinese women arrived in this historic city three summers ago, among the tens of thousands of apprentices brought to Japan each year on the promise of job training, good pay and a chance at a better life back home.

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TI revenue disappoints even as guidance impresses

Texas Instruments said weaker-than-expected orders from one mobile phone customer, identified as Nokia by some analysts, caused second-quarter revenue to miss Wall Street forecasts.

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Nokia on the prowl for new CEO: report

Nokia has begun looking for candidates to replace Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who has struggled to keep up with nimbler rivals Apple Inc and Google Inc , the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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Phone charges can be astronomical while travelling

Sheena Pinde, in Montreal for the summer, and fried Matt Struk, freelance designer living in Montreal, check out some photos on a laptop as they enjoy a picnic at Jeanne-Mance park in Montreal Thursday.

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Verizon mishap affects Washington Co. offices

This article has been read 1121 times. Telephone and Internet service was interrupted for several hours Monday morning for more than 1,000 Verizon business customers in three states, including Pennsylvania, due to a mishap in Hagerstown, Md.

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The price of making that call: Mobile phone link to torment of incurable ear disorder tinnitus

Research shows that having a mobile phone for at least four years doubles the odds of developing the condition tinnitus Talking on a mobile phone could dramatically increase the risk of the agonising ear disorder tinnitus, research suggests.

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Mobile mapping while driving: Is it risky?

Many people have GPS-enabled smartphones with maps that update in real time. But are they dangerous behind the wheel? A Telenav survey and a National Security Council report add to research on texting at the wheel Neither report addressed drivers consulting maps on their cell phones while driving The temptation to glance at a map on your phone …

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Mobile mapping while driving: Is it risky?

Many people have GPS-enabled smartphones with maps that update in real time. But are they dangerous behind the wheel? A Telenav survey and a National Security Council report add to research on texting at the wheel Neither report addressed drivers consulting maps on their cell phones while driving The temptation to glance at a map on your phone …

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