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  1. Samsung Pocket PC Phone (Mobile-Review.com)
      Describes the Samsung SGH i700. (Does not work with Verizon.) 7-03

  2. Ring Tones for Cell Phones (Xingtone.com)
      " Xingtone Ringtone Maker works with both Windows and Mac computers, supports over 120 phones and all major carriers in the US and Canada including Verizon, Cingular, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Cellular One, Rogers, and FIDO." 01-06

  3. -Microsoft Introduces "Windows Mobile 7" for Cell Phones (CBS News)
      "The software, which was unveiled Monday at the Mobile World Congress, is a dramatic change from previous generations of the software that used to be called Windows Mobile. But Microsoft is, for now, sticking to its model of making the software and selling it to phone manufacturers, rather than making its own phones." 02-10

  4. Samsung Galaxie S Review (MobileBurn.com)
      "Here we have photos and live video of the Samsung Fascinate for Verizon Wireless, a Galaxy S based Android 2.1 smartphone that features Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 user interface. The Vibrant sports a 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash that shoots 720p HD video, and a 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor that runs on the same core architecture as the Qualcomm Snapdragon: ARM's Cortex-A8. This EV-DO Rev. A capable 3G CDMA(INFO) device will ship with a 16GB microSD memory card when it hits retail shelves." 07-10

  5. How to Use Your Phone as a Laptop Modem (MobileOffice.com)
      "Using your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone as a modem for Internet access on your laptop is great in a pinch when there's no wi-fi service available or your regular Internet service goes down. The main benefit of using Bluetooth instead of a USB cable for tethering is that you can keep your cell phone in your bag or pocket and still make the connection. Here are instructions for using your 3G phone as a Bluetooth modem, based on both basic Bluetooth pairing instructions and information from the Bluetooth SIG, a trade association of companies associated with Bluetooth products." 06-13

  6. -03-06-05 Different Stories on U.S. Attack on Journalist (Guardian Unlimited)
      "Sgrena, 56, a journalist for the Communist newspaper Il Manifesto, was hit in the shoulder when US soldiers opened fire on the car she was travelling in as it approached a checkpoint less than a mile from Baghdad airport. The Italian secret service officer who had negotiated her release was killed as he shielded her from the gunfire. Two of his colleagues were also hurt."

      "The US Army claimed the Italians' vehicle had been seen as a threat because it was travelling at speed and failed to stop at the checkpoint despite warning shots being fired by the soldiers. A State Department official in Washington said the Italians had failed to inform the military of Sgrena's release."

      "Italian reconstruction of the incident is significantly different. Sgrena told colleagues the vehicle was not travelling fast and had already passed several checkpoints on its way to the airport. The Americans shone a flashlight at the car and then fired between 300 and 400 bullets at if from an armoured vehicle. Rather than calling immediately for assistance for the wounded Italians, the soldiers' first move was to confiscate their weapons and mobile phones and they were prevented from resuming contact with Rome for more than an hour." 03-05

  7. 3G Cell Phone Services (CNet.com)
      "Simply put, 3G cellular technology will bring wireless broadband data services to your mobile phone. Boasting speeds from 144Kbps (roughly three times faster than a 56K dial-up modem connection) to 2.4Mbps (close to cable-modem speed), 3G networks let you speed through Web pages, enjoy streaming music video, watch on-demand video programming, download and play 3D games, and videoconference with your fellow chatterers. There's even an up-and-coming 3.5G standard called HSDPA that boosts speeds to as fast as 7.2 Mbps, (with promises of 14.4 Mbps speeds in the near future)." 07-08

  8. 3G Cell Phone Services (HowStuffWorks.com)
      "3G technology is the latest in mobile communications. 3G stands for 'third generation' -- this makes analog cellular technology generation one and digital/PCS generation two. 3G technology is intended for the true multimedia cell phone -- typically called smartphones -- and features increased bandwidth and transfer rates to accommodate Web-based applications and phone-based audio and video files." 07-08

  9. 3G Cell Phone Services (Wikipedia.org)
      "3G technologies enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving greater network capacity through improved spectral efficiency. Services include wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls, and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile environment. Additional features also include HSPA data transmission capabilities able to deliver speeds up to 14.4Mbit/s on the downlink and 5.8Mbit/s on the uplink." 07-08

  10. International Calls on the Cheap (New York Times)
      "The first thing you’ll need is an unlocked mobile phone — that is, a phone that’s not tied to one particular carrier. (In the United States, some carriers will unlock your phone if you ask; abroad, most phones come already unlocked.) Then, whenever you arrive in a new country, you can buy a local SIM card (the tiny, interchangeable chip inside the phone that actually lets you connect to a particular carrier; they’re sold at mobile phone stores and kiosks for $2 to $25, depending on the country) and make phone calls and send text messages without paying exorbitant international roaming fees."

