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Is it safe to use a mobile in hospital?

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) says that mobiles are part of everyday life and that their use needn’t be unduly restricted in hospitals. The advice is that phones are safe to use in most areas, but there is evidence that they can interfere with some critical clinical equipment and should be switched off in areas like intensive care. Now that most phones have cameras, the other concern is privacy. Hospitals discourage photography, especially in the ward areas.

Submitted by Gareth Mitchell

Sagem my521x

Gadgets
Manufacturer: Sagem

Like Alcatel, Sagem knows more than most about making criminally cheap mobiles.

Like Alcatel, Sagem knows more than most about making criminally cheap mobiles. The my521x does have a few bells and whistles though, including web access, an MP3 player with play/pause and fast-forward buttons up front, and even a 1.3-megapixel camera. Plus it does picture messaging, something the iPhone has only recently learned to do. Its body is a tad plasticky, but for just £9.95 when bought with £10 of O2 airtime, it’s the best bargain buy you’ll find since Woolies closed.
 

Price: 
£9.95

Addicted to tech

When when times are hard, our love of the mobile phone isn't tainted. An Ofcom survey shows we'd much rather miss out on meals out, or ditch holidays than cut back on mobile phone spending during the recession. I guess it shouldn't be too much of a surpise really, the humble mobile stepped over from luxury to necessity a good few years ago (in my mind at least). If I step out of the front door without it, the anxiety kicks in – what if someone's taken ill and needs to get hold of me?
Submitted by Andy Ridgway