Stories on mobile technology, GPS, privacy and the world of cell phone tracking.
Anti-texting laws in Pennsylvania and other states prohibit any driver from sending, reading or writing text messages from his or her cellphone while his or her vehicle is in motion. The police, however, are having a hard time curbing violations, obtaining convictions, or even nabbing violators. Notwithstanding the law taking effect after the stroke of midnight on March 8 in Pe …
Late last year, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, both in Illinois, touted new technology that could double or triple the battery life of smartphones. Now, a Los Angeles, California-based start-up is bringing the new technology to the market. Lithium-ion batteries, which are common in portable electronic devices, use graphite as anode mater …
China is a country where obtaining statistics sometimes gets confusing because of the massive size of the population and the rapid growth of business. By 2025, China will construct enough skyscrapers to fill ten New York-sized cities. For the moment, the statistics are so interesting that they are hard to believe. The latest statistics on the prevalence of mobile phones in Chin …
The number of mobile subscriptions is now over 650 million in Africa. This makes the European Union and the United States stand second to Africa. A massive boom has been seen in the telecommunication industry. According to a report by the World Bank, since 2000, telecommunication has seen a 40-fold growth, from a possible 16.5 million. In a report in eTransform Africa, the Worl …
Voice biometrics is now the choice for authentication on mobile phones. According to researchers, they have come up with a means of overcoming the usual limits. With everything including banking records, health records, photos, and contact lists available through your mobile phone, one of the greatest concerns is the ability to access such data securely. This explains why data …
For mobile phones, Alton Towers has been listed by one of the mobile insurers as the deadliest tourist attraction in Britain. However, even more sedate families claim that on days out, they have witnessed a huge number of mobile users damaging their phones. According to a report from the London Dungeon, most of the phone users could be seen dropping their handsets because frigh …
According to PayPal data, more Australians are shopping through mobile devices during this Christmas season. The data shows that 22% of Australians will make purchases worth $5.6 billion through the use of mobile phones. In 2010, during the same period, the purchases were worth $155 million. So far, about 22% of Australians have already used their mobile devices to make purchas …
Today, smartphones have become an important part of our lives. We become worried and frustrated whenever we lose our cell phones or have them stolen. Until recently, the real owners of a cell phone could contact the cell phone carrier to have the service suspended on their stolen phones. But the thief or the purchaser of the phone could easily get the cell phone reactivated und …
A few days ago, a roadside bomb took the lives of three individuals near a procession held by Shi’ites in Pakistan. The security forces had been appointed there to protect the procession from any terrorist attacks. The government of Pakistan suspended phone coverage in several cities as a result of that attack. This is because terrorists make use of mobile phones to contact eac …
Aside from asking Siri to find items on your gift list, neat apps come in handy for your holiday shopping. Just install an app on your iPhone to be able to complete a hassle-free holiday shopping. A mobile app that helps Christmas shoppers save time, money and headaches is Better Christmas List, which allows the phone owner to create a shopping list and stick to the budget. A s …
