Cell Phones - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/cell_phones/?source=rss&aim=cell_phones en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT Call me Ishmael. The end. By Barry Yourgrau Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/05/14/cellphone_fiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/05/14/cellphone_fiction/index.html?source=rss Cellphone novels, the rage in Japan, now have competition in America: Twitter fiction. My friend broke my phone! By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/27/friend_broke_my_phone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/27/friend_broke_my_phone/index.html?source=rss She opened it like a flip phone. It's not a flip phone. It's a swivel phone! Porn in a flash By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/25/upskirting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/25/upskirting/index.html?source=rss A troubling surge in creepy "upskirt" photography has lawmakers in a twist -- and the body parts of women posted all over the Internet. Are you losing your memory thanks to the Internet? By Evan Ratliff Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/14/memory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/14/memory/index.html?source=rss The ability to continually look up information is changing how and what we remember. But maybe that's not a bad thing. Hang up and drive By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/25/cell_phone_driving/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/25/cell_phone_driving/index.html?source=rss Think driving while talking on the cellphone is safe as long as you use a headset, as new laws require? Stop yammering and read this article. Where do all the old cellphones go? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/09/recycle_your_cellphone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/09/recycle_your_cellphone/index.html?source=rss Not to the landfill, nor to the recycling center. They just malinger My cellphone calls too many timeouts By King Kaufman Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/02/phone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/02/phone/index.html?source=rss Could it be that the latest trend in mid-tech gadgetry is to program in hoops-coach logic? U still up? By Sarah Hepola Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/01/text_message/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/01/text_message/index.html?source=rss Text-messaging has made the late-night drunken hookup insanely easy. 2 EZ? Google's $10 million Android cellphone prize By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/12/android/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/12/android/index.html?source=rss How will Google make sure its phone software wins hearts and minds? By writing a lot of checks, naturally. My wife is terrible on the cellphone! By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/02/cellphones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/02/cellphones/index.html?source=rss She shouts, she claims she can't hear, she asks, Are you there? It's madness! Sheer madness! eMusic comes to AT&T phones (but not the iPhone) By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/31/emusic_att/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/31/emusic_att/index.html?source=rss AT&T subscribers can now get indie music wirelessly, provided they're willing to shell out some cash. The anti-iPhone By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/06/20/jitterbug/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/06/20/jitterbug/index.html?source=rss The Jitterbug takes calls and makes calls, and that's it. Now that's thinking different. Hummer makes a cell phone By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/06/hummer_phone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/06/hummer_phone/index.html?source=rss No word yet on how long the rugged new mobile's battery will last. Kiddie cellphones By Carol Lloyd Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/29/kids_cell_phones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/29/kids_cell_phones/index.html?source=rss What parent can resist an invisible umbilical cord that can stretch across mountains and through buildings? Life, liberty and the pursuit of wireless connectivity By Andrew Leonard Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/11/cellphones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/11/cellphones/index.html?source=rss We hold these rights to be inalienable: Cheap cellphones... The new infidelity By Andrew Goodwin Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/28/email/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/28/email/index.html?source=rss The technologies that make affairs possible also contain the seeds of their exposure. When two gadgets become one By Simson Garfinkel Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2001/03/07/visorphone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2001/03/07/visorphone/index.html?source=rss Handspring's VisorPhone is the first cool combination of cellphone and personal digital assistant. Hey, chinbeard! Hang up and ride Rant by Cary Tennis Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2001/02/26/cary_tennis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2001/02/26/cary_tennis/index.html?source=rss Fed up with cellphone users on public transit, a lone stranger fights back. First you dial, then you crash By Dawn MacKeen Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/health/2000/12/07/cell_phones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/health/2000/12/07/cell_phones/index.html?source=rss With cellphone use among drivers skyrocketing, can accidents be far behind? Germans and their "Handys" By Jack Boulware Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/10/13/handys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/10/13/handys/index.html?source=rss A recent poll taken by a German magazine shows more people turn off cellphones in theaters than during sex. Dial-up service By Jack Boulware Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/09/28/cellular/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/09/28/cellular/index.html?source=rss Police arrest two people in Japan for selling porn via cellphones. Dear businessman at the grocery store By Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/09/22/grocery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/09/22/grocery/index.html?source=rss By Maureen F. McHugh Sunspots By Mark Gimein Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/11/18/sunspots/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/11/18/sunspots/index.html?source=rss Excerpts from a diary of a networked future. Musician publishes book of eavesdropped cell phone calls By Craig Offman Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/log/1999/09/14/spacewurm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/log/1999/09/14/spacewurm/index.html?source=rss A small press lends an ear to the airwaves.