Mobile phone tracking

This is a bit scarry. Most cell phones today have built in GPS tracking. This is for E911 services. If you are lost with your cell phone, search and rescue can find you. SunSite satellite has GPS tracking software that allows you to find the location of any phone in the world that is equiped with a GPS reciever. Just enter your number and wham. Should this really be allowed?

Give it a try and see what happens :-)

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Tagged as:  | gps | mobile phone | gprs | cdma | phone tracking | satillite | computer | tech

GigaOM 5 Ways to SMS for free

Written By: Katie Fehrenbacher 5 Great ways to get text messages for free. Useful, if your want to avoid charges and like using text messaging.

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Tagged as:  | SMS |  SMS Gateway |  Rogers SMS |  Mobile phones |  text messaging | Gizmo |  Sprint |  Verizon Wireless

Take your mobile off the grid… (TreeHugger)

The environment, energy, and mobile phones?

One of the things that give me the most hope about the future is that we really haven’t begun to tap the potential for reducing the amount of energy we consume in our lives.

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Tagged as:  | TreeHugger |  Environment |  Home conversion |  energy conservation | conservation |  living green |  reduce |  reuse |  recycle

Coming Soon: Use PayPal on Your Cellphone to Pay for Pizza

Checkout this article about the future of paypal, linking to cell phones, and mobile purchases.

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Tagged as:  | PayPal | pizza |  cell phone | cellphone |  paypal cellphone |  paypal mobile