Cell phone spoofing is also known as caller identification fraud and it represents a method of altering identification of a caller's number so that a when he makes a phone call, a different number will appear on the receiver's caller ID. In 2004, a company started offering such services to anyone who was willing to [...]

The usage of mobile phones while driving is common among most drivers, but not many people realize the dangers behind this. Due to the large number of accidents related to mobile phone usage while driving, some states have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. Most states however,  enacted laws to ban [...]

The more recent Android phone models integrate, besides the popular accelerometer, a digital compass that you can use to find your way around without having to use the GPS. In this article we’ll take a look at these features and exemplify a few apps which can be used to fully enjoy the functionality of these [...]

In this article we are going to take a look at an urban legend that says a car can be unlocked with the use of a cell phone. We’ll fully analyze this comment and we are going to test it from a scientific point of view in order to determine if this can really be [...]

In this article we’ll take a look at an interesting subject concerning the 911 calls that people make in emergency situations. 911 is the number people from the United States call when they have an emergency or when they need to alert the authorities about something. Everyone knows the number but not many people know [...]