All the stories tagged with cellphones
Fraunhofer SIT: Key2Share, Smartphones as a Keyring
03/18/2013, [CeBIT 2013] Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT) was demoing an interesting mobile technology at CeBIT and Alexandra Dmitrienko, Research Assistant on the project, showed me a demo (check out the video). Key2Share is a token-based and NFC-based access [...]
Hands on: Huawei Ascend Mate Review
01/15/2013, [CES 2013] Huawei made a splash at CES 2013 by launching two powerful smartphones with state of the art features, the Ascend D2 and the huge 6.1-inch Ascend Mate. We published about the devices when they were announced on stage [...]
Motorola Atrix 3 aka Dinara spotted at the FCC
06/14/2012, Last week, we published about the rumored Motorola Dinara, the successor of the Droid Bionic, the first 4G LTE handset from Motorola. A render of the handset, also known as the Atrix 3, was leaked a few days ago and [...]
Half of all water-damaged phones in the UK have been dropped in the toilet
11/11/2011, If you’ve ever dropped your phone into the toilet before fret not, because you’re not the only one who’s ever done it. In fact, the toilet bowl is one of the most popular destinations for water damage to occur on [...]
LookTel Money Reader app receives major update
10/11/2011, Remember the LookTel Money Reader app we talked about back in March? In case you forgot, Money Reader is an app that helps visually impaired folks to count their money with the aid of their iPhones. Using the camera on [...]
Remote control helicopter used to attempt cellphone smuggling into prison
09/26/2011, We guess that it’s a generally accepted rule that cellphones aren’t allowed in prison, and we’re guessing it’s for a huge variety of reasons. After all the point of prison is to serve your time and rehabilitate yourself, and not [...]
Man arrested for refusing to turn off phone in plane
09/07/2011, Ever since 9/11 reshaped the way aviation security was conducted, there has been many, many more restrictions, making air travel a whole lot more troublesome than before. You now cannot carry liquids more than 100ml, you’ll have to ditch that [...]
Cellphone data used for tracking during disaster situations
09/02/2011, During a disaster it’s only natural that people flee for their lives, and they will flee to wherever as long as it gets them out of harm’s way. However in the aftermath, when the dust has settled, how do aid [...]
Airbags for cellphones patented
08/12/2011, Just when you thought patents couldn’t get any crazier, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos; and Amazon’s VP, Greg Hart; have been recently awarded a new patent that is likely to be in the running for gold in this year’s most ridiculous [...]
Thief attempts to steal cellphone with chopsticks
07/29/2011, To kickstart your weekend with something interesting, here is a recently shot video that will open your eyes. If ever find yourself in China, you should watch out for men with chopsticks. This recently uploaded footage on the internet shows [...]
Smartphones will soon be able to smell
07/15/2011, While smartphones can pretty much do anything right now, there’s one thing it can’t do: smell. But according to some researchers, that may end pretty soon. Luc Van den hove, president of nanoelectronics research firm IMEC recently stated that we’ve [...]
NTT DoCoMo looks to renewable energy to power its cellphone tower network
07/08/2011, When it comes to energy, it is a zero sum game, so to harness every single bit in the most efficient manner possible without harming the environment ought to be the goal for most companies. This has resulted in solar-powered [...]
Orange Sound Charge T-shirt keeps your phone juiced at gigs
06/20/2011, While a smartphone is an awesome device to have, one of its biggest drawbacks when compared to regular feature phones is its battery life. Many phones have trouble making it through a full day (sometimes even half the day when [...]
