The Reality of Cell Phone Addiction: What Are the Dangers?
Calling, texting, directions, shopping, social media, photos, games, banking, reading, researching, checking the time or date, YouTube, Pandora, …
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Worried About Someone Stealing Your Phone? Take These Precautions
Are you still operating in the dark ages with a flip phone? At least you have less of a chance of getting robbed. Various news reports show that …
Continue ReadingMobile App Ratings: What They Mean & Why Parents Should be Careful
Are all apps safe for your teen to download and use? Learn what the app rating system means and why you should still be concerned about what is …
Continue ReadingNokia Lumia 900 Ace and Nokia 601 Handset Speculation
With new phones rumored and big success for the Nokia Lumia 800 in Europe, things are looking up for the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer, not least …
Continue ReadingYou Should Be Excited About the Amazon Smartphone
With the Kindle Fire tearing through sales records, the new rumor in town is about the possibility of an Amazon smartphone. The device may still be a …
Continue ReadingWhy the PayPal App for Smartphones and iPhone Spells the Death of Cash
The PayPal app for smartphones has a lot more potential than just being a convenient alternative to the full PayPal website. This app could replace …
Continue ReadingThe Growing Change to Mobile OS Duopoly
There once was a time where phone manufacturers struggled to create their own operating systems. With Android and iOS the landscape has changed. But …
Continue ReadingWhy is Mobile Unlimited Data Dying?
Unlimited data may soon be a thing of the past, but recent trends in mobile data usage could make this an explosive situation for mobile subscribers. …
Continue ReadingPatent Wars Are Bad for Consumers and Bad for Innovation
Snide comments in the press and courtroom battles seem to be a permanent fixture in the smartphone industry right now. There’s so much profit to be …
Continue ReadingSprint's Big Gamble - Will It Pay Off or Kill Off Sprint?
Sprint’s CEO, Dan Hesse, made some huge, yet vague announcements around his company’s future, mainly around 4G LTE and the release of the …
Continue ReadingGoogle vs Microsoft: War of Attrition
It would be safe to say Google and Microsoft are not the best of pals. With the announcement that Samsung will pay Microsoft royalties for every …
Continue ReadingWhy Can't I Use My Mobile on the Subway?
This week the New York subway entered the high tech era, allowing mobile phones to be used underground… in 4 of the 277 stations anyway. The …
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