Saturday, February 28, 2015

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3 DC-Made Apps Frank Underwood Has On His Phone - DC Inno

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 09:11 AM PST


DC Inno
3 DC-Made Apps Frank Underwood Has On His Phone
DC Inno
The new season of House of Cards is now streaming on Netflix, and with Frank Underwood back in D.C., you have to wonder how he's getting ready for his next big power move in his shady climb to the top of the ladder. Like most people, he's probably on ...

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Pornhub Unveils The Wankband! Wearable Tech Allows You To Charge Your ... - PerezHilton.com

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 12:34 PM PST


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Pornhub Unveils The Wankband! Wearable Tech Allows You To Charge Your ...
PerezHilton.com
The year is 2015 and fitness trackers are all the rage. Technology has become advanced and small enough that it can track our every movement and turn it into piles of useful data. Now, Pornhub has taken things a step further and created a device that ...
You can now charge your phone by masturbating Cosmopolitan UK
Video: The gadget that offers an environmentally friendly way to charge your ... JOE

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Amid Security Concerns, Google Aims To Beat Apple To Your Work Phone - Fast Company

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 11:27 AM PST


Fast Company
Amid Security Concerns, Google Aims To Beat Apple To Your Work Phone
Fast Company
(The technology for "containerization" came in part from a startup Google acquired called Divide.) As part of the launch, Google is placing front and center the idea that companies can sharply tailor the smartphone work experiences of their employees.
Opportunities and challenges In China's fragmented Android market AsiaOne

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PERSONAL TECH Phone and Voice Recognition Issues Plague Vehicles - Top Tech News

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 07:22 AM PST


Top Tech News
PERSONAL TECH Phone and Voice Recognition Issues Plague Vehicles
Top Tech News
Getting a phone connected to a car and getting the car to understand voice commands are the two most frequently reported problems in late model vehicles, according to new J.D. Power study of difficulties people encounter with their vehicles. Complaints ...
Phone and Voice Recognition Issues Plague Vehicles NewsFactor Network

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Phone tracking app can be a high-tech bloodhound - Worcester Telegram

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 06:44 PM PST


Phone tracking app can be a high-tech bloodhound
Worcester Telegram
"These phones go for upwards of $700," Westboro Police Chief Alan R. Gordon said when asked about the popularity of phone tracking applications used by police agencies. "That will probably sell for a couple hundred dollars, or some trade for drugs."
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Thursday, February 26, 2015

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AG warns of tech support phone scams - West Virginia Record

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:47 AM PST


AG warns of tech support phone scams
West Virginia Record
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warniing consumers of a phone scam circulating in the state in which a caller pretends to represent an Internet service provider and offers technical support to address problems with the consumer's ...

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Web tech helps Telefonica and O2 move calling beyond the phone - CNET

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 04:36 AM PST


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Web tech helps Telefonica and O2 move calling beyond the phone
CNET
Telefonica, a carrier that sells mobile network service access in several countries -- including the UK under the O2 brand -- has embraced Web technology to give customers new ways to make phone calls. Through the use of a technology called WebRTC, ...

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Kevin Garnett apparently will throw teammates' phones in the toilet - ESPN

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 07:50 PM PST


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Kevin Garnett apparently will throw teammates' phones in the toilet
ESPN
Known league-wide for his merciless trash-talking, Garnett also apparently doesn't hold back when it comes to his teammates. Just ask Flip Saunders, who coached Garnett in his previous stint with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and now is welcoming back ...

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Gemalto Denies Phone SIM Card Encryption Hack - CIO Today

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 11:13 AM PST


Tech Times
Gemalto Denies Phone SIM Card Encryption Hack
CIO Today
The giant Dutch SIM card company reportedly hacked by U.S. and/or U.K. spy agencies says the intrusion "probably happened," but added the attack · Relevant Products/Services "could not have resulted in a massive theft of SIM encryption keys" as ...
How To Protect Your Phones From Gemalto-Like SIM Card Hacking Tech Times
SIM maker Gemalto says spies probably did hack it but plays down impact Reuters
Dutch SIM Card Maker Confirms Hack by NSA and GCHQ Chinatopix
Digital Spy UK
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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With 'Android for Work,' Google hopes you'll use your phone on the job - CNET

