Mobile phone
Summary
A mobile phone (also called mobile, cellular telephone, or cell phone) is an electronic device used for two-way radio telecommunication over a cellular network of base stations known as cell sites. Mobile phones differ from cordless telephones, which only offer telephone service within limited range through a single base station attached to a fixed land line, for example within a home or an office.A mobile phone allows its user to make and receive telephone calls to and from the public telephone network which includes other mobiles and fixed-line phones across the world. It does this by connecting to a cellular network owned by a mobile network operator.
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Open Sky Media launches launches universal app through Texterity/Godengo for Marin Magazine that tries to bridge the gap between replica edition and native design
While there are dozens of digital publishing vendors that are one-trick ponies, selling replica editions and nothing else, other vendors can see that while their main competition today comes from other replica makers, over time their competition really is native digital publishing solutions.
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Labour MP given 'substantial damages' after Sun accessed text messages
The Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh has accepted "very substantial damages" from News International, with the Sun admitting that it accessed text messages from her mobile phone after it was stolen, the high court has heard.
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How CNN gathered the views of 20K Africans for pope story
CNN gathered the views of 20,000 Africans in five days by partnering with a start-up called Jana which rewards people with mobile phone credit for answering surveys.
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Marketers want to take email mobile
Results of a Marketing Sherpa survey reported that "mobile and social are the only two technology developments that more than half of marketers said will affect their email marketing plans in 2013. " Is your publication ready for the shift to mobile devices, including tablets? Original Story:.
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My search for a smartphone that is not soaked in blood | George Monbiot
Phone companies do too little to ensure the minerals they use are conflict-free. Here's what you can do to hold them to account.
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SXSW: innovation, inspiration and the beauty of contradiction
With nearly 30,000 people descending on a few blocks in Austin, Texas, SXSW may have some major problems – mainly the challenge to get into oversubscribed talks and the variable quality of the talks themselves – but with a fair few launches and innovations, being here is like stepping into the future and you can’t help but be inspired.
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Pink phones project for Cambodian women – in pictures
Oxfam's pink phones project gives mobile phones to women in Cambodia's rural communities so they can access vital farming information, such as crop prices and weather.
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Don’t touch my phone! (Why marketers need to be more sensitive)
Last week, the unthinkable happened. My wife discovered the screen on her beloved and otherwise completely untarnished iPhone was cracked. The exact cause and reason behind this devastating event remains unclear, although the children and I have all have unshakeable alibis. This is just as well, as Mrs Shaikh was not impressed.
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Richard Engel describes being kidnapped in Syria
A group of about 15 armed men were fanning out around us. Three or four of them stood in the middle of the road blocking our vehicles. The others went for … Read more.
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Facebook overhauls news feed to give more space to music, games and ads
Mark Zuckerberg says redesign will reduce clutter – but some users may not be happy with prominence of advertising.
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