Just days after the last American troops withdrew from Vietnam and a day before the World Trade Center opened, Motorola engineer Martin “Marty” Cooper made the first call from a cell phone, on April 3, 1973. “Joel, this is Marty. I’m calling you from a cell phone, a real handheld portable cell phone,” Cooper said ...
Windows users are accustomed to malware and the dangers it can present. An attack on your PC could easily put your personal data and online credentials at risk. Now, with mobile phone software becoming more sophisticated, malware is a problem that could follow us everywhere. And an Android app recently discovered on Google Play, disguised as ...
Nokia has been touting it’s newest Windows Phone offering as a “brilliant choice for back to school,” so of course, I thought I’d see what I thought about it myself and report my findings to you guys! Before I start, the Nokia Lumia 900 is only available on AT&T. Still there? Fortunately, if you are on AT&T, ...
If you own a smartphone, you know how stressful and annoying it can be when your beloved device dies on you in the middle of the day, leaving you disconnected and out of touch. Luckily, there are simple ways to stretch your device’s battery life. 1. Don’t put your phone on vibrate. Vibrating consumes power ...
Last week, after a fit of frustration with Swype, I decided to download 8pen as the new keyboard for my Android phone. 8pen, much like Swype, relies on you pulling your finger along the screen rather than hitting individual letters. However, it reorganizes the keyboard layout so that, instead of a QWERTY keyboard, your letters ...
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Dumbphones - more than just a high-tech doorstop. Image courtesy of Flickr user JSFauxtaugraphy. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.Not everyone has a smartphone.
It’s true! Though they are excellent devices, and can even be productivity-boosters for the savvy student, they are expensive--and parents are unlikely to see the need for a smartphone to be as urgent as you see it.
Those of us who have yet to join the ranks of Androids and the iGeneration are not totally without hope, though. Even the dumbest of phones, so long as it can text, can be used as more than a pricey doorstop:
Google Calendar - Though most readers are probably aware that you can both create and be informed of GCal events via text message, dumbphone users have an added advantage: since there’s not a constant barrage of incoming messages from installed apps, the 15-minute warning the Google Gods text you about an upcoming meeting is much more likely to be seen.
Got a question? Ask us: dear@hackcollege.com HackCollege reader Wayne asks: I just recieved my phone and accidently erased all my wall paper and ringtone’s,I do not mind paying for them but after 4 hours playing games with the jerks on the other end of the phone and nothing they told me to do worked ,so ...
While Google SMS has been around for years now, a similar service from ChaCha has only been around for a few months. And… It’s quite awesome. If you’re used to Googling for everything, then you already know how ChaCha works. Send any question via text message to CHACHA (242242), and a human (guide) will search ...
The perfect solution for finding your misplaced cell phone is to call it. From your landline. From your roommate’s cell phone. From a friend’s cell phone. But if you’re single and alone and no one’s online, there’s WheresMyCellPhone.com. Simple
We’ve covered this topic before (See: Mobile17), but audiko is just so much better. No registration required! Simply navigate to audiko.net, upload your .mp3 file (or paste a link to it), cut it exactly how you like it, and then download it (to your PC or simply visit the link via your cell phone). Did ...
How often do you use your camera phone to take pictures? Simple. Not enough! Here’s a quick list of several uses for your camera phone: Try taking a picture of the take-out menu at your favorite restaurant. Save paper. And snap a picture of the business hours. Is it your birthday coming up? Walk around ...
We’ve already discussed how to make Google Calendar the perfect secretary by texting and exporting new events to it. Now what about syncing your cell phone’s calendar with your Google Calendar, allowing you to access your Google Calendar right from your cell phone? This is where GooSync comes in to play. GooSync is an easy ...
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