And here we thought folks were concerned about protecting their personal data . As it turns out, however, a sizable chunk of Android users have volunteered to give a group of University of Cambridge researchers a look at exactly how they use their cellphones. By downloading the Device Analyzer app from the Android market, more than 1,000 participants have allowed the data collection program to harvest statistics in the background while they use their phones. Those statistics — varying from when the power is switched on, to which apps are in use — are then made available to users via the Device Analyzer website. Of course, this is Cambridge, a rather well respected institution of higher learning, and the researchers involved say the data collected is stripped of personal information “as best as possible,” but we’re not keen on anyone peeping our cell stats. If you’re an Android exhibitionist, however, you can sign up for the study at the source link below. Device Analyzer Android study wants to track your every move, if you’ll let it originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Device Analyzer Android study wants to track your every move, if you’ll let it
June 19th, 2011
jedwan The carcinogenic theory of the mobile phone … – Wimax and Mobile
June 16th, 2011
admin Recently, World Health Organization WHO Study the administration to declare, the electromagnetic field of frequency of radio that the mobile phone produces may be carcinogenic to mankind in international cancer. …
Survey says AT&T drops more calls than Verizon, these bar charts don’t lie
April 6th, 2011
admin Wondering which carrier you should buy your iPhone on? There’s a survey for that. ChangeWave Research has released the results of a poll that hit 4,068 users distributed across Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. Among those four, VZW came out ahead when it comes to dropped calls, with 1.4 percent of respondents indicating they’d received one in the past three months. AT&T, meanwhile, came in last with 4.6 percent. If you look only at the iPhone 4 users the numbers change a little, 1.8 percent vs. 4.8, but the conclusion stays the same. No, this conclusion sadly will not get you around your ETF, but maybe making a pouty face at the AT&T store will help. Survey says AT&T drops more calls than Verizon, these bar charts don’t lie originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Worldwide Mobile Phone Forecast and Analysis 2011-2015
April 6th, 2011
admin This study presents the 2011-2015 forecast for the worldwide mobile phone market and examines Consumer Devices, Consumer Wireless and Mobile devices, Hardware, Consumer Devices, Wireless and Mobile Devices.
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March 10th, 2011
admin A wireless survey that came out in 2010 stated that approximately 91% of the American population uses cell phones (for more info on this study, see the article: Wireless survey: 91% of Americans use cell phones ) . …
Cell phones and cancer — the latest research
February 13th, 2011
admin A long term study is underway that will track the cell phone usage of 250000 cell phone users between the ages of 18 and 69 over three decades. In addition to looking for cancer links, the study will be on the lookout for links to …
Biomed Middle East » Mobile phone radiation poses health risks …
February 5th, 2011
jedwan Apart from health risks, the study also indicates that mobile phone radiation creates environment hazards like disappearance of butterflies, bees, insects and sparrows from big cities. ”Mobile towers should not be installed near …
4G Shocker! Study finds consumers want what they fail to understand
January 7th, 2011
jedwan We’ve certainly seen our fair share of 4G devices in the Las Vegas sun (well, convention center) this year, but as you might have guessed, a recent study finds that increased awareness does not necessarily equal increased understanding. As the Nielsen Company recently discovered, the majority (54 percent) of consumers who know or care about 4G were relying on the old International Telecommunications Union definition of mobile data speeds over 100 Mb/s, even though carriers have sort of been making up their own rules (for instance, T-Mobile and AT&T are calling their HSPA+ networks 4G). And what to make of the large percentage of people who think that 4G somehow refers to the iPhone 4? That one’s a perpetual head-scratcher. But in the end, the study finds that none of that really matters: almost three in ten consumers are gearing up to buy a 4G device within the next twelve months. And that’s what really matters, right? 4G Shocker! Study finds consumers want what they fail to understand originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink



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