Archive for the ‘Mobile phone Applications’ Category

Kids Borrowing your car? ~ Vehicle Location

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

For parents out there, many worries can be avoided. For instance, what should you make of kids borrowing your car? If you have kids borrowing your car, then you need to know where that car is headed and you need to be able to monitor it all the time. For some parents, kids might borrow your vehicle without your knowledge and without your consent. For others, you might have kids borrowing your car with permission, but you still want to know that they are going where they say they are going. But how do you keep track of this short of actually following behind them? TrackN System Explained

Luckily for you if you have kids borrowing your car, there are ways to track where your vehicle is headed. With the TrackN technology that is available today, you no longer have to wonder and trust. This is the type of monitoring software that allows you to keep track of the things that matter the most. It is a trustworthy and completely honest way to know where your car is headed when you have kids borrowing your car. Though you trust your kids in some ways, it can make you feel a lot better about things when you know where they are going. Personal Vehicle Tracking


Parents have the ability to set a geofence of sorts that will alert them when the child gets out of a certain area. This “safety zone” can be as large as you want it to be, but you will know when kids are borrowing the car and you can take quick action.
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Likewise, if having kids borrowing your car without permission has become a real problem for you, then you can take advantage of the technology to keep this from happening so frequently. You can use your phone to run the TrackN technology, which makes vehicle tracking that much easier. Mobile tracking is the new thing that’s going around, so you only have to look at your hand held device and press a couple of buttons to get up to date information on your vehicle in real time. With GPS mobile tracking, there is no reason why you should ever worry or wonder again.

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Phone hacking row- What is the row about? As claims are made of widespread phone hacking by the News of the World, we look at some key questions surrounding the story.

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8141884.stm

One charger to rule them all

Friday, June 5th, 2009

All mobile phones will be sold with the same industry standard charger within the next three years, after the major manufacturers came to a landmark agreement yesterday.
http://dailymobile.se/2009/06/30/one-charger-to-rule-them-all/

Hate Spam? Avoid it on your mobile!!

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Maybe you have heard about this but early next week all UK mobiles will be on a directory which will mean that anyone will be able to access the numbers. I have unsubscribed and you may want to suggest it to all your friends and family who have UK mobiles or they could be swamped by unsolicited messages and calls. Removal is recommended by the BBC – see link below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/8091621.stm

Huge response for mobiles on Tube

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Seventy organisations have registered interest in providing the technology that will enable commuters to use their mobile phones in Tube stations.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4597083.stm

Satellite tracking for school bus

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Parents in North Wales will be able to use satellite tracking to check their children are on the school bus, as part of a new pilot project.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8009624.stm

iTunes like application for JAVA based phone

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, Live score, Movie reviews, Pub reviews, RSS reader, Google Calendar, Dictionary, Journey planner… all accessible now through one tiny free application! Snaptu application browser boosts your phone with iPhone-like user experience. Install Snaptu on your phone to get free access to one of the Web’s best online services.

http://dailymobile.se/2009/03/22/java-application-snaptu-116/

Tracking dementia patients with GPS

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

An NHS trust has become the first in the country to try fitting dementia patients with tracking devices.
It costs £200, and requires people to sign up for a monthly subscription or a pay-as-you-go service.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7946767.stm

How to share your PC internet connection with your mobile phone

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

There are still many operators who charges a lot from their customers to use the internet on their mobile phones. But there is a cheaper way to surf on the internet on your mobile phone without having to pay anything extra to the operators.

http://dailymobile.se/2009/03/17/guide-how-to-share-your-pc-internet-connection-with-your-mobile-phone/

Mobile phone apps worth a look

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8151286.stm