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It is just only now that the United States have come to conclude that texting while driving is very dangerous and is now supporting its banning. One of its supporters is a group of about 240,000 physicians in the US. They voted to support the legislation for its banning. This will enable police to easily pull over errant drivers who continually disregard the ban. They said that texting while driving takes away the attention of the driver from the road. This could eventually lead to accidents. The law aims to keep the road safe for people. They have the right not to worry about drivers who are more focused on texting than driving. A recent accident in California killed at least 12 people and injuring 135 more was said to have been caused by texting while driving.

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Would you like to know where your mobile phone came from? Mobile phone manufacturers have set up manufacturing facilities across the globe so as to lighten and reduce operational costs. Considering the possibility of opening up production plants and factories outside their place of origin has been the trend of huge business companies as the economy took a slow dive at the turn of the millenium. Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the IMEI code or International Mobile Equipment Identity number will appear on your mobile phone lcd screen.

What you do is, check the 7th and 8th numbers:

• If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 - Made in China, low quality.
• If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 - Made in Germany, good quality.
• If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 - Made in Finland, good quality.
• If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00 - Made in the MAIN production plant. High Quality.
• If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13 - Made in Azerbaijan, poor quality.

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Designed for communication, cellphones are feature rich communication devices that comes equipped with an array of functions to increase productivity and entertainment, and also with added capability to save your life as a survival tool?

• Bullet Protection
  It is believed that the metal casing found in cellphones can be used to deflect bullets. As in the case of one, Darren Prior, a jewelry attendant who apparently was saved by the cellphone during the botched robbery in their store.
• Flash Light
  The bright display screen found in today’s cellphones not only makes it easy to use the device in the dark but also allows the cellphone to be used as a portable torch.
• Personal Surveillance System
  Most cellphones now come with 2megapixel cameras which are not only good for snapping personal pictures but can also be used as a personal surveillance device.
• Location Finder
  Modern mobile phones and other devices come with GPS. This is a tracking device which pinpoints exactly where you are presently located.

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The 5800 XpressMusic is a touch-screen cell phone and it is Nokia’s first finger-touch phone. It is called the “Tube” and it is the first phone ever to use the latest version of S60 Smartphone platform, designed to touch-screen phones, and it is called as the “S60 Touch”. The 5800 has a plastic below and above the touch screen, and there are also bumpers on the edges to protect the screen. But because of that, it became less attractive and those bumpers absorb dirt, so it became less presentable. The 5800 uses resistive touch screen so that it permits the use of stylus pen. It permits hand writing recognition. Asian markets are crucial at this kind of feature. As for the software, 5800 offers several options to create a message: QWERTY, numeric (T9), handwriting, and a special mini-QWERTY designed to be used with the stylus.

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Luck is not on T-Mobile Germany�s side as a recent legal action instigated by Vodafone (T-Mobile�s rival company), requires the former to sell its newly launched Apple iPhone units unlocked and without contracts. T-Mobile will still be offering the unlocked phones for 999EUR or $1482. I�m sure it is understandable if T-Mobile tries to get the injunction overturned. Personally, I think many buyers will be pissed off to find out that unlocked iPhones may not function fully when used on other networks. Add that to the fact that T-Mobile has been selling the stuff for only 399EUR (with a 2 year contract though) only two days before.

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Due to the spam text messages that advertise worthless products (and not to mention, illicit services) such as so-called growth hormone pills and bi-sexual blondes sent to Verizon customers early this month.

Unfortunately, some Verizon customers decided to take these offers up which promptly directed them to a site in Romania. According to cell phone companies, the best thing to do is to not delete the spam text messages and then immediately contact the technical department of your respective cell phone company and make a report.

Verizon explains that they have been taking steps to battle these spammers. They believe that text messaging has become very important in communicating and contacting public safety and emergency medical services. These text spams only impair the delivery of legitimate messages.

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Samsung and Adidas just teamed up to create the miCoach cellphone, the only mobile phone with an integrated personal coaching system to keep track of your personal fitness. It’s a sophisticated device with your own virtual trainer that gives you training regimens that suits your levels so you can achieve your fitness goals. The Samsung F110 miCoach comes with a stride sensor and a heart rate monitor that’s wirelessly connected to the phone. An on-board software allows you to create your own workout, while audio instructions give you training advice and updates during your run. It also has a music player so you can listen to tracks while working out or running. When hooked up to the PC, the training data in the cellphone can be synced with the miCoach website so you can download your own workout schedule and monitor your progress.

According to an insider source, T-mobile has 16 new cellphones scheduled for release between June 16 and August 1. The release from where this information was snatched is more of a guess of what kind of phones will be released rather than something that is set in stone. Despite that, the new phones from T-Mobile are still something to look forward to. Here are the known cellphone models. So far there are only 13 of them. What could the unknown 3 phones be?

Blackberry Bold
Blackberry KickStart
Nokia 2760
Nokia 6301
Nokia 1208
Nokia 5610
Nokia 5310
Shadow II
Shadow III
Motorola Rokr E8
Motorola W450
Samsung T229
Samsung T339

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Phone will be available from T-Mobile starting May 28 long after it was released in markets ousdie the United States. T-Mobile will be included two pre-loaded song with each purchase of the unit - one from Phantom planet and another one from Panic at the Disco. Besides that, users will also get a free copy of Panic at the Disco’s latest music video, That Green Gentleman, as well as a greeting from the band and an exclusive making of the video. Features of the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Phone include a music player with external music controls, mp3 ringtones, a 2.0 megapixel camera with a 4x digital zoom, video capture and playback, Bluetooth, digital music player that supports MP3, WMA, and AAC formats, and a 1GB microSD card.

The Christian Dior cellphone looks a lot like a perfume bottle and will be launched very soon. It’s manufactured by Modelabs, a French designer phone expert, and will retail for the ridiculous amount of $3,500 to $5,000, with the possibility of it getting even more expensive if you decide to have it made with real diamonds instead of the “cheaper” Swarovski crystals. The Christian Dior cellphone will be available worldwide except for Korea and Japan, and is a GSM handset with 3G capabilities. Other features of the phone are a touch screen display, a digital camera, and custom wallpaper and graphics for the fashionista snob.