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The article looks at the use of technology in the social interactions between teenagers. The article examines at statistics from the Pew Internet & American Life Project about how often teenagers are online, use instant messaging, and own cellphones, iPods, and laptops. The article discusses Generation M, or millennial, online communications and friendships, and Facebook.

Comments on the issue of services available on mobile telephones in Europe.

Reports on Verizon Wireless' release of handsets that would let subscribers watch news and videos and play three-dimensional games provided by media companies like Warner Music Group and Fox Sports.

Reports on BMW of North America's made images of its 3 Series model available to cellphone users at a microsite developed by Boomerang Mobile Media.

Reports that Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd., India's second-largest mobile phone service company, earned 3.7 billion rupees in its third quarter as it added a million subscribers and increased sales 60 percent.

focuses on the availability of music-mixing software that may become a fixture in cellular telephones. Software's allowing of disc jockeys to create mixes in the cellphones.

Reports that NTT DoCoMo of Japan and 25 other leading wireless carriers and makers of telecommunications equipment have agreed to develop an advanced mobile phone standard capable of sending high-resolution video in an instant.

Reports on the “cellphone waiting lot” set aside by the Los Angeles International Airport in California for the 2004 holiday season where motorists can park free until they get a call to pick up an arriving passenger at curbside.

Reports on Israeli communications minister Ehud Olmert's statement that the ministry had amended licenses for cellphone operators to restrict access to pornographic services. Complaints received that too many children had been exposed to the material; Restriction of the transmission of pornography through video clips and movies on cellphones; Plan to expand the restrictions to long-distance telecommunication providers.

Reports on top-selling personal digital assistants and cellphones in the United States as of October 2004. Palm; Hewlett-Packard; Sony; Motorola; Samsung; Nokia.

Reports that the PCS Vision Picture Phone PM-325 mobile cellular telephone from Sprint and LG Mobile Phones has a movable keypad panel that slides down to reveal a color display. Digital camera with 8X zoom; Embedded antenna; Bluetooth wireless technology; User option to record their own ring tones; Voice memo recorder.

Presents a correction to the article about the safety of hands-free devices for drivers using cellular phones in Florida that was previously published in the Business Day section of the November 26, 2004 issue of the “New York Times” newspaper.

Features the T-Mobile Sidekick II cellphone/camera/e-mail terminal.

Reports that Toronto, Ontario-based Rogers Communications has announced that it plans to acquire the rest of the AT&T Wireless Services' stake in its cellphone unit.

Focuses on the advertising campaign of Verizon Wireless aimed at recapturing the top spot in the cellphone industry. Verizon's launch of an advertising campaign aimed at customers of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.; Advertisement's playing up of the potential for discord of the newly merged Cingular Wireless.

Focuses on the plan of United States-based cellphone operators Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications to drop their lawsuits against each other. Opposition of Verizon to a swap of spectrum by Nextel; Competition of the companies with Cingular Wireless.

Reports on the plan of cellphone company, Nokia to launch handsets featuring cameras with at least one megapixel resolution in the United States.

Announces the appointment of Chang Xiaobing as chairman and chief executive officer of China Unicom, a mobile telephone service provider in China. Naming of Chang as chairman of the Unicom Group, the parent of Unicom, based in Hong Kong.

Points out that while the cellular phone makes it easy to reach help, it also tethers people more closely and constantly to others and thereby make people less autonomous and less capable of solving problems on their own. Observation that the ease of obtaining instant advice encourages cellphone users to respond to any uncertainty by dialing instead of deciding.

Discusses improvements in technology to facilitate the use of in-seat phones in airplanes in the United States. Past uncertainty based on fears that in-flight cellphone use might interfere with electronic navigational systems on airplanes; Concerns about the demands wide-ranging airborne cellphone calls would place on multiple land-based systems; Adaptation of other consumer electronics applications such as broadband Internet service and instant messaging.

Reports on RadioShack's agreement to operate kiosks offering cellphones at the Sam's Club division of Wal-Mart Stores. Takeover of cellphones at Sam's Club stores from Wireless Retail Inc.; Expected sales growth of RadioShack for 2005.

Features the Nokia Kaleidoscope I cellular telephone screen. Specifications; Price.

Features the Nokia 6620 cellular telephone. Specifications; Price.

Reports on developments following the implementation of a legislation that ban the use of cellular telephones in New York City theaters. Total fine for talking on cellular telephones in public spaces; Signs at the Cobble Hill Cinemas informing its clients about the law; Comments of Councilman Philip Reed on the non-issuance of tickets by police on cellphone users.

Reports that business travelers are starting to recognize that hotels are blocking the wireless communication signals of their cellphones. Profits from in-room telephones dropped 76 percent in four years; Hotels argue that cellphone-blocking devices are illegal in the United States; Cellphones refuse to work within hotels or near them.

Reports on the rise in the 2004 first half profit of Chinese cellphone operator, China Mobile Inc.

Reports that Legoland theme park is running a Wi-Fi-based tracking system aimed at helping parents determine the location of their children using a mobile phone and special wristbands. Implications for privacy; Concern over the security of these tracking services; Use of the tracking system to track employees.

Reports on the European Commission's objection to the way two British cellphone operators, Vodafone and mmO2, have charged foreign rivals for allowing their subscribers to sue their networks in Great Britain.

