April Fool!

That story was all made up.. but of course you knew that.

However, mobile phones do present a real threat to the environment when disposed of improperly and they can be recycled or re-used. UK readers can visit the RecycleNow site for ideas on how to get the best out of handsets that are no longer used.

Although the figure of 40 trillion handsets is silly, imagine what would happen if all the current two billion mobile phone users worldwide replaced their phone every year. It's clear that this will be a major issue for the industry in the future.. although luckily not every cellular subscriber is as gadget mad as the average Mobile Gazette reader.

If our spoof article didn't make you too angry, perhaps you'd like to read some of our previous April Fools Day spoofs:

UK Government to Shut Down GSM Networks (2006)
EUROPHON-1 Standard Announced (2005)
Motorola DynaTac 2004 (2004)