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• Tech Experts Think You Should Take A Sledgehammer To Your Old Phone - Forbes
• Moto G: A Perfect Phone for Clumsy Cheapskates - Wall Street Journal (blog)
• High Tech Solutions To Manage Smartphone Use - CBS Local
• 'Telephone farmers' reaping the benefits of agri-tech - BBC News

Tech Experts Think You Should Take A Sledgehammer To Your Old Phone - Forbes Posted: 31 Jul 2015 09:04 AM PDT Forbes Tech Experts Think You Should Take A Sledgehammer To Your Old Phone Forbes According to a variety of tech experts, none of these routes. "A big thing people need to understand is that cell phones and tablets are just computers," says John Randall, area technical manager for CMIT Solutions of Columbia in Columbia, MD. "And you ...

Moto G: A Perfect Phone for Clumsy Cheapskates - Wall Street Journal (blog) Posted: 31 Jul 2015 05:32 AM PDT Wall Street Journal (blog) Moto G: A Perfect Phone for Clumsy Cheapskates Wall Street Journal (blog) I know the pain of dropping a phone in the toilet by accident. I know the anguish of trying futilely to turn it back on after fishing it out. It's tragic that neither the iPhone 6 nor its Samsung-made rival, the Galaxy S6, are waterproof. But Motorola ... and more »

High Tech Solutions To Manage Smartphone Use - CBS Local Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:11 AM PDT CBS Local High Tech Solutions To Manage Smartphone Use CBS Local BOSTON (CBS) – Look at people on a street corner, at a coffee shop, or waiting for the T and it is clear the majority of us are addicted to our cell phones. Now, technology is being used to wean us from our technology. To get a sense of how big a ...

'Telephone farmers' reaping the benefits of agri-tech - BBC News Posted: 30 Jul 2015 04:16 PM PDT BBC News 'Telephone farmers' reaping the benefits of agri-tech BBC News A new breed of tech-savvy farmers is emerging throughout Kenya. Sometimes called "telephone farmers", they are making use of a growing number of technologies and platforms to help them choose and manage their crops more efficiently. And mobile ... and more »

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A Serious Security Flaw For Android Phones: A GPB Sci-Tech Q&A - GPB Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:10 AM PDT azcentral.com A Serious Security Flaw For Android Phones: A GPB Sci-Tech Q&A GPB Nearly one billion phones could be hit by what's being called the Stagefright exploit, and all it would take to infect your Android phone would be a text with video sent your way. How could supposedly tech-savvy companies miss something like this, and ... Precautions can enhance security for Android phone users azcentral.com Russian 'Zero Day' Hunter Has Android Stagefright Bugs Primed For One-Text Hacks Forbes SingCert: Beware of major Android flaw that could lock users out of smartphones The Straits Times TechWeekEurope UK all 106 news articles »

The Only Thing Standing Between You and Your Unlocked Phone is Your Face - PSFK (blog) Posted: 30 Jul 2015 05:04 AM PDT PSFK (blog) The Only Thing Standing Between You and Your Unlocked Phone is Your Face PSFK (blog) In turn of the millennium, the technology giants incorporated a circular click wheel to track music using capacitive sensing. Later, Apple introduced the awkward wrist-flick-to-shuffle-to-a-bettter-song-while-doing-a-five-mile-run feature (not one of i ...

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• 6 Types of Tech That Can Help You Sleep Better (Hint: Your Phone Isn't One of ... - Entrepreneur
• NSA Set To Destroy Old Phone Records - But Not Yet - Tech Times
• Nasty Bug Lets Hackers Into Nearly Any Android Phone Using Nothing But A Message - TechCrunch

6 Types of Tech That Can Help You Sleep Better (Hint: Your Phone Isn't One of ... - Entrepreneur Posted: 29 Jul 2015 07:04 AM PDT Entrepreneur 6 Types of Tech That Can Help You Sleep Better (Hint: Your Phone Isn't One of ... Entrepreneur It's one of my top rules for better sleep: Take technology out of the bedroom. That's right -- remove your laptop, TV and smartphone. No excuses! If you are using your phone as an alarm clock, spend $5 for the real deal. If you're in the habit of ... and more »

