can't go a day without our mobile devices, and it's understandable. In
the social age we livein, we use them to check our emails, get updates
from the stock market, use thenavigation to guide us to our
destination, browse the internet, interact with our family and friends
and even store important personal details.
If there isn't already a proverb to the effect that someone's greatest
strength is also their greatest weakness, there should be. A prime
example in the enterprise is mobile devices like smartphones and
tablets. Their mobility has spawned a veritable computing revolution.
Yet that mobility also creates a number of vulnerabilities.
For example, in the UK the Metropolitan Police has reported that
10,000 mobile devices are stolen each month. That's a staggering 333
mobile phones stolen every day, and over 13 per hour. All those
mobiles are stolen in the UK alone! Imagine how many are being stolen
worldwide?
Why Track a Mobile Phone?
There are many reasons as to why you would want to track your
smartphone or tablet. One of the main reasons why people track them is
to find them after they've been misplaced or even worse, stolen.
Most of the mobile devices in use today possess accurate location
awareness. Although we often use the word "GPS" todescribe any kind of
location tracking, actual GPS is only one of the methods used by
modern devices to determine their own locations. Mobiles also rely on
the known locations of cellular towers they are associated with, as
well as any Wi-Fi network to which they may be connected. But
calculating location can be a drain on battery power, which becomes a
factor when welook at ways to keep track of mobile devices.
Although the term "tracking" can have perverse overtones, there are
many legitimate reasons for a business or an individual to keep tabs
on the location oftheir mobile devices.
It was lost. Probably the single most common use for tracking
location, lost mobile devices can represent serious security concerns
for the owner. They might hold emails logins, credit card information
and other sensitive information.
Business and Office
When mobile devices are used by employees in the field, location data
can help a company fine-tune efficiencies. For example, the data may
reveal that too many field personnel are in one area while not enough
are in another.
Rule enforcement. Due to the sensitive data they may contain, a
business may want to restrict where employees or other workers like
contractors may take company-owned mobile devices.
Customer service. Using mobile device location, a company like a tow
truck service can dispatch the closest field worker to a customer,
improving response time.
Investigations. Mobile device locations could reveal suspicious
activity like corporate espionage. Suppose a company's device was
often tracked to a location at a competitor's workplace, for instance.
iOS Devices iPad's and iPhones
iPad's and iPhones users are familiar withFind My Device, Apple's
iCloud-based location service. This finder service can be useful for
spot checks, such as finding a lost phone. Find My Device can also
remotely lock or wipe a phone, allowing its owner to secure it against
data loss. But there are limitations, too.
Find My Device requires that the mobile device be logged into iCloud.
This means that the user must have signed up for aniCloud account and
set up the phone to connect to it prior to initiating any tracking.
Because this service uses on-demand location tracking, the device is
not regularly updating its location with iCloud. Therefore, if it
loses its battery power or data connection, retrieving its last known
location may be useless if that spot check took place hours, days,or
months ago.
You can turn to a third-party app like GPS Location Tracker, which
maintains an ongoing location log. There, you can view travel paths of
the map where the device had travelled. But note that this is not
real-time tracking; the log is not literally live.
Android
Unlike Apple's own Find My Device service, Android does not have an
"official" device tracking option. However, there are several creative
third-party apps which not only provide location trackingbut
additional security features.
Popular desktop anti-virus vendor AVG has a free Android AV app which
includes location finder and remote wipe-and-lock.Another free
application, Locate My Droid, allows you to authorize multiple email
addresses to view the location of a particular device.
But again, these applications must be installed in advance. If your
device is already lost or missing... well, there is Plan B. This
application can be remotely installed to an Android device from the
Google Play Store (assuming the device is registered under your Google
Play account). Once it installs, it send an email to the device's
registered Google account with its location. Plan B literally is a
last resort; it only works on certain versions of Android andeven
then, results can be erratic.
Real-time live tracking is available for Android, but its reliance on
GPS means that it could drain the battery quickly.
Windows Phone
Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 is set up with a Windows Live cloud
account. Unlike Apple's finder service, Windows Phone 8 users do not
need to install an application. So finding the location of a Windows
Phone 8 device is the most seamless option among mobile
platforms.Using the Windows Phone website from any computer you can
find, lock or erasea stray device. On the other hand, the Windows
Phone application market is relatively small compared to Apple and
Android, so options for third-party tracking applications with more
features are limited
THIS WEEK ON GADGET
LG 84 INCH ULTRA HD TV
Nigerians by their nature are hard working people; at the end of
everyday,they seek for ways to revitalise theirminds. To achieve this
they turn to their TV sets for programs such as news, sports, soap
operas and sitcoms.
