As developers for tablets and smartphones we like to keep abreast of the latest mobile technology developments . This is a daily digest of mobile development and related technology news gathered from the BBC, the New York Times, New Scientist and the Globe and Mail to name a few. We scour the web for articles concerning, iPhone, iPad and android development, iOS and android operating systems as well as general articles on advances in mobile technology. We hope you find this useful and that it helps to keep you up to date with the latest technology developments.
- How to Muddy Your Tracks on the Internet
It’s probably impossible to cloak your online activities fully, but there are steps you can take to make them harder to follow.
- Wireless Carriers Who Aid Police Surveillance Are Asked for Data
A leading House Democrat is demanding information from the biggest cellphone companies in the United States about their role in helping police departments track suspects in criminal investigations.
- HTC One X hints at iPhone 5 challenges
Getting a fast, next-generation Apple chip into the iPhone 5 isn’t a cakewalk.
- European Regulators May Reopen Google Street View Inquiries
Revelations in the United States that a Google employee had informed colleagues that his program would collect personal data has cast doubt on the company’s excuses.
- Target, Upset With Amazon, Will Stop Selling Kindles
Target has been trying to stop Amazon shoppers from checking products at Target stores and then buying them from Amazon.
- Noticed: For the Shy, Electronic Help
Web sites and apps help people connect with others they saw only briefly.
- Skin Deep: Social Media Breathes New Life Into Discontinued Beauty Products – Skin Deep
Thanks to sites like Facebook or Twitter, beauty companies are keeping closer tabs on which products their customers want brought back.
- Smart materials to aid camouflage
Smart clothes that change colour could help people to camouflage – just like squids do, say scientists.
- Samsung readies new Galaxy phone
The South Korean handset maker will unveil its new Android-based Galaxy phone at a London event later on Thursday.
- Ubuntu challenges OS status quo
Ubuntu’s plans to revolutionise computing
- How To Find Out Who’s Googling You
Ever wonder who might be Googling you? A new feature offered by BrandYourself, a site that helps its users manage their online reputations by controlling…
- Nina Badzin: Stop Thanking Everyone on Twitter
I love Twitter. And I’m big on proper manners. With that said, the constant thanking of people on Twitter has gone too far, and we all suffer for it.
- ‘Perfect Strangers’ Gets A Video Game — Really!
"Perfect Strangers" has a video game. Yes, you read that right, "Perfect Strangers" has a video game 19 years after going off the air. Created…
- How Long Could You Go WIthout The Internet?
Foregoing the Internet is the ultimate challenge for today’s social media addicts. But now, one blogger is attempting to do just that. Verge tech writer…
- WATCH: Guess Who’s Playing FDR In This Lost Film
During the 1984 Super Bowl, while the Los Angeles Raiders pummeled the Washington Redskins in a 38-9 victory, an up-and-coming tech company stunned the nation…
- The Dry Erase Board That Fits In Your Pocket!
In March 2011, you could say that Robin Thomas was in a bit of a strange place. Little did he know that an unfortunate turn…
- WATCH IN AWE: Paraplegic Stands Up & Walks
Yet again, modern technology is making the impossible, possible. It is a moving, jaw-dropping scene. Agnes Fejerdy, who was paralyzed seven years ago in a…
- Slipstream: On the Data-Sharing Trail, Try Following the Breadcrumbs
There’s no easy way for American consumers to track the data dealers that share and sell their information. But a reporter tried her own experiment.
- John F. Ince: 13 Unlucky Reasons Why Facebook Is Rapidly Approaching Peak Hype
Facebook may be rapidly approaching a phenomenon we might call peak hype — the moment when both usage and investor interest Facebook reach their zenith and rapidly start to decline and spiral downward.
