March 12, 2004 articles

Madrid bombers used mobile phones to set off devices

Mar 12 2004 - 09:56 PM ET | In The News
Officials believe that yesterday's terrorist attack in Madrid was activated by multiple mobile phones. 10 bombs were stashed in sportsbags aboard various commuter trains, causing the death of nearly 200 people and injury of over a 1000. It was one...

25% of all new phones include camera

Mar 12 2004 - 04:12 PM ET | Camera
Research out today predicts that 25% of phones sold in 2004 will include a built in camera. That means 150 million camera phones will move off store shelves this year. bq. "The firm said that the camera phone market will...

Camera-less Treo 600's coming

Mar 12 2004 - 04:10 PM ET | Camera
Treo Central is reporting that Sprint PCS will ship a version of the Treo 600 that does not include a built in camera. The ship date is listed as April 21st, but not much else is known. The Treo 610...

FCC to launch mobile spam crackdown

Mar 12 2004 - 04:06 PM ET | SMS
We have mentioned mobile spam several times in the past, but it's mostly a non-American thing. However, the FCC has announced plans to keep spam off US handsets. Since email spam is out of control (no rules will stop it...