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LiveWire NavGenius Spy Tracker packs SMS and email
Taking navigation to spy levels is not something that makes us marvel. The LiveWire NavGenius makes a good spying and eavesdropping tool for those who’re a bit too eager to follow the whereabouts of someone. Besides being a fully functional GPS satellite navigation system, it also packs SMS and email. Other features included are a…
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Texting and using your phone is totally cool in this Washington music and play theatre
We get quite annoyed when faced with the forces of annoying beings who constantly receive calls and messages during a play. It’s not rare to have actors and performers yell out their frustration to annoying members of the audience. The future however sees the coming of a theatre in 2014 that is being built in…
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‘War Texting’ can let hackers unlock your car through SMS
Just a couple of days back we learnt that Apple’s new battery technology can allow hackers to make laptops explode, thus highlighting how certain unnoticed glitches in technology can prove to be perilous. Today, there is yet another instance with cellular-based automotive roadside assistance services like GM’s OnStar and BMW Assist which can be used…
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inReach Handheld GPS Communicator goes social
What we didn’t expect from a simple GPS Communicator was an added ability to do so much more that it wouldn’t, otherwise need to. But hey, GPS devices are used in locations that are remote and likely to have more peril. That’s why DeLorme have introduces their unique GPS handheld communicator called inReach that doesn’t…
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No more spam SMS messages in near future, thanks to GSMA and Cloudmark
It’s taking us to the edge of our patience and seems to be stably unrelenting. SMS messages that arrive to you without you soliciting their arrival can drive you crazy. However, there is hope in the distant horizon with the joint venture between GSMA and Cloudmark kicking off. This has been set in motion with…
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Half of Us Text the Same Person 90% of the Time
Scientists trying to identify trends that show how modern technology is influencing communication have discovered that 50% of people text the same person 90% of the time. Further, a text message session, with much to-ing and fro-ing of texts, can last between two and twenty minutes. After this time, replies will be less frequent, or…
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SIMsystems SMS sensing underwear may be weird but has potential for taking care ofteh elderly
As if our elderly aren’t embarrassed enough with uncontrollable bladders and adult diapers, SIMsystems have gone and added a little more insult to injury with a rather ridiculous concept in the form of text sending underwear. Their ‘tech’ infused underpants have a built in system with a sensor strip that sends out text messages to…
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South Koreans are the fastest texters in the world
Were you even remotely aware of the ‘LG Mobile World Cup World Championship’ that was held in New York? Well, now you are. It happens that in a competition held there a South Korean duo of students managed to make it to the top spot, thus winning the accolade of being the fastest texters in…
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Techno-toilet needs SMS to open and for payment
Ever have that experience when you need to use the toilet on a journey and it’s locked with no sign of a key anywhere? Well the Finnish Road Administration has devised a brilliant, albeit slightly skewed notion of using your mobile phone to not only open the toilet door, but pay for the use of…
