The Verizon Glyde Review (a/k/a the Samsung U940 and Samsung Glyde) (comments)
This is a review of the Verizon Glyde - the newest of Verizon Wireless cellphones - which some are calling the Verizon iPhone (and technically it's the Samsung u940, and conflated by some as the "Samsung Glyde"). The Glyde is perhaps one of the most eagerly anticipated new Verizon phones ever, and definitely the sexiest of Verizon cell phone models (and one of the sexiest Samsung cell phones as well). As a bonus, this Verizon Glyde review also includes a comparison of the Glyde and the Verizon Voyager, and we talk about tethering your laptop with the Verizon Glyde. Bottom line: You'll want to do the Verizon glide on over to your local Verizon Wireless store to get the Verizon Wireless Glyde! (Or for our friends who can't spell, that'd be the Verizon Wirless or the Verizon Wireles Glyde!)

Verizon Voyager Mobile Email Times Out with Communication Error (comments)
Currently we are testing the Verizon Voyager (the LG VX10000), and specifically we have been testing the Mobile Email program. And that's where the trouble started. Try as we might, we could not get the Mobile Email program to actually download email. It would always end up timing out, telling us "Communication error. Please try again later." This even though every other email program we tried had no problem downloading the email. Here's why.

China Takes Notice when Chinese Spammers Spam 200 Million Chinese Cell Phones (comments)
Chinese cellular providers China Mobile and China Unicom together have over 500 million active cell phone accounts, and recently more than 200 million of these users received a stream of unwanted and unwelcome advertisements as text messages - cell phone spam. Both cell phone providers and the spammers received a stern talking to from the Deputy Head of China's State Council Office for Rectifying Malpractice (yes, really).

Twenty Percent of Babies Posted to the Internet Within 10 Minutes of Birth, Children have MySpace and Facebook Pages (This article has 1 comment)
Revealing a statistic sure to make J.C. Penney, Sears, and every major mallwalk children's photographer shudder, a British survey has found that one out of every five families with children use their cell phone to take and send pictures of their just-born babies to family and friends within ten minutes of the child's birth. And that's not all! An equal number have created a social networking profile, such as on Facebook or MySpace, for their children!

Microsoft Acquires the Tmobile Sidekick’s Danger, While Blackberry Network Goes Down (This article has 1 comment)
Today was an eventful day for mobile handheld device owners. First, the RIM Blackberry network went down - again - leaving thousands of Blackberry users in the dark. Then, it was announced that Microsoft was buying Palo Alto-based Danger, the company behind the Danger Hiptop - more popularly known as the Tmobile Sidekick.

Scam Identity Theft Calls to Cell Phones Tout Expiring Auto Warranty, Coming from 408-587-2116 and 623-238-6228 (This article has 14 comments)
People across the country are reporting telephone calls coming from the numbers (623) 238-6228 and (408) 587-2116. These calls claim that your car warranty is expiring, but they are really scam artists trying to steal your personal information and identity. So if the number appearing on your cellphone screen is either (623) 238-6228 or (408) 587-2116, don't answer it! Other numbers generating these spam identity theft calls include (202) 552-1332, (702) 520-1105, (609) 948-0971 and (562) 289-8136.

Apple Launches New 16GB iPhone - Available Now (comments)
Cellular News is reporting that Apple have just launched a brand new iPhone, with double the memory capacity, at 16 gigabytes. The new iPhone is available through all outlets, including Apple stores and Apple online.

All AT&T, Verizon, and Alltel Analog Cell Phones Will Stop Working after February (This article has 1 comment)
All analog US cellular phones will stop working in just a few weeks, as US cellular services begin shutting down the analog cellphone networks, leaving all analog US cellphones dead in the water, and only digital cellphone networks in place. If you are reading this after February 2008, and your analog AT&T cellphones, Verizon cellphones, or Alltel cellphone doesn't work any more, this is the reason. Again, this will only affect analogue cell phones, so unless you have an analogue cell phone, you don't need to worry about it.

