Abstract: A folding cellular phone capable of adjusting the output or sensitivity of its microphone based on whether or not the cellular phone is folded. A detector outputs a detection signal indicating whether or not first and second housings are in their closed positions to a controller. When the detection signal output from the detector indicates that the first and second housings are in closed positions, the controller sets the gain of a variable amplifier, which amplifies the output of a microphone, higher than that when the detection signal output from the detector does not indicate that the first and second housings are in closed positions.

Abstract: Provided is a portable terminal including a display section having a display screen, a storage section and a control section. Entire menu screen information corresponding to entire of menus which cannot be accommodated in the display screen and have a hierarchical structure is stored in advance in the storage section. The control section generates folded screen information corresponding to a folded screen which can be displayed on the display screen by applying a folding processing to the entire menu screen information and has the folded screen displayed on the display screen of the display section in response to the folded screen information.

Abstract: A folding cellular phone capable of adjusting the output or sensitivity of its microphone based on whether or not the cellular phone is folded. A detector outputs a detection signal indicating whether or not first and second housings are in their closed positions to a controller. When the detection signal output from the detector indicates that the first and second housings are in closed positions, the controller sets the gain of a variable amplifier, which amplifies the output of a microphone, higher than that when the detection signal output from the detector does not indicate that the first and second housings are in closed positions.