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"A new extensive study finds no evidence to link cellphone use with cancer. "

"Not long ago, HTC posted six consecutive months of record revenue thanks to strong demand for its Android-powered smartphones. The company's record run came to a screeching halt in October last year with the release of Apple's iPhone 4S. HTC's fourth quarter earnings fell, missing Wall Street's expectations, and the rough patch continued in the first quarter of 2012. To compound matters, the latest study conducted by ad network Chitika shows that the troubled handset maker's usage share has declined by more than 60% in the past five months from 18.22% to 7.28% based on traffic across its network. At the same time, Apple's share has increased by 64% from 46.84% to 76.88% and other Android vendors such as Samsung and Huawei have recorded continued modest growth. HTC is betting big on its flagship One X smartphone, and it hopes the handset, along with the rest of its One-series phones, will help the company rebound."

"Android users who have a smartphone packed full of free apps could be losing up to 75% of their handset's battery life, according to a new study."

A new study released by QuarksLab yesterday has made the claim that Apple can read iMessages at any time they like. Today, Apple said in a statement for AllThingsD that "iMessage is not architected to allow Apple to read messages".

"Now that we have the I.D.E.A. Studio  (Imagination Destination at Episcopal Academy), a new space at my school for interdisciplinary work, I have been excited to collaborate with teachers to imagine new student projects. Our first grade social studies work is centered around an exploration of places, starting with students' bedrooms and expanding out all the way to the Earth. This exploration begins by reading students the book Me on the Map. From there, students begin following a similar examination of places and maps that the girl in the book explores. Over the past few years, I have developed a variety of projects that integrate technology into this work in meaningful ways, such as the intersections between mapping, coding, and the distance between home and school. This year, I wanted to see if we could bring more hands-on making into the curriculum. I began to design a new unit (check out this Google Doc to see it) that would bring together students' expertise and knowledge of current spaces they frequent (e.g., their bedrooms, the classroom, or the lunchroom) and allow them to consider the design elements involved in creating one of those spaces together as a class. This type of project would integrate ISTE standards, Next Generation Science Standards, reading and writing standards, and connect directly to students' expanding exploration of places from Me on the Map."

"More than 90% of UK teenagers now own a mobile phone, and it may come as little surprise to learn that three quarters of them regard it as their most prized possession. With that in mind, if your parenting techniques still involve bedroom-confinement or no pocket money, you may want to try a slightly different approach to bring your children into line."