Just when you thought it couldn't get worse for Tiger Woods,
a new iPhone application with a similar name reminds us of
his lothario ways and how he got caught: It protects cheaters
by removing or hiding sexy texts and thwarts snoopers from
finding them.
The TigerText lets users read their text messages and also
make them disappear after a set amount of time passes.
When the time has expired, the message disappears from the
recipient's phone and the sender's phone, as well as any web
servers.
The application also ensures the text in question is not
forwarded or stored.
If the recipient wishes, the texts can be instantly stored on
TigerText web servers.
Text deletions can be set to occur anywhere from a minute to
five days.
If you're a real James Bond, you can set to "delete upon
reading".
As application developer Jeffrey Evans told Time Magazine:
"People text like they talk.
"And some of the things they say, taken out of context, can
come back to haunt them."
The name TigerText is apparently a happy coincidence (perhaps
not for Woods) and should make sure it will be a popular
application.
But it will cost you to hide missives from family, friends,
employers, lovers or other possible snoops.
TigerText is $US2.50 per month.
• Does your child have a fever? Or maybe asthma? There's an
application for that.
Cook Children's Health Care System in Texas has launched a
free iPhone application to provide parents with information
about childhood emergencies, medical conditions and general
health.
It is believed to be the first children's hospital in the
nation with an iPhone application with pediatric information,
officials said.
The free application, available through iPhones under the
name KidsCheckup, was officially launched last week and
quickly had participants from as far away as Great Britain
and Malaysia.
The application is the latest move by a hospital system to
reach people digitally through websites or new technologies.
Baylor Health System, for example, has a symptom navigator
tool that can be downloaded on to an iPhone with information
on maladies. It is available at www.baylorhealth.com.
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