Study Finds that Apple iPhone Keyboard 166% More Error-Prone Than Regular Mobile Keyboard (This article has 1 comment)
Chalk up another to the growing number of Apple iPhone complaints. As if there weren't enough iPhone problems already, a new study has revealed that even experienced users of the Apple iPhone have more than twice as many errors when typing as do those using regular hard mobile qwerty keyboards, such as on a Blackberry. What's more, they don't bother correcting them nearly as much, either.

Perhaps the Stupidest Thing Ever to Do with Your Cell Phone - Carry Child Pornography On It (comments)
A twenty-three year old Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for carrying child pornography on his cell phone. Kenneth Patrick Jeffries II will have spent more than 25% of his life in prison by the time he gets out.

Survey Finds Teenagers and Twenty-Somethings Would Give Up Sex, Chocolate and Caffeine Before Giving Up Their Cell Phone (This article has 2 comments)
In what may be some very good news for parents, a survey of more than 1200 people has revealed that teenagers and twenty-somethings below the age of twenty-five would rather give up caffeine, chocolate, and even sex, before giving up their cell phone.

Official News of Luciano Pavarotti’s Death Broken by Text Message (comments)
The news that famed and beloved Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti had died this evening rocked the world. But what went almost unnoticed - in fact unknown for many - was that the news was broken not by a press conference or press release - not by telephone from his bedside - not by telegram - not even by email - but.. by SMS text message.

Steve Jobs Apologizes to Apple Customers for $200 Price Drop on iPhone, Offers $100 Credit (comments)
Steve Jobs has taken the unusal step of offering a formal apology, in the form of an open letter on the Apple website, for dropping the price of the iPhone by $200 just weeks after the iPhone was released. The apology also includes an offer of a $100 credit for use at any Apple store.

Get a Full Month Free Trial of Voicemail to Email with the Simulscribe Voicemail to Text Service (This article has 1 comment)
Get a full free month's trial of this awesome voice mail service that sends your voicemail as text to your email! It's a voice mail to text service that works with almost any cellphone service! The Simulscribe voice mail to email service allows your callers to leave voicemail just as they always do when they call your cell phone, however the voicemail is transcribed and sent to your email inbox as text, plus a .wav file is included so that you can listen to the message if you want to. And now, thanks to a special arrangement by the Internet Patrol with Simulscribe, you can try it free for a full month!

Yahoo Mail Adds Integrated Interface to Send and Receive Email and Text Messages to and from Cell Phones (This article has 1 comment)
Yahoo has just rolled out a brand new version of Yahoomail, which allows users to both send email to cell phones, and receive email from cell phones, through a text message like interface.

iPhone Sales Tank, Wall Street Disappointed, Investors Worried (This article has 1 comment)
The much ballyhooed launch of the iPhone turns out to have been much more of a flop than the long lines and all the hoopla in the press would lead you to believe. While there have been claims of as many as 500,000 iPhones sold in the first days, the reality is that during the first two days of the launch, only 146,000 iPhones were actually activated, and the numbers rapidly plummeted following the initial frenzy.

iPhone Security Flaw Lets Hackers Access All of Your Personal Data on iPhone (comments)
An independent security research outfit has found a gaping security hole in the iPhone. They have found that someone needs only embed the correct malicious code on a web page, and when an iPhone visits the web page, it will essentially cooperate with any instruction given to it through the code.

Website Gives You Cash for Old Cell Phones! The Perfect Answer to “What to Do with an Old Cell Phone?”! (comments)
This website gives you cash for old cellphones! That's right, they will buy used cell phones, and give you cash for them! And they make it so easy, they even send you a free, postage-paid box to send your old cell phones back to them!

FlexiSpy Cell Phone Tapping Software (This article has 10 comments)
Forget plain old mobile phone tracking. FlexiSpy is a cell phone tapping and spying software that, once slipped on to your cell phone, sends all of the data from your cell phone to the person spying on you. It also allows them to turn on your cell phone's microphone so that they can remotely listen in on what you are doing, and on your calls! It currently works with all Nokia 60, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile phones, and, according to FlexiSpy, more phones are being added all the time.

The Hot Question of the Month is “Can I Tether My Laptop with an iPhone?”, and the Answer is… (This article has 3 comments)
Some of the most hardcore computer geeks - and those who simply can't live without full access to the Internet for more than 5 minutes - wanted to know this about the iPhone: is it possible to tether a laptop or other computer with the iPhone? In other words, is it possible to use the iPhone as a modem for one's computer? And the answer is...

