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Study Reveals Your Cell Phone May Be the First Thing Others Notice About You

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:00:44 +0000

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Maybe you shouldn’t judge a person by his phone, either. A new survey of more than 120,000 people in 15 countries has found that 56% of people believe their phone is the first thing people notice about them. Among men, that number creeps up slightly [...]

12 Retro Ads for Phones, Computers and Beepers That Will Make You Cringe

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:30:23 +0000

Ah, technology. What’s new today will most likely be old by tonight, which is why it’s so fun to look back at “must have” goodies that we felt compelled to buy to keep up with the times. Remember computers that were so big they could fill your living room? Or cell phones so large it [...]

Is Your Smartphone Giving You 'Text Neck?'

Donald Deane — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:30:46 +0000

Getting your hands on the iPhone 5 may be a real pain in the neck. And not for the reasons you may think. These essentials of the modern day world have become a staple of daily life, but physical therapists warn that heavy usage can actually result in a painful physical condition. It’s called [...]

Dear Verizon – Your New Data Plan Policy is Stupid

Joe Russo — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:54 +0000

Last year, Verizon Wireless decided to charge extra for using more than 2 GB's of data on your smart phone. Luckily, I was grandfathered into the unlimited data plan and wasn't affected. That's about to change as Verizon begins converting grandfathered users into the more expensive alternative once they upgrade their phones.

Reports: Spammers Flooded Cell Phones with a Staggering 4.5 Billion Texts in 2011

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:30:22 +0000

There are few things more frustrating than learning that some spammer has wasted a few megabytes of your data plan with advertisements for male enhancement pills or cash for gold schemes. Industry analysts reported that US cell phone owners received more than 4.5 billion spam texts in 2011. The total represents a staggering 45 percent [...]

Smartphones Could Be Getting X-Ray Vision — Is This a Good Idea?

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:20:44 +0000

Smartphones can do so many things and have about a zillion uses. They are cameras, computers, radios, GPS devices, word processors, televisions, music players and gaming devices, to name a few.

One breakthrough, however, could turn them into yet another mobile gadget: X-ray machines.

There Will Soon Be More Cell Phones Than People in the World

Shauna Wright — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:54:34 +0000

Cisco’s annual Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast makes some interesting (some may say frightening) predictions, including the fact that the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the world’s population sometime this year. The study, which looked at worldwide mobile networks, also found mobile data traffic went up 133 percent in 2011 and will likely grow [...]

Finally! The Day Has Come, Iphone 4 Comes In White!

Nicole Sabuda — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:04:38 +0000

Hold on to your seats everyone for this major announcement... Tomorrow the world will be blessed with the White Iphone 4! Oh yes you heard me correctly! Believe it!