Monday 16 May 2011

Mobile phones: a health risk?

Are mobile phones bad for your health? A Swedish study has shown an increased risk of an uncommon form of brain tumour in people who used mobiles for longer than ten years.

Are mobile phones harmful to your health? There's been an ongoing debate over this question since the first analogue mobiles appeared in the 1980s.
It's an important question given that worldwide, about 1.5 billion people use one. This year 650 million are expected to be sold. If they are harmful, the health of very large populations could be at risk.
We do know that mobile phones emit radiofrequency radiation from the handset and that these low-energy electromagnetic waves travel into the head. But do they cause injury to living tissue, possibly triggering a brain tumour or other disease?..

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Wednesday 13 April 2011

Books


Drawbacks of Social Networking

Identity theft and fraud are two bothersome concerns that have come out of social networking sites. There are also people who pretend to be somebody else and convince you that they are in for a business deal. But, the truth is they are there to rob you out of your money. Another danger is that scammers use social networking sites to trick people into downloading malicious software (malware). A common tactic is to use social engineering. Social engineering plays on human nature to get results...

Benefits of Social Networking

Social networking websites function like an online community of internet users....

Monday 11 April 2011

Mobile Banking...

Mobile banking is a way for the customer to perform banking actions on his or her cell phone or other mobile device. It is a quite popular method of banking that fits in well with a busy, technologically oriented lifestyle. It might also be referred to as M-banking or SMS banking..

The Mobile Revolution

We can use cell phones for social change:

Mobile phones are revolutionizing international development and social change. ...

Friday 8 April 2011

mobile users more vulnerable to e-mail phishing scams

Recent research indicates that mobile users may be three times more likely to fall victim to e-mail phishing attempts.more Americans are shifting their e-mail use to their mobile devices. Also, recent statistics indicate that  mobile users spend more time on their phones doing e-mail than using Facebook.

Here is why this is so...

How to protect yourself....

Be skeptical of any e-mails that claim to come from companies that you do business with. Although phishing attempts are most likely immediately after a data breach, they can occur weeks or months later. So remain vigilant. Logos, e-mail addresses, and other visual clues to authenticity can be faked.

Thursday 7 April 2011

Number portability ......

The implementation of number portability is expected to deepen the level of competition in the mobile telecommunications market and enhance consumer choice...

Mobile Technology

There is no denying that mobile devices like tablets are changing the way we communicate,

Mobile computing

Mobile computing can improve the service you offer your customers. For example, when meeting with customers you could access your customer relationship management system -...

Drawbacks of mobile technology

There are costs involved in setting up the equipment and training required to make use of mobile devices....

What is mobile technology and what are the benefits?

Mobile technology is exactly what the name implies - technology that is portable. Examples of mobile IT devices include:.