Sprint Cellular Disconnects Customers Who Call Sprint PCS Customer Service Phone Number Too Often (This article has 7 comments)
If you have a Sprint cellular phone and Sprint cell phone service, or are considering getting a cell phone fro Sprint, you'll want to know just how the Sprint phone company treats customers of their Sprint wireless phone service when they call Sprint PCS customer service. Because customers calling the Sprint customer service phone number too often are being terminated by the Sprint/Nextel service!

Exploding Cell Phone Kills Man (This article has 2 comments)
A man in China has died after his Motorola cell phone exploded in his shirt pocket with such force that it broke his ribs, sending a shard of broken bone directly into his heart.

Talk About Your Nifty Mobile Cell Phone Games - This One is Motion Detecting 3D Lawn Darts! (comments)
Of all of the nifty mobile cell phone games we've seen, this one is really nifty! Taking its cue from the Wii, this game utilizes the camera in your cell phone to detect motion, and lets you aim and throw lawn darts, in 3D!

7 Bad Things About the iPhone They Don’t Want You to Know (This article has 15 comments)
Here is the hands-on Apple iPhone review (sometimes called the Cingular iPhone or the AT&T iPhone - there is no Verizon iPhone Verizon users, for you - so sorry!) they don't want you to see and you won't see in any of the other Apple iPhone reviews: it's the 7 bad things about the Apple iPhone that they don't want you to know. Thanks to our exclusive interview with Shawn King, of the Your Mac Life Show, who spent time up close and personal with the Apple iPhone / Cingular iPhone / AT&T iPhone a week before its release, and to some digging on our part, we bring you the 7 things about the iPhone that you'll never see in an Apple ad, because they don't want you to know about it.

The Ultimate in Free Call Forwarding Services - One Number to Ring Them All (This article has 2 comments)
This has to be the ultimate in free call forwarding services. Grand Central, as part of their beta, is offering all of their "one number to ring them all" service completely free.

Internet Serves Up a Host of Next Generation Gadgets for Your Dog (comments)
Dog gadgets abound, including dog GPS, and an automatic feeder with a built-in webcam. You can also get dog sunglasses, a special doorbell door chime for your dog, an electronic dog day planner, and, I kid you not, a dog treadmill. Oh, and let's not forget the dog pedometer to go with that treadmill.

What’s Better than Absolutely Free Cell Phones? Get Paid to Get the Same Phone We Use! One of the Best Cell Phone Deals Ever! (This article has 3 comments)
What's better than absolutely free cell phones? How about this? Amazon will pay you to get the very same fabulous cell phone that we ourselves use! Now that is truly one of the best cell phone deals ever!

How to Connect Your Computer to the Internet Using Your Cell Phone as a Wireless Internet Connection or Tethered Modem (This article has 12 comments)
Using your cell phone as a modem is perhaps the most overlooked of all Internet connection options. But a mobile phone Internet connection, whether as a tethered modem or, using bluetooth, a wireless cell phone Internet connection, is easy to set up, and with a laptop and cellphone you can check email and surf the web from anywhere, any time!

Two Great Things Happened This Week! (comments)
Wow! Two great things happened here at TIP HQ this week! First, one of our websites, IndigNation.org got chosen as a Cool Site of the Day! Second, we just rolled out our new free Internet Patrol Mobile! Get the Internet Patrol on your cell phone free! Check that out here.

Deadly Cell Phone Virus Rumor Has Countries in Uproar (This article has 1 comment)
Authorities in Pakistan and Afghanistan say that people are in a frenzy because of a rumour of deadly virus being transmitted by cell phone. The deadly cellphone virus rumor is being blamed on the Taliban.

The Cell Phone Stun Gun - One More Reason for the Police to Shoot You (This article has 2 comments)
The cell phone stun gun is a stun gun that is made to look like a cell phone, only deliver a powerful, stunning charge instead of a telephone call. But just how safe is it to carry these things?

