September 22, 2003 articles

Screens into speakers

Sep 22 2003 - 11:25 PM ET | Unique
Authentic Ltd, a subsidiary of NEC, is working on turning mobile phone screens into a speaker. The technology works by vibrating the front panel of an LCD. The best part is that because screens tend to be large (compared to...

Mobiles 1, Nature 0

Sep 22 2003 - 01:53 PM ET | In The News
Cellular service fared much better during Isabel than during the '03 outage last month. Unlike the power outage, call volume on the East Coast during Isabel was below average (thanks to the evacuation) which allowed a smaller number of towers...

Sharp GX-20 review

Sep 22 2003 - 08:39 AM ET | Review, Sharp
Mobile Burn has posted a review of the Sharp GX-20. Although the phone has gotten markedly little press, it's a quite impressive device. It won major points for the quality of its screen (240x320) and camera. Here's a run down...

Texting behind the wheel

Sep 22 2003 - 08:33 AM ET | SMS
A study out of the UK suggests that 25% of people have text messaged while driving. Of that 25%, 10% said they had actually written (not just read) messages while driving. Last week a man who was writing a text...