Good article on the health effects of using cellphones. The Sun Sentinel says the U.S. is preparing to launch an investigation into the matter, and quotes Gary Brown, an adjunct professor in technologies at Nova Southeastern University, as saying people don’t realize the issue of cell phone safety has not been settled.“The industry says there’s no problem and the public remains ignorant. Adults can do what they want, but where the issue becomes critical, is with children,” Brown said.
The kind of story I love: technology used to bring the oppressor to book.
Nokia, hit by a recent spate of reports, from Vietnam to the Netherlands, of its batteries overheating and catching fire or exploding, says a follow-up test by a Belgian consumer watchdog had shown its own-made batteries were safe for use,
A potential loophole in security for Bluetooth phones, which could see strangers hacking into your address books, has been uncovered.
Microsoft’s Bill Gates has announced new junk e-mail filtering technology called SmartScreen.