News roundup: Public radio coming to cell phones

Content and podcasts from public radio are coming to iRadio. Plus, a survey reveals that West Coasters have the best handset manners, and the RAZR passes go on Monopoly.

Public radio set to sound off on handsets

Motorola announced today that content from NPR, American Public Media, and Public Radio International will be hitting the airwaves of its iRadio service. Podcasts and audio clips will be available on Motorola's commercial-free mobile radio service (which is currently undergoing testing in the U.S.) ranging from NPR's ''Story of the Day'' to American Public Media's ''Marketplace.'' The public radio content will join iRadio's stable of 600 stations, covering music, news, weather, and talk. (Source: Motorola)

Survey: West Coasters exercise better phone etiquette

A recent survey by Samsung finds that a full 65 percent of West Coast cell chatters disapprove of talking on a phone in the middle of a first date, restaurant, movie theater, class room, or meeting. In the South, only 60 percent of those surveyed found it inappropriate to chat during public and private meetings and events, while the number fell to just 56 percent in the Midwest and Northeast. The survey also noted that 70 percent of adults older than 56 would not make or answer calls in these situations, whereas only 56 percent of teens would say the same. (Source: Samsung)

Coming soon to a Monopoly board near you: the Moto RAZR

A RAZR game piece will be added to the latest edition of Monopoly, according to the makers of the popular board game. The updated version, titled ''Monopoly: Here amp; Now,'' will feature the ubiquitous handset, along with new game tokens representing the Toyota Prius, McDonald's fries, a laptop, and New Balance sneakers, Hasbro officials said. The Atlantic City street names of the game will also change to reflect popular American landmarks. (Source: Monopoly)

Mobile viruses on the rise

More and more mobile viruses are making their way into the wild, according to a recent report. Mobile anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab said it is adding about 10 Trojans to its databases every week. The company notes that worms and viruses typically infect handsets by appearing in an SMS message or through Bluetooth. Mobile viruses operate similarly to those on PCs and can have the same damaging effects, including theft of personal information (a big concern when it comes to smartphones). (Source: Kasperky Lab)
10/9/2006 10:23:12 PM
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