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Bruce from AfterShokz shows off their bone-conducting headphones to Courtney at this year's CES. Previously the preserve of military specialists and bored long-distance swimmers, bone-conducting headphones transmit sound to the inner ear via the skull bones rather than down the ear canal. This method has several advantages over headphones and earbuds including much improved hygiene and comfort. They're good for
zBoost by Wi-Ex is a range of signal extenders that will improve cell and mobile phone coverage in weak areas. Todd and Don discuss zBoost's latest products from Sharon Cuppett, VP of Wi-Ex (and they get a mention on Wi-Ex's blog) Wi-Ex launched two new products at CES, the first being the zBoost 4G-V, a signal booster for 4G frequencies on
If you ever needed evidence that mobile telcos (MNOs) are moving their business focus from telephones to data, then look no further than a recent post on Three's blog. Phil Sheppard, the company's Director of Network Strategy, revealed that 97% of the traffic flowing through Three's network was data. Only 3% was voice. Also staggering was the growth in smartphone
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 hacked rather than the phone itself. There are two ways to do this - the first is to simply guess
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 phone will enable Doc Jones to start out on his rounds and keep in touch with his nurse back in
As the world is gripped by Royal Wedding fever (yawn), mobile phone operator O2 have blogged about their preparations from the big day. As you might expect, there will be a few more mobile phones, texts and picture messages sent from heart of London than you'd get on an average Friday in April but what might surprise you is how
As smartphones get more powerful with more storage, the possibility of losing something important when your phone is misplaced or stolen, gets ever greater. And it's not really business documents that are important, it's your photos that are really irreplaceable. Iomega's new SuperHero Backup and Charger for iPhone and iPod Touch can help with this problem. It's a charging cradle