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Want to install spyware on your spouse’s cell phone? According to HackerforhireUSA.com, the practice of  installing spyware on a spouse’s cell phone or computer is increasing. So much for trusting your spouse. Read the rest of this entry »

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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 »

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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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BlackBerry cell phone maker, Research in Motion, is set to buy QNX Software Systems, which was acquired by Harmon, which makes audio and entertainment products. The partnership would allow Research in Motion, QNX and Harman to build a better system between Smartphones and audio and entertainment systems in vehicles. Read the rest of this entry »

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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 »

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New comScore data reports that Facebook and Twitter use on mobile devices is growing exponentially while MySpace use is declining. Facebook now sees 25.1 million mobile users as of January 2010, more than double the users in January 2009. Twitter grew to 4.7 million, which is 4-times what it was last year. MySpace has lost 7% of its users in that same time period. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Industry analyzers Canalys, reports that the purchasing trend of mobile users is leaning more and more towards touch screen phones. The study does not differentiate between devices with just touch screens or those with keyboard interfaces so it is hard to say if the touch screens alone are the big seller. Read the rest of this entry »

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Motorola is looking to bring its new Motoblur UI to the cable TV world. If your cable TV interface is like most, it is only a step up from DOS. Motorola plans to change the look, feel and use of the cable TV interface with their new Smartphone, Motoblur, already shipping pre-loaded on the new Cliq XT and BackFlip Smartphones. Read the rest of this entry »

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Toshiba is developing a technology that will make your cell phone act like your own personal secretary. The cell phone will notice your behavioral patterns to display things like train schedules, recommended nearby favorite restaurants, and other frequently used sites. It will supposedly learn the ins and outs of your lifestyle, and help by displaying this info to you when prompted. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: 5 Billion Cell Phones

5 billion cell phone subscribers by 2010 was the announcement made last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the industry’s biggest trade show. We had 4.6 billion in 2009, so the prediction isn’t a wild guess. Read the rest of this entry »