Cell Phone News

Fatwa on Women | Cell Phone Use Punished by Acid in Face
Right Side News
In Noshki, Baluchistan, a fatwa was announced in a mosque on May 11, stating that any woman using a cell phone will have acid thrown in her face. Another fatwa was issued in Kohistan about two weeks ago, warning 'NGO women' that they would be ...

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A rare island of serenity, thanks to the FCC
CBS News
Richard Schlesinger of "48 Hours" has paid them a visit: For anyone who's ever been bothered by the loud ring of a cellphone, or a loud-mouth on a cell phone . . . there's an island of tranquility, if you will, in the West Virginia mountains.
West Virginia area has cell phone banWWL

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Call 4 Action Identity theft via cell phone
Today's TMJ4
Have you thought about how your cell phone could be putting you at risk? Cell phones are being used for much more than conversation. People are using them to pay for purchases, perform online banking and shopping, and to store personal information.

How to stamp out spam on your cell phone
The Register-Guard
American cell phone owners received 4.5 billion spam texts last year, according to Ferris Research, a market research firm. That's more than double the number received in 2009. In addition to being annoying, some of these spam texts are downright ...

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Roadshow: Over 61000 cell phone-texting tickets issued in April crackdown
San Jose Mercury News
By Gary Richards QI was encouraged to see the "zombie" ads during April's crackdown on the use of non-hands-free phone devices while driving. Did the stepped-up campaign to enforce the hands-free law yield a greater catch? Personally, I was menaced, ...
Texting kills 5000 people every year in the USTwoCircles.net
A Distracted Driver is a Deadly DriverMedical Daily
Hundreds ticketed for distracted driving in Solano, thousands statewideVallejo Times-Herald
Lake County News -Patch.com
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Cell phone may have led to fatal Power Inn crash
Sacramento Bee (blog)
Cell phone distraction may have been a factor in the crash, as there was a call taking place on the phone in the woman's car at the time of the accident, Duryee said. The woman was wearing seat belts but did not survive the crash and was pronounced ...

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Are You Addicted to Your Cell Phone?
Huffington Post (blog)
The point is, we have to be mindfully conscious and present in the moment to catch ourselves in the act, and opportunities to do so are abundant, especially if we have a cell phone and drive a car. While driving in California, the use of a cell phone ...