AMTA Snapshot Edition 127

Scientific consensus finds no link between base stations and health effects Contrary to claims to be aired this evening on Channel 7?s Today Tonight, there is no credible scientific evidence of health effects from living or working near a mobile phone base station.

What is the Digital Dividend? As the Government proceeds with the processes surrounding the national broadband network (NBN), another key policy issue is attracting increasing attention.

British parents want text messages from their children's schools According to a survey by Becta, the UK Government's education technology agency, over two-thirds of parents would like schools to use technologies such as SMS and the internet to communicate with them more frequently. Currently, only 8% of parents surveyed are kept informed using these methods.

The toll of technology As Australians become more immersed in technology, critics are wondering about the health costs.

Is technology ruining the language? Not on your life ? it?s a sign of the times For many, text messaging, or SMS, is essential to the way we live, while for others it is a baffling, irritating new medium of communication

Consumers turning into ?cord cutters? in wireless-only households Hard-wired phones may increasingly become a victim of the tightening U.S. economy as consumers look for new ways to cut spending, Online Media Daily reports.

First it was geopolitics. Now it?s something a little closer to home ? ?geofencing? Lying to parents, partners and bosses is about to become almost impossible with new technology to create virtual electric fences using satellite tracking and mobile phones.