People tend to ignore these warnings.Companies can not afford to be more forthcoming than conveying the information in fine print for, if you have to keep cell phone away from your body too much, the purpose of cell phone is defeated.
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Consider the little-noticed bit of legalese that comes in the safety manual for Apple’s iPhone 4: “When using iPhone near your body for voice calls or for wireless data transmission over a cellular network, keep iPhone at least 15 mm (5/8 inch) away from the body, and only use carrying cases, belt clips, or holders that do not have metal parts and that maintain at least 15 mm (5/8 inch) separation between iPhone and the body,” the warning reads.
Similar warnings against carrying cellular and smart phones in a closely sewn pocket show up throughout the industry. The safety manual for Research in Motion’s BlackBerry 9000 phone tells users that they may violate Federal Communications Commission (FCC) guidelines for radio-frequency energy exposure by carrying the phone outside a holster and within 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) of their body. The safety manual of the Motorola W180 phone tells users to always keep the active device one full inch away from their body, if not using a
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According to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG), this popular Blackberry is one of the worst phones in terms of radiation emission, with an absorption rate that comes close to the maximum allowed by the Federal Communications Commission.
As cell phones make and take calls, they emit low-level radio-frequency (RF) radiation. Stronger than FM-radio signals, cell phones’ RF waves are still a billionth the intensity of known carcinogenic radiation like X-rays.
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