Your smartphone, the pocket-sized personal computer in your purse, needs backup and security features to protect it from viruses and more. Malware threats to mobile phones rose 2.5 times in the last six months alone! Continue reading Security for Your Phone
A fellow-worker in an African country is successfully using text messaging (SMS) for ministry. One woman was saved from committing suicide; she was just about to kill herself when she received a godly, loving message that comforted her. Continue reading A Texting Ministry
Are you aware of the successful launch in March of cellphone-based distance learning in Kenya, the mLearning Project of our Global Technology office? A friend explained to me some of the challenges they faced. A phone was available just months before the launch that is affordable for Africans ( about $100). Almost none of the students had seen or used a touch screen phone prior to starting this class, but almost all students learned to use them within a couple hours. Larger capacity memory cards were ordered to handle the file sizes for the video lectures (multiple GBs). A SMS-based … Continue reading Discipleship / Seminary Training on a Mobile Phone
Do you feel the need to unplug and simply rest in the Lord’s presence, or perhaps you feel the need to plug in and recharge through the encouragement of online ministries. Read more… Continue reading Unplugged or Plugged In?
Check this list out to find good content on building movements, leadership, technology and ministry. Most, but not all, of the links are blogs built by Campus Crusade for Christ ministries and staff. Continue reading Featured Blogs on Leading Movements
I found an entry-level phone, the LG Optimus T with Google, available for prepaid customers through the T-Mobile online store. It’s a $100 refurbished phone with Wi-Fi capability and 3G speed. Wi-Fi, which is all I can use without the data plan, actually runs faster than 3G and gives me the option to make calls using Wi-Fi when normal coverage is low.
It’s a very good phone for the money and comes with the latest Android 2.2. It’s affordable with a monthly plan, too, if you aren’t a prepaid customer like me and then you can use it as a tether hot spot as well.
Since T-Mobile is promoting 4G right now, that could explain the low and affordable price for this 3G phone. Continue reading Smartphone Lite
eQuipping for eMinistry 