NSA Set To Destroy Old Phone Records - But Not Yet - Tech Times Posted: 29 Jul 2015 01:52 AM PDT Tech Times NSA Set To Destroy Old Phone Records - But Not Yet Tech Times Starting November 29, following the 180-day transition period mandated by the new Freedom Act, analysts from the NSA will no longer be able to access the phone records of millions of Americans collected by the agency, as required by the new law ... NSA to stop using bulk US phone data in November The Star Online NSA to Purge Database of Phone Records Collected Under Mass Surveillance National Journal NSA ordered to destroy phone records it collected illegally TechRadar all 214 news articles »

Nasty Bug Lets Hackers Into Nearly Any Android Phone Using Nothing But A Message - TechCrunch Posted: 27 Jul 2015 10:57 AM PDT TechCrunch Nasty Bug Lets Hackers Into Nearly Any Android Phone Using Nothing But A Message TechCrunch It's like something from a bad movie: eager to learn the details of the bad guy's dastardly plot, the good guys hack his phone armed with little more than knowledge of his phone number. No physical access to the phone, no tricking him into opening some ... Android phones can be hacked with a simple text CNNMoney Android bug: Phones and devices have 'dangerous' security flaw leaving 950m ... The Independent "Stagefright" Exploit: 950 Million Android Phones At Risk TechGadgetCentral Fox News  - PC Advisor (registration)  - KHOU all 643 news articles »

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• The New Moto X Could Change How We Buy Phones - Wired
• Tech: NSA to purge phone records cache; Planned Parenthood site under attack - Washington Post
• OnePlus 2: A Big Android Phone for Relatively Little Money - Wall Street Journal (blog)
• Android phones can be hacked with a simple text - CNNMoney

The New Moto X Could Change How We Buy Phones - Wired Posted: 28 Jul 2015 06:41 AM PDT Wired The New Moto X Could Change How We Buy Phones Wired What's most powerful about this phone is that it's being sold unlocked, for $399, and will work on any carrier in the United States. It supports every band of LTE, so all you have to do is pop in whatever SIM card you want. This is how phones work in ... The New Moto X And Moto G Are Incredibly Cheap Yet Powerful Phones TechCrunch Motorola Announces 5.7-Inch Moto X Style With 'Best-in-Class' Camera Yahoo Tech Moto G (Gen 3) review Times of India WPTV.com  - Computerworld all 612 news articles »

Tech: NSA to purge phone records cache; Planned Parenthood site under attack - Washington Post Posted: 28 Jul 2015 06:04 AM PDT Tech: NSA to purge phone records cache; Planned Parenthood site under attack Washington Post The Obama administration announced that the National Security Agency will purge phone records collected under its expiring bulk surveillance program by the beginning of next year. "The decision comes as a victory for privacy advocates, who worried that ... and more »

OnePlus 2: A Big Android Phone for Relatively Little Money - Wall Street Journal (blog) Posted: 27 Jul 2015 06:40 PM PDT Wall Street Journal (blog) OnePlus 2: A Big Android Phone for Relatively Little Money Wall Street Journal (blog) On Monday night, China's OnePlus announced the OnePlus 2, a 5.5-inch phone that costs half the price of handsets from Apple, Samsung and LG. OnePlus ... D on Twitter, and get our Personal Technology columns delivered right to your inbox. And like us on ... OnePlus 2 hopes to be a new flagship killer to rival iPhone, Galaxy USA TODAY '460 Days In The Making': A Brief Introduction to Phone Maker OnePlus Tech Times Killer OnePlus 2 specs leak hours before official launch Techradar India Wired  - TechRadar  - The Tech Report, LLC all 587 news articles »

Android phones can be hacked with a simple text - CNNMoney Posted: 27 Jul 2015 09:07 AM PDT CNNMoney Android phones can be hacked with a simple text CNNMoney The problem stems from the way Android phones analyze incoming text messages. Even before you open a message, the phone automatically processes incoming media files -- including pictures, audio or video. That means a malware-laden file can start ... Nasty Bug Lets Hackers Into Nearly Any Android Phone Using Nothing But A Message TechCrunch Android Security Bug Lets Hackers Take Over Your Phone Just By Sending You A Text Tech Times Android bug: Phones and devices have 'dangerous' security flaw leaving 950m ... The Independent ConsumerReports.org  - Forbes all 486 news articles »

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• Argos wants to buy your old mobile phone and tablet | Tech | Technology ... - Daily Star
• Samsung's SE370 FreeSync displays wirelessly charge your phone - The Tech Report - The Tech Report, LLC
• Major Flaw In Android Phones Would Let Hackers In With Just A Text : All Tech ... - NPR
• Lexington tech company tailors all those apps on your phone to where you are ... - Lexington Herald Leader

Argos wants to buy your old mobile phone and tablet | Tech | Technology ... - Daily Star Posted: 27 Jul 2015 10:27 AM PDT Daily Star Argos wants to buy your old mobile phone and tablet | Tech | Technology ... Daily Star TRADE your unused mobile phone or tablet for an Argos gift voucher, thanks to a new charity scheme. By Aaron Brown / Published 27th July 2015. Your unused mobile phone and tablet can be swapped for an Argos voucher GETTY. MONEY FOR NOTHING: ... Argos launches waste-tackling gadget trade-in service - 27 Jul 2015 - News ... Business Green all 19 news articles »

Samsung's SE370 FreeSync displays wirelessly charge your phone - The Tech Report - The Tech Report, LLC Posted: 27 Jul 2015 07:12 AM PDT The Tech Report, LLC Samsung's SE370 FreeSync displays wirelessly charge your phone - The Tech Report The Tech Report, LLC Have a phone with Qi wireless charging built-in? Samsung's latest displays take advantage of a natural place for such a charging station—the monitor stand. Its SE370 23.6" and 27" monitors let you charge your Qi-compatible phone while you work by ... Samsung's New Gaming Monitor Has A Cool Feature For Your Phone - Forbes Forbes Samsung's new monitors can charge phones wirelessly - The Times of India Times of India Samsung's new gaming monitor will wirelessly charge your phone, too | PCWorld PCWorld Irish Examiner  - GameSpot  - Liliputing all 117 news articles »

Major Flaw In Android Phones Would Let Hackers In With Just A Text : All Tech ... - NPR Posted: 27 Jul 2015 05:24 AM PDT NPR Major Flaw In Android Phones Would Let Hackers In With Just A Text : All Tech ... NPR Android is the most popular mobile operating system on Earth: About 80 percent of smartphones run on it. And, according to mobile security experts at the firm Zimperium, there's a gaping hole in the software — one that would let hackers break into ... 95% of Android phones vulnerable to Stagefright MMS exploit - The Tech Report The Tech Report, LLC Major security flaw revealed in Android phones :: Editor's Blog at WRAL TechWire WRAL Tech Wire 950M phones at risk for 'Stagefright' text exploit thanks to Android ... ExtremeTech TechCrunch  - Tech News Today  - Technology Personalized all 120 news articles »

Lexington tech company tailors all those apps on your phone to where you are ... - Lexington Herald Leader Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:45 PM PDT Lexington Herald Leader Lexington tech company tailors all those apps on your phone to where you are ... Lexington Herald Leader Businesses, sports arenas and nonprofit organizations can have their own app, and they're stored in the cloud on our system without using up the mobile user's phone memory or cluttering their screen. It's a real problem in mobile app technology right now.

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Mobile Phone SIM Cards Destined for Tech Scrap Heap - eWeek Posted: 18 Jul 2015 08:29 AM PDT eWeek Mobile Phone SIM Cards Destined for Tech Scrap Heap eWeek Phones on GSM networks, meaning T-Mobile and AT&T in the United States as well as nearly everyone else outside the United States, have had these cards since the beginning of mobile phones. With the advent of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology, ... and more »

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Week in Tech: Everything is awesome at the Techradar Phone Awards | TechRadar - TechRadar Posted: 24 Jul 2015 08:53 AM PDT TechRadar Week in Tech: Everything is awesome at the Techradar Phone Awards | TechRadar TechRadar While Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift traded Twitter insults and cat vs cucumber became our favourite Vine of the week, there was some proper tech news happening - although not at Apple, whose earnings call told us that Apple Watch sales were "mumble ... and more »

5 Ways To Impress Tech-Savvy Millennials - Huffington Post Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:11 AM PDT Huffington Post 5 Ways To Impress Tech-Savvy Millennials Huffington Post All of us probably have one or two young'uns in our lives who roll their eyes when they see we're stumped by technology. The most notorious eye-rollers? Millennials. Born between 1980 and 1995, the millennial generation is becoming solidly entrenched ...

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Solar tech team from YOLK crowdfunds phone charger - Phys.Org Posted: 18 Jul 2015 03:20 AM PDT Phys.Org Solar tech team from YOLK crowdfunds phone charger Phys.Org A sunny offer on Kickstarter: Solar Paper is an item that charges an iPhone fairly fast, and it's from a company called YOLK. Among its impressive qualities are two key features: It's very light and it's very thin. TreeHugger said the panel is about ... and more »

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