mobile phones

steaming open cup: "Now, have you ever wondered if the G1's the only phone that runs on Linux? There are actually more out there. Let's see if we can come up with 8 of the latest."

RetroMessenger: "RetroMessenger, the small tiny Instant messenger for pc & mobile phones, has been released - for Linux.

It provides secure and serverless Instant Messenger, is open source and is portable to all operating systems."

I just got my memory yesterday, installed it in my phone and it's great. This memory is even faster then my 2GB microSD memory, I guess this is a 4 HC card. :) Highly recommended for mobile users seeking to get more memory.

I recently bought this 8GB SDHC card for my Canon SD1000 camera. The card works very well and I've had no problems with it so far. If you're in the market for an affordable high quality SDHC card, this may be the one for you. Sorry, I kind of sounded like...

Tech Broiler: "But Android is not just an OS for mobile phones, it's a system that could be applied to non-phone devices as well, such as set-top boxes, DVRs and even netbooks.

It also occurred to me yesterday while writing my review of the device that Android would be perfect running as the OS for Amazon's Kindle."

There's been a perception among some, that the introduction of certain technologies into the household has made it more difficult for families to communicate.

For example, some have complained that kids with mobile phones use them to spend all their time talking to and texting with friends, rather than with their family.

However, some new research notes that this is mostly a myth, and families that have mobile phones tend to use them to communicate with each other quite a bit.

There are plenty of news stories that seem to blame some form of technology for actions of individuals. The latest, as pointed out by reader Rose M.

Welch, is an article that seems to be blaming mobile phones for bad parenting.

Apparently, child development folks are worried that parents are paying more attention to the person on the end of the other phone line than their kid trying to get their attention, and this may stunt child development.

In future, most new internet users will be in developing countries and will use mobile phones. Expect a wave of innovation.

Electronics Weekly: "The battle lines are being drawn in a contest that will almost certainly define the design of mobile phones over the next five years."

We've noted in the past the, well, addiction some people have to calling any sort of regular usage of something an "addiction." It's quite common with all sorts of technologies.

Often there doesn't seem to be any actual evidence of an addiction -- or, if there is, it usually becomes clear that the problem is somewhere else, and the people simply turn to technology to avoid that other issue in their lives.