UK: Cell phone for kids cancelled

UK-based mobile phone distributor Communic8 Ltd. took its phone for 4-to-8-year-olds, the "MYMO," off the market "over safety fears," The Register reported. In announcing the move, Communic8 cited a report from the UK's National Radiological Protection Board that reignited concerns about cell phone safety. "Although there's no proof to show that they pose a damage to people's health, experts at the UK government-appointed National Radiological Protection Board (NRPD) warned people to continue to take a 'precautionary' approach to their use of mobile phones," particularly use by children and other "potentially vulnerable sub-groups," according to an earlier article on this at The Register. Cell-phone figures for young Britons are pretty amazing: One-quarter of all elementary schoolers and 90% of 11-to-16-year-olds own mobile phones, according to the London Times.