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Soon Your Smartphone Will Know Your Mood

Dan Seitz — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:06:49 +0000

Imagine a world where your smartphone can realize that you’re angry or sad, and react accordingly. Thanks to the University of Rochester, it’s not as far away as you might think. The app is designed to measure twelve different factors, such as the pitch of your voice, and determines whether you’re in one of six [...]

List of 6 Best Smartphone Apps for Deer Hunting for the Tech-Savvy Outdoorsman with an iPhone or Android Phone

Nick Cooper — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:03:03 +0000

With the Minnesota and Wisconsin deer hunting seasons right around the corner, here are some apps for your iOS or Android device to help you get prepared and be successful for this year’s deer hunt. iHunt Journal This app offers the full hunting journal experience for remembering past hunting experiences or planning for future outings. [...]

5 Common Problems Of iPhone 4

Ken Hayes — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:22:28 +0000

I got my new iPhone 4s back in April and I fell in love with it, just like I fell in love with my previous iPhone 3. Siri made my life so much easier, with helping me set reminders, sending texts for me, and keeping me company. (I'm kidding about the last one.) However, I haven't heard Siri's voice for a few days now. Yep, she won't even talk to me anymore.

Nokia Phones May Soon Feature Vibrating Tattoo Alerts

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:59:35 +0000

It seems inevitable that one day man and phone will become one. At some point in the future, we will make calls by thinking about the person we want to talk to and then listen to their voice through a chip in our ear. But is that future closer than we think? Mobile phone company [...]

Research Finds Young People Can't Live Without a Smartphone

Shauna Wright — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:15:40 +0000

A new Nielsen poll finds smartphones are becoming less of a luxury and more of a so-called necessity — at least for younger people. Nielsen gathered data to learn more about the age, income and demographics of the typical US smartphone user. Specifically, the firm wanted to know if lower prices are making the devices [...]

Your Smartphone May Someday Diagnose Diseases

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:59:44 +0000

Soon you’ll likely turn to your smart phone for medical tests instead of the hospital. Scientist in Korea are in the process of developing an app to do medical tests. A team of scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science of Technology (KAIST) believe biomolecular matter can be detected through touch screen technology. Study findings [...]

Smartphones May Make The Key Obsolete

David Drew — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:22:58 +0000

Do you think you’ll be comfortable going keyless? As technology advances more and more of the things we are so used to having appear to be going the way of the dinosaur. Front pockets and purses are slowly being emptied of one of civilization’s most basic and enduring tools: the key. It’s being swallowed [...]

One in Five Smart Phone Users Don't Use Internet on Their Device

B105 Staff — Sun, 01 May 2011 17:00:02 +0000

File this under "So why in the world did you buy one?"

A survey by Ipsos OTX of 5,013 adults has found that 19 percent of smart phone owners have never used their device to access the Internet.

Furthermore, 32 percent have never used an app, assuring that their smart phone Internet experience -- for which they are presumably paying a monthly charge for -- is extremely limited.

Beer Vendor Taking Orders From Fans On Twitter

Cathy Kates — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:10:09 +0000

Here we go with technology again! No more scanning for a beer vendor at the game. Soon you can tweet for a sweet or a brew! Kevin Zelko likes to think of himself as a smarter beer vendor. On Friday, at the Seattle Mariners season opener, he’s going to try to prove it. The 36-year-old [...]

Do Your Taxes On Your Phone.

Tony Hart — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:11:02 +0000

So I was cruising around looking for some new apps on my EVO last night and I came across one that I thought was amazing, the new TurboTax “SnapTax”. You can actually can do your taxes on your smart phone now! With SnapTax you take a picture of your W-2 and it will automatically import [...]