Do you use a digital wallet or mobile app to pay for daily expenses, like groceries, coffees, or dinners out? What about cabs or Ubers? If you’re still leery of mobile payments, you’re not the only one. The digital ...
Mobile Technology upgrades mark the end for Desktops?
Do enhancements in Mobile Technology & Large Data Plans spell the end of Desktops in Canada? As recently as a decade ago, almost all Canadian web browsing was taking place on laptops and desktop computers. The explosion in smartphone popularity ...
FlameStower: Charge Your Cell Phone with Fire
The FlameStower in action Going camping and want to charge your mobile device? solar doesn’t work at night and external batteries run out of power fairly quickly. Enters the FlameStower an innovative small and compact USB charger which uses the ...
SpareOne – the 15 years Emergency Mobile Phone
The SpareOne mobile phone SpareOne is a unique product – using a single AA battery it can last unused for 15 years and can be used to make a an emergency phone call almost anywhere in the world and it ...
Cell Phone Radiation Alters Human DNA Expression
Mobile phone usage has been associated to a number of diseases; however, causal relations have not been proved yet. A pilot human volunteer study, conducted by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has recently revealed that exposure of ...
A Look Back at CeBIT 2008: Smart Phones
A recent research suggests that by 2013, the smartphone market will grow from the current estimated 10 percent of the total handset sales (2007) to 31 percent. The competition in this field is fierce. The main challenge facing smartphone manufacturers ...
Toshiba’s G450 – HSDPA Modem Phone
Toshiba recently unveiled its new G450 at the 2008 CES, which took place in Las Vegas. The G450 is a multifunctional device, serving as a mobile phone, a USB modem, a USB data storage device, and an MP3 player. It ...
Nokia Eco Sensor Concept
The Nokia Eco Sensor Concept is a ‘green’ mobile phone, designed to enhance our awareness both of the environment and of ourselves. The phone comes with a wearable sensor unit powered by alternative energy sources, which monitors our health, our ...