# Mobile Phones

All time

Irish news producer freed by Egypt police after being held for five days

Russ Finn was freed yesterday, his employers Al Jazeera have confirmed. He was held without charge after being arrested with three colleagues last Tuesday.

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Sep 2nd 2013, 6:31 PM

# feel old yet?

9 things today's first years have no memory of

Secondary school first years were probably born in 2000. KILL US NOW!

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Aug 23rd 2013, 6:00 PM

# he so crazy

Here's a list of things that Paolo Di Canio has banned at Sunderland

The Italian coach has forbidden players from singing in the shower, claiming it “disrupts concentration”.

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Aug 17th 2013, 2:23 PM

# Competition

Consumer Association calls for EU legislation on mobile costs

Figures from the EU commission show that Irish consumers pay five times more than the cheapest EU rates in Lithuania.

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Aug 7th 2013, 6:30 AM

# force be with you

Here's what electromagnetic force field from a laptop looks like

Beautiful, but you might think twice about sitting with your computer directly on your lap.

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Jul 7th 2013, 11:30 AM

# Roaming

Good news, holidaymakers: Roaming costs will fall from Monday

The European Commission’s lowering the maximum price you can be charged to use your phone in another EU state.

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Jun 28th 2013, 7:15 AM

# phone life

The 7 things you never thought you'd need your phone for (but can't live without)

It is a miracle we got anything doing before phones really.

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Jun 24th 2013, 4:20 PM

# Mobile Phones

Three buys O2 and will now control 40 per cent of Ireland's mobile market

The deal has been announced by the Telefonica, the parent company of O2 Ireland, this morning.

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Jun 24th 2013, 7:49 AM

# put it away

A simple guide to banishing phones from the dinner table

Oh you want to Instagram your dinner? DO IT ON YOUR OWN TIME BUDDY!

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Jun 19th 2013, 6:00 PM

# Ring Ring!

Ireland has more mobile phones than people

…even though pre-paid Irish mobile phones are 36 per cent more expensive than the European average.

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Jun 14th 2013, 11:23 AM

# brb texting

How not to text while sitting on top of a moving car

OH MY GOD WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?

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Jun 5th 2013, 5:56 PM

# turn it off

The 7 most annoying things about mobile phone users

When they said to make sure your phone was off, they meant YOU too!

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Jun 4th 2013, 1:00 PM

# Roaming

Roaming charges in the EU could be a thing of the past within a year

The European Commissioner for Digital Agenda today also called for the parliament to take real action on cybercrime.

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May 30th 2013, 8:46 AM

# G8

Power to shut down phone networks is 'proportionate' - watchdog

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties says shutting down mobile phone networks is a fair power to deal with terrorist threats.

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May 22nd 2013, 9:10 PM

# tensions

Video: Shatter says TDs playing 'silly political games' over penalty points

The Minister for Justice also spoke about why he is backing a law which could see mobile phone networks shut down during the G8 summit.

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May 15th 2013, 6:25 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Could you live without your TV?

A survey today has revealed that just 5 per cent of people don’t have one, so could you live without yours?

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May 15th 2013, 10:11 AM

# Communication

Just 5 per cent of people don't own TVs - survey

That is according to a new survey from Comreg, which also found that 75 per cent of those asked said they own a laptop.

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May 15th 2013, 8:10 AM

# bogus delivery

PSNI warn of mobile phone delivery scam

The scam involves mobile phones being delivered to an incorrect address by a legitimate company, before a bogus delivery person attempts to collect them.

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May 2nd 2013, 6:03 PM

# Theft

8,000 mobile phones stolen in first half of 2012

Gardaí have released figures on mobile phone theft as they prepare a new drive encouraging people to be wary of theft.

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Apr 5th 2013, 2:21 PM

# seemed important

9 questions we were all asking in 2003

All these things are now a DECADE old.