TV viewing is indeed a popular pastime in Nigeria. This relaxing
activity serves as a way of rewarding oneself after a hard day's work.
75 years ago, television was introduced with skepticism and awe. No
one truly believed it would change the way we view the world. Now more
than ever people are more attached to their television. A TV set is
now being considered as a status symbol by householders; and
increasingly a lot of attention is being paid to the quality of TV
adorning living rooms.
In the early days of TV, a tube delivering images in black and white
was considered to be okay. But with the advent of colour TV and
availability of contents for color TV, the black and white TV has lost
its charm. it is no morerelevant as globally there have beena mass
migration to colour TV. Over time, there has been advanced
introductions such as the LCD, LED and 3D TVs, which has brought about
tremendous improvement in picture quality.
Recently I was at the atrium of the Ikeja Shopping Mall in Lagos to
witness the unveiling of the 84-inch Ultra High Definition TV by LG
Electronics, a global leader in Consumer Electronics. the launch of
the TV which is the world's first 84-inch Ultra Definition (UD)Cinema
3D Smart TV as well as the first of its kind to be introduced into the
Nigerian market was witnessed by a mammoth crowd.
The LG 84-inch ULTRA-HD TV, also known as 84LM9600, is the world's largest
Ultra High Definition TV. The sheer size of the display, which is
equal to 4units of 42-inch TVs, delivers an unparalleled picture
resolution of 2160p which is 4 times higher than full HD. It is
incredibly vivid and crisp, even when viewed from close distances. The
LG 84-inch ULTRA-HD TV comes complete with an enhanced sound which no
other TV currently offers. Its 2.2 speaker system delivers a sound
output of
50W, boasting two woofers, which delivers an incredible depth and
energy, bringingeye-encompassing visuals to life with exhilarating
sound.
Speaking on this milestone achievement, the General Manager, Home
Entertainment division, LG Electronics, Mr. Steve Ryu said: "It is
obvious that our industry is driven by innovation and Ultra Definition
which is our latest invention will transform viewing experience.
"This is indeed a watershed moment in TV history because the Ultra HD
4K technology will make it possible for consumers to enjoy crystal
clear picture quality. The LG 84-inch ULTRA-HD TV offers quadruple the
detail of a fullHD 1080p unit, with 8 million pixels."
The new LG 84-inch ULTRA-HD TV uses LG Resolution Upscaler Plus
hardware which delivers higher detail from the existing SD/HD external
sources. It provides the most convincing 3D viewing experience
currently available outside of a movie theatre. The TV's Triple XD
Engine comes with a TruMotion of 240 Hz with the benefit of fast
screen refreshrate which guarantees quality viewing of fast movies and
sports.
The LG 84-inch ULTRA-HD TV also has Smart TV ecosystem, featuring well
over 1,000 applications. It comes completewith 3D glasses as well as
LG's Magic Remote, now upgraded to understand voice commands allowing
users to intuitively access and navigate the Home Dashboard with ease.
Guests at the event, with the aid of the LG 3D glasses, were able to
try out the device for the first time; they wereenthralled by the
breathtaking viewing experience the massive display gives with many
admitting that with a new technology like the LG 84-inch ULTRA-HD TV
there is bound to be a resurgence in family time which has been
recently observed to be waning.
For tech enthusiasts wanting to put themselves at the cutting edge of
what's possible. The Ultra HD is a compelling trend. They are able to
reproduce colors that can't be seen in the color space of their HD
counterparts. Most importantly, they are simply stunning to look at.
There is a growing concern about the lack of Ultra HD content. While
this will undoubtedly change in the future, LG is already offering
very sophisticated resolution upscalers to convert 1K content to 4K.
Indeed, Ultra HD is the nextstep towards the future where we have
truly lifelike video at home.
Observers where stunned by the magnificent display and extraordinary
breathtaking picture quality.LG's mammoth 84-inch Ultra HD TV puts LG
firmly in the driver's seat in terms of ushering in a new Ultra HD era
and takinga leadership role in encouraging the adoption of the
technology.
LG Electronics is committed to making consumers happy through its
products and services with the goal of improving on its technology for
better performances that meet the end users' peculiar needs.
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