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Milton MobileMuster joins Facebook and invites you to kiss your old mobile goodbye With the growing use of social networking as a medium to communicate and engage younger people, Milton the MobileMuster mascot has created his own Facebook page.

Councils join push for residents to recycle old mobile phones this New Year MobileMuster has joined its local council recycling partners to encourage householders to start the New Year by doing something good for the environment and recycle their old mobile phones, batteries, chargers and accessories.

Drivers hold to hands-free phones Australia is not ready to embrace a push to ban all mobile phone use, including hands-free, in cars despite the move gaining momentum in the United States, according to a report in the Age newspaper.

Internet threat to children may be overblown: study Worries that the internet and social networking services like MySpace pose a threat to child safety may be overblown, a report by industry, academics and technology experts suggests, Reuters reports on ABC News website.

Regulatory head warns of excessive intervention The Financial Times reports that excessive regulatory intervention could delay the roll-out of new broadband and wireless infrastructure in the US as the economic crisis shakes telecoms investment plans, the outgoing chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission has warned.

Survey shows strange mobile phone habits The Age reports that almost one in two Australians admit to using their mobile phone while using the bathroom and a quarter of men believe the mobile is an acceptable way to propose to their partner, a survey reveals.