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Why are we spending more time on social networks with our smartphones than on our computers?
If you are a Facebook user and have a smartphone (Blackberry, Android or iPhone) it’s likely that you have forgotten that you also have a PC in your home or office. The reason is that most Facebook users spend more time connected with their cell phone than on their personal computers according to a study…
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Siri, are you going to take over the world?
When Apple introduced to the world the iPhone 4S, many were amazed with the technology that brought Siri to the device, since their functionality made it seem like a personal assistant always ready for our orders on the device. To understand better how Siri works it’s important to know that a Voice User Interface (VUI) is what a person interacts with when communicating with a spoken language application. The elements…
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The social responsibility of mobile phone manufacturers
Competition between mobile phone manufacturers in the Asian and African market is getting fiercer as phones need to be produced more and more cheaply. Before the arrival of smartphones, Nokia was the clear market leader but now their position of dominance is threatened both by established competitors and new entrants in the field. One of…
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Google Wallet – The future of mobile payment systems
With technology changing so rapidly in the industry of Information and Communication Technologies, mobile payment systems are no longer new anymore. The future has been predicted where traditional wallets will be replaced by the virtual wallet and mobile phones will store the items you carry in your wallet. Many companies have already developed systems for…
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A Facebook phone coming soon ?
According to The New York Times, Facebook has intensified its efforts to release a mobile phone in 2013, looking for ways to increase revenue in the mobile Internet. With Google soon going to finalize the purchase of Motorola Mobility, a constructor of mobile telephones and tablets, to counter the growth of Apple, Facebook, which missed its initial public offering last week, because of the over-valuation…
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Nomophobia: A 21st Century fear
Have you looked into your pocket and your mobile phone is not there and you start searching for it desperately in your room, car, purse, bag? The mobile phones have become a necessity because of the countless benefits it provides, such as personal calendar, email, calculator, video game player, camera, music player, chat, etc. It’s…
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What is jailbreak ?
The arguments of critics of the iPhone abound, among them, the impression given by the iPhone to users to be caught in the shackles of Apple’s user restrictions. Indeed, the iPhone, and other iDevices, are sold that way for marketing and technical reasons, so the degree of manipulation and customization left to the user is…
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SIM Card Evolution
The boring old SIM card is finally being taken into the 21st century In the era of globalization, things can be done at the tips of your fingers. Nowadays innovative devices are created to be multi-tasking. For instance, there are more and more features in today’s mobile phones. They are no longer only for phoning,…
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Health and Texting
We are all active users, maybe even dependent, of our cellphones. Texting, chatting and emailing are part of our daily activities. But, have we thought of the affects towards our health, and I don’t mean because of the radiation that’s another subject, but what about our neck, thumb, arms and hand. Well there are some…
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Motorola’s Atrix 4G the most innovative Tech product of 2011
Motorola Atrix 4G is a touch smartphone with 4” qHD display and a dual-processor 1 GHz Tegra 2. It also includes a 5 mega-pixel camera,Wi-Fi, DLNA, GPS, 3.5mm jack and support for unique accessories. [1] For example: [2] an HDMI connector, which serves to connect the monitor or TV, an HD multimedia docking station, which…