Headline, December19, 2013

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!MOBILE!- PHONE HABITS '''

Gadgets have become so ingrained in our existence it's easy to forget how things were before we became surgically attached to our electronic taskmasters. Remember the world pre-Internet?

How about your life before you owned a mobile phone?

Do you still recall when you purchased your first handset. It was probably your first year at senior school, and your friends and buddies had just spelled out the benefits of making yourself more readily contactable.

I doubt if you have been further than 10 meters from that or any mobile since.

The  ''mobile microwaves your brain''  headline is nothing so very new, but if, like most, you've been using one for more than a decade, you should at least give brief consideration to the health implications of toting your social lifeline around the clock.

The cynics can quote the World health Organisation and its assertion that there isn't enough evidence in support of the notion that mobile phones are bad for our brains.

They can also call on the statistic that, while the radiation emitted by your handset is more potent than say, an FM radio signal, it's only billionth of the intensity generated by known carcinogenic radiation such as X-rays.

Then there are the conclusions drawn from various studies undertaken Interphone    -the conglomeration of 13 European countries tasked with investigating the side effects of mobile phone radiation.

So far its research hasn't unearthed any golf-ball sized anomalies to suggest that there might be a sinister outcome to our long-term love affairs with our handhelds.

On the other hand, the lack of any damning evidence could simple be because there isn't enough relevant data for the lab coats to work with. 

The most recent Interphone paper published by the Danish Cancer Society  -was only able to analyse phone use between 1974  and 2003.

But it's the subsequent seven years that have witnesses the most significant mobile growth to-date, as we've become accustomed to 3G, BlackBerry, social networking and wireless internet.

Factor in that brain tumours often take decades to develop, and our ears could well be burning   -and not in a good way.

Short of self-imposed communications black-out, wearing a Bluetooth earpiece certainly helps reduce the radiation you're exposed to, even if you feel a bit of an idiot doing it.

The same goes for utilising the speakerphone in the manner of an Apprentice candidate. In fact, shortening the time you spend in close proximity to your mobile  -full stop-  really can't hurt. It's the alternative that might. 

Well, for those of you who want to combat mobile radiation, Try these:

Pong Research's simple phone protector uses a few metal strips to effectively funnel the rays away from your head. Dubious though it may sound, it's the only product of its kind to have been rubber-stamped by the FCC   -America's telecom watchdog.

And it is proven to reduce radiation exposure by 60%. 

For protection in the home, look to the Moshi Moshi 3 from Native Union. Resembling a stylish landline set-up, its Bluetooth chip lets you sync with up to two different mobiles, giving you the freedom to make and receive calls around the house while keeping a healthy distance between You and your phone.

With respectful dedication to All the Mobile Users in the World. See ya all on !WOW! the World Students Society Computers-Internet-Wireless:

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Samurai to post this later on !WOW!

Good Night & God Bless!

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