Full GPS Slated for Nokia Cell Phones - Location Based Ads Pushed to Your Cell Phone Just Around the Corner? (comments)
Wow, that was fast! It was barely a week ago that we predicted the convergence of GPS and Internet on cell phones and it leading to location-based push advertising to your cell phone, and now Nokia has announced (well, leaked, really) that they plan to have full navigation GPS on all Nokia cell phones.

Control Your Car Over the Internet with the Internet Controlled Car! (comments)
Want to control your car over the Internet? It's possible now, thanks to the Internet-controlled car control system called the "Keplar Security System" just introduced by Inilex! Lock and unlock your car doors, start your car up (great for those cold winter mornings!), disable the engine, and even track your car, all over the Internet!

Police to Check Cell Phone Records of Drivers in Accidents for Timing of Calls and Messages (This article has 4 comments)
Police are going to start checking the cell phone records of drivers who are involved in accidents. It's already happening in the U.K., and is being discussed in the U.S. in the context of both hearings on the proposed "Hang Up and Drive" Federal law, and by advocacy groups who advocate that cell phone records should be checked after a crash to see whether cell phone use may have contributed to the crash, just as we now check for alcohol.

FunMobile, Freeze Mobile (Freezemob) and FreeMob Join Cell Phone Spammers Mblox in Spamming Through SMS Text Messages (This article has 76 comments)
While complaints continue to roll in about cell phone spam from SMS text message spammers Mblox and their partners Dada Mobile, new complaints are starting to surface about new SMS spammers FunMobile, Freeze Mobile (a/k/a FreezeMob), Free Mobile and My Lifestyle. FunMobile may come through with the short code 99621, and Freezemob as short code 36726.

mBlox Publishes Record Phone Spam - er - SMS Transactions in 2006 (This article has 7 comments)
mBlox, the company that bills itself as "The World's Largest Mobile Transaction Network", has just issued a press release exclaiming "mBlox Publishes Record Off-Portal SMS Transactions in 2006." Of course, as Internet Patrol readers know, countless people have received phone spam from mBlox and their partners DadaMobile and Nevis. In fact, there are more than 180 comments right here on the Internet Patrol complaining about mBlox, DadaMobile, and Nevis Mobile.

“We Didn’t Start the Fire” claims Nokia as Cell Phone Blamed for Starting Fire and Critically Burning Man (comments)
A fire that started in a California man's pocket, putting him in the hospital with critical injuries, was at first blamed on the Nokia cell phone in his pocket. Both a Vallejo, California assistant fire chief and their fire investigator had declared publicly that the Nokia cell phone in the man's pocket had "malfunctioned." This is not the first fire blamed on a Nokia cell phone, yet Nokia staunchly claims "we didn't start the fire."

Apple Sued Over iPhone Name - Lawsuit by Cisco Against Apple Cell Phone No Surprise (This article has 3 comments)
It should come as no surprise at all - at least to any regular readers of the Internet Patrol - that Cisco has filed a lawsuit against Apple over the iPhone (the Apple cell phone) trademark. As we told you earlier, Cisco aquired the Linksys iPhone, along with the trademark, when Cisco aquired Linksys several years ago. Was Apple relying on an expectation of neighborly cooperation from fellow Silicon Valley giant Cisco when they knowingly chose to use Cisco's trademark for their own iPhone, announced this week? Or did they perhaps expect their now famous use of the letter "i" to help them carry the day on this one?

Apple Announces its iPhone - Someday (This article has 1 comment)
As expected, Apple announced their iPhone - combination Apple cell phone and iPod - this week at Macworld. What wasn't expected was that they announced a product which won't be available for at least six months, and which may not even exist yet other than as a handful of iPhone proto-types. Here's what we think is going on.

Big Surprise - It’s Easier to Lie via SMS Text Messages (comments)
Now here's a big surprise - oh, wait, no it isn't - a recent study found that SMS (text messaging) has made it easier for people to lie.

The iPhone Already Exists - and It Belongs to Cisco and Linksys, Not the Apple Cell Phone! (This article has 3 comments)
The long-awaited announcement by Apple of an iPhone - an Apple cell phone - is believed by many to be due in just a few short weeks. However news that Linksys, now a division of Cisco, has owned the iPhone brand for years has the market abuzz and agog. Does this mean a legal battle brewing between giants Cisco and Apple? Regardless, emotions run surprisingly high over such a seemingly small thing as a name and even the letter "i".

