Spring Break is Hard on Smartphones
Would you believe the latest statistic about Spring Break for college students involves broken or lost Smartphones? Boy how things have changed.
Would you believe the latest statistic about Spring Break for college students involves broken or lost Smartphones? Boy how things have changed.
Your smartphone can do a lot of things, but until now the only thing it could do when you were out drinking is facilitate drunk texting or dialing. This is the Breathometer, a device that will tell you if you are legally too drunk to drive, potentially saving your life, someone else's or at the least, give you piece of mind that you are drinking responsibly.
Modern technology enables some pretty amazing things. Almost all of these technological advances have taken steps in improving quality of life and health, speeding up the flow of communication, or solving complex problems. I suppose you could say one new website and smartphone application sets out to do all of those things.
Imagine a world where your smartphone can realize that you're angry or sad, and react accordingly. Thanks to the University of Rochester, it's not as far away as you might think.
With the Minnesota and Wisconsin deer hunting seasons right around the corner, here are some apps for your iOS or Android device to help you get prepared and be successful for this year's deer hunt.
If you have dreams of becoming a hip hop star, but don't can't keep a beat or don't know how to rhyme; this app may be for you.
The days of simply having someone's name and phone number on your cell phone contact list are long gone. While this isn't completely new, there is an ever-increasing trend of giving people in your cell phone nicknames rather than entering their actual name.
The City of Duluth is bringing crime fighting into the 21st century, launching today (April 19) a new mobile application and website allowing citizens to anonymously turn in crime tips, images and videos about crimes or suspicious activity directly to law enforcement from almost any mobile phone or computer.
Smartphones are amazing devices to keep us connected, entertain us, and so much more. As fantastic as these devices may be, they pose a serious threat to users and those around them every day. Over the last four years, the number of distracted driving-related deaths has grown exponentially, from 93 in 2008 to almost 800 in 2011.
Being able to have instant professional quality photos used to mean lugging around a truckload of filters and lenses, not to mention a portable darkroom. Not anymore.
A while back, Words with Friends took the app store by storm. Now, it seems the Pictionary-inspired “Draw Something” has captured the creativity of aspiring artists and casual gamers.