No signal: a horror movie cell phone supercut. (via Waxy)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has allegedly launched a $15 cell phone described as "light, beautiful and cheap."

One of five households in the U.S. are using cell phones only as Americans attempt to save money on bills.

One in five teenagers say they've sent semi-naked or naked pics over Internet and cell phones to "flirt."

Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has advised his employees to cut down on cell phone use in order to prevent cancer: "Really at the heart of my concern is that we shouldn’t wait for a definitive study to come out, but err on the side of being safe rather than sorry later."

Weeks after Cuba allowed its citizens to buy cell phones for the first time, the U.S. has lifted a ban that prohibited Americans from sending cell phones to Cubans. Very few Cubans can afford to buy a cell phone.

Cuban telecommunications company Etecsa has reported over 7,000 new cell phone contracts ten days after the country lifted its restrictions on cell phones. The company is predicting over one million new contracts in the next five years.

Cuba will now allow ordinary citizens to purchase and use cell phones. The phones will require a pre-paid plan in foreign currency that will likely make it too expensive for most Cubans.

Over 80,000 Americans feel anxiety when separated from their cell phones and the Internet, according to a study by the Solutions Research Group.

Female college students who carry cell phones may take more risks with their safety, according to a new study by the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. (via textually.org)