Check out the pictures in this article: A new concept phone called a Mobile Script Phone would offer a fold-out 8.5 inch screen and never need to be plugged into a charger. Continue reading
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Phone Of The Future? No Battery & Fold Out 8.5 Inch Screen
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013For Word Nerds Everywhere… OVERDRIVE!
Sunday, April 21st, 2013The Overdrive Media Console allows you to download E-books and audiobooks from your local library to read or listen to on your computer or your personal devices. It is free to download and easy to use. Continue reading
There’s a Cell Phone Upgrade Fee On My Bill… What’s it For?
Thursday, April 11th, 2013Why is there an upgrade fee on my bill? What did i get for that fee? Can it be refunded? I try to answer all of these questions and more. Continue reading
Cell Phone Insurance… Bad Deal or Good Investment?
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013In this day and age we are all hyper-aware of big corporations trying to rip us off. So is cell phone insurance a rip-off, or a necessary investment? This article will answer those questions. Continue reading
Pulse – Get The News That Interests You
Monday, April 1st, 2013Pulse bills itself as “Your news. Anywhere.” That’s a pretty good description of this nifty free app (and website, for those without a tablet or smartphone) that lets you set up a customized news feed of the information that interests you. Continue reading
WS App Review: Munchin Apples
Thursday, March 28th, 2013Munchin Apples is an Android app designed specifically for toddlers between 1 and 2 1/2 years old. It has a narrow focus of teaching little ones to identify apples, but is it worth the time? Continue reading
Spring Cleaning For Your Smartphone
Monday, March 18th, 2013As I write this, the first day of spring is only a day away. Seems like a good time to take up that good old tradition of spring cleaning – on your smartphone or tablet. Is your phone the equivalent of a spare room crammed full of stuff you thought you might use someday? Here’s how to straighten things up. Continue reading
WS App Review: Sports Tracker
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013There are many exercise tracking applications on the market. However, most are not really up-to-the-mark. The Sports Tracker application is an exception. This application is remarkably well designed and has very few short comings for tracking distance based exercises. It also has a special add-on that enables you to track your heart rate. Continue reading
The Most Dangerous Thing To Do On A Cellphone
Sunday, March 10th, 2013The most dangerous thing you can do with a cellphone is probably something you see other drivers do every day. It may even be something you’ve done occasionally yourself. Continue reading
Keep Losing Your Remote? There’s An App For That
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013Ever wish there was a quick way to find your keys, your cat or the remote? A company says it has the solution for that problem in the form of stickers and a Smartphone app. Continue reading
How Do I Turn Off Autocomplete On My Phone?
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013Question: I read the article on turning off autocomplete. This would work fine on my desktop, but not on my Samsung Galaxy 2 Smartphone. So, how would you make it work on this kind of phone as more and more people are using this type of phone over a desktop? Continue reading
New Chip Gives Camera Phone Photos Professional Look
Thursday, February 28th, 2013Your camera phone photos could soon look a whole lot better thanks to a chip designed by scientists at MIT. They say it automatically gives a professional look to shots by instantly making adjustments to things like lighting and color. Continue reading
Your Cell Phone Is A Bacteria Farm
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013A professor at The University Of Surrey asked students to make imprints of their mobile phones in a Petri dish to find out how much bacteria the phones carried around. Turns out your phone is home to a lot of nasty bugs. Continue reading
Smudge Attack! How Dirty Phone Screens Help Thieves
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013Your dirty touchscreen not only looks messy, it could help a thief break into your phone, tablet or touchscreen computer. Crooks are staging “smudge attacks” where they follow the pattern of your fingerprints to determine passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information. Continue reading
Coming Soon: PixelTone Voice-Controlled Image Editing
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013How would you like the ability to edit digital images using the sound of your voice? That technology could be coming to your tablet, phone or laptop soon. Continue reading
WS App Review: Scanner Radio
Saturday, February 16th, 2013Listening to police and fire scanners can be interesting and sometimes a little scary. You could spend around $100 to buy a scanner and listen to calls in your area, or you could download Scanner Radio for free and listen to calls on over 3600 police and fire scanners in the United States and Australia on your phone or tablet. Continue reading
Walking While Texting Can Be Dangerous
Thursday, February 7th, 2013There are a lot of warnings about the dangers of texting while driving, but a recent study shows that texting while walking can be unsafe as well. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says more than 1,000 people were treated in emergency rooms in 2011 for injuries that happened because they were using a cell phone while walking and not paying attention. Continue reading
Is Handsfree Texting Safer Behind The Wheel?
Saturday, February 2nd, 2013Even the most hardcore text messager will admit that texting while driving is not safe. Some might think that the safe way to go is to use voice-recognition enabled mobile devices, but does that make a difference? Continue reading
