Data Demand Drives Higher Mobile Phone Costs (InternetNews.com)

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Users are willing to pay extra for advanced phones, driving costs to their highest level in years.

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Monitor kids’ cell phones (Deseret Morning News)

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Cell phones and Blackberries are increasingly drawing the ire of educators and law enforcers. Although the vast majority of teens use cell phones to keep in touch with their families or social networking, these devices are being used, increasingly, for negative and/or illegal purposes.

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Cameras in handsets evolving from novelty to DSC performance, despite constraints (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing)

Camera Phone Fanatic wrote this mid-morning:

From a design perspective, the mobile camera is a factor of ten different from DSCs — ten times smaller, ten times cheaper, ten times lower power consumption.

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Sony Ericsson could use mobile phone camera as motion controller for gaming (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Camera Phone Fanatic wrote this mid-morning:

Proof there’s more than one way to skin a cat, with news that Sony Ericsson could utilise the cameras on its mobile phones to act as an iPhone-like motion sensor, which could then be used to control games.

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VGA CMOS Image Sensor is designed for slim mobile phones. (ThomasNet)

Camera Phone Fanatic wrote this mid-morning:

At 1/10 in., 2.2 µm MC501EA integrates VGA resolution with image signal processor to enable 5 x 5 x 3 mm camera modules. It provides 10-bit ADC as well as scene adaptive control, noise filtering, color processing, and edge enhancement. On-chip regulator enables operation on 2.4-3.1 V power supply source. Unit supports ITU-R BT.656 parallel video interface and can be configured to support host …

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Montesano bans the use of phones during school hours (The Daily World)

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Montesano students can carry cell phones, but won’t be able to use them during school hours unless there’s an emergency that involves imminent physical danger.

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Driver IC delivers WLED lighting for camera phones. (ThomasNet)

Camera Phone Fanatic wrote this mid-morning:

Combining boost converter with dual output regulated current sinks and I2C control, 2 A Model AAT1282 delivers peak current needed to support high-intensity flash required by cameras phones with resolutions of 5 megapixel and higher. Designed specifically to charge supercapacitor, step-up converter operates across 2.7-5.5 V input with 2 MHz switching frequency and current limit set at 800 mA. …

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Teacher, Student Brawl Caught On Tape (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)

Camera Phone Fanatic wrote this mid-morning:

A Stephenson High School substitute teacher and a tenth-grade student have been charged for fighting each other on the last day of school. A cell phone camera captured the entire incident.

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New Nokia music phone delivers big sound in an ultra-thin package (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

Camera Phone Fanatic wrote this mid-morning:

Rogers Wireless, Canada’s leading wireless carrier, and Nokia today announced the Canadian launch of the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic MP3 phone. With crystal clear audio and a dedicated music chip to power up to 20 hours of music playback, this super slim and stylish music phone delivers exceptional sound to provide the ultimate mobile music experience.

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AT&T and Pantech Make Using a Mobile Phone a Breeze for Customers (ThomasNet)

Camera Phone Fanatic wrote this mid-morning:

New Phone Focused on Ultimate Ease-of-Use Now Available Nationwide SAN ANTONIO, May 27 — If you are an experienced mobile phone user, the ins and outs of wireless devices are second nature. For first-time phone owners, simplicity and ease-of-use are more important than ever. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Pantech Wireless Inc. today announced the Pantech Breeze(TM) from AT&T. Available in all …

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