Tag: cell phones
Geolocation Nightmare – When Cell Phones Lie About Location
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has a story about geolocation gone wrong. Two years ago, the retired 59-year old Wayne Dobson started to have to deal with strangers knocking on his door, demanding that he give them their missing phone back. Police have been called on him, he has received letters from people begging him to [...]
Accessing Directions and Mapping Via Mobile Phone Growing in Popularity
The use of accessing directions and maps via mobile phone is rising in the United States. A market study by comScore found that 14% of mobile phone users acquired directions from their phones during the month of April. That percentage represents 33.5 million users and is a 44% increase over the previous year. “People are [...]