Apple: Does the iPad make the iPhone obsolete?
The iPad does most of what the iPhone does, and adds some tricks of its own, along with a much bigger display. Does it threaten Apple's iPhone business?
View ArticlePre-paid burners "aid terrorists" so "must be banned"
Privacy advocates are no doubt sharpening their arrows this morning. News is breaking of a Senate proposal to ban anonymous, pre-paid cellphones -- so-called 'burners'. Naturally, the motivation is to...
View ArticleMy antique LG: Why I kept the same cell phone for five years
I admit that it's not sexy to carry five-year-old cell phone. But by avoiding the 'free' phone upgrades I saved hundreds of dollars in service upgrade charges.
View ArticleCell phone spying: James Bond cool or cyberstalking tool?
Do you love your cell phone? Spies may love your smartphone too. It doesn't take a hacker, or even a very technical person, to turn your cell phone into tool to spy on you. Some bosses, parents,...
View ArticleCop: Texting plays rising role in domestic disturbances
Anti-social media: Couples spar by texting from separate rooms then call the police when their flame war gets out of hand.
View ArticleZombies and Angry Birds attack: mobile phone malware
Over 1 million mobile phones in China are infected with zombie viruses. Angry Birds were poised to attack Android phones before Google pulled the Angry Birds add-on game app and issued a security fix....
View ArticleSmart phone, dumb contracts
If mobile carriers wanted to get serious about reducing mountains of waste and carbon emissions created by their products they would extend service agreements to three years. Here's why it won't happen.
View ArticleBasic training
This support pilot fish has 30 years of experience in IT, and he likes to think he keeps up with technology pretty well -- especially gadgets like his beloved iPhone. So why can't he keep the very...
View ArticleMobile phones and the sound of silence
Simon and Garfunkel had no idea how much we would all regret the passing of "The Sound of Silence". How often do you just want to shut down EVERYONE's mobile phones for a while?
View ArticleU.S. Gov't to thank for panic button app to wipe phones
Red Alert! Cops coming and you're concerned about deleting what's on your cell phone in case it's confiscated? Thanks to the U.S. government, there will be an app for that -- the panic button app will...
View ArticleAndroid travel apps: The power user's trio
These three Android travel apps work together in perfect harmony, automating all of the hassles of organizing and managing a trip.
View ArticleHow long does your mobile phone provider store data for law enforcement access?
The ACLU has the previously unreleased dirt on how long your cell phone company is holding onto to your data. The Justice Department handed over a revealing chart meant to help law enforcement obtain...
View ArticleDon't phone and drive, says Obama's NTSB
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants you to stop using your phone while driving. Completely. Not even with a Borg-style, hands-free earpiece. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers weigh the...
View ArticleSpreading the, um, joy
User decides this support pilot fish can use a little cheering up, so she forwards a conversation she just had with her mother about a cell phone problem.
View ArticleCellphones on a plane? NOOOOO! Come fly the unfriendly skies, FCC-style...
Riots in the skies, Federal-Communications-Commission-style. Oh boy, here we go again. The fellas at the freakin' FCC are once again proposing that we be allowed to use cellphones in flight. Can you...
View Article
