Unusual mobile phone applications number 1
Stumble It!Sure its only me and could someone bring a shovel
BBC News (9 Nov) report that fears of being buried alive have prompted an increasing number of people to take their mobile phones to their graves, according to an Irish undertaker.
According to 'The number u are calling knows ur waiting...' many believe modern technology could save them from dying if they have been mistakenly pronounced dead and subsequently buried alive.
I suppose the next thing might be internet-enabled coffins.
Thanks to Michael Murtagh from the Northern Ireland e-government unit for spotting this.
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