      "Simple enough. But for folks back home to reach you, you’ll need Skype."

      "Two weeks ago, Google announced a new service called Google Voice that operates much like Skype — only cheaper!" 03-09

  11. -08-04-09 Why Google's Schmidt Resigned from Apple's Board (Time.com)
      "Given a choice between using the browser and using native apps, for most iPhone users there was no choice. Native apps won, hands down. With more than 65,000 apps available for the iPhone today, some pundits speculate that apps use, rather than Web use, will be where all the action is within a decade."

      "That threatens to marginalize Google, limiting its growth. The mobile world is becoming bifurcated: On one side sits the Google-dominated, browser-based Web and its related Web apps. On the other sits native applications that you download to the iPhone (and other closed-platform phones), that keep the user occupied and contained in a world that's as cut off from Google as is Facebook, another Google bête noire." 07-09

  12. Apple's New iPad (WSJ.com)
      "The 9.7-inch touch-screen device, which will let users play games, check email and read books, presents a major challenge to the media, publishing and wireless industries. For Mr. Jobs, it is an attempt to convince consumers they need yet another gadget—one between their mobile phones and laptop computers." 01-10

  13. Samsung's Galaxy S (SlashGear.com)
      "The Android smartphone segment keeps getting stronger, and the Samsung Galaxy S looks set to be a key player in 2010. Not only does it get the company’s coveted Super AMOLED display, but a 1GHz processor, 720p HD video recording and plenty of wireless connectivity. Now freshly announced as incoming to Verizon as the Fascinate, T-Mobile USA as the Vibrant and of course AT&T as the Captivate, the Galaxy S is certainly spreading itself around. Is this Android’s answer to the iPhone 4? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut." 07-10

  14. FCC Passes Ruling to Protect Net Neutrality (Techland.com)
      "In the first act of US Internet access regulation, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to pass the first net neutrality laws. The measure will make sure that home internet users will be able to access any legal Web material, with some regulations set in place to protect people browsing the Internet on their mobile phones. The legislation was introduced over a year ago by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. The two opposing votes came from the Republican members of the committee, who said that they felt the measures were unnecessary." 12-10

  15. New 4G Smartphones (Techland.com)
      "At a special press conference today, Verizon rolled out the new Android devices, including four smartphones, two tablets, two mobile hotspots and two notebooks. Though the company refused to name prices or service rates for the new devices, the first to be released will hit the market in March." 01-10

  16. -The Resource Shortage Is Real (Time.com)
      "Put simply, the world’s dwindling supplies of arable land, fresh water, energy and minerals — essential for the production of food and 'white goods' such as mobile phones, cars, televisions and washing machines — cannot meet rising global demand."

      "Commodity demand is being driven by three key factors: the rising world population, expected to grow from roughly 7 billion today to 9 billion by 2050; increasing global wealth, with an estimated additional 3 billion people expected to join the ranks of middle class by 2030; and a marked trend toward urbanisation."

      "On the supply side, however, arable land, potable water, energy and minerals are finite, scarce and rapidly depleting. Take land — the earth contains approximately 13 billion hectares of land, or an area about sixteen times the size of the United States. Of that, just 11% (or 1.4 billion hectares) is arable, and thus suitable to grow crops."

      "Then there is water. Although the earth is 70% water, less than one percent is easily accessible fresh water that can be used for the sustenance of life, such as drinking and sanitation."

      "These risks remain particularly high as an explicit global framework that defines and manages competing resource interests and explores strategies for cooperation does not exist." 06-12

  17. Biolite Cook Stoves (BioliteStove.com)
      The stove is not literally a "biochar" stove, but uses waste heat and greatly reduces pollution. "Using our patent-pending technology, BioLite has created a low-cost biomass cookstove that, by converting waste heat into electricity, reduces smoke emissions by up to 95% while simultaneously providing users with the capability to charge mobile phones and LED lights."

      Awesome Library does not endorse this product but provides it as an example. 08-13

  18. Cellphones More Dangerous Than Alcohol for Drivers (NewScientist.com)
      Describes a study of drivers that concludes that use of a cellphone is more dangerous than having elevated blood alcohol levels. "Driving simulator experiments by researchers at the Transport Research Laboratory found drivers talking on mobile phones had 30 per cent slower reaction times than those who had been drinking, and 50 per cent slower times than sober participants." 3-02

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