1.5 billion more on-line by 2020 article tells that a global push to create more than a billion new Internet users over the next four years is underway. More than 35 nations committed to expanding public Internet access and working with industry to build connections for rural users. World Bank President Jim Young Kim estimated →
http://www.geek.com/apple/apples-recycling-program-recovered-2204lbs-of-gold-last-year-worth-40-million-1652481/ Apple is recycling old smart phones to recover valuable materials from them – for example gold. Recycling should reduce waste. →
http://grouplens.org/blog/investigating-the-potential-for-miscommunication-using-emoji/ Same emojis look different on different mobile platforms. This can be a problem when it causes your message to be mis-understood. →
http://qz.com/658010/a-year-after-its-launch-its-now-clear-that-pretty-much-no-one-needs-an-apple-watch/ It seems that smart watches are still lacking the killer applications… Posted from WordPress for Android →
When you are misplacing your smartphone in silent mode might be one of those days there things seem to go wrong. A misplaced phone in silent mode might make you feel helpless, but only until you read 3 Ways to Find Your Android When it’s in Silent Mode article. It gives you tips how to →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/mit-turns-wifi-into-indoor-gps Interesting idea. Using wifi for positioning is not new but this is much more accurate than I have read before.. Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/feds-break-through-seized-iphone-stand-down-in-legal-battle-with-apple/ End of one legal battle between FBI and Apple that has been on news… Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://www.geek.com/mobile/amoled-displays-are-now-cheaper-to-manufacture-than-lcds-1650608/ Interest to LED display will increase. Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/dead-apps-drowning-windows-store/ Article describing some reasons how and why Windows 10 app store seems to be failing to meet user expectations. Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/117460/why-arent-stingrays-rendered-ineffective-by-standard-mitm-defenses There’s been a lot of reporting in the past few years about law enforcement agencies using IMSI catchers (also known as Stingrays after a popular brand of them) to intercept cellular communications. Stingrays and other IMSI-catchers violate the cell tower agreements by producing an illegal signal, pretending to be a cell tower.They control the →