Stories on mobile technology, GPS, privacy and the world of cell phone tracking.
A 30-year-old Oklahoma City woman had been missing for days so the police activated the GPS tracker in the woman’s 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The GPS tracking system was installed by the dealer. These devices are installed in vehicles to allow them to be located if payments are not made. Using the tracking system, the car was spotted in a desolate city street north of St. Louis, …
Apple Inc.’s iPhone 6 would come in different screen sizes and in multiple colors, if the latest rumors prove correct. AppleInsider’s Neil Hughes says he expects that the seventh generation iPhone would be available in different screen sizes. He points out that Samsung, the world’s top smartphone seller, has found success with phones of different screen sizes. Apple releases on …
Basically, Cogs is a game for smartphones and is about cogs, as the name suggests. It is a puzzle game, and you have to slide different pieces around in order to solve the puzzle. There is a time limit, and you have to succeed in the fewest moves possible. While the game has simple visuals, it still offers decent detail if you enable shadows, frame syncing, and post filtering, …
Facebook is one of the leading social media networks in the here and now. If you are looking for Facebook news, then you have come across the right web page. Bloomberg reported recently that Facebook is having conversations with Apple about launching an app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The Next Web, on the other hand, reported that Facebook had no talks with Apple about …
In the UK, the BlackBerry Q10 has been priced at £579. It is more expensive than its full-touch version. The announcement for Q10 and Z10 was made on 30th January, but Q10 was scheduled to be released in April 2013. The Q10 is packed with a touch-screen and a (physical) QWERTY keypad. The screen measures 3.1 inches, and its resolution is 720×720 at 328 ppi. Its screen is larger …
As we know, smartphones are being used by a huge number of teens. Many apps have been designed to help parents monitor their kids’ use of the Internet. A new app named Kytetime, which looks like Kytephone, helps parents keep tabs on their kids’ activities on the Internet. If you are a parent, you can use this app in order to monitor calls and text messages on your kids’ handset …
US citizens tend to use their smartphones for banking. According to a survey done in 2012, the number of Americans who use their cell phones for banking increased by 33%. The Federal survey discovered that US citizens tend to check balances, pay bills and deposit checks using their cell phones, such as Samsung Galaxy S3 and other phones. They are reluctant to make use of their …
Maine law enforcement won’t be able to track a suspect’s cell phone and other electronic devices without obtaining a search warrant once the LD 415 bill has been passed. The bill is backed by legislators, conservative activists, the ACLU of Maine, and technology experts. “Privacy law legislators could never have imagined the technology being used in the here and now; therefore, …
Global health experts are keeping close tabs on the increasing use of smartphones across the globe. These experts with the support of innovators and entrepreneurs have started a movement known as mHealth (mobile health) with an objective to make use of mobile phones for improving human health. mHealth refers to public health practices backed by smartphone technologies like cell …
As expected, this year many new Android mobiles were presented at the annual Mobile World Congress 2013, although people never expect much from such Mobile Congresses. Among the smartphone groups, Androids are always dominant because these Androids and iPads are launched on Google’s platform. Several Androids were released this week, including the Sony Tablet Z, Huawei Ascend P …
