55,000 mobiles left in London taxis... in 6 months

A survey from security software company Credant Technologies says 55,843 mobile phones and 6,193 other mobile storage devices, including laptops and MP3 players, have been left in London taxis by careless customers in the last six months. 80% of the taxi drivers surveyed said the owners were eventually reunited with their lost items - a considerably higher figure than in New York. [Source: BBC.co.uk]

Happy 35th birthday to the mobile phone

The first public call from a portable mobile phone was made in New York on 3rd April 1973 by Marty Cooper, who worked for Motorola. [Source: CNET News]