Just when we’ve posted about finger massager selling in Japan, we got a news French Health Ministry has issued a warning against excessive mobile phone use, especially by children. According to the ministry, it is recommended to use a mobile phone in moderation, “with good judgment, avoid calling when reception is poor, or during high-speed…
Amy Winehouse’s husband makes illegal calls from jail
It’s Friday and we’ve decided to dedicate a single post to the always highly read celebrity gossip. Amy Winehouse’s husband is our target, and he’s reportedly using a smuggled phone to make illegal calls from jail. According to The Sun, the 25-year-old Blake Fielder-Civil is hiding a mobile in his cell and he’s apparently using…
South Korea to let landline phone users switch to Internet telephone without changing numbers
When you have so developed telecommunications industry like South Korea does, it’s only logical to allow your citizens to roam between landline, mobile and VoIP phones. That being said, the Korean government is preparing to introduce a new rule that will allow landline phone users to switch to Internet-based telephone carriers without changing their phone…
Numbers: India adds 8.3 million wireless users in November!
We know India is the fastest growing mobile phones market on the planet, but… This November mobile operators attracted an additional 8.3 million wireless users. In total, there are now 264.8 million mobile and fixed-line users in the country and that number is expected to hit the half-billion mark by 2010. Now imaging every 100th…
SMS could be dangerous – New Zealand woman diagnosed with “text thumb disease”
A New Zealand student has been diagnosed with the country’s first known case of text-messager’s thumb. And before you go “WFT?”, you should know the 20-year-old girl is sending up to 100 text messages a day! The sad thing is that this isn’t the first such case in the world. Rather it’s the third, a…
SMS reaches Kenya’s presidential elections
It’s always good to see mobile industry gaining traction around the world. And while most of us have already experienced all the “glory” of SMS political marketing — also known as SMS spam — people of Kenya just started to feel it. A billboard for one of the presidential candidates says “Let’s reason together. SMS…
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton an iPhone user
We’re getting used to the idea of celebrities using the iPhone. It’s slick and one of the most beautiful handsets on the market today. However, we were kinda surprised to learn the former U.S. president Bill Clinton is an iPhone user — that’s because we’ve never seen him as too tech savvy. It’s Al who…
GM to incorporate Bluetooth in its vehicles by 2009!
Be sure to file this under “why this haven’t happened earlier,” as I just can’t figure out why it took so long for General Motors to implement Bluetooth technology in its vehicles. This is especially significant as nowadays most of us have Bluetooth-enabled handsets and when we know that other auto makers — especially Japanese…
Air France testing mobile phone calls on international flights; Frequent fliers rejoice!
Well folks, it seems that the day when we’ll be able to regularly use our mobile phones while flying in the plane is approaching, with Air France being the first company to test the new OnAir’s onboard mobile telephony system. Apparently, OnAir got the certification from the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) that their system…
Malaysia: SMS rumor could get you in jail
While we’re sure IntoMobile readers don’t send SMS on racial clashes, it’s important to emphasize that you should avoid sending even the related jokes while in Malaysia – who knows how the local authorities may interpret them. Apparently, by sending such text messages, you could be detained under the Internal Security Act. According to local…