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We’re happy to announce the addition of a frequently requested feature in the WordPress mobile apps: plugin management! With the 9.1 update for the iOS and Android apps, WordPress.com Business plan sites with plugins and self-hosted WordPress sites with Jetpack can now manage their plugins right in the app. Instead of going to your dashboard […]
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Your Mobile Phone Can Give Away Your Location, Even If You Tell It Not To
February 7th, 2018 
Awake Goy February 6, 2018 By Guevara Noubir, Northeastern University U.S. military officials were recently caught off guard by revelations that servicemembers’ digital fitness trackers were storing the locations of their workouts – including at or near military bases and clandestine sites around the world. But this threat is not limited to Fitbits […]
Hawaii: False Missile Alert Sent to Mobile Phones
January 14th, 2018 Awake Goy Source: Daily Mail Anger is spreading in Hawaii after a Civil Defense bungle on Saturday morning, when a mistaken alert warning of an inbound ballistic missile sent thousands fleeing for shelter. Panicked Hawaiians ran for their lives and even lowered loved ones through manhole covers after receiving the alert at 8.07am […]
Technology blurs lines: Study finds use of mobile devices contributes to a blending of work and personal time, negatively impacting both
January 13th, 2018 Awake Goy (Natural News) Put your phones down— it looks like even adults can benefit from a “timeout” from their gadgets. According to the results of a recent study, employees who use their mobile devices to continue working at home often face conflicts in their work life. Wayne Crawford, assistant professor of management in University of Texas at […]
Mobile device ban in French schools to start next school year
December 17th, 2017 Awake Goy The French government is to ban students from using mobile phones in the country’s primary, junior and middle schools. Children will be allowed to bring their phones to school, but not allowed to get them out at any time until they leave, even during breaks. A proposed ban was included in Emmanuel Macron’s successful […]
France to Ban Use of Mobile Phones in Schools from September
December 14th, 2017 Awake Goy France to Ban Use of Mobile Phones in Schools from September December 13th, 2017 Via: Guardian: The French government is to ban students from using mobile phones in the country’s primary, junior and middle schools. Children will be allowed to bring their phones to […]
Managing Your Blog On a Mobile Device
December 14th, 2017 Awake Goy Have you given the WordPress mobile apps a try lately? We’ve been working hard to make sure our iOS and Android apps are simple to use and have the features you need to blog right from your phone or tablet. Here are a few recent additions and updates that make blogging on the go easier: […]
Addictions: Social Media & Mobile Phones Fall From Grace
November 25th, 2017 Awake Goy Addictions: Social Media & Mobile Phones Fall From Grace By Charles Hugh Smithwashingtonsblog.com For everyone who remembers the Early Days of social media and mobile phones, it’s been quite a ride from My Space and awkward texting on tiny screens to the current alarm over the addictive nature of social media and mobile telephony. The […]
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Tags: addictions, grace, Media, mobile, phones, social 
No Comments »[WATCH] Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Confirms Man Killed By Prichard Officer Was Unarmed
November 22nd, 2017 Awake Goy PRICHARD, Alabama (WKRG) – The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office confirms an investigation is underway into a fatal officer involved shooting in Prichard. Mobile Police says the it happened Saturday night at 9:30 during a traffic stop. It happened on First Avenue at Hanes Street. The Sheriff’s Office says Lawrence Hawkins was shot by a Prichard […]
Mobile App Flaw Allows Hackers To Control Smart Home Devices and Spy on Owners
October 28th, 2017 Awake Goy October 27, 2017 By Nicholas West As people begin acquiring greater numbers of smart tech gadgets to manage their lives and homes, each one of these items is being revealed as an open invitation to be spied upon. We’ve heard about vulnerabilities being exposed in children’s toys, baby monitors, smart TVs, smartphones and […]
Posted in World News, World Politics Tags: allows, control, devices, hackers, mobile, owners, smart No Comments »Iran Web and Mobile Festival opens in Tehran
October 22nd, 2017 Awake Goy October 22, The Iran Project – The 10th edition of Iran Web and Mobile Festival was inaugurated in Tehran on Thursday (Oct 19). Sponsored by the private sector and supports of the activists of this field, the top Iranian mobile sites and apps would be praised at the end of festival each year. Thanks to […]
Mobile Police Officer Arrested On Multiple Charges, Including Opioid Possession
August 30th, 2017 Awake Goy Download your free copy now. Source Article from http://filmingcops.com/mobile-police-officer-arrested-multiple-charges-including-opioid-possession/ Views: 0
Posted in World News Tags: arrested, charges, including, mobile, multiple, officer, police No Comments »Mobile biometric driver’s licenses coming to a state near you
August 24th, 2017 Awake Goy MorphoTrust (MT) is trying to convince motorists that mobile biometric driver’s licenses (MDL) are a good thing. Two years ago MT convinced the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) to pilot their mobile driver’s license program. MT wants you to download an image of your driver’s license to your smartphone and use that instead of […]
An Updated Login Coming to the WordPress Mobile Apps
August 16th, 2017 Awake Goy Over the past few months the Mobile team has been thinking a lot about the login experience in the WordPress apps and how we could make it better — we’re never satisfied, you know, so we’re always trying to improve things. After much thought, and even more work, we’re very happy to unveil a new login […]
A Brand New Editor for the WordPress Mobile Apps
July 24th, 2017 Awake Goy Now that so many of us carry around tiny pocket-size computers, more and more of our internet time happens on phones and tablets — not just browsing, but creating. You’ve been asking for a better publishing experience in the WordPress app to make mobile publishing smoother. Today we’re introducing a new editor for iOS and […]
Casual Mobile Gaming is Now the Dominant Section of the Gaming Sector
June 28th, 2017 Awake Goy Image source: pexels.com The first ever mobile game was a variant of the classic Tetris for the Hagenuk MT-2000 device in 1994, but mobile gaming didn’t really become a popular thing until Snake came along on the Nokia 6610 in 1997. Since then, an estimated 400 million copies have been shipped, and […]
Mobile internet usage in Iran grows 42%
May 30th, 2017 Awake Goy Financial Tribune – The rate of mobile Internet usage has grown 42% over four years, with the latest data putting the number at 33 million subscribers at the end of the previous fiscal that ended in March, an increase of 3.9 million. Until 2013, only 0.8% of people (about 600,000) used Internet mobile services, prior […]
UK Police Could Soon Disable Mobile Phones Remotely
May 6th, 2017 Awake Goy The Digital Economy Act gives UK police officers the power to remotely disable mobile phones of suspected drug dealers and others. Members of the UK public may soon see their phones blocked even if they have not committed an offence yet, in order for the police to pre-empt one taking place. If George Orwell was […]
Four Years Ago Teen Invented Device Capable of Charging Mobile Phones In 20 Seconds But Where Did She Go?
May 4th, 2017 Awake Goy Currently, we have to wait for minutes or even hours before our mobile phones and other gadgets can garner enough power to function. The waiting period is a problem that needs a solution. In 2013, an Indian-American teen named Eesha Khare had a fantastic solution to this problem. Khare was born in Saratoga, California. She […]
