Subscribe to RSS FeedTechTips: Extending Cellphone Battery Life
I recently purchased a new Android-based mobile phone. I spent the first day checking out all the features and options, downloading a bunch of applications, and experimenting with the GPS and location-based services. It didn’t take very long to notice the battery drained relatively quickly. The problem with the current generation of phones is that all [...]
TechTips: Can My Smartphone Get a Virus?
A couple of weeks ago I bought my first Android phone. As I was researching cool applications to install, I stumbled upon this blog posting from the security company Panda about smartphones sold by Vodafone in Spain being infected with the Mariposa botnet.While the Vodaphone outbreak was limited is scale it did make me think. If [...]
TechTips: Third Generation Mobile Phones (3G)
This TechTip comes from the mail bag. The reader’s question: What is a 3G phone? 3G refers to third generation mobile phones, and associated networks, which incorporate high-speed Internet access and multimedia. This particular phone/network architecture enables mobile service providers to offer a wide range of more advanced services through greater network throughput and capacity. [...]
TechTips: NetBook Computers
As a gadget lover, I always wished I had the travel budget to go to the Consumer Electronics Show. It is the place to see what technology is emerging and will possibly impact library services 2-3 years out. This year’s top technology may be Netbooks, tiny laptops could soon be as ubiquitous as mobile phones. [...]