BlackBerry Sues BlackJack (This article has 2 comments)
RIM, the makers of the Blackberry phone, have sued Samsung, the makers of the Blackjack phone. How ironic.

Your Cell Phone Can Be Used to Eavesdrop on You - Even When Turned Off! (This article has 8 comments)
Did you know that your innocent-looking little cell phone can be used to listen in on your regular conversations - conversations which aren't even taking place on your cellphone but just in the room in which your cell phone is sitting - without you even knowing? Known as a "roving bug", this technology can be used for eavesdropping even when your mobile phone is turned off!

Blackberry Thumb - The Plague of the Digital Generation (comments)
Blackberry thumb is the name for a new malady afflicting thousands of Americans, and probably millions around the world, each day. Blackberry thumb is a repetitive stress injury to the thumb brought on by too much texting - typing on tiny keyboards on PDAs or cell phones. If you must do a lot of text entry on your handheld or cell phone, consider getting a folding bluetooth keyboard

A Review and Comparison of the Sidekick versus the Treo v. the Cingular 8125 (This article has 1 comment)
This is a side-by-side review and comparison of the Sidekick 3, the Treo, and the Cingular 8125. I just came off strenuously testing a Treo 650 and a Cingular 8125. Why? Because I was so discouraged when they finally added Bluetooth to the new Sidekick 3 but crippled it so that all you could use it for was headsets and xfering a vcard. Here are the results.

Dadamobile Explains Those Charges from Dada and Mblox and What to do About Them (This article has 168 comments)
Our article on Dada Mobile and Mblox, and how charges seem to mysteriously appear on peoples' cellphone bills, remains one of our most widely visited article, as so many people are searching every day for information about charges on their cell phone bills from Dada and Mblox. Today Dada Mobile wrote to us, wanting to set the record straight.

T-Mobile Offers Unlimited Wifi Phone “HotSpot @Home” for Only $20 per Month (This article has 4 comments)
T-Mobile has announced the debut of their unlimited wifi phone (think VOIP) service, called "Hotspot @Home". For only $20.00 per month, you can make unlimited Hotspot@Home calls from, well, your Hotspot at home, as well as from any Tmobile Hotspot location. T-Mobile is also selling two new handsets designed to work seamlessly with the service through their The Only Phone You Need website.

Dash to Tmobile to Get the New T-Mobile Dash Phone PDA! (This article has 7 comments)
The new Tmobile Dash phone is the newest device in the combined cellphone and PDA market. With built -in wifi and bluetooth as well as being a GSM phone, the T-mobile Dash allows you maximum connectivity in a mimimum-sized package.

Wibree - New Wireless Technology from Nokia. Because You Can Never Have Too Many Types of Wireless (comments)
Nokia has launched a new wireless protocol called "Wibree". Wibree is similar to Bluetooth in that it allows wireless communication (not "wifi", which specifically refers to wireless internet communications) between two devices. However unlike Bluetooth, Wibree is designed for and aimed at smaller applications which require low power, such as watches, and chips in sports monitors such as pedometers. In fact, despite a lot of media coverage comparing Wibree to Bluetooth, Wibree is not only not intended to replace or compete with Bluetooth, Wibree is intended as an adjunct to Bluetooth.

New Service Causes Stolen Cell Phones to Scream and Become Disabled! Remote XT Renders Stolen Mobiles Completely Unusable (This article has 3 comments)
Remote XT is a new service which causes a stolen cell phone to emit a loud scream noise, and otherwise completely disables the cell phone. It also puts a text message on the screen which says "this phone is stolen". The only way to stop the screaming noise is to remove the battery, at which point, of course, the stolen phone is completely useless.

TMobile MyFaves - Free Calls to Any 5 People, Even if Not on TMobile! (This article has 2 comments)
The new T-Mobile MyFaves (as in "My Favorites") service allows you to have unlimited calls with any 5 numbers you designate - get this - even if they are not on the Tmobile network. That's pretty cool. Similar to the My Circle plan from Alltel, the TMobile MyFaves plan is much less expensive.

