AMTA Snapshot Edition 110

Baby study authors call for caution in interpreting surprise results The authors of a paper claiming a link between mobile phone use and child behaviour warn that the results were unexpected and should be interpreted with caution, the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) said this week following a front-page newspaper report warning mothers of the purported risks of using mobile phones during pregnancy.

World Record attempt to recycle the most old mobile phones in an hour Join Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis in MobileMuster?s Guinness World Record attempt to recycle the largest number of mobile phones in an hour across Australia this Saturday at Westfield Chatswood.

AMTA addresses Deputy Principals on mobiles and cyber bullying Young people should be aware that participants in cyber bullying were not anonymous and they could be in breach of the law in serious cases, AMTA Chief Executive Officer, Chris Althaus, told the ACT?s Deputy Principals Association last night.

Top six trends in communications technology create regulatory pressure The Australian Communications and Media Authority has identified the six major technology trends that it believes will have a significant impact on regulation of the media and communications sector over the next five to ten years.

Rapper ringtone in court leads to 17-year-old taking the rap The 17-year-old offender let his mobile ring with the music of American rapper Akon before he answered the call while sitting in the front row of the Darwin Magistrates Court yesterday, reports the Northern Territory News.

Mobile shopping marketing tool raises privacy issues Customers in shopping centres are having their every move tracked by a new type of surveillance that locates them and studies their shopping habits, the GSMA Environment Insider reports this week.

South Koreans scan their mobiles for a discount Some of the fastest-growing mobile phone services in South Korea allow retailers to send discount coupons and users send gift certificates for anything from lattes to movie tickets through their mobile phone handsets, Stuff.co.nz reports.

Mobile browser maker says social networks top use People who use their cell phones to surf the Web tend to steer to social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook ahead of news, maps or weather, according to mobile browser company Opera, reports the CTIA this week.