Articles on Cell Phones

Samsung comes clean... with green cell phones - Jun 17, 2008

Crave Samsung recently showed its greener side as it unveiled two new, environmentally-friendly cell phones at the World IT Show in Seoul, Korea. The Samsung W510 is the company's first mobile to ... Read story »

Researchers push for new cell phone safety standards - Sep 17, 2009

Features Scientists studying the effects of cell phone radiation on humans are calling for the FCC to update its standards for what it considers to be a "safe" cell phone. Read story »

Researchers still uncertain if cell phones are safe - Sep 15, 2009

Features The question over whether cell phones pose a health risk has been debated for years, and researchers say the final answer could still be years away. Read story »

A phone you can throw around - Aug 25, 2009

Crave Last year we reviewed the Sonim XP1, one of the most durable cell phones we've ever had the pleasure of throwing to the floor. As it never made it to a ... Read story »

Ordinary handsets to get Wi-Fi via microSD cards - Jul 24, 2009

Crave KDDI is showcasing two microSD cards at Wireless Japan 2009. Japanese mobile carrier KDDI is showcasing a neat way for providing ordinary cell phones with Wi-Fi. The trick is to ... Read story »

Nokia 7705 Twist does the swivel - Sep 11, 2009

Crave The Twist's swivel design is something that we haven't seen in years. With numerous new cell phones in the past few days, it's been a busy week in the mobile world. ... Read story »

Porsche illuminates with premium flashlight - Nov 12, 2009

Crave Space-age design: The mPower Emergency Illuminator is set to hit stores in March, 2010. Flashlights are becoming more and more sophisticated, as well as rather expensive. Case in point: The ... Read story »

Software aims to stop calls while driving - Oct 28, 2008

Crave Dave Teater says his son, Joe, could really light up a room. "He was always happy, always smiling--I never remember Joe being angry with anybody," Teater said. "He loved life." Four ... Read story »

Futuristic phones from Fujitsu - Oct 7, 2009

Crave The winning design, titled "Gesture". Out of 2,000 design concepts for mobile phones of the future, the winning entry in Fujitsu's Mobile Phone Design competition was not the flashiest or ... Read story »

Is microSD the music medium of the future? - Sep 23, 2008

Crave SanDisk on Monday announced a partnership with all four major music labels in a deal that's set to bring future albums to MicroSD cards. The preloaded cards, dubbed "slotMusic" media, will ... Read story »

Fixing the PC power adapter cluster-muck - Feb 19, 2009

Crave The micro-USB connector used on this Motorola cell phone charger will soon be the standard for all chargers. It's the small things in life. So it is that when your ... Read story »

OLED TV manufacturers look to expand production - Oct 1, 2009

Crave LG's 15-inch OLED TV, which is set to go on sale in Korea by December. SAN FRANCISCO--Though LG's eye-popping OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display wowed audiences in Berlin last month, ... Read story »

China Unicom sells 5,000 iPhones in first weekend - Nov 4, 2009

Crave The iPhone didn't get quite the reception in China as it did in other markets. The mob scene at the iPhone's 2007 debut in San Francisco. The phone's reception in China ... Read story »

Cancer doc urges cell phone precaution - Jul 25, 2008

Crave A prominent cancer researcher's warning to limit cell phone use has rekindled anew the longstanding question over mobile-phone health risks. The media is abuzz with news of the memo from Dr. ... Read story »

The history of IFA: The return to Berlin - Sep 4, 2009

Features Continuing our nostalgic trip, with photos as a reminder of how quickly future tech becomes obsolete. We rewind back to the disco and prog-rocking 1970s. Read story »

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