Want to give money to worthy causes without actually giving any money? There’s an app for that. It’s called CauseWorld and is currently available for both the iPhone and the Droid. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: CauseWorld, Citi, droid, iphone, Proctor and Gamble
The whole “cell phones cause cancer” argument is beginning to feel a lot like the smoking and cancer dust up that went on decades ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cancer, cellphones, links, research, smartphones
You think mobile data traffic is jammed these days? Just wait, say the folks at Cisco. The global networking giant says worldwide global mobile data traffic will grow 108% a year for at least the next four years. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Cisco, data, growth, mobile, research, traffic, wireless
Apple and AT&T delivered some big news in a very small voice this week — news that was somewhat overshadowed by all the hoopla over the iPad. The announcement: The partners will allow VOIP on Apple products that use 3G. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3G, allow, Apple, apps, AT&T, iPad, iphone, software developement kit, VOIP
How many morons drive an 18-wheeler down a busy highway and tap out a text message at the same time? The answer: enough to prompt a federal ban on the practice. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: ban, driving, Federal, Ray LaHood, texting, U.S. Transportation Secretary
So January 27 is the day that will live in, if not infamy, at least history, as the day Apple finally broke the suspense and let us all know about their upcoming product plans. Whew. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: announcement, Apple, consumers, introduction, iphone, Steve Jobs, tablet
Well, it seems somewhat official: The Nexus One smartphone didn’t land much of a blow against its arch-rival from Apple, the iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Android, Apple, fiasco, Google, iphone, Nexus One, smartphone
Google’s new smartphone, the Nexus-One, may have made some consumers happy, but it’s making the daughter of late sci-fi writer Phillip K. Dick hot under the collar. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Blade Runner, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Google, Nexus One, Nexus six, Phillip K. Dick
An executive order that bans texting while driving for federal workers was signed in October by President Obama and took effect today. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: ban, driving, executive order, obama, texting
