13 cell phones found in searches of Texas prisons

An intense shakedown of Texas' 155,000 prison inmates yielded 13 cell phones and 12 chargers in a growing scandal over prohibited telephones being smuggled in to inmates.

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Invention: Brain decoder

One of the great challenges for neuroscientists is to understand the code the brain uses to send information along neurons. Researchers at Brown University on Rhode Island have now come up with a device that may help to tackle the mystery.

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Invention: Tooth decay probe

Tooth decay often goes undetected until too late. Early signs of damage are usually hidden from sight and it is unhealthy to take too many X-rays.

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Men who wear their cellphones on a belt for many years may have decreased bone density in the pelvic area, according to a new study.

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An Ontario law has come into effect Monday making it illegal for drivers to use hand-held cellphones, BlackBerrys and other electronic devices while behind the wheel.

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The world's top cellphone maker Nokia Oyj on Thursday charged Apple with infringing Nokia patents in its iPhone.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California first lady Maria Shriver says she's sorry for breaking a state law that requires drivers to use hands-free devices while talking on cell phones.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling out his wife, Maria Shriver, for apparently violating a state law he signed -- holding her cell phone while driving.

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A Brookfield man who left his cell phone at a bar as collateral for an outstanding tab was charged last week with seven counts of possession of child pornography after a bartender allegedly found explicit pictures on the phone.

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BOSTON -- Would you rather give up sex or your cell phone? Almost one-third of men and women in Boston would forgo sex for an entire year rather than give up their cell phones, according to a new survey by Samsung Mobile.

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Inmates certainly are industrious folk, relying on pigeons and helicopters and surely the odd baked good or body cavity to smuggle cell phones into prisons.

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BOSTON -- New evidence has surfaced as the case that has rocked the Boston Police department heads back to the courtroom Monday. The focus of the proceedings at Dorchester District Court will center on cell phone calls and text messages that the alleged victim made.

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Arkansas drivers are going to have another reason to keep their hands on the wheel. A new state law that will ban reading or writing text messages and e-mails from handheld devices while driving goes into effect Thursday.

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.....Using images found on street signage in Sydney and New York, Jason van Genderen shot this entire movie on a cell phone! "Mankind is No Island" is a cleverly crafted visual and musical narrative, whose production budget was a whopping $57! Winner of the TropFest NY 2008 award …

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Correlation betw cancer incidence and cellphone radiation

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People would rather lose wallet than cellphone

SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Cellphone feels like a part of your body? A global survey has found that most people can't live without their mobiles, never leave home without them and, if given a choice, would rather lose their wallet.

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A man is wanted for allegedly calling in a false report that gunmen had taken over a church camp, causing state police troopers from Greensburg, Somerset, Uniontown and New Stanton to quickly respond, along with a helicopter from Altoona.

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Yes, a man's cellphone rang and started his Magic Chef oven on high. Flames were shooting up and melted a meat thermometer.

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Darlene Dukes struggled to speak as she called 911 from her cellphone. She could barely tell the operator her address: 602 Wales Drive.

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Andrei Melnikov has a cell phone with a feature he didn't bargain for-- it can turn on his stove.

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Cops: Nurse driving drunk with son hits teen

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Mr. LaHood said; "I plan to announce a list of concrete steps we will take to make drivers think twice about taking their eyes off the road for any reason" He also compares texting to drunk driving, which may indicate the direction legislation may take.

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Ambient electromagnetic radiation--emitted from Wi-Fi transmitters, cell-phone antennas, TV masts, and other sources--could be converted into enough electrical current to keep a battery topped up, says Markku Rouvala, a researcher from the Nokia Research Centre, in Cambridge, U.K …

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"People will not have to throw away their charger whenever they buy a new phone," said EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, estimating that unwanted phone accessories accounted for thousands of tons of waste in Europe each year.

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Carrots might not scream when pulled from the ground, but new technology is giving vegetables a voice in how they are raised. Microchipped plants can now send text messages to a farmer's cell phone and ask for water.

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Brazilian police caught gang members using a remote-controlled toy helicopter to deliver mobile phones to colleagues locked up in a top-security prison.

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The trials and tribulations of searching for the nearest public toilet have been eliminated in Japan – with the launch of mobile phone software guiding users to the nearest lavatories.

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I wrote last week about a way to make your cellphone work like a credit card by applying a sticker to the back. The sticker, equipped with a radio frequency identification, or R.F.I.D., tag lets you wave the phone over a terminal to make a purchase.

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