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Most of us have an old cell phone lying in some corner, unused or unusable. We have just moved on towards a more stylish or user-friendly or just a more recently released model. If this is true of at least two individuals in a household, imagine the number of cell-phones just lying there unused. These can be used, to help the environment and also save a lot of resources through basic recycling....read

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have used the fact that we always have our mobile phones for use as an index of our happiness The "EmotionSense" tech basically keeps track of daily routines using the standard smartphone tech. Eighteen volunteers have carried around Nokia 6210 Navigator modified to 10 days earlier this year, and recorded a series of data - voice samples, the GPS...read

According to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, the technology that automatically turns off cell phones in cars could become mandatory. Ray LaHood has promoted the campaign of distracted driving, which aims to make motorists aware of the dangers often caused by improper use of phones while driving. LaHood proposals suggest the introduction of technologies mixing inside cars. There are some...read