Before everyone had a cell phone and the capacity to record video on the fly, a police beat down was, by sheer chance, caught on tape in Los Angeles on March 3, 1991. Public fury about racism and police brutality erupted when a portion of the video showing several LAPD officers Tasering, kicking,...
Addictions have changed over time, and this list of 10 new addictions for the New Millennium sets out some addictions that affect people in modern society. 1. Cell Phone AddictionCell phones are a great way to keep in touch with other people, but when a person is constantly sending text messages...
A RUIM or R-UIM card is a transferable identification chip for mobile phones that belong to the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network. The letters stand for Re-Usable Identification Module. RUIM cards store pertinent personal information, including the name and account number, the cell...
A British texting while driving PSA commercial has sparked outrage from some that believe the video is too stunning and even too graphic as it shows the possibilities of driving while distracted by a cell phone. Some studies have claimed texting behind the wheel is more dangerous than drinking...
Researchers blame cell phones for decline in bee populations. A group of scientists from the British Bee Association have noticed a sharp decline in bee populations in the United Kingdom. As of 2009, bee populations dropped by 17 percent in the United Kingdom and nearly 30 percent within...
Tumblr is a blogging platform that makes personal publishing easy. It allows you to create content and post it online. I have one myself. Yep you can even use your own domains. If you know what your doing you can even become pretty popular. The content you can share include Text, Photos, Videos,...
Today Microsoft announced their new line of smartphones, Windows Phone 7. The Windows Phone 7 Series will be a new cell phone strategy from Microsoft. Rather than building software for a large number of hardware configurations, Microsoft will be taking a cue from their XBox product and minimizing...
Apple who has revolutionized the cell phone industry and the music industry with the introduction of popular products such as the iPhone, and the iPod is set to release an Apple Tablet PC. The new device will similarly change the mobile computing industry as well as the ebook industry. Apple is...
Google has announced that they finally added Push services to their Google Sync mobile product allowing you to always stay up to date and never lose contact information on your mobile phone. I'm not a huge fan of checking email on a phone, but whatever works for some busy folks. I'm sure this...
A GSM phone is a mobile phone that is powered by the Global System for Mobile Communications. This transmission technology was first introduced to the public in 1991 and has now become the most popular in the world. Unlike analog phones, GSM allows three voice calls to occur in the same time slot....
