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Cellphones don’t cause cancer: report
If you’re worried that cellphone use can lead to cancer, worry no more – if you believe a new Danish Cancer Society study, that is. A project which ran for almost 30 years surveyed cancers reported among 16 million adults in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and “found no related, observable change in the incidence of cases up until 2003,” says the Guardian , going on: “Published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the research covers a more recent period than previous studies. It suggests that if there is any risk from regular use of mobile phones, it would take more than five to 10 years for the tumours to appear.” The study covered 59,984 brain tumour cases diagnosed between 1974 and 2003, but “The only well-established risk factors — ionizing radiation and rare hereditary syndromes — account for a small proportion of brain tumour cases,” it found.
Continue reading »Bell trumps Telus with high-speed launch
If you’re ready to sign three years away to get an iPhone in Canada, now’s your big chance! “The end of Rogers’ iPhone monopoly is drawing near, as its two main Canadian rivals prepare to launch their next-generation wireless network this week,” says the Toronto Star , going on: “BCE Inc. president and CEO George Cope said Bell Canada will launch its new high-speed wireless network Wednesday, one day before Telus Corp. does, though both companies worked to build the network and are sharing the new infrastructure.
Continue reading »Driving and mobiles: a deadly combination
In one hour, Phillipa Curtis (right) sent more than 20 messages to friends, some of the texts bragging “about serving singer Dina Carroll at the restaurant where she worked,” said the Daily Mail in February this year. But her preoccupation with texting lead directly to the death of another young woman. Because Curtis, now 22, “plowed” her car into the rear Victoria McBryde’s vehicle, which’d broken down on Britain’s A40 Motorway , “killing Ms.
Continue reading »Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on everything
Adobe says it’s forged deals with RIM Windows Mobile, Palm and Google to promote Flash on smartphone platforms. Missing, however, is Apple’s iPhone. Are Adobe executives immune to the wonder of the Jobs Reality Distortion Field ?
Continue reading »Europe ‘imploding iPhones’ panic
Ex(im)ploding iPhones are causing alarm and despondency in Europe. “The company has asked people to turn in the devices in question so they can be studied,” says Bloomberg News . The pic on the right showing one that went up is from Technolgia21.com in Spain.
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