photo credit: Stolen Cell Phone

Florida woman buys a stolen BlackBerry on eBay. Imagine this 45 year old woman’s surprise when she bought the used BlackBerry Smartphone on eBay, called Sprint to have it activated, only to have Sprint tell her the phone was reported stolen and not eligible to be activated. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Smartphone Banking

Beware of Smartphone hackers! According to a recent report by CBS News reporter Rebecca Jarvis, if you use your cell phone for online banking, buying tickets at places like Ticketmaster, or any other online purchasing, you are at risk to have your ID stolen. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Cell Phones Killing Bees?

A new study out of India says that cell phone radiation is decimating the world bee population. While this may seem trivial to you, a huge portion of our food supply is dependent on pollination provided by bees. The study suggests that electropollution is killing the bees since these insects have magnetite (the most strongly magnetic mineral in nature) in their bodies which helps them in navigation. The research report, published in the journal Current Science, was authored by Ved Parkash Sharma and Neelima Kumar of Punjab University. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Pay using a Cell Phone

Will cash become totally obsolete? Square, the plastic card reader cell phone attachment, makes it easy for street vendors to accept credit cards. No merchant account is needed for the vendor to accept payment. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Pong Case

Electromagnetic energy exposure can cause serious health issues. We have all heard the horror stories about electromagnetic energy causing brain tumors and cancer. A large number of trinket devices claim to protect us. Two companies are now taking that need for protection very seriously. Belly Armor and Pong Research are taking a scientific approach to the problem. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Domestic Violence Cell Phone

Weber Shandwick’s US employees donated over 800 cell phones to support Verizon’s HopeLine, a program of support for domestic violence survivors. Verizon’s exclusive program, HopeLine, distributes grants and refurbished phones to survivors of domestic violence. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Surround Vision

A new technology, Surround Vision, can use your Smartphone to view an image not yet on the main screen of your TV. Imagine being able to see different camera angles of a news cast by just pointing your cell phone. You could see all the shot footage from different cameras that never makes the main screen. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Cell Phone TV

In our gadget driven country, are we no better prepared for disaster than without we were before we had these gadgets? According to Homeland Security, in the event of a tornado or terrorist attack, we are not set up with a better emergency information communications system than before all the cell phones.

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photo credit: Cell Phone Canary

New technology looms in the near future that will enable your cell phone to detect toxic gas and air quality. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, specifically, its Science and Technology Directorate division, wants to create 40 new prototypes of cell phones by the end of the year that would detect airborne toxic chemicals. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Microsoft Kin Smartphones

Microsoft has entered the phone market! The new phones, Kin One and Kin Two will hit the US market in May through Verizon, and through carrier Vodafone Group PLC (which owns Verizon Wireless in partnership with Verizon Communications Inc.), in Germany, Italy, Spain and The United Kingdom later this fall. Microsoft did not mention a release date for Canada. Read the rest of this entry »