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You can now Google your lost Android phone

Posted in Software on 16th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

If your phone is nearby, Google can ring it for you. If its further away, Google will show you it on a map.

You Can Now Use Your Cellphone As A 3D Modeling Tool

Posted in Hardware on 2nd Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have created a new technology that uses the camera and accelerometers in an average cellphone to measure real objects in 3D space.

Turning smartphones into personal, real-time pollution-location monitors

Posted in Hardware on 14th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Using smartphones and sensing technology to pinpoint times and locations of the worst air pollution, which is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular problems.

QR codes could generate 3D images on phones: without requiring an internet connection

Posted in Software on 16th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

QR codes may be used to securely display 3D images on the user's phone.

UK Cops Want Compulsory PIN-locks on All Mobile Phones

Posted in Hardware on 21st Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

The Metropolitan Police has spent more than two years lobbying phone manufacturers and the government to introduce mandatory passwords on every unit sold in the UK