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Apr 4th 2013, 8:30 PM

# i'm on the bus

9 survival skills you needed before mobile phones

It was a tough time.

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Apr 3rd 2013, 10:30 PM

# Call Me Maybe

In pictures: 40 years of mobile phones

Including the indestructible Nokia.

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Apr 3rd 2013, 1:00 PM

# Phone scam

Regulator says mobile users shouldn't pay price for Slovenian scam

ComReg says it has worked with mobile networks so that users are now unable to return calls to a Slovenian premium line.

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Jan 28th 2013, 4:04 PM

# Phone scam

Mobile phone users targeted by Slovenian premium number scam

Users have been getting brief calls from a Slovenian premium number that could be mistaken for an Irish mobile.

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Jan 27th 2013, 5:34 PM

# iphone 6

7 people who have the inside track on the iPhone 6

They probably don’t.

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Jan 22nd 2013, 11:51 AM

# Roaming

NI committee wants to ban roaming charges within Ireland

Sinn Féin has won approval to approach the Oireachtas communications committee and examine whether roaming can be banned.

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Jan 7th 2013, 12:05 PM

# Filtering

South Korea plans legal ban on posting swear words using mobiles

The government is reportedly looking at mandatory software to block swear words, purportedly to stop cyberbullying.

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Dec 29th 2012, 6:25 PM

# shut down

Syria cuts off internet and phone networks

Authorities say the interruption is “maintenance” – but activists are accusing the Syrian regime of preparing a massacre.

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Nov 30th 2012, 9:53 AM

# Left luggage

What happens to stuff that gets left behind in Dublin Airport?

Dublin Airport hangs onto lost items for three months. So what happens if nobody comes forward to claim it?

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Nov 18th 2012, 8:05 AM

# 4g

O2 to begin rollout of 4G mobile network in first half of 2013

Telefonica Ireland says the new data networks it can offer, following today’s ComReg auction, will increase broadband speeds fivefold.

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Nov 15th 2012, 1:23 PM

# switchover

Mobile operators pay €855 million in auction for new spectrum space

The funding, half of which will be paid incrementally over the next 18 years, partially comes from the analogue switchoff.

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Nov 15th 2012, 11:51 AM

# phone safety

How to be 'proactively protective' with your mobile

Questions remain over the long-term effects of mobiles. What proactive precautions can you take, just in case?

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Oct 28th 2012, 8:45 AM

# Apple tarts

Photo: Irish Apple fans queue up to get the iPhone 5

Here’s the queue outside O2 on Grafton Street at 6am this morning. Some people REALLY want that tall screen.

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Sep 28th 2012, 8:23 AM

# Revolutionary

VIDEO: What mobile phones were like in 1989 – and 8 places to use them

According to this advert for a suitcase-sized mobile.

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Sep 25th 2012, 10:30 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should gardaí have the power to check mobile phone records of drivers involved in crashes?

What do you think of new proposals put forward by the Road Safety Authority?

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Sep 21st 2012, 9:29 AM

# Road Safety

Road safety chief wants automatic checks of crash drivers' phone records

Noel Brett of the Road Safety Authority says it should be routine practice for drivers in crashes to have their records checked.

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Sep 20th 2012, 10:15 AM

# parents' pockets

Sweden mulls law to stop kids' phones from 'ruining' parents

Case where parents held liable for €6k bill run up by their children has led to plans for new consumer protection legislation.

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Sep 12th 2012, 7:40 PM

# Phone Ban

Lambert bans mobiles from Villa dressing room

“I’m here to win football matches, not to play on a phone or computer.”

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Aug 24th 2012, 10:52 AM

# Phone Throwing

VIDEO: New world record set at... mobile phone throwing championships

Finnish teen has really raised the bar for future mobile throwers.

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Aug 19th 2012, 6:13 PM

# Google

Google to cut 4,000 Motorola jobs

Announcement comes just months after internet company buys the mobile maker Motorola.

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Aug 13th 2012, 11:41 AM