Bluetooth Watches from Fossil and Sony Ericsson Show Caller ID and More! Sony Vanguard MBW-100 and Fossil Caller ID Watches that Dick Tracy Would Love (comments)
A new line of Bluetooth enabled watches from both Fossil and Sony Ericsson are hitting the stores within the next few weeks. Both the Sony Ericsson Vanguard MBW-100 and the Fossil Caller ID FX6001 are able to detect and display data from your cell phone, alerting you to an incoming call via vibration, displaying the caller i.d. of the call, and allowing you to reject or accept the call. Shades of Dick Tracy!

Get Your Stuff Back with StuffBak! PDAs, Laptops, Cell Phones - Protect Them All! (This article has 1 comment)
Now this is a fabulous theft and loss insurance for your phone, PDA or laptop! It's called StuffBak (because it helps you get your stuff back, get it?) and it's kind of like those microchipping i.d. services for pets, only it's for your portable electronic devices, such as your laptop, your PDA, and your cell phone! It's basically loss and theft insurance for your portables! And through a partnership with The Internet Patrol and StuffBak, you can get a 10% discount off their already incredibly reasonable pricing!

Not Getting Edge Network or Edge Speed on Your T-Mobile Sidekick 3? If You Want Edge, It Will Cost You. (This article has 4 comments)
The new T-Mobile Sidekick 3 (not Sidekick III, no Roman numerals here!) came out this week, and our ongoing testing has revealed that the Sidekick 3, despite being Edge capable, is not actually yet on an Edge network. And if you want it, it will cost you.

More Electronic Babysitters for the Kids with Verizon’s Chaperone, Tmobile kidConnect, and Disney Mobile Cell Phones and Service for Children (This article has 1 comment)
Verizon Chaperone, T-Mobile kidConnect, and Disney Mobile all offer cell phones for kids, and cell service for children. But are they really necessarly, or just one more way to let parents feel better about having their kids out of their view, and not with care givers they trust.

Stolen Sidekick Thieves Leave Photo, Message Trail (This article has 4 comments)
After "buying" a stolen Sidekick, Sashacristal8905 at AOL used the stolen Sidekick to log into her AIM account, and take pictures of herself. And then was surprised when she was tracked down, and threatens the rightful owner! So does her brother, WarriorPena84, who is an MP in the Army.

What Color is Your RAZR? No RAZR? Get a Free RAZR from Amazon! (This article has 1 comment)
Do you have a pink RAZR phone? A blue RAZR phone? Does the color of your RAZR phone really matter? And if you don't have one, get a free pink RAZR (or other color free RAZR) from Amazon!

Reach Out and Track Someone - Sprint Offers the “Family Locator” Service (This article has 5 comments)
The Sprint Family Locator is a new service being offered by Sprint that allows you to track up to four family phones via their GPS coordinates.

Thieves Use Bluetooth Phones to Find, Steal Laptops (comments)
Applying new technology to an old profession - thievery - high-tech thiefs are now using regular old bluetooth-enabled phones to locate laptops to steal.

PayPal Mobile Available Now! Buy Stuff and Send Money Using Your Mobile Phone and PayPal! (comments)
PayPal Mobile has not yet been officially rolled out, but it is available, right now! Here are the details!

Cell Phones Used in Hospitals Found to Harbour Staph, Super Bug (This article has 2 comments)
The deadly MRSA SuperBug was just one pathogen found to be harbored on cell phones used by hospital staff. In a recent study, 98% of all cell phone used by hospital staff were found to be contaminated with serious pathogens.

LocateCell.com, Others, Taken Offline (comments)
LocateCell.com and other Internet sites which were known to be selling consumers' private cell phone records have been either taken off line by action by the Federal Trade Commission, or have taken themselves offline after seeing the handwriting on the wall.

Burning of Embassies in Damascus Incited by SMS Text Messages (comments)
The most recent outbreak of violence connected to the Danish publication of what Muslims consider to be a blasphemus cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed was provoked by rumours spread by SMS text messages.

Motion Detecting Phone Calls You! (This article has 1 comment)
The TeleSpy motion detector phone is like something out of James Bond, only in your home! Haven't you always wanted a motion detecting telephone?

