Mobile phones more dangerous than smoking?

Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

• Chas Malloy

  Wow , should I see a doctor for a MRI of my brain? I have been using cell phones since they came in bags!!!!

  I have heard this before, yet I still use my phone rather than submit to the apparent science that has led to these apparent conclusions.
  BR
  Chas

• Vince

  I know the data (and opinions) are split on this topic, but ever since that Sand Hill Road venture capitalist — a heavy mobile phone user since the “brick phone” days — died of brain cancer a few years ago, I’m less inclined to be skeptical about such claims.

• Roger Browne

  You filed this under “suspicious”? You should have filed it under “scam”.

  Notice how this “research” is distributed by the company which sells the “Biopro Cell Chip” to “protect” you from this brain cancer?

  And notice how the fine print on the Biopro website says “These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. The products and/or technologies listed are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease”.

  And notice how there’s no link to any real research, just some vague handwaving to imply that someone is considering maybe publishing this somewhere.

• keyhive

  This theory plays off some intrinsic level of paranoia.

  It seems apt to note that psychology plays a huge factor in the degree to which anything can be a detriment to ones health! If I love such and such a vice, it is more likely to cause a calming reaction, whereas if I’m paranoid about my exposure to such and such a contaminant [or electromagnetic stimulus] it is more likely to cause me stress.

  Stress is the real killer. When our bodies tense up, it sets the stage for all sorts of internal mayhem.

  With respect to mobile phones, I suspect there may be a problem with ignorance of the recent discoveries that distance during use plays a factor in the degree to which cell radiation is harmful. No doubt people will continue to press their phones to their faces.

  I may be more sensitive than most, but I surely notice a difference after even five minutes of EvDO web browsing. My mood is altered, sometimes specific muscles will go tense, and I tend to lose concentration. To me, that is quantitative evidence enough to play it safe.

• Rebecca

  Hey, I will just keep on smoking cigarettes.