Crime, Hacker, mobile, Security
How To Hack Mobile Phone Voicemail

How To Hack Mobile Phone Voicemail

As the fall-out from the News of the World scandal continues, many sources continue to inaccurately refer to “mobile phone hacking”. The truth (as far as is known) was that it was the voicemail of the mobile phone that was…

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Andrew
Android, mobile
Android Data Monitor for Sony Ericsson

Android Data Monitor for Sony Ericsson

With Verizon instituting data usage plans for all new users, and AT&T having already done so, it has become a sad fact of today’s mobile life that we all need to watch what we download, upload, and browse.  Of course,…

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Alan
Information, mobile, Phone
“Mobile Phone” First Used In 1947? No…

“Mobile Phone” First Used In 1947? No…

According to a tweet today from @oedonline and subsequently retweeted by British author and actor @stephenfry, the first use of the term “mobile phone” was in Yank, The Army Weekly back in 1947. The context was, “They say the mobile…

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Andrew
Android, google, iOS, mobile
Google Sites get Automatic Mobile Rendering

Google Sites get Automatic Mobile Rendering

Everyone is talking about the mobile revolution, but today Google announced the next step in it.  All of Google Sites properties are now receiving automatic mobile rendering.  The new update is compatible with iOS 3.0+ and Android 2.2+ devices.  According…

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Alan
mobile, smartphone
Ofcom Sitefinder Mobile Phone Mast Map

Ofcom Sitefinder Mobile Phone Mast Map

Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, hosts a database, called Sitefinder, giving the location and type of mobile network base stations. Why would you be interested in base stations? Because they’re another names for…

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Andrew