Mobile Information and FAQ

Want to sign up for text alerts? Here's information about how to do it

Federal deadline passes, sign up today if you want KTIV text alerts but did not opt-in on Monday or Tuesday. More>>

KTIV Headlines

Can I receive text alerts on my phone?

The delivery of text (SMS) messages to your phone require multiple steps and can be impacted by a variety of factors along the way. By using proper technology and through agreements with carriers, aggregators, More>>

An introduction to Mobile

For many of us the mobile world is becoming more and more a part of our daily lives. We use our cellular phone as an alarm clock and it's the first thing we touch each morning. The 'standard' cell phone has evolved into the smartphone with so many different features and functions that we may actually use it very little as an actual phone! More>>

Text Alerts: How do they work?

Mobile Text Alerts (SMS Alerts) from KTIV fall into six main groups: Breaking News Alerts, KTIV Mobile Rewards Club Alerts. More>>

Visit KTIV.com on your cell phone

KTIV offers a mobile-optimized version of KTIV.com specially designed to be easier to use and easier to read from the smaller screen of your cell phone. We have taken the information that is most important More>>

What is the difference between the mobile web (WAP) and an app?

The Mobile Internet is quite simply a name given to the Internet when you access it from a mobile device, like a smartphone or a tablet. It's essentially the same Internet you would access from a desktop computer. However, because a smartphone is clearly much different from a desktop computer in both its size and its features many websites have created unique versions that are designed to display better on a mobile device than the traditional website would. More>>

From Digital TrendsMore>>
Facebook hopes new rules will curb illegal gun sales
Facebook hopes new rules will curb illegal gun sales
Facebook announced policy changes affecting the way firearms are advertised and sold on the social networking site. Instagram, which Facebook acquired back in 2012, is also affected by the new rules.More >>
Facebook announced policy changes affecting the way firearms are advertised and sold on the social networking site. Instagram, which Facebook acquired back in 2012, is also affected by the new rules.More >>
Pornography dethroned as the king of malware on phones and tablets
Pornography dethroned as the king of malware on phones and tablets
Sorry, pornography. You may corrupt our innocent eyes with your graphic sexual imagery, but you're not as bad as you once were.More >>
Sorry, pornography. You may corrupt our innocent eyes with your graphic sexual imagery, but you're not as bad as you once were.
More >>
Teen’s Facebook brag sees dad’s $80,000 lawsuit settlement turn to dust
Teen’s Facebook brag sees dad’s $80,000 lawsuit settlement turn to dust
Never underestimate the power of a Facebook post.More >>
Never underestimate the power of a Facebook post.
More >>
Google's Maps Gallery maps out everything from minefields to congressional districts
Google's Maps Gallery maps out everything from minefields to congressional districts
Maps are not only a convenient and fairly straightforward tool to help you get from Point A to Point B, but can also be a compelling way to present information and sets of data.More >>
Maps are not only a convenient and fairly straightforward tool to help you