Davo’s quote of the day

“Always answer the phone with…….Hello…….(pause) who is it?”

Sheryl Crow’s mobile phone may have caused tumour

Sheryl Crow believes her brain tumour could have been caused by her mobile phone. The benign tumour, which was diagnosed late last year, is the size of her little finger and located between her skull and the lining of her brain, near where she holds a phone to her head. And Sheryl, 50, thinks it … [Read the full story]

Anecdotal thoughts of Jim Aborwhear

On the bus Friday morning. Some great hulking brute gets on with a mobile phone as always megaphone voice, “Naaah bruv on the way to the gym innit, I always goes this time cos it ain’t filled with the batty’s, I ain’t a homophone? or nuffin, I’s normal, you know me I like the puss!!”. … [Read the full story]

Dog calls police and saves his own life

George, a 2-year-old Basset Hound from West Yorkshire, UK, was strangled by a phone cord…and miraculously saved his own life by calling 999, the British equivalent of 000. George knocked over a heavy-duty, old-fashioned phone in owner Steve Brown’s home; he became tangled in the cord and wound up with it wrapped around his neck. … [Read the full story]

One of the worst dates in history

This could be one of the worst dates in modern history. Hiren Pinaken Shah, 22, took pictures of himself and a female friend engaging in sexual intercourse and allegedly sent said pictures to several contacts in the woman’s phone. Those contacts included the woman’s mother and 14-year-old brother, a police report says. According to the … [Read the full story]

Facebook develop a new phone called Buffy

Facebook is working with HTC to develop a phone that has a much deeper integration with the social network than any previous “Facebook phone.” That’s according to a report from All Things D, which says the phone is probably 12 to 18 months away from hitting store shelves. Codenamed “Buffy” after the vampire slayer of … [Read the full story]

Is a phone more interesting than a lover?

Are you jealous of your partner’s phone? For those lucky enough to be in love, you’d think it would only be their sweetheart they want within arm’s reach at night. But it appears that for many, their other half has been upstaged by a rather modern love rival – a smartphone. One in eight adults claim … [Read the full story]

Eva Longoria is getting divorced

Eva Longoria is getting divorced after being married for three years. Her husband, San Antonio Spurs basketball star Tony Parker, seems to have been caught out by Longoria after she found hundreds of texts from another woman on his mobile phone. The “other woman” turned out to be the wife of one of Parker’s team-mates … [Read the full story]

Technology makes Mount Everest a safer place to visit

Another piece of wilderness was recently conquered with news that there is now wireless 3G available…on Mount Everest. This will change the face of mountaineering forever. Can you imagine a climber who’s almost at the summit, stopping to update their facebook. But at least there’ll be a wicked hands-free to go with it. When taking … [Read the full story]