spends in two years fighting the war in Iraq. That may be hard to imagine, but 3.3 trillion texts at 20 cents a pop... you do the math. According to Stross, there is little to no cost to send and receive text messages. The wired connection between cell towers...

BMW ultimately went with AT&T, but oddly enough, does not appear to be making use of its 3G network, but rather EDGE. As for location-based services for Google Maps to suggest places near the car, it’s unknown whether the BMW Search will rely on cell tower...

headsets to communicate, and teens are locked out of calls and texting period (save for emergencies). The device is reliable in that it does not depend on GPS or cell tower triangulation, and even allows the user to access all mobile phone functions when NOT...

iPhone 3G and a Bold completely without any visible indication. No text message, nothing,” reports BGR. Boy Genius goes on to say that the technology not only uses cell tower triangulation, it actually can activate the GPS chip. Creepy.Hands up who’s interested?...

a portion of AT&T’s 3G network uses the 850 MHz band, a frequency that has a greater range and reaches through thicker walls and the carrier said it is upgrading the remaining cell towers to use this band. The 1900 MHz band currently represents the greater...

several days as it crisscrossed the United States. They also had to figure out how to control the phone from anywhere in the United States because the phone’s IP address would constantly change as it traversed cell towers and wireless access points on its...

Japan's Waterproof, Solar Powered Cell Phone. japan waterproof solar cell phone. This phone begs to be taken to the beach. One of the most distressing things (at least for those of us who need to be connected at all times) is having a cell phone battery die...