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Jewish settlements can now be tracked on your iPhone

by Haitham Sabbah September 20, 2010

Peace Now releases ‘Facts on the Ground’ application in which the settlements are marked in blue, the outposts in red, and clicking on a place name displays demographic statistics. Want to know what’s happening in the West Bank settlements in real time? In addition to ‘Sudoku’ and ‘Street Fighter,’ iPhone owners will now be able [...]

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Links: Daily Roundup

by Haitham Sabbah September 28, 2008

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Hugms

by Haitham Sabbah October 11, 2005

Hugms connects to your mobile phone via Bluetooth and then when you squeeze it, is sends a “hug” text message to the person of your choosing.

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In Case of Emergency (ICE) numbers in your cell phone

by Haitham Sabbah July 27, 2005

UK paramedics have launched a campaign with Vodafone to encourage mobile phone owners to program emergency contact details into their phones: By entering the acronym ICE – for In Case of Emergency – into the mobile’s phone book, users can log the name and number of someone who should be contacted in an emergency. So [...]

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OneWallet: cell phone’s new trick may make billfold obsolete

by Haitham Sabbah June 19, 2005

After all, since more than a quarter of the people on the planet already carry cell phones, and hundreds of millions are joining them every year, why should they bring along credit and debit cards when a mobile device can make payments just as well? This is not new, in fact this is already a [...]

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Mobile.Seed at Index 2005

by Haitham Sabbah May 20, 2005

INDEX: is a world event for design and innovation set to take place every four years in Copenhagen. INDEX: is launched in 2005. Among the nominees: Mobile.Seed – It is a fully biodegradable mobile phone that contains a visible seed inside. One can plant it as a different disposal mode, and after a while a [...]

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Teens jailed in Dubai for ‘indecent pics’

by Haitham Sabbah May 13, 2005

17-year-old boy and 19-year-old girl, both UAE nationals, were each sentenced to spend one month in jail. The teenagers were exchanging “indecent” pictures through their cellphones and sending pornographic pictures through email. The Dubai Court of First Instance heard that one of the girl’s friends was jealous of the relationship she had with her male [...]

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Talking Loud But Saying Nothing

by Haitham Sabbah May 13, 2005

NASA is developing a subvocal speech system that could enable you to make a phone call while keeping your lips sealed. How do you talk to someone without opening your mouth? Psychics call it telepathy. NASA refers to it as subvocal speech. Scientists at the NASA Ames Research Center in California have developed a system [...]

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AwareFashion

by Haitham Sabbah May 11, 2005

AwareFashion are clothes that react to invisible communication technology in the surrounding and thus enable the wearer to sense their immediate digital environment. The detection device is hidden in a detachable pocket and the fiber optics sewed into the cloth. When a mobile is near, small light spots appear on the sleeve.

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UAE breaks telecom monopoly

by Haitham Sabbah May 6, 2005

Good news for mobile phone users. Emirati government licenses new telecom company with 1.08 billion dollars, breaking Etisalat�s monopoly.

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Cell Phones No Luxury to Palestinians

by Haitham Sabbah May 5, 2005

Palestinian youths do not buy mobiles just to hear them ring.
�We send SMS alerts to university students in the Gaza Strip informing them about exam and registration dates and keep them updated on the latest developments in their respective universities. All they need is just o send us their full names, their universities and their mobile numbers.”

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In the Gulf, Dissidence Goes Digital

by Haitham Sabbah March 30, 2005

The following article was published in Washington Post yesterday. The author made it sound as if the Gulf countries are the only people in the world using the sms’s for social, political, etc… reasons. He made it sound so strange that made me wonder after I read it, SO? What is strange? I just can’t [...]

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Mobile Phone to Detect Bad Breath

by Haitham Sabbah September 22, 2004

BERLIN (Reuters) – A German telecommunications company said on Tuesday it is developing the first mobile phone that will alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off offensive smells. The phone will use a tiny chip measuring less than one millimeter to detect unpleasant odors, a spokeswoman for Siemens Mobile [...]

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Bones Talk

by Haitham Sabbah September 19, 2004

I don’t know how many of you remember the joke about the Japanese, American and Baladiat all setting in the same room. The Japanese receives a call and what he does is actually putting his finger in his ear coz he had the phone installed in his finger, the story goes on…. Our Baladiat “Shacks” [...]

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Dial M for Murder

by Haitham Sabbah September 4, 2004

Mobile phones have been at the centre of numerous health scares, we all know that. But never before has there been widespread panic that, simply by answering one, you might be risking immediate death. Until now, that is. In a story bizarrely reminiscent of Japanese cult horror flick The Ring, a rumour has washed through [...]

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