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Do We Rely on Our Smartphones too Much?<\/a><\/h2>\n

The increasing dependence with which people rely on their smartphones<\/strong> means the handsets are becoming an intrinsic part of everyday life – with the devices utilised for professional purposes, communication and games.<\/p>\n

And many consumers<\/a>, who may want to protect their gadget<\/a> with a different smartphone case<\/em>, now use their mobile as a way of checking the weather forecast. Particularly during sunny periods, this can be a great way to ensure your summer plans are not ruined by a sudden shower.<\/p>\n

\"14089184\"<\/a>But consumers in the US may soon be able to go a step further, as Californian scientists have developed a feature that helps to predict the likelihood of an earthquake in the at-risk region at any given time.<\/p>\n

Currently in the prototype stages of development, the app utilises the accelerometer present in smartphones<\/em> to act as a basic seismometer, which is used to detect vibrations caused by earth tremors. We exoect the app to be developed for both Android<\/a> and Apple<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The CrowdShake App<\/a><\/h2>\n

Scientists from the Californian Institute of Technology<\/a> developed the CrowdShake app with those people residing in parts of the world that are vulnerable to earthquakes in mind.<\/p>\n

However, one challenged faced by the researchers is differentiating between tremor vibrations and normal movement<\/h3>\n

California’s location on the San Andreas<\/strong> Fault means the state is at-risk of large and frequent earthquakes. For example, the ‘Great Quake’ of 1906 was responsible for over 3,000 deaths following a tremor that measured 7.8 on the Richter scale.<\/p>\n

Researchers claimed that the implementation of the smartphone app across the region would be unlikely unless the US government got involved due to the risk of a false alarm.<\/p>\n

Richard Guy, a member of the team<\/a> that created the CrowdShake app, told BBC News that the feature is an “extraordinarily attractive” product for monitoring earthquakes.<\/p>\n

He added:<\/strong> “If there are just enough [phones] that are stationary, which could be a very small percentage, from that we can determine ‘OK, an earthquake is under way and this is how intense it was at a certain point’.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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