![5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022: Report 5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022: Report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/61665728706_ewaste.jpg)
5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022: Report
Defunct cell phones are just the tip of the 44.48-million-ton iceberg of global electronic waste generated annually that isn't recycled.
Sat Oct 15 2022
![How to stay safe in the face of surging mobile malware attacks? How to stay safe in the face of surging mobile malware attacks?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-03/51647334502_MobileMalware.jpg)
How to stay safe in the face of surging mobile malware attacks?
Cell phones have become prime targets for hackers and scammers around the world to access specific information such as your identity.
Tue Mar 15 2022
![Could tomorrow's smartphone screens be self-healing? Could tomorrow's smartphone screens be self-healing?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-10/81634875826_HANDPHONE.jpg)
Could tomorrow's smartphone screens be self-healing?
The aim is to automatically heal scratches or cracks, in turn increasing the lifespan of smartphones.
Fri Oct 22 2021
![Wedding certificate and cell phone: How a US veteran's wife fled Afghanistan Wedding certificate and cell phone: How a US veteran's wife fled Afghanistan](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-08/51630303994_KABUL.jpg)
Wedding certificate and cell phone: How a US veteran's wife fled Afghanistan
Afzali's escape was aided by her determination, luck, her husband, their marriage certificate, and her SIV application.
Mon Aug 30 2021
![Israeli firm's spyware used to target journalists' cell phones - Reports Israeli firm's spyware used to target journalists' cell phones - Reports](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/71626661263_SPYWARE.jpg)
Israeli firm's spyware used to target journalists' cell phones - Reports
The targeted phone numbers were on a list provided by Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International to the 17 media organisations.
Mon Jul 19 2021
![COVID-19: Connected wristbands could be used to monitor home quarantine for travellers COVID-19: Connected wristbands could be used to monitor home quarantine for travellers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-10/51603337739_AUSTRALIA.jpg)
COVID-19: Connected wristbands could be used to monitor home quarantine for travellers
The idea involves connecting the wristband to a mobile app installed on the wearer's cell phone, to monitor individual's movement.
Thu Oct 22 2020
![App happy: 33 billion mobile apps downloaded this summer App happy: 33 billion mobile apps downloaded this summer](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-10/61602658623_TECHNOLOGY.jpg)
App happy: 33 billion mobile apps downloaded this summer
This is largely explained by new user needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic due to isolation, homeworking.
Wed Oct 14 2020
![Car was speeding, driver playing with handphone - Victim Car was speeding, driver playing with handphone - Victim](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-02/81487411990_mautbasikalJohor.jpg)
Car was speeding, driver playing with handphone - Victim
Muhammad Aiman also claimed that he saw the woman driver were using a cell phone prior to the incident.
Sat Feb 18 2017
![MAS latest airline to prohibit in-flight use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 MAS latest airline to prohibit in-flight use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-09/41472806550_SamsungGalaxyNote.jpg)
MAS latest airline to prohibit in-flight use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Malaysia Airlines has temporarily banned the use of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on-board its flight.
Sat Sep 10 2016
![At least 2 attack suspects dead after French police raid north of Paris At least 2 attack suspects dead after French police raid north of Paris](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-11/71447843988_ParisAttack.jpg)
At least 2 attack suspects dead after French police raid north of Paris
The Wednesday siege unfolded as police scored a breakthrough, discovering a cell phone in a garbage can near the Bataclan Concert Hall, the site of one of Friday's shootings.
Wed Nov 18 2015
![The father of mobile' cinema honoured in New York The father of mobile' cinema honoured in New York](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-07/71436248812_FATHERMOBILE.jpg)
The father of mobile' cinema honoured in New York
Sandeep Marwah, the first person to shoot a feature film on a cell phone was recognized for his impact on modern filmmaking.
Tue Jul 07 2015
![Investigators: Was Amtrak engineer using cell phone when train crashed? Investigators: Was Amtrak engineer using cell phone when train crashed?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-05/41431490015_295x200.jpg)
Investigators: Was Amtrak engineer using cell phone when train crashed?
Federal investigators are probing if the engineer was using his cellphone when the Amtrak train approached a curve at more than twice the speed limit.
Wed Jun 03 2015
![The landline phone is heading for extinction The landline phone is heading for extinction](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-04/41428197775_295x200.jpg)
The landline phone is heading for extinction
Today, 44% of US adults don't have a landline phone installed at home, and this growing trend is strongest with Millennials.
Sun Apr 05 2015
![Wikipedia sees future and threat in cell phones Wikipedia sees future and threat in cell phones](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2012-12/51355364166_295x200.jpg)
Wikipedia sees future and threat in cell phones
Cell phones could be Wikipedia's path to global domination, but may also pose a risk to the crowdsourcing culture the online encyclopedia relies on, chief executive Sue Gardner says.
Thu Dec 13 2012