Phone germs: how our devices used to fight them, and how they will again

If you made it to the outtakes section of my recent video comparing the HTC One max and Galaxy Note 3, you’ll know I currently have a head cold. That’s no fun, but it beats some of the more potent biological hazards out there, like coliform contamination, or the horrifyingly-named Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Unfortunately, I’m still exposed to pathogens like these every single day, and so are you. And one of the leading nesting grounds of these ...

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IMEI, your phone, and you

It’s probably safe to say that everyone reading this article either has a cell phone currently, or has had a cellular telephone at some time in the past. Many of you may be familiar with what an IMEI is. It’s probably fair to say that even those who do know what an IMEI is, may not know what these little strings of numbers are actually used for. IMEI versus MEID IMEI stands for “International Mobile Station Equipment Identity” and is usually a 15-digit string of numbers which is considered to be “unique” (though there are limited cases where IMEIs may be ...

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Pocketnow Throwback Review: Motorola i930 (Video)

At the halfway mark of the last decade, the Motorola i930 was a beast. It packed a 180MHz processor, 32MB of RAM, a VGA camera, and Windows Mobile 2003 into a 167g casing more than 30mm thick. It was a hard-core, ruggedized device built at a time when rugged feature phones still commanded a premium, and durable smartphones were practically unheard-of. It also packed the fastest walkie-talkie in the industry, and a carrier label that, at the time of the phone’s release in 2005, was among the most-respected brands in the United States:

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