This would be so rad, if I didn’t mind looking like a total chimney. Before you is the ‘world’s smallest’ cellphone jammer – disguised as a package of cigarettes. Surely you’re not into sitting on the bus, listening to someone yammering on in a language you don’t understand, at a volume you can’t tolerate, to a person you wouldn’t imagine is having an awfully fun time receiving the ear-splitting racket spewed into the phone by the offending mouth. So why not silence it? This thing jams (most) frequencies within a 32-foot radius, including 3G – probably enough to kill all insufferable talky-talky…

Ever read about a study and at first you’re excited by the results, and then you’re immediately let down? That just happened after reading about this smartphone study reported on PC World. OpenCloud’s study revealed that only 39% of smart phone users download apps. The average user downloads 14 apps and then tends not to use them after the initial “WOOHOO APPS” period that occurs during the first few weeks of ownership. My first thought was that consumers were focusing less on apps and more on specifics like hardware. That maybe consumers were getting smart and weren’t going to be…

You think your phone is a target for would-be identity thieves now? Wait until this phone-as-method-of-payment madness touches down – it’s about to get madder. As such, we’re probably gonna need more security measures, right? A password certainly isn’t enough, and besides, you don’t want to have to input your password every time anyway. Well, get a load of this. Or, half a load at least, if you’re strapped for time. Researchers have been working on using the built-in accelerometers in modern smartphones to measure a person’s gait – that is, the way he or she walks – to identify the owner of the phone….

Do you sometimes feel an unwarranted sense of telecommunication shame? Is your old, crappy flip phone making you an embarrassment to your friends and family? Well, if Input Dynamics has anything to say about it, you won’t have to for long. Maybe you’ve heard of TouchDevice – but even if you have, I’m gonna tell you what’s up anyway. Though unfortunately named, the technology is pretty cool, using acoustic input to – get this – make non-touchscreen phones touchscreen phones. Bizzare, yeah? Apparently, the software recognizes the acoustic patterns created by tapping different parts of the phone’s…

In this day and age, it’s often all too easy to complain about the problems plaguing social networking sites, overpriced computers, and the lack of viable applications available amongst various smartphones. It’s important, however, to remember where we came from and acknowledge how far technology has come. Before you throw your keyboard at the wall after your next Firefox crash, take a deep breath and try to imagine a time before browsers even existed… a time before websites existed. Allow us to take you on a stroll down memory lane and put it all in perspective. 1. Computers Given the variety…

Following yesterday’s reports suggesting Palm has put itself up for sale comes more news on the company’s attempt to find a new friend. Chinea’s Huawei Technologies has been approached by an investment bank on behalf of Palm for preliminary acquisition talks, but discussions have not yet moved forward. Huawei Technologies isn’t a household name, but it has become the world’s second-biggest telecoms equipment company after Ericsson. And that lack of a household name could be the benefit it gains from buying a well-known brand such as Palm. One of the pioneers in PDA and smartphone tech,…

Ever sent a text while driving? Thought it would be alright to just pick up the phone and have a quick conversation while trying to pay attention to the road? Chances are we’ve all done it. Now that Ontario has passed the ‘Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act,’ motorists have to wait until they’re off the road or use a Bluetooth device if planning to chat while driving. Voice on the Go unveiled their new hands-free idea today. DriveCarefully is a unique app that allows BlackBerry Smartphone users to keep their eyes on the road instead of on their phone. Completely…