Category: Mobile Phones

When it comes to mobile security and user privacy, Android apps may be falling down on the job. This is according to recent research published by Pennsylvania University and North Carolina State University.

Britney Spears has been banned from having a used cell phone, according to The Sun Online.

Civil liberties groups in the United States are outraged by a decision made by a regional subway authority in the city of San Francisco to cut cell phone services last week before a planned demonstration, comparing it to actions carried by repressive regimes in the Middle East.

In the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan, cell phone sales have floundered. This is according to the IDG News Service. But, this reduction in sales is made up by an increase in SmartPhone sales, with Android leading the race.

A new advancement in solar power technology could mean extended operating time for used cell phones.

HTC has announced that they will be investing $300 million in Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s audio technology company Beats.

A young woman who became lost while hiking was saved by smart use of her old cell phone, according to Massachusetts State Police. State Police were able to rescue the 25-year-old woman who became lost while hiking in the Freetown-Fall River State.

While the use of new and old cell phones has become ubiquitous even in the developing world, power grids in countries such as these have not kept pace with this development, meaning that millions of people are being left with the devices themselves but often with no way of recharging them.

This is a clever story I found online. Apparently, a public relations man named Rob Shoesmith has caught the eye of the media by planning a ‘camping out’ event at a London-based Apple store for the don’t-yet-know-when to be released iPhone 5.

A used cell phone gave a teenager more than he bargained for while trying to charge the device’s battery. The 18 year old, known only as Monu, from New Delhi in India, was taken decidedly by surprise when the cell phone battery burst and ended up being hit in the eyes.