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=[|3-D Smartphones Ditch the Glasses]=

After Nintendo plans to launch its 3-D playing device that does not require special glasses, we now have information of two Asian companies launching 3-D smartphones.
HTC in unveiling the EVO3D which will enable the user to see 3-D without extra glasses as well as take and shoot 3-D pictures and videos. It will run on Google's Android operating system and connect to Sprint Nextel's 4G network. South Korean company LG has announced their version of a 3-D phone "The Optimus 3D" will hit AT&T distributors with the name Thrill 4G sometime in near future, the price is not set.

Posted By: Sahna McClure

Apps Make Life Without Cars Easy [|Article]
Some people suggest that mobile devices have taken away from the personal aspect of relationships that we once had and that they have negatively altered our lives. The article posted above, however, states that apps and mobile devices are actually changing our lives for the better. People are able to give up their cars and rely on their mobile apps to educate themselves about the nearest public transportation while on the go, for example. With the amount of congestion we see on freeways and the rising gas prices now-a-days, I think that mobile apps giving people the freedom to travel locally without a car is a huge financial and environmental plus. Apps are also allowing consumers to search for cheaper deals on clothes or groceries while in the midst of a shopping trip.

Posted by Angela Ibarra



**U.S. Military Focuses on Apps for War [|article]** By: Alexis Stein

The U.S Army is encouraging developers to create smartphone apps for military and national security use, transforming mobile devices into a new weapon for modern warfare. The Army already has certain apps and is now hard at work developing "core" apps such as maps that display friendly fire units and much, much more. According to Tim Ownings, deputy program manager at Army Unmanned Aircraft System, "The future soldier will be able to direct fire on to the enemy using his smartphone. It's not going to happen tomorrow, but there are already things in the laboratory to show it'll be possible."

Its been discovered that the iPhone has been keeping tracked of its users location since June 2010. The information of the location can be found in a file that is stored in the phone and the user's computer when they sync their phone on iTunes. The information of the location gives a general area where the user might be that includes longitude and lantitude coordinates with a timestamp. The history of location of iPhone users are not public, the only way people can access this information is if another individual has access of the user's phone or computer. Many users are not concern because no one else has access to their location history unless they access their gadgets. It is believed that not even Apple has access to this information. Many users think its actually cool that they can have a history of their location.
 * [|iPhones Tracking User's Location]**
 * Posted By: Alei Cano**


 * US Police Can Copy Phone Content In Under Two Minutes [|Article]**

Michigan State Police have been using a high-tech mobile forensics device to extract information from over 3,000 different models of mobile phones. This Cellebrite UFED is a handheld device that has been used since August 2008 against motorists who have been pulled over for minor traffic violations. It has the capability of circumventing any password restrictions to collect any exiting, hidden, and deleted phone data, including call history, text messages, contacts, images, and geotags in under 2 minutes. After learning the police have been using these devices, the American Civil Liberties Union has issued freedom of information requests in order to assess whether these motorists warranted having their information copied, as in most cases, a warrant is needed to access such information. Their main worry is that this device is being quietly used to bypass Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches.

Posted By Christy Chierichetti

[|Grooveshark Defends Legality of Music Service]
Grooveshark wants Apple and Google to put their app back into their respective app stores, claiming that they have not broken any copyright laws. Grooveshark is currently being sued by Universal Music Group for copyright infringement, but in a open letter to the music industry they're defending themselves. Claiming that they are a legal company and are working under the "safe harbor" clause of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). They also claim that they follow all the laws passed by Congress, just that they're not licensed by every label yet. I think this Grooveshark app being a one-hit-wonder in the realm of the app-world.

Posted by: Rachael Phillips

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