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California Makes Smartphone Killswitch Mandatory

California Makes Smartphone Killswitch Mandatory

Californian politicians have passed a law mandating a "killswitch" in all smartphones, allowing users to remotely disable the phone if…

10 years ago

WarKitteh & DOsDog Hit The Streets

An engineer has told a hacking conference how he turned a cat and a dog into tech weapons: the former…

10 years ago

Amnesty International Uses Tinder To Raise Awareness [Link]

Whether you're on the dating scene or not, you may be aware of the dating app Tinder which has a…

10 years ago

Microsoft Ditches Android; Goes All In On Windows Phone

Microsoft is ditching Android from its smartphone range. It's part of a strategy on streamlining its phone operations, which will…

10 years ago

Google May Get Into Wi-Fi And Cellphone Services

Google may be expanding its provision of public Wi-Fi according to planning documents for its high-speed broadband service. There's even…

10 years ago

All Smartphones To Have Killswitch Option

The cellphone industry has agreed to add a "killswitch" so users can remotely disable a lost or stolen phone. But…

10 years ago

Cloak: An Antisocial App That Warns You When ‘Friends’ Are Near

An "antisocial" app offers users the ability to avoid people who you aren't too keen on seeing in real life.…

10 years ago

MUST WATCH: The Ballad of a WiFi Hero [Video]

In Which I Fix My Girlfriend's Grandparents' WiFi and Am Hailed as a Conquering Hero: An epic tale of adventure,…

10 years ago

iPhone App Wakes You With Bacon

Oscar Mayer has come up with a great marketing stunt: an iPhone app that wakes you with the sound, and…

10 years ago

AirPnP Lets You Rent Out Your Toilet

A new service lets people and businesses advertise their bathroom facilities as available to the public in return for a…

10 years ago