According to a new study on couples, technology has become a key actor in the life of many American adults who are married or in…
Does technology hurt or help relationships? In the hit film “The Best Man Holiday” all kinds of gadgets–from cell phones to tablets–seem to do more…
I have been friends first with my boyfriend for over 13 years and we finally decided that we were made for each other. But, since then my friend/ boyfriend has not let go of the other female numbers in his phone. I’m a little nervous about that since he is my man now. And, I […]
Via CNN.Com Experts say that by the year 2020, we may be using our cellular devices to pay for just about everything. With the rise of mobile applications and new devices that allow users to swipe credit cards from their smartphones, its believed that cash will be almost non-existent by the end of the next […]
Lookout Labs (a mobile security firm) analyzed data from 15 million cell phone users in 2011. Here are the top 6 places where cellphones were reported lost or stolen: 1. Coffee shop 2. Bar 3. Office 4. Restaurants 5. Apartment and Condo 6. Grocery store Read More for the full Top 10 Places Americans Lose […]
Your phone company knows where you live, what websites you visit, what apps you download, what videos you like to watch, and even where you are. Now, some have begun selling that valuable information to the highest bidder.In mid-October, Verizon Wireless changed its privacy policy to allow the company to record customers’ location data and […]
Is “sexting” really cheating? Well, if, like Congressman Anthony Wiener, you’re married and sexting someone other than your spouse (and without your partner’s knowledge or approval), of course it is! In an earlier post for The Chart, I talked about Internet infidelity and how it’s accelerating at a record pace. With its easy accessibility and […]
Call Kimberly Brown a smartphone junkie if you want. “I’m sure everyone around me will say I’m most definitely addicted,” said Brown, an archaeologist at The Gibraltar Museum in Gibraltar, and self-described gadget freak. “I feel I use it to its full potential — as music player, as camera, for texts, for e-mails, for surfing […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has now put cell phones on their hazardous list. If you’re a cell phone addict please be aware the global organization stated cell phones are “possible carcinogens”. I hope this is alarming to you. All around the world, people depend on their cell phones for personal and professional usage. The […]
More pictures of the rumored PlayStation Phone have shown up, and the device looks as sleek as ever. Details about the device’s software and Sony’s plans have also been revealed through an earnings call and sources close to the project. But first let’s deal with the question of the device’s authenticity. When we reported on […]
The United States Supreme Court ruled that public employers like police departments have the right to search text messages on company-issued devices as long as there’s a legitimate work purpose for doing so. The issue came to the Supreme Court after a California police officer sued because he thought his Fourth Amendment rights were violated […]
The U.S. Library of Congress’ Copyright Office has revised a 1998 federal law that was put in place to block people from hacking past software locks installed on devices by their makers to block unauthorized use. The new exceptions to the law will allow users of the iPhone, for example, to legally “jailbreak” their device […]
