Should smartphones come with pre-installed apps?
by Kyriacos Nicolaou Both iPhones and smartphones using Google’s Android operating system come bundled with pre-installed applications, but is this beneficial to the consumer? An...
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Mobile phone users near Nicosia prison warned of possible interference
Authorities on Monday announced that mobile phones signals in areas near the Nicosia prison might be affected because of tests to the jamming system installed...
Test of jamming system in prison causes Ayios Andreas phone shut down (Updated)
By Nick Theodoulou and George Psyllides Mobile telephony connectivity problems in the Ayios Andreas area of Nicosia were caused by a jamming system being installed...
Confidence building measures agreed (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci agreed on Tuesday to link the two sides’ mobile telephony networks, a confidence-building measure (CBM) decided...
Number of households with internet now over 86%
By Lizzy Ioannidou This year saw a 6.8 per cent increase in the number of households with internet connection compared with 2017, the statistical service...
Like me in order to like you, love me in order to love you!
By Christos P. Panayiotides THE MOBILE telephone and all the applications or “apps”, which go with it, have compressed time and distance to negligible proportions,...
France hangs up: new bill would ban cell phones at school
France’s phone-addicted children will be obliged to do without their mobile devices at school under a bill the education minister on Thursday called a “detox...
Have smartphones taken over our lives?
It’s no secret that smartphones have taken over our lives – but have those lives really improved as a result? And could we live without...
Police to launch week-long campaign on using phones while driving
Police said on Sunday they would be conducting a week-long road safety campaign to clamp down on phone use by drivers. The campaign begins on...
Samsung’s mobile business still lagging behind Apple’s
Samsung will unveil its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, at a special event in New York on March 29. Any remaining hopes of a...
EU phone deal bad news for domestic users
Last week’s deal by European lawmakers to axe mobile phone roaming charges within the EU from June will almost inevitably lead to higher fees for...
Phones and computers worth €77,000 stolen in Limassol
Mobile phones and computers worth around €77,000 were stolen in the early morning hours on Wednesday from a shop in Limassol. After the alarm went...
Lawyer arrested for giving convict mobile phones
Police arrested a lawyer in Nicosia on suspicion of passing on three mobile phones to a client who is a convict, it emerged on Tuesday....
Mobile phones in class a disruptive influence
By Evie Andreou and Angelos Anastasiou The education ministry is considering installing lockers in schools where students can store their mobile phones instead of having...
Clampdown on burner phones could be in the works
By George Psyllides Legislation making it compulsory for users of prepaid phone cards to provide identification as a means of reducing crime, is expected to...
Man arrested in Napa on suspicion of theft
A 47-year-old man from Bulgaria has been arrested after police officers found a number of mobile phones in his possession for which he could not...
Police say they busted theft ring in Paphos
The arrest of a Bulgaria man on Monday night appears to have led to a ring of thieves stealing electronic equipment, police said on Wednesday....