T-Mobile Sues LocateCell.com for Selling Your Cell Phone Records (comments)
T-Mobile has sued cell phone records broker LocateCell.com because your - yes, your - cell phone records are more likely than not being made available for sale, without anyone's permission.

Supreme Court Declines RIM Job in Blackberry’s Research in Motion v NTP Case (comments)
Blackberry maker Research in Motion, also known as RIM, has suffered another blow in the patent infringement lawsuit brought by patent-holder NTP. As the walls close in on RIM, an injunction may be imminent.

Phone Spam, Collect - Courtesy of Mblox and Dadamobile (This article has 230 comments)
Mblox is back in the phone spam limelight, this time as the front man for company Dadamobile, targeting Cingular, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile users. DadaMobile is also known by their short code, 63232.

Upskirting Photographer Photographed Upskirting (This article has 3 comments)
Daniel Thurman was been caught in the act of upskirting, and now you can see the picture! Moral of this story? If you're going to up skirt (and please don't upskirt, but if you are going to up skirt), don't upskirt where there are security cameras!

Now This is a Much Cooler Cell Phone Than You Think! The Sony Walkman w600i Cell Phone (This article has 1 comment)
It turns out that the Sony Walkman w600i isn't just another pretty MP3 playing cell phone. It's a great cell phone, even if you choose never to use its MP3 playing capability. And it has a built in FM radio that rocks!

SMS Text Messages On Rise for Scofflaws, Pimping, and Holiday Greetings (This article has 1 comment)
If you thought that SMS text messages were primarily the domain of teenagers who seem to speak in electronic tongues, using l33t speak, think again.

Crazy Frog Ringtone Download Leads to Expensive Phone Spam, Big Fine for Provider mBlox (comments)
Downloading the Crazy Frog ringtone lead to text message spam being sent to the user's cell phone from Crazy Frog ringtone creator Jamba. Now Jamba's service provider, mBlox, has been fined for Jamba's wrongdoing.

PetCell Cell Phone for Dogs Announced (comments)
PetsMobility is rolling out their PetCell cell phone for dogs, along with GeoFence, remote pet temperature sensing, and even a dog-mounted minicam. The PetCell cellphone for dogs will be hitting stores soon.

Yahoo Offers RSS by SMS (comments)
Proving once again that RSS is a wave of the future, Yahoo is offering RSS by SMS alerts!

Disposable Cell Phones Doesn’t Mean That You Can Flush Them! (comments)
The next time you see free cellphones or cheap unlocked cellphones on eBay, you may want to wonder where they came from! They may quite literally be crap cellphones!

Cell Phone Vending Machine Unveiled with the Quickphone Kiosk (comments)
The cell phone vending machine has become a reality with the introduction of the VodaPhone QuickPhone Kiosk.

The Toy - Part Bluetooth Vibrator, Part Ben Wa Ball (This article has 3 comments)
The Toy is a Bluetooth vibrator which is worn internally and activated by SMS messages sent to it by someone's cell phone.

Multiplayer Games on Your Cell Phone! (comments)
Free online multiplayer games are coming to a cell phone near you!

Get Sudoku Puzzles On Your Verizon Phone! (comments)
Sudoku puzzles are now available to Verizon Wireless subscribers over their cell phones!

Cingular Email Brings Email to Subscribers’ Cell Phones (comments)
Cingular Wireless is providing customers with Cingular email access to their AOL, Hotmail and Yahoo email accounts through their existing cell phones.

Presidents of the USA’s Free Music Video “Some Postman” Made Entirely with Cell Phones (This article has 1 comment)
A free music video made entirely with cell phones is thought to be a first, and was filmed by the Presidents of the United States for their hit single "Some Postman".

Ringtones: Passing Craze, or Major Media Market? (comments)
Free ringtones or pay-for-play ringtones, either way, ringtone downloads have surpassed music downloads for many bands, and now account for more than 10% of the global music market!

Is Your Cell Phone Transmitting Your Location? Cell Phone Tracking, Location Privacy and e911 (This article has 42 comments)
Cell phone tracking via GPS and location privacy is starting to emerge as a big issue, especially with more GPS enabled cell phones on the market. e911 rules require that your cell phone transmit your location data when you make a 911 call. But some people are finding that their GPS cell phones are transmitting their location all the time.