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Monday, June 3rd, 2013Spring 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
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
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
FTC Calls For “Do Not Track” App Registry
Monday, February 4th, 2013The Federal Trade Commission is calling on mobile platform providers and mobile app developers to establish a national “Do Not Track” registry similar to the “Do Not Call” registry to prevent apps from tracking the locations of unsuspecting users. Continue reading
Is Your App Keeping Tabs On You? – 10 Surprising Apps That Track You
Sunday, January 27th, 2013You would expect an app like Google Maps to pinpoint your location, but why do the Angry Birds need to know where you are? Many popular Android apps also track your location, check your device ID and even access the contacts on your phone. Continue reading
In the News 2-16-11
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011Insomnia? Your phone can help.
If you have an Android phone and you have trouble falling asleep, this one’s for you. Mizo Software Solutions has come up with a great app: Relax and Sleep. This application is a free sound-generator that lets you create your own custom
