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Messaging is one of the killer apps for mobile devices and has followed the industry from first mobile phones through to the smartphones of today. It began with SMS, became notorious with Blackberry, integrated with social media and then became a battleground with law enforcement as end-to-end encryption kept conversations private. Even with all these developments, SMS texting remains a
An email from the Google Drive Team dropped into my inbox earlier this week to let me know that from November any WhatsApp backups won't count against my storage quota on Google Drive. It's welcome news especially for heavy WhatsApp users with the basic 15 GB Drive allowance. Unaware that WhatsApp did backups? It's worth checking out as it's one
Android smartphone and tablet manufacturers are notoriously bad at providing OS updates to their hardware, leaving owners without new features and vulnerable to security flaws. While several OEMs now guarantee updates for two years, most devices are still very capable well beyond this artificial obsolesence. LineageOS, a flavour of Android built from Google's AOSP, continues to support devices that have been
When it comes to longevity, electronic gadgets aren't known for their long lifespan. Manufacturer support, battery life, features and fashion all conspire to consign tech to an early grave. Bucking that trend and heading for a ten year lifespan are e-readers, proving that technology isn't out of date as soon as the box is opened. The original Amazon Kindle came
Activity trackers with built-in heart rate monitors are incredible pieces of technology. Sophisticated electronics crammed into a tiny space at relatively inexpensive cost and generating vast swathes of data. Fantastic as these devices are, they're aimed squarely at consumers. There's no guarantee that a thousand steps is a thousand steps. For medical applications, a validated wearable is required and these devices
Continuing GNC's coverage of the Wearable Technology Show, I'm with Kenneth from G+D Mobile Security which specialise in "user and device identities". In particular, they're behind some of the technologies that enable wearables and mobile devices to act as ID for, say, transit or ski lift passes. The team at G+D Mobile Security work to put additional value into an
In my experience, expecting a new baby is a conflicting mix of emotions ranging from total joy to sheer terror...and I'm the dad. For mums-to-be there's the extra worry from carrying the baby and 78% of women experience unhealthy levels of stress and anxiety during pregnancy. These concerns are not entirely unfounded as the risk of miscarriages and stillbirths is