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Teenagers 'stressed out' by cellular mobile phones

Teenagers who use mobile phones "excessively" are more prone to disrupted sleep and restlessness, new research reports.

Findings to be presented today at Sleep 2008, the 22nd annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, will suggest that mobile use among young adults can cause stress and fatigue.

The study by Gaby Badre MD, of Sahlgren's Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden, focused on 21 healthy subjects aged 14 to 20 who had regular working/studying hours and no sleep problems.

The subjects were broken into a control group of three men and seven women, and an experimental group of three men and eight women.

The control group made fewer than five calls and/or sent five text messages a day, while the experimental group made more than 15 calls and/or sent 15 text messages a day.

The subjects were then asked questions about their lifestyle and sleep habits.

When compared to subjects with restricted use of mobile phones, young people with excessive use of cell phones (both talking and text messaging) suffered increased restlessness.

They were also found to have more careless lifestyles, more consumption of stimulating beverages, difficulty in falling asleep, disrupted sleep and more susceptibility to stress and fatigue.

"Addiction to mobile phones is becoming common. Youngsters feel a group pressure to remain connected and reachable round the clock. Children start to use mobile phones at an early stage of their life," said Badre.

"There seems to be a connection between intensive use of cell phones and health-compromising behaviour such as smoking, snuffing and the use of alcohol. "

The researcher believes that it is vital to increase the awareness among youngsters of the negative effects of excessive mobile phone use.

Madonna concert on cellular phone

Fans of Madonna in 13 countries can watch her perform live in New York on their cellular phones.

Vodafone will stream the concert live from the Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday to users in Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Holland, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Spain and Britain.

"Offering millions of fans around the world live, interactive access to a unique, intimate Madonna show is a powerful way to showcase a new album," Warner Music Europe’s John Reid said.

Apple Buys Chip Company For $300 Million

In what could only be interpreted as a peek into the future for the iPhone maker, Apple has announced its decision to buy PA Semi, a microprocessor design company for almost $AUD 300 million.

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As usual Apple declined to comment on the reasons or terms of the deal, except to say that it "buys smaller technology companies from time to time," and it does not comment on "purposes and plans."

However analysts note that it is not typical for a company like Apple, to buy hardware firms, particularly as it relies on ready-made components from a variety of manufacturers such as Intel, Samsung and Infineon.

The acquisition has fueled speculation that Apple intends to design custom processors for devices like the iPhone or the iPod, possibly as a means of distinguishing its platform, but potentially in order to retain high margins on the sale of each unit.

It is likely to be at least a year before Apple products with PA Semi chips are released.

Swedish mobile communication company launching cell phones in Asian market

Neonode, the Swedish mobile communication company that develops touch screen technologies and designs mobile handsets, today announced that Excel Field International LTD, a major privately held Asian distributor, has placed an initial $1.1 Million order for the Neonode N2 handset for April.

Excel Field International has direct reach to 4,000 retail outlets in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand throughout which the Neonode N2 will be distributed.
"We are delighted to add Excel Field International to our growing list of global partners. They will play an important role when we now enhance our focus of moving into the Asian market and the relationship also represents an important step forward in achieving our 2008 sales target of 200,000 phones," said Per Hellberg, Vice President of Sales at Neonode.

"The interest for our phones and technology has been strong in these markets and through Excel Field's relationship with key carriers and retailers within the region, we are now well-equipped to establish Neonode as a niche player and not only compete against the big established players in the region, with Nokia and Samsung in top, but also the smaller local players on their home markets," Hellberg continued.
Source: scandasia.com

Mobile phone review : SGH-i550W

The SGH-i550W is not Samsung's first Symbian S60 phone. In fact, there have been a number of models, such as the SGH-i520 in 2006 and the SGH-D730/SGH-D720 in 2005, but these were mainly for the European markets. Two years on, the Korean chaebol is once again bringing the S60 platform to some of its handsets. Two recent ones are the SGH-i450 and the SGH-i550W which we are reviewing.

The good: Strong set of features including GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth stereo; 3.5mm audio jack; microSD expansion card slot; bundled in-car charger and holder.

The bad: Trackball not sensitive enough in Web browser and map software; no option to search for Wi-Fi connection in Web browser access point setup.

The bottom line: The SGH-i550W has several things going for it, including a strong feature set matched with an attractive price and bundled accessories. But the implementation of both the software and hardware (trackball) has room for improvement.
Source: bangkokpost.com

Mobile Phones will Replace Debit Cards

Soon, your mobile phone will replace your debit cards and then you will not need to carry debit cards in your pocket. This will be very nice for those people, who always be in hurry and forget to carry debit cards while they are going out.

Your mobile phone lets you stay connected to your loved ones, take snapshots wherever you want, listen to your favourite tunes and even surf the Internet. Now, the same wireless is going to offer you more by getting transformed into a debit card.

Hailed as a key development since the advent of the credit card, mobiles could soon be used as "surrogate debit cards" if a Dutch scheme is brought to the UK.

The Netherlands project allows customers to link their mobile phones directly to their bank accounts and use the phones at supermarket checkouts as if they were Switch or Maestro cards.

The system, developed by a supermarket, a bank, a phone network and the IT consultancy Logica, will go on display on April 9 at a Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) briefing in Edinburgh, held to discuss ways to roll out new technology to British banking customers.

Gavin Jones, delivery director in Logica's financial-services department in Edinburgh, said mobile phones could be linked directly to bank accounts or "topped-up" with money and used as pay-as-you-go smart cards.

"It's a revolution in terms of doing things with your mobile phone. I believe the customer demand exists in the UK for these kinds of services. The next step would be to find partners - such as shops and banks - to take this project forward," The Scotsman quoted him, as saying.

The device works with near-field communication - a technology that uses high- frequency radio waves to transfer information between electronic devices such as the phone and the card reader.

In the pilot, the mobile phone came with a built-in chip, containing the customer's bank details. The phones were adapted to incorporate a chip loaded with a debit card function that replicated the existing chip and Pin payment process.

But once the phones are available for sale, the consumer will need to download an application which links to a chip with encrypted bank details.
Source:news.yahoo.com