Posted by: Elise on July 8th, 2009 at 9:48am
Every generation is presented with new technologies of which the previous generation would and, in all likelihood, could never have imagined. With the realization of each new idea arrives a more efficient and easier method of performing a common task. While the basic premise behind this process of simplification is good, for those who do [...]
Posted by: Elise on July 1st, 2009 at 6:17pm
In 1992 the first Smartphone was introduced to the world as a Concept product at the COMDEX computer industry trade show in Las Vegas., NV. The mobile phone was called “Simon” and its feature set included a touch screen, stylus, calendar, World Clock, address book, calculator, eMail, Fax, games and a note pad. Smartphones have [...]
Posted by: Elise on April 30th, 2009 at 9:28am
Imagine a cell phone that could save your life. Sure, it’s there for calling your mother at three minutes to midnight when you’ve nearly missed her birthday, or taking those all-important self-portraits while on vacation. But imagine a cell phone that could transmit medical information to doctors or hospitals as quickly and easily as sending [...]
Posted by: Elise on April 28th, 2009 at 5:52pm
With the recent pandemic of Swine Flu going around, and the ensuing need to know how you’re affected, we’ve created a new service for cell phone users: Text PIGFLU to 41411 and we will send updates as news develops about the Swine Flu. The only cost is your cost for receiving regular text messages, and [...]
Posted by: Elise on March 18th, 2009 at 8:49am
The Winners of the 2009 Cell Phones . org Blogger Appreciation Contest are: Thomas Peters with 31% of the total votes. Thomas had 1374 votes in total. Phil Plait with 18% of the vote. Phil had 808 votes in total. Deb Ng with 12% of the vote. Deb had 537 votes in total. Winners: We [...]
Posted by: Elise on March 5th, 2009 at 6:58pm
We’re proud to announce this year’s finalists for 2009 Blogger Appreciation Contest – you can vote for your favorite blogger here. The finalists are: PZ Myers, of Pharyngula Jason Kottke, Kottke Steven Finch, Crenk Gayla McCord, MomGadget Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy Daniel Scocco, Daily Blog Tips Trent Hamm, The Simple Dollar Asha Dornfest, Parent Hacks [...]
Posted by: Elise on January 20th, 2009 at 6:53am
There have been a number of smartphones entering the market lately and Nokia have thrown in its two-cents with the newest addition to the Nokia N-Series. The Nokia N97 comes with a flurry of features, but most noticeably, it looks amazing. It features touch display on a user-friendly 3.5″ screen for quick use. If you’re [...]
Posted by: Elise on December 22nd, 2008 at 7:24pm
Your cell phone is a tool — it’s great for staying in touch with everyone from your boss to your mom. But you can do much more with a phone. With SMS, you can run your whole life. With just a text message, you can track your expenses and add items to your Amazon wishlist: [...]
Posted by: Elise on December 18th, 2008 at 7:04pm
A lot of cell phone and gadget blogs tend to focus on the newest gadgets and announcements from major carriers. Here at Cell Phones.org and the Mobile Maven, we like to focus more on the People using the cell phones then the phone itself. To that end, we’re starting a series. This “How To” Series [...]
Posted by: Elise on December 16th, 2008 at 5:23pm
We’re going back in time – a time when your cell phone would not stand a chance squeezing itself into your back pocket (ouch!). Do you remember those clunky phones whose shape resembled one of those Tetris pieces? Let’s go back to the rockin’ year of 1973, when Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola made the [...]
Posted by: Elise on December 15th, 2008 at 9:20am
iiChances are that you’ve been out and come across a question that you couldn’t quite answer. Rather than jotting down the question and waiting until you get home to hop on Wikipedia, you can now, more than likely, find the mobile solution using a new generation of iPhone Apps designed for inquisitive minds: Q: What [...]
Posted by: Elise on November 5th, 2008 at 10:36am
No one is more geeky then the crew here at Cell Phones.org, and there are a bunch of geek blogs out there that we love to read. We were curious which of these blogs have the biggest audience, so we decided that we would objectively measure the results. Data was compiled from three sources: Google [...]
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