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Augusta National Park: One of the few remaining places on the planet where cell phones are banned
Fp Archives •Paige Robinson, a patron from Birmingham, Alabama, said the prohibition on mobile phones is "just like the rest of this place: organised chaos and nostalgia.'
Motorola Unveils Google Phone To Muted Response
Fp Archives •The phone, which uses Google's Android software, has a slide-out mini-keyboard and a five megapixel camera.
Cellphone Radiation Fears Emerge Yet Again
Fp Archives •With the Blackberry range of devices from RIM having reasonably high SAR ratings across the range of business handsets available, on-the-go executives will have to reconsider the impact of 24x7 connectivity.
Police arrests two bakery employees for video shooting Indian Air Force station premise
•Two bakery employees were on Wednesday arrested under the Official Secrets Act after they were allegedly found video shooting in the Air Force station premise in Lohegaon area, police said.
Experts refute U.S. Govt. study finding linking cancer to cell phone use
Tech2 News Staff •A recent U.S. Government study seemed to have come up with damning evidence that cell phone radiation causes an uptick in cancer rates. The study was conducted over a period of two and a half years and was only conducted with rats. The results of the study seemed to indicate that the rats, which were subjected to CDMA and GSM radiation, had a higher chance of getting cancer. The rate of incidence was apparently higher with CDMA radiation than GSM.
New technology helps diagnose malaria with a cell phone
Fp Archives •New technology that transforms a cell phone into a mobile polarized microscope can diagnose malaria in a Rwandan village
US sanctions 12 more Russians over lawyer's death
Fwire •Washington, May 22 (IANS) The US has sanctioned 12 more Russians for their alleged links to the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. The Department of Treasury said these people are denied US visas, their assets under US jurisdiction are frozen and American citizens are barred from doing business with them, Xinhua reported Tuesday, adding that it also said four prison officials and a judge are among those targeted. Magnitsky was arrested in November 2008 and died in prison a year later
Chamling sworn-in as Sikkim CM; Modi, Rajnath tweet wishes
Fwire •Gangtok, May 21 (IANS) Pawan Kumar Chamling was Wednesday sworn-in as Sikkim's chief minister for a record fifth consecutive term. Governor Shriniwas Patil administered the oath of office to the 63-year-old Chamling and 11 ministers at a function at Raj Bhavan here
Obama writes to Manmohan, praises role in fostering Indo-US ties
Fwire •New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) After a farewell phone call to Manmohan Singh shortly after he demitted office, US President Barak Obama also wrote to the former Indian prime minister appreciating his role in strengthening the Indo-US strategic relationship. On May 17, Obama made a farewell phone call to Singh barely hours after the latter demitted office and described him as one of the few public leaders whom he "admired" and that he would "miss" working with him on a "day-to-day basis".
World's smallest and fastest nanomotor is here
Fwire •Washington, May 21 (IANS) In a major step towards developing miniature machines that could one day move through the body to deliver drugs or administer insulin for diabetics when needed, researchers have built the smallest, fastest and longest-running synthetic motor to date.