Reports on the computer software upgrade released by Nokia that fixes a security flaw in some cellphones.

Reports that AT&T Wireless has made high-speed Internet service available to phone customers in San Francisco, Detroit, Seattle and Phoenix. Latest cellphone company to permit customers in limited geographic regions to use their phones to download data, including e-mail, at relatively high speeds.

Reports that Texas Instruments, whose semiconductors powered more than half the cellphones sold last year, announced that its second-quarter profit almost quadrupled. Increase in sales at the fastest pace in more than 13 years; Increase in net income to $441 million.

Features cellular phones with computer-style keyboards. Blackberry from RIM; Treo 600 from PalmOne; Sidekick from Danger.

Reports that China has begun filtering telephone text messages to ensure that people do not use the communication tool to undermine one-party rule. Discovery that mobile phone users helped to expose the national cover-up of the SARS epidemic in 2003; Government's move to increase the surveillance of digital communications; Daily inspections of short-message service providers; Regulations on messaging.

Reports that New Jersey's ban on cellphone use by drivers goes into full effect on July 1, 2004.

Reports on the conviction of a teenager in Russia for sending spam to cellphone users.

Discusses a survey by online cellphone retailer LetsTalk Inc. and Wirthlin Worldwide that finds that one in three Americans are willing to ditch their fixed phone lines and use only cellphones.

The article discusses how Vietnam's mobile carriers seem to be keeping Chinese telecommunications equipment company Huawei out of their plans to develop 5G mobile phone networks. Topics covered include the absence of Huawei equipment in Vietnamese mobile carrier Viettel's 4G network, Huawei's denial that its products are cybersecurity threats, the growth of mobile Internet coverage in Vietnam, and tensions between Vietnam and China over territory in the South China Sea.

The article discusses the competition between the U.S. and China over the development and deployment of 5th Generation (5G) mobile communications network. Topics explored include the request of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for Great Britain and Poland to ban the 5G network development project of telecommunications equipment firm Huawei, the perceived economic and military benefits of 5G transition to the country involved, and an overview of the capabilities of 5G networks.

Focuses on the debate about cellphone etiquette in America. Views of executives; Issue of accessibility; Places where cellphones are used, including public transportation systems and restaurants; Why the workplace remains unsettled territory; Comments of Peggy Post, director of the Emily Post Institute and author of "The Etiquette Advantage in Business"; Examples of friction in the workplace over the use of cellphones; Observation that cellphones are considered a nuisance even by those who embrace them; Reasons why office cell etiquette is so scattered; Suggestion that, in the absence of clear guidelines, the opportunities for abuse continue to expand.

Highlights advances in mobile phones. NTT DoCoMo's introduction of the gunmetal-gray "I See Pet" feeder; Emergence of cameraphones and videophones; Effect of the advances in mobile phones on consumer behavior.

The article warns about the rising use of Internet in vehicles that safety experts claim contribute to increase in highway fatalities. It reports an investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol into a vehicle crash in Tampa that killed five people in which a passenger was using the mobile application Snapchat while driving. Issues and concerns discussed are possible changes in road regulations, laws and standards and potential benefits from the introduction of autonomous driving technologies.

The article reports that regulators in India have banned Free Basics, a free mobile data program offered by U.S. internet services provider Facebook. It examines how regulators were concerned that Free Basics favored some Internet services over other, leading to distrust towards Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg.

The article provides an answer to a question concerning how "locked" mobile phones work with regards to international travel.

The article discusses the proposal of nationalising fifth generation wireless protocol (5G) network in the U.S., suggesting that the idea raises security concerns regarding 5G network development in China.

The article discusses the 2017 Mobile World Congress annual trade show held in Barcelona, Spain.

The article discusses the psychological effect of the typing awareness indicator in mobile phones and other electronic platforms. The awareness indicator is shown in a device while someone is drafting a message. It looks at the roots of typing awareness indicator, which dates back to the 1990s when people used dial-up. The text-bubble anxiety condition is noted.

The article discusses entrepreneur Steve Perlman's development of pCell technology, which is aimed at improving cell phone access to wireless data and preventing wireless networks from becoming overloaded. Topics addressed include the role of mobile access to online videos in overloading wireless networks, potential improvements to wireless internet speeds using pCell technology, and Perlman's formation of the startup company Artemis Networks in order to bring pCell technology to market.

The author reflects on how digital technology has impacted individuals involved in affairs, noting that surveillance technology and online information sharing has decreased the secrecy of such relationships. She notes that "love nests," or shared dwellings used by adulterers such as those featured in the play "Betrayal" and memoir "Johnny Carson" by Henry Bushkin, are difficult to maintain in the modern era due to constant contact among spouses through mobile technology.

The article reports that social networking website Facebook plans to unveil plans for a smartphone designed around Facebook services. It notes that the phone was manufactured by HTC, uses Android software developed by Google, and was designed based on research indicating that Facebook users access the website through mobile devices more than through computers. The influence of mobile advertising in Facebook's strategic planning is also discussed.

The article focuses on a trial in Ohio's Juvenile Court wherein high school football players Trenton Mays and Ma'lik Richmond were accused of raping a 16-year-old girl. It notes that cellphones, iPads, and laptops will not be allowed inside the courtroom to ensure order during the trial. Both Mays and Richmond have pleaded not guilty.