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The new Android app, Recognizr, would allow you to use your cell phone camera to snoop out someone’s identity. You could take a photo of someone’s face, and then know that person’s name, schedule, profile, and latest tweets. Created by the Swedish development company, The Astonishing Tribe, the new app in development would bring a whole new level to the lack of privacy. It uses a 3D modeling and facial recognition software. James Bond has come to the real world. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Intel+Nokia=Intokia

Nokia just rolled out its new Maemo phone, after 5 years in development. It combines their Linux Maemo software platform with Intel’s Linux based Moblin to create the new platform, MeeGo. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Is the DOJ monitoring your cell phone activity?

The US Department of Justice wants carte blanche to monitor your cell phone activity. The DOJ told an appeals court last week that it doesn’t feel it is necessary to get a warrant to monitor your cell phone history. The information they would gather would be dates, times and call duration, and which cell towers the calls used, effectively disclosing every move you make. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Cyberbullying is everywhere!

Cyberbullying, just another part of the dangers of the Internet, right? With the growing use of social media, text messaging, sexting, video and photo sharing, Cyberbullying is growing proportionally. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Boys vs Girls on cell phones?

How boys and girls differ in using their cell phones may start as early as middle school. Sheila Cotten, a sociologist at University of Alabama at Birmingham, asked 1,000 middle school students to describe the ways they use their cell phones. The poll results gave Ms. Cotten some surprises. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Xbox Live Games goes mobile

Microsoft fulfills your Xbox dreams! Unfortunately this app will be available exclusively on Windows Mobile phones. That’s right… no iPhones, BlackBerry phones, or even the new Droid phones. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Signal Boosters or Blockers?

CJAM Cell Phone Threat Scan Service (CJAM-CTS) blocks signals in areas where mobile service is not welcome. This is a HUGE help in schools and prisons (is that the same?) where cell phones are a big no-no. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Whipping as Punishmnet

A Saudi judge ordered a 13 year old girl to receive 90 lashes AND 2 years in prison for being caught with a cell phone at school. The rest of the story is that upon being discovered with the banned cell phone, the girl physically attacked her teacher. Small wonder the judge imposed a harsh sentence. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: NFL on Cell Phones

The Cable TV RedZone Channel provides ongoing coverage the games on Sunday, cutting to highlights and scores throughout the day. Having this available on your cell phone will free up that couch potato to actually go out and do something else on Sundays. Of course for the real fans, will watching the game on a tiny cell phone screen be enough? Probably not. But I can see them watching the games on the big screen with the cell phones providing coverage of the games they aren’t watching. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Google vs iPhone

Apple put Google’s Voice app into perpetual review, essentially blocking the app from the iPhone. Just when Apple and Google seemed to be making friends again, Apple turned into a proprietary bully. Apple claims that the Google voice app duplicates several iPhone features like the dialer and text messaging. Read the rest of this entry »