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Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning

Posted in Software on 27th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Crowdsourcing smartphone data could provide valuable advance notice for people in quake zones.

In 2015 there are more than 7 billion mobile cellular subscriptions

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Globally, there are 3.2 billion people are using the Internet of which 2 billion are from developing countries.

New tech keeps your smart phone charged for 30 percent longer

Posted in Hardware on 30th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Invention captures wasted cell phone energy, feeds it back to battery.

'centimeter accurate' GPS system to be integrated into phones

Posted in Software on 6th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Knowing exactly where you are in the world, to the centimeter, is going to get a whole lot easier thanks to a new ultra-accurate GPS system.

Google launches Project Fi mobile phone network

Posted in Business on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Google intends to run a mobile phone network in the US. The firm will rent voice and data capacity from existing operators, and use existing wi-fi hotspots, rather than build new infrastructure.