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 11:24 AM PST


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With 'Android for Work,' Google hopes you'll use your phone on the job
CNET
Now the tech giant wants to help Android owners use their phones in the workplace. Google on Wednesday launched Android for Work, an initiative that tries to bring Android devices up to par with the needs of employers' information technology departments.
Google's big push into the workplace – Android for Work seattlepi.com (blog)

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Windows Phone 10 is dead before it even arrives - ExtremeTech

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 09:54 AM PST


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Windows Phone 10 is dead before it even arrives
ExtremeTech
IDC has released its latest numbers for smartphone OS market share, and unfortunately, it means we can likely close the book on Windows Phone. Windows Phone has a tech journalist problem. A lot of tech journalists, myself included, like Windows Phone.
Pebble support coming to Windows Phone TechGadgetCentral
Windows Phone achieves anemic growth in 2014 WinBeta
Where Have All The BlackBerry Phones Gone? Techaeris
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New Technology Will Triple Smartphone Battery Life - Forbes

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 09:15 AM PST


Forbes
New Technology Will Triple Smartphone Battery Life
Forbes
The brilliance, power and sheer innovative genius of your smartphone is always balanced by the terrorising and ever present 'low battery' sound. At every smartphone launch, every time I get my hands on a new handset, my childlike awe is immediately ...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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No, T-Mobile And Mozilla Are Not Launching A New 'Privacy Phone' [Updated] - TechCrunch

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 06:06 AM PST


TechCrunch
No, T-Mobile And Mozilla Are Not Launching A New 'Privacy Phone' [Updated]
TechCrunch
The news of the "privacy phone" was buried in a longer article published today in the WSJ about data protection issues in Europe: specifically, regulators in Germany are cracking down on big tech companies as they try to enforce stricter policies ...

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Acer to launch Windows phone at Mobile World Congress show - Focus Taiwan News Channel

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 11:23 PM PST


Focus Taiwan News Channel
Acer to launch Windows phone at Mobile World Congress show
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Microsoft is hoping to play a bigger role in mobile devices through the release of Windows 10, which is built on a common core of operating system elements that will work across a variety of devices, including phones, tablets, PCs and ultimately Xbox ...
Microsoft Leak Shows Location-Sharing Mobile App People Sense Tech Times
Microsoft Launches 'People Sense' Location Tracker on Windows Phone Chinatopix
Windows 10 cross-device apps will sway enterprise hardware decisions TechTarget
TechFrag  - Zee News  - Firstpost
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Dish Rising: Ergen Returns to Maybe Challenge Phone Incumbents - Barron's (blog)

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 11:19 AM PST


Dish Rising: Ergen Returns to Maybe Challenge Phone Incumbents
Barron's (blog)
So a lot of that will depend on, strategically, how we move forward, and some of it will depend on the technology. But probably most important that the speed of which we can move forward will be what the big guys will try to do, and something called 3GPP.

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NSW Police goes high-tech ... with mobile phones - The Age

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 06:18 PM PST


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NSW Police goes high-tech ... with mobile phones
The Age
There is just one potential problem we can see as to the viability of this high-tech proposal - and that's that the Note 4 is a sizeable phone with a 5.7-inch screen that doesn't easily fit in one's pocket. The NSW Police spokesperson reassured us ...

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Monday, February 23, 2015

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Google Strikes Mobile Payments Deal With Big Wireless Carriers, Buys Softcard ... - Re/code

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 10:15 AM PST


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Google Strikes Mobile Payments Deal With Big Wireless Carriers, Buys Softcard ...
Re/code
Google has inked a distribution deal with the biggest wireless carriers in the U.S. to get the Google Wallet payments app pre-installed on their phones. At the same time, Google is buying technology from Softcard, the mobile payments app backed by the ...
Google Wallet to come pre-installed on phones for major carriers Engadget
Google Wallet, Softcard partner to take on Apple Pay CNET
Google Wallet Will Come Pre-Installed on Android Devices at AT&T, Verizon ... Droid Life (press release) (blog)
Greenbot  - WRAL Tech Wire
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NSW Police goes high-tech with... mobile phones - WA today

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 06:26 PM PST


WA today
NSW Police goes high-tech with... mobile phones
WA today
There is just one potential problem we can see as to the viability of this high-tech proposal - and that's that the Note 4 is a sizeable phone with a 5.7-inch screen that doesn't easily fit in one's pocket. The NSW Police spokesperson reassured us ...

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Dead phone battery? Welcome to the tiny charger that ends a big problem - The Guardian

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 07:38 AM PST


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Dead phone battery? Welcome to the tiny charger that ends a big problem
The Guardian
... a graphic dial on a phone lighting up as the seconds go past before finally reaching full capacity. As the electronics industry is heavily focused on battery charge length – in everything from tablets to the new generation of wearable tech such as ...
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Sunday, February 22, 2015

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How Malware Can Track Your Smartphone Without Using Location Data - MIT Technology Review (blog)

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:24 AM PST


How Malware Can Track Your Smartphone Without Using Location Data
MIT Technology Review (blog)
The first is that the user must be moving. The power usage profile is no use in identifying the location of a stationary phone. The second is that this technique distinguishes between different routes which the eavesdropper must have independent ...

Find My iPhone Helping Smartphone Theft - POPSUGAR

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 09:09 AM PST


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Find My iPhone Helping Smartphone Theft
POPSUGAR
We've done a lot of reporting over the last year about smartphone phone kill switches – technology that lets you remotely disable your Android or iOS mobile device in case it gets stolen. Kill switches have two huge benefits. Firstly, they keep thieves ...

Android Malware Can Spy on You Even After Your Phone Is 'Shut Off' - Yahoo Tech

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 11:21 AM PST


Yahoo Tech
Android Malware Can Spy on You Even After Your Phone Is 'Shut Off'
Yahoo Tech
It looks like a breakthrough in nefarious mobile device software: a newly discovered spyware program can actually track you after you've shut down your phone. Well, after you think you've shut down your phone, anyway. As spotted by the AVG anti-virus ...
New Android malware pretends to shut down your phone, then steals data ThaiTech Asia
Android Users, Beware Of PowerOffHijack: This Malware Spies On You After ... Tech Times
New Android Malware Hijacks your Phone Even When it's Off Technology Personalized

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Saturday, February 21, 2015

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Mobile City Council approves $1.2 million for tech upgrades, including ... - AL.com

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 03:58 PM PST


AL.com
Mobile City Council approves $1.2 million for tech upgrades, including ...
AL.com
"Our phone system is at the end of its life, meaning those that supplied it don't support it any longer," Stimpson said, adding, "The vulnerability we had that caused us to be hacked was because our servers were old and obsolete, and that left us ...

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Friday, February 20, 2015

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Phone employees in GCHQ's sights - Channel 4 News (blog)

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 07:47 AM PST


Channel 4 News (blog)
Phone employees in GCHQ's sights
Channel 4 News (blog)
Imagine you work for a Dutch mobile phone tech company. Your job is to oversee the SIM cards: those little bits of plastic you need to slot into the phone when you first buy it. Part of your job is to make them secure: each SIM card is coded with a ...
Edward Snowden: NSA, GCHQ Stole Phone SIM Card Encryption Keys And ... Tech Times
Snowden leak: NSA helped British steal cell phone codes SunHerald.com

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7 great uses for an old phone or tablet - USA TODAY

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:02 AM PST


7 great uses for an old phone or tablet
USA TODAY
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Smartwatches Leave Phones Behind - Sci-Tech Today

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 01:33 AM PST


Sci-Tech Today
Smartwatches Leave Phones Behind
Sci-Tech Today
Strap on the Samsung Gear S or the Sony SmartWatch 3 if you want to take a jog on the beach or head out for a bike ride without your phone clunking along. One of my frustrations with early smartwatches has been how little they can do on their own. Sure ...

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The RhinoShield Bumper and the iPhone I Could Not Destroy - Yahoo Tech

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:03 AM PST


Yahoo Tech
The RhinoShield Bumper and the iPhone I Could Not Destroy
Yahoo Tech
This bumper creates a ridge all the way around the phone that protrudes a couple of millimeters past the screen and the back panel. Meanwhile, it leaves the front and back of the phone naked, so you don't lose much of the looks, light weight, or ...
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