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Space engineer builds a mobile phone from scratch with an old-school ROTARY DIAL

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A space engineer who despises smartphone culture and modern devices has built her own mobile phone from scratch, featuring a working rotary dial.  The antiquated keypad is encased in an aquamarine case with a prominent aerial to ensure ample signal. Justine Haupt, 34, spent three years building the unique phone from scratch and is now … Read more

Phone screens are a ‘a potential route of infection’ for coronavirus

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Coronavirus can survive on hard surfaces such as phone screens for up to a week and offers a potential route of infection, scientists warn.  The hardy virus spreads via droplets released in coughs and sneezes and the residue can remain potent for seven days on surfaces such as handles and handsets.  Experts warn phones could … Read more

I received a shock bill for using my mobile phone abroad with O2

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I recently travelled to Saudi Arabia for work and while there used my phone, which is with O2. However, after leaving, I checked my bill from the phone company and found a charge for £1,710.66 which was taken for 285.09MB worth of data usage. It was taken on Thursday 13 February 2020 at 4:56am. But … Read more

Billionaire Warren Buffett FINALLY trades in his $20 Samsung flip phone for Apple’s iPhone 11

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Billionaire Warren Buffett FINALLY trades in his $20 Samsung flip phone for Apple’s latest model handset -but says he will only be using it as ‘a phone’ Billionaire Warren Buffett has used a $20 Samsung flip phone for many years He has now traded in the retro handset for Apple’s ‘latest model’ smartphone However, he … Read more

Boy, 15, jumped to his death moments after phone call to a friend, inquest hears

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A 15-year-old boy jumped to his death at a college after a phone call to a friend he told to ‘make sure you hug your parents’, an inquest heard. On June 3 last year George Brankov gave his girlfriend a box of chocolates on his way to classes at the UTC Media College in Salford, … Read more

Cyclist who crashed into yoga teacher on her phone has to pay £60,000

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A cyclist who knocked over a ‘phone zombie’ yoga teacher after she stepped into the road while staring at her mobile has been left with a £60,000 court bill – despite a judge ruling they were equally to blame.  Garden designer Robert Hazeldean was going home from work in central London when he collided with … Read more

David Beckham still has train ticket stub that Victoria used to write down her phone number in 1997

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David Beckham revealed during a chat show visit Wednesday that he still has the train ticket stub on which Victoria Beckham wrote down her phone number for him. The 44-year-old soccer legend met Victoria, 45, in 1997, when she was in the Spice Girls, he explained while on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The … Read more

ASK TONY: TalkTalk won’t let me cancel my care home dad’s phone bill

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My father, 92, was admitted to a dementia care home early last September. I have Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). I rang TalkTalk to cancel his account but they refused because I wasn’t the account holder and didn’t have his password. I was passed around, each time explaining that my father had no memory of … Read more