Australia wins mobile phone race.Figures from wireless media company iTouch show that 50,000 Australian children aged 5-9 own a mobile phone, and that is expected to rise to 80,000 by 2005. British market research company MobileYouth says companies will soon be creating mobiles specifically for under-10s. Australian teenagers lead the world in mobile phone use: 45% of 13-15-year-olds own one, with average bills of about $50 a month. Parents, however, are warned to limit their children's use of mobiles. British mobile phone radiation expert Prof. Colin Blakemore Colin Blakemore is a British neurobiologist specializing in vision, and chief executive of the British Medical Research Council (MRC). He is best known to the public as the target of a long-running animal-rights campaign. said: 'If there are any effects, they would be more exaggerated in young children.' MobileYouth analyst Wyndham Lewis This article is about the Vorticist painter and author. For others of that name, including the legendary humorist, see Wyndham Lewis (disambiguation). Percy Wyndham Lewis (November 18, 1882 – March 7, 1957) was a Canadian-born British painter and author. said mobiles represented a rite of passage rite of passage n. A ritual or ceremony signifying an event in a person's life indicative of a transition from one stage to another, as from adolescence to adulthood. for children: 'It is generally the first device they own and have complete control of. The type of phone they own, the number of calls and messages they receive, how they decorate their phone and the ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. they choose all provide clear communication about the group they belong to and their position in the social hierarchy.' Australian Early Childhood Association president Judy Radich said giving phones to five-year-aids was 'mad': 'We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. the risks so why expose kids. And do we have to give kids everything they want?' (Sunday Mail, 26/9/04, p.32). |
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