Everything About Mobile Phones

A variety of satellite systems, soon to go into orbit, will bounce voice and data between wireless handheld phones anywhere on Earth. Peripatetic users will be able to switch at will between conventional terrestrial service and the new satellite systems wherever they roam. Some of the satellite-based land mobile services are or will be worldwide, others cover broad geographical regions.

This idea comes from a Harvard economist. But Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein put the idea into action as the “Million” Motivation Campaign. This program gives free cellphone air time to high-performing students. It’s like a motivating thing for the kids to continue doing well in academics. About 2,500 students in seven middle schools are already involved. Free “minutes” and other rewards are expected if these kids achieve the academic goals set by their respective principals.

Hmm… would I have seen this as an incentive when I was a teen? Nah… I hated (and still do) phone conversations. But if they were talking about free movie passes or book coupons… oh geez!

I’m a geek… I know!

SOURCE: New York Times

Holy cow! I used to think it was only possible as an animated program, but I guess I’m underestimating the power of technology (and the Japanese one that is). Anyway, Softbank and TV Tokyo have introduced the Toshiba made SoftBank 815T PB mobile phone. This “robot” phone can transform into a robot figure, as you can see in the figure.

Specs of the SoftBank 815T PB:

50 × 102 × 16mm dimensions
2.4 inch QVGA screen
2MP camera
.3MP secondary camera
music player
IrDA
microSD card slot.

SOURCE: Softbank Mobile

If you’re in Dallas or visiting Dallas for a while, and if you plan to pass through a school zone (for whatever reason) you’d better start refraining yourself from using your mobile while driving– unless you’d rather want to divest yourself of 200 bucks. Apparently, that’s the new city law. Before, there were only seven school zones where the ban was effective but now, they’ve added about 230 more. The city just passed that ordinance today, following others. How serious is the city? About
$145,000 sure. That’s the amount they are using to install signage to alert drivers to the changes.

SOURCE: WFAA

Aha! Personally, I think the part of the cell phone that gets the most abuse is not actually the camera, but the battery. If your cell phone has been always losing power recently or if gives up on you in the middle of a very important call, then you’d better learn how to take care of your battery better.

I often thought that cell phones are used for emergencies only, unless your work needs you to stay glued to your phone all day. I suggest limiting the length of your calls if they�re not exactly important. You can always use your home (or office) phone.

This goes with playing cell phone games, browsing the internet, listening to music, taking pictures etc. Just limit your use of them and prolong the longevity of your power supply.

If you�re traveling to a place where there is no connection or has bad connection, then don�t bother checking for connection. For extreme power conservation, you can even turn your phone off.

Change the back light setting of you phone. You don�t need the extra light during the day so can turn it off for the meantime. Or you can just adjust the settings so that the light goes on for a few seconds before turning itself off automatically.