A Taiwan-based technology company is reportedly the first to develop a Wi-Fi cell phone that is exclusively compatible with the Skype VoIP phone service. Users of this new cell phone will be able to make free Skype calls from any accessible Wi-Fi network. From Blogger News — Accton Technology Corporation, an elite provider of telecommunications […]
Driver Follows GPS Directions and Crashes Car
Engadget is reporting on a German driver, who was so single-mindedly focused on the directions from his GPS navigation system that he forgot to pay attention to numerous road construction signs and crashed his Mercedes into a pile of sand. Lesson — “Technology is a great tool, but don’t let it do your thinking for […]
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Software Can Record All Communications on Your Office PC
This recent blog posting on the Wichita Eagle web site discusses a new software program that employers can use to record all communications made from your office PC, including your use of any personal email sites like Yahoo; instant messaging programs or VOIP programs. Reprinted from Kansas.com – There is no privacy in the workplace […]
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Identity Plan For Cell Phone Cards to Fight Fraud
Shanghai Daily is reporting that the Chinese government is planning to require prepaid cell phone users to register their identity in an effort to fight cell phone-related crimes and fraud. From the article — CHINA may soon require more than 200 million prepaid cell phone users to register with mobile operators by showing their identity […]
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Swarms of Military Spy Flies to Monitor People
Scientists and engineers in Britain are working on swarms of spy flies that can monitor people, military installations and industrial complexes. From Scotsman.com — BRITISH military scientists are developing robot flies that can be sent in swarms to spy out enemy positions. Dr Rafal Zbikowski, the project leader, believes the first machine insects could be […]
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