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We love our smartphones, but it’s a little disturbing to think that it’s sitting in our pockets and abusing our trust – violating our privacy. It’s not the first time we’ve heard of apps sending our personal data to outside parties without our consent, but it seems like it’s happening on a grander scale than…
The government is stepping up its efforts against calling and texting while driving, targeting commercial drivers in its latest round of rule changes. The Transportation Department is proposing a rule that would prohibit commercial truck drivers and bus drivers from using their mobile phone while driving. Current rules prohibit texting while working, but these new changes…
As part of its promotion for the Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson (again) hired Maria Sharapova to play some tennis and answer quiz questions simultaneously. As you’re about to see – that’s possible. Simple turn on Google Voice Search, speak your question and voila… Google (rather than Sony Ericsson) will return the right answer for you.…
A survey from eMarketer confirms what most tech-obsessed folks already know- people spend as much time on their mobile phone as they do reading a newspaper and magazine combined. The survey reveals the average user spends 50 minutes a day using their mobile phone, 30 minutes reading a newspaper, and a mere 20 minutes reading…
South Korean developer Nabix has written an iPhone application for the lonely men that make up the nation that brings us devices such as the Samsung Google Nexus S and LG C900. For $2 you’ll get up to 4 video calls a day from a girl who serenades you using the oldest courtship phrases in…
If your iPhone is jailbroken, you may’ve heard of Jay “saurik” Freeman. If not – you should know he’s the main brain behind the popular Cydia app store where folks who want more from their iDevices go for the latest apps and iOS modifications that don’t sing along Apple’s iOS development policies. Well, Jay said…
Amazon has finally given us as close to some solid numbers as we’re going to get on Kindle sales, and it’s not really that close at all. Amazon has been either vague or reluctant to disclose actual Kindle sales numbers in the past, only asserting us that it was either doing well or had beaten…
Metric after metric shows that mobile usage is on the rise so it’s not surprising to see Google chime in with its own data. Google examined its Q3 2010 search results and discovered that mobile search has grown over 130% year over year. The figure was released as part of an announcement for its new…
Japanese common courtesy dictates that while you’re on a train you shouldn’t use your mobile phone. They take it very seriously over there, and people get highly offended if you don’t respect the rules. There’s a story coming out of Japan Today that says two office workers on the Sobu line were chatting away on…
If a white iPhone 4 is something you REALLY wanted to see under your Christmas tree, well, you’re out of luck. Chances are we aren’t going to see it until Spring of 2011. That said, if you want to add a little dash of white iPhone 4 goodness to your holidays… keep reading, because Etsy…