Toyota Reveals Multimedia Add-On

Toyota Motor Sales revealed big mobile technology news at the 2011  Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas detailing a new optional Internet package dubbed the Toyota Entune multimedia system.  Toyota Entune uses the customer’s mobile phone to employ in-vehicle programming that offers integrated and upgradeable entertainment, navigation, and information services.  Integration via the user’s [...]

Are Our Cell Phones Made of Conflict Metals?

Human rights campaigners are demanding that technology companies be honest with customers regarding the origin of metals in their products, reports The Ecologist. According to Global Witness, militia groups in the Republic of Congo control most of the mineral trade. The trade includes tin and gold, which is ultimately manufactured in mobile phones. “Consumers have [...]

English To Be Taught By Mobile Phones

The six largest mobile operators in Bangladesh have joined forces with the British Government to unveil the world’s largest project to teach a language using mobile phones, according to The Times of London. The $50 million project was funded by the British Government to promote speaking English in Bangladesh and it is one of the [...]