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Danish study finds mobile phone use doesn't increase risk of tumours

A newly-published piece of research from Denmark has found that mobile phone use apparently resulted in no increased risks of tumours of the central nervous system.

The study looked at all Danes aged 30 or above and who were born in the country after 1925. Information about the risk of tumours of the central nervous system came from the Danish Cancer Register; this was then processed along with details about mobile phone use.

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An introduction to mobile financial services with Gemalto

Mark Bridge writes:

Mobile banking. eBanking. Mobile money. m-payments. They’re all terms that are often thrown around interchangeably (and incorrectly) when talking about mobile financial services.

To help understand more about the difference facets of mobile commerce - from security concerns through to current implementation and future innovations - I headed for Gemalto’s recent Innovation Day at the Museum of London. I started by talking to Howard Berg, senior vice president at Gemalto, and admitted to him that I still thought of Gemalto as being a SIM card and smartcard manufacturer rather than the digital security company it’s become.

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Podcast - 21st October 2011

We talk to Howard Berg and Naomi Lurie of Gemalto about financial services on mobile phones, covering everything from security concerns to mobile banking and contactless payments.

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Nokia reveals quarterly loss ahead of Windows Phone launch

Handset manufacturer Nokia, which is expected to reveal its first Windows Phone devices at Nokia World in London next week, has published financial results for the third quarter of 2011.

Overall net sales fell to 8.98 billion Euro, down 13% on the previous year, with the company making a loss for the quarter.

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Over a quarter of American adults use their mobiles for health information

Manhattan Research has found that 26% of adults in the USA have used their mobile phones for health information or health-related tools in the past 12 months.

Its new Cybercitizen Health U.S. 2011 study, which surveyed over eight thousand adults, shows that the ‘mobile health population’ has more than doubled in the last 12 months. In 2010, just 12% of consumers conducted health activities on their mobile phones.

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