10 Health Problems People Say Are Caused by Mobile Phones

We recently took a look at the role of mobile phones in medicine. Mobile phones are playing a key part in improving medical services in third world countries and even advancing medical options in first world nations. However, not all is good when it comes to mobile phones and health – or at least that’s what some people would have you believe. There are a lot of people who think that mobile phones cause a great number of diverse health problems. Whether this is true or not is mostly undetermined but fears about health problems caused by cell phones still have some people worried.

Cheaper iPhone Coming Soon?

Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference kicks off Monday and according to Financial Times, Apple plans to introduce a cheaper version of its popular iPhone as soon as Monday, in a move that could dramatically increase the company’s share of the smart phone market.Analysts said that the company is likely to introduce either a $149 phone or a $99 phone, down from the current low end of $199.Citing a firm survey of consumers, Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty said that a $50 price cut could increase demand for the phone by 50% and a $100 cut by 100%.Apple sells about 11% of the world’s smart phones, trailing Nokia at 41% and Research in Motion (Blackberry) at 20%, according to Gartner figures from the first quarter.

Asian markets lead in mobile advertising

Indonesia and India continue to lead globally in its adoption of mobile advertising, while demand across the board has increased 80% in the past year, a survey has shown. The quarterly Global Mobile Advertising Index from mobile ad firm BuzzCity reveals that while mobile advertising activity slowed in Q2, growth remains strong across the 200 markets canvassed.BuzzCity tracks the growth of the network and, by extension, the growth of off-portal mobile internet use on more than 2,000 publisher sites globally.During Q2, the BuzzCity mobile advertising network delivered 7.5 billion paid advertising banners, a year-over-year increase of nearly 80% across the network. The numbers however represent a decline of 10% compared to the previous quarter. The slump was due to 600 million fewer impressions on the network in BuzzCity’s largest market, Indonesia.India continued its growth trend, topping 1 billion banners in the last quarter, while the UK climbed four slots to rank fifth. The US ranked third with 487 million paid advertising banners but was down by 8% on the previous quarter.Fast movers include Saudi Arabia - which experienced 63% growth on the last quarter, jumping ten spots to number nine - and Kenya, which ranked 10th with 15% growth.

Mobile internet boom continues, driven by Social Networking Players like Facebook

Over a quarter of young people are using social networking sites on their mobiles every day, a CCS Insight report has claimed. The growth in mobile internet usage is so strong, said the report, that operators are relying on it to fill revenue gaps as profit margins fall.CCS found that consumers are increasingly using the mobile internet as a force of habit, with one in five respondents admitting that they log on to their preferred social networking site ‘several times a day’.Facebook is still the star attraction of social networking on the mobile internet, with hits outnumbering Twitter, MySpace and Bebo combined. However, there is room for further improvement on overall mobile internet usage, with around a quarter of respondents still not using the internet on their mobiles at all.Paolo Pescatore, report author and head of mobile content at CCS Insight, told Mobile: ‘The phenomenal growth in mobile internet usage is removing the strain on voice and text for operators. The web is revolutionising the way people use their mobiles and big brands are starting to invest huge amounts in it.’Mobile reported in November last year that internet usage of mobiles was up almost 50% within a year. The growth was attributed to the availability of cheaper unlimited data packages, faster network speeds and more browsing-friendly handsets.