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Phones

The Greenest Cell Phones of 2008

August 15, 2008

Most cell phones don’t even come close to being green — their chargers are energy inefficient, they contain hazardous chemicals, and they not are designed for upgrading or easy recycling. Recently though, some the big players in the field like Nokia and Sony Ericsson are making moves towards green design.
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World’s First Solar-Powered Phone: Now Available

June 7, 2007

We’ve seen prototypes for solar-powered cell phones, but now a Chinese company claims to have developed the world’s first commercially available solar-powered cellphone. The company says a scale-like solar panel on the top side of the phone can also be recharged by light from artificial sources. It can provide 40 minutes of talk-time after sitting [...]

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New Ruggedized Cell Phones from Motorola

April 16, 2006

Motorola has released its latest iDEN phone that is designed to meet “military standards” of durability. The iDEN i580 is water and dust resistant and sports Bluetooth, a MP3 player and a 1.3 megapixel digital camera. Multiple push to buttons are available to allow you to push to talk, push to meet and push to [...]

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VoIP Internet Phone Service

December 27, 2004

VoIP (Voice Over IP) is telephone service which allows you to use your internet connection to make telephone calls.
Instead of making calls through regular telephone lines, you place calls through a phone connected to your broadband service (e.g. cable or DSL). You can read about more VoIP technology here.
Most people use VoIP save on the [...]

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Cell Phone Reviews

December 20, 2004

There is a wide range of cell phones available today. Your choice is often narrowed by the fact that particular cell phones will only work with specific carriers. For example, if you buy a Nokia phone, it will only work with Cingular as the carrier.
As far as cell phone service is concerned, Verizon is top [...]

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