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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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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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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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The future of cell phone design
There are cell phones for everyone’s tastes (or almost). But often, they follow a simple fad. Now, the majority of mobile phones in mid-range and top of the range look like the iPhone, with a large touch screen, an effective format for a multimedia use. On the other hand everyone does not necessarily want a clone…
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Spotted, You’re on Highlight!
A lot of people are worried about how Smartphones are now being used. Their worries come especially from localization and personal data saved on the Internet. In fact, one cannot be sure of what the internet has saved about a user, and what data can be used by who. Take Highlight, for example. It…