• 2015-09-07

New Delhi: Thirty-two Tihar officials have been found allegedly involved in smuggling of prohibited items, including mobile phones and chargers, inside the prison complex during the last three years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Disciplinary actions have been initiated in all the cases e...

• 2015-08-31

Batteries don’t last forever. All too soon, you’ll notice your laptop and/or smartphone don’t last as long as they used to. To maximise that (sometimes non-user-replaceable) battery’s lifespan and also get more juice out of it during the day, follow these top ten tips. #10 Use your laptop manufactur...

• 2015-08-28

Authorities in the Indian capital have launched a crackdown on mobile-phone antenna towers illegally placed atop hospitals, schools and homes in residential neighborhoods. At least 3,400 towers have been installed illegally in New Delhi, Mayor Kanwar Sen said. Authorities told cell phone operators t...

• 2015-08-25

Cell Phone Cleaning Tips The most important tip for cleaning your cell phone is to be gentle. When you're choosing the tools and products to clean your device, imagine that you're preparing to groom a freshly hatched chick. Swabs and cloths should be soft and lint-free. Cleansers should be pure and ...

• 2015-08-24

Mobile-phone network O2 has announced it started work this week to bring its 4G service to Ellingham as well as improving its 2G and 3G network. Work was scheduled to be completed by yesterday and subject to successful implementation and testing, customers will see the new and improved service short...

• 2015-08-18

For average consumers, '3G' and '4G' are two of the most mysterious terms in the mobile technology dictionary, but they're used relentlessly to sell phones and tablets. If you're shopping for a new phone, the answer isn't clear-cut, and you shouldn't always go for the higher number. Our primer will ...

• 2015-08-17

When it comes to protecting the men and women of the armed forces, University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Nader Behdad focuses his work on an obstacle most people wouldn’t associate with combat: the physical limitations of low-frequency antennas. For decades, the military has sought to take grea...

• 2015-08-12

Two basic technologies in mobile phones, CDMA and GSM represent a gap you can't cross. They're the reason you can't use AT&T phones on Verizon's network and vice versa. But what does CDMA vs. GSM really mean for you? CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and GSM (Global System for Mobiles) are sh...

• 2015-08-10

Scores of residents who live in the vicinity of the Kalapet Central Prison are being denied access to mobile connectivity ever since jammers were fitted on the jail premises as a security measure. The Puducherry government had installed three jammers supplied by Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) in th...

• 2015-08-07

As we wait for the Safe Prisons Communication Act to pass the House, word comes out of Maryland that FCI Cumberland will begin testing cellphone jamming technology this week. As you well know, critics of the plan have voiced concerns that the technology could interfere with emergency response and le...