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unusual facts about mobile phones



Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2008

Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2008 (full title: Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2008 3D) is the fourth in a series of baseball video games developed and published by Gameloft for mobile phones, and the first version licensed by New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.

IFAST

The SID lets mobile phones that conform to the TIA Cellular or PCS Standard analog, CDMA or TDMA standards recognize when they are in their home system vs. roaming or in another system that can provide them with service.

Stickwitu

Throughout the video, the Pussycat Dolls are seen talking on Nokia mobile phones, presumably to their partners.


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Area codes 570 and 272

Carbon County (majority of the area, however portions around Lehighton and Palmerton, as well as some mobile phones in the Lansford area, may be assigned 610/484.)

Asphalt 3: Street Rules

Asphalt 3: Street Rules is a racing video game that was released in 2006 on Java-based mobile phones, in 2007 on non-Java based mobile phones and was also released in 2008 for Nokia's N-Gage 2.0 gaming platform.

Aztec Code

An Aztec code barcode is used by Heathrow Express and East Coast in tickets delivered to mobile phones and displayed on their screens, on self print tickets, and on tickets ordered online.

BB5

Base Band 5, a generation of the baseband implemented in the latest Nokia mobile phones

Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless

Brew OS is used by Sprint Nextel, metroPCS, Cricket Wireless, U.S. Cellular, Verizon, Syringa Wireless, and AT&T (in the HTC Freestyle) in the US and by the 3 network in much of Europe, the UK and Australia on many mobile phones produced especially for their network.

Branchless banking

For example, Cooperative Bank of Kenya uses the Internet, ATMs, POS devices, EFTPOS devices, and mobile phones as technologies to deliver its banking services through a combination of distribution channels including stationary bank branches, mobile bank branches, ATMs, bank agents, Online banking, and mobile banking.

British Bangladeshi

Bangladeshi teenagers involved with gangs show their allegiance to this kind of lifestyle in various ways: heavily styled hair, expensive mobile phones and fashionable labels and brands.

CCP2

Compact Camera Port 2 - an electrical and data interface standard for cameras used in Mobile phones, defined by Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture (SMIA)

Center for Knowledge Societies

In 2007 Nokia commissioned CKS to carry out a study into the effect of mobile phones on economic and social life in rural areas.

Cordoba Agreement, 2006

Lifting of limits on dialling Gibraltar from Spain and mobile roaming in Spain for Gibraltar mobile phones

Cyriac Roeding

In 1994, he went to Tokyo to study Japanese management at Sophia University, and there first became exposed to mobile phones that had just become available in Japan.

Death of Adrian Donohoe

Detectives seized mobile phones and laptop computers in a raid at a property in Hackballscross, Dundalk and seized firearms, explosives and illegal drugs during another raid at a premises in Kilsaran, Castlebellingham.

Excel mobile phones

The factory in Camberley, Surrey used by Technophone was then used for the development and manufacture of the base stations which make the networks' mobile phones work on Nokia Networks.

Grundig mobile

Grundig mobile is a joint venture between Koç Holding of Turkey and Vitelcom of Spain that manufactures mobile phones and accessories.

IM3

IM3, a GSM pre-paid card for mobile phones and smartphones developed by Indosat in Indonesia

Jean Robieux

He is the former Scientific Director of the Research Center of Alcatel Mobile Phones at Marcoussis, and during many years, head of the Robotics college at the École centrale Paris.

June 1990 Mineriad

In the Television building, the film archive was destroyed, along with IBM subtitle machines, montage rooms and mobile phones.

LG Rumor

The LG Rumor Touch was promoted by actresses Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria Parker during their 2010 campaign referred to as LG Fashion Touch, throwing around the notion of “personal style and the idea that mobile phones have become the latest in fashion communication".

Louise Crawford

She also appeared in Forget The Rules, a cross-platform "dramedy" series which appeared on Foxtel's Channel V, but could also be watched on the Internet and on mobile phones.

Mobile phones on aircraft

Following OnAir's series of tests that showed electromagnetic radiation of onboard GSM mobiles being lower than 1% of the limits endorsed by the World Health Organization and so significantly below radiation levels of common terrestrial emission levels, inflight usage of mobile phones is considered harmless to passengers' health.

Mobile TV format

Samsung and LG were the first to tout new generation mobile phones that would allow users to watch live multi-channel TV on the move during International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam in September 2005.

Mrbrown

Gadgets that have been covered range from mobile phones and headphones to Global Positioning System devices to video games.

Naomi Baron

She is also interested in language use in the computer age, instant messaging, text messaging, mobile phone practices, cross-cultural research on mobile phones, Human multitasking behavior, and Facebook online social interaction usage by American college students.

Naoto Fukasawa

Representative works include MUJI'S CD player (part of the permanent collection, MoMA New York ), the mobile phones "Infobar" and "neon" and the ±0 brand of household electrical appliances and sundries.

New York Financial Press

Videos can be seen on several broadcast channels such as France 24, on various websites and on mobile media (iPhone, mobile phones).

News UK

It has been alleged that News Group staff, including Clive Goodman, illegally accessed voicemail for the mobile phones of thousands of public figures, including politicians and celebrities.

NQ Mobile Inc.

NQ Mobile also cooperated with Nokia and Sony and both pre-installed NQ products in their companywide mobile phones.

Openwave

In January 2006, Openwave closed the $120 million acquisition of Musiwave, a French music application services provider for mobile phones founded by Gilles Babinet.

Over-the-air

OTA bitmap, a proprietary specification for black and white images for mobile phones

Over-the-air programming, a general term for wireless programming of devices such as mobile phones and set-top boxes

PSTech

The company's main areas of expertise are development of object-oriented software, database design and software for mobile phones (Android, iPad).

Robbie Rebel

Based extensively on Robbie Williams, who at that time was very popular, his creators aim to make him the Dennis the Menace of the 21st Century: his adventures are set in a contemporary world of mobile phones, computers and music videos.

Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran

Calls to cities outside the Eastern Province, to mobile phones and overseas calls are charged at the same rates as those set by the Saudi Telecom Company.

Smscoin

The beginning of 2007 was marked by adding a few more countries as well as developing innovative extensions for browsers and a MIDlet that made it easier for SmsCoin' partners to access the statistics of their websites using mobile phones.

The Big Art Project

The project also comprises a website centred on The Big Art Mob - designed to create the first comprehensive map of public art across the UK using photographs from people's mobile phones - and significant public art works such as Jaume Plensa's Dream (sculpture) in St Helens, Merseyside.

Uclick

Uclick photography and illustration wallpapers for mobile phones include the work of such artists as Thomas Kinkade, Wyland, Paul Frank, and artists and program content from MTV.

UIQ Technology

The UIQ platform was, for example, used in mobile phones from Sony Ericsson, Motorola, BenQ and Arima.

Vitelcom

Vitelcom makes DVD and VCR equipment under contract using the Funai brand name, mobile phones using the Grundig mobile name under license, plus handheld computer equipment and ADSL modems.

Waiting for the Sirens' Call

Promotional posters for the album utilised newly-developed Hypertag technology to enable fans to download free content to their mobile phones, including ringtones, wallpapers or track previews, depending on the user's phone capability.

Where

Where.com, a provider of location-based applications via mobile phones

WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure

Mobile phones in China are controlled by MIIT.

XENDEX

XENDEX's core business is to develop games for handheld devices, including mobile phones (Java ME/BREW, Windows Mobile, Android) as well as for the PlayStation Portable, the Apple iPhone and the Nintendo DSi.

Yamigo

Once registered, Yamigo users can use their mobile phones to text-talk with each other, and they can also chat with their buddies on Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ.