We lead busy, complex lives. But how many different places will you visit today? And how many different ways could you organise your travel between those places?
The answer, according to a new study published…
Eye tracking is already here, but looks set to become more prevalent in our lives.
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The launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 last month garnered the type of media attention we’re getting used to for any new smartphone. Among the most talked-about feature pre-launch was “eye tracking” – the…
It’s good news for customers, but there are limits to what the ITU can achieve.
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The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has entered the debate about excessive international roaming charges by recommending measures that will improve consumer awareness and encourage operators…
Smart meters worldwide use conventional cell phone networks to transmit their data.
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Most fairly well educated people recognise pseudoscience as bunkum when they see it — astrology, young-earth creationism, alien abduction, pyramid power … Yet some of these same people are now being sucked…
Will ACMA’s new code of practice be enough to give Australian telcos a wake-up call?
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Does the recent announcement by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) of a new code of practice to prevent bill shock for “long-suffering telco customers”, and improve product marketing…
The jury is still out on whether mobile phones cause cancer.
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Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo is, to many of his patients, the “angel” who cuts where other surgeons fear to go. He feels strongly about the possibility that using mobile phones might increase the risk of brain…
Sending an SMS might be easy, but catching up in person feels better.
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Things have changed. Much of the time we used to spend chatting with friends or strangers in person is now spent tweeting, texting or updating our Facebook status.
Although technology allows us to rapidly…
The days of bulky textbooks could soon be behind us.
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Late last week, Apple announced the launch of a new piece of software, iBooks Author, and a new version of its eBook reader, iBooks 2. It’s a development that promises to accelerate the move to interactive…
The collection and potential uses of your data is back in the news again.
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What can only be described as “growing consternation” has resulted from revelations by a developer, Trevor Eckhart, that a large number of mobile phones are secretly monitoring users’ actions on the phone…
Believe the hype … Siri will transform the way we use our phones.
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The recent release of the Apple iPhone 4S was met with some disappointment because it wasn’t the iPhone 5.
Curiously, people seemed to be most disappointed that the shape of the phone hadn’t changed…
Stepping into the shoes of Steve Jobs was never going to be easy.
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If Steve Jobs’ illness wasn’t so apparent, one could be forgiven for thinking he had deliberately left Apple when he did to avoid making the “Let’s Talk iPhone” announcements.
Instead, it was left to…
Carrying cards and cash on your phone seems like a big call.
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So it’s finally here: Google Wallet, a free Android app that turns your (Google) smartphone into a mobile payment system, launched today.
To do this, the company has partnered with Citi, MasterCard, First…
Despite ideas to the contrary, the evidence shows that texting does not make us bad spellers.
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Children and teenagers today do all the things that children and teenagers have more or less always done – they talk to their friends, have dinner with the family, and watch TV.
However, as even the casual…
Online speed limits are about to increase, but what does it mean for users?
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Ever tried to stream a movie on your phone and given up because of an unreliable connection or slow data speeds? Well, with 4G networking for mobile phones predicted to be in place by the end of this year…
The World Health Organisation’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has classed mobile phones as Group 2B or “possibly carcinogenic” in a new report.
In this Q+A Rodney…
