September 2014 cell phone news

News Smartphone App Detects Your State of Mental Health

Dartmouth's StudentLife app read sleep, conversation and activity from phone sensors to track stress and depression against academic performance.

News School Launches Groundbreaking App to Keep Parents Informed

Albuquerque Public Schools built a free app that pushes lockdown, evacuation and snow-day alerts straight to parents for the schools they pick.

Phones Surveys Show Bigger Is Better in Smartphone Market

Kantar surveyed 20,000 people and found 42% now rank screen size among the top reasons they buy, as the iPhone 6 and Galaxy Note 4 pushed phones toward tablet size.

Phones Smartphones Can Become Thermal Imaging Devices

Flir's clip-on infrared camera turned an iPhone 5 into a thermal imaging device, bringing a tool used by firefighters down to consumer prices.

News Weekly Cell Phone News in Review–September 2, 2014

The week of September 2, 2014: California's first-in-the-nation kill switch law, an $819,000 FCC fine against T-Mobile over hearing-aid compatibility, and school cyber risks.

News Most Smartphone Users Don’t Download Apps

Comscore found only 35% of US phone owners download an app in a given month, even as phones and tablets took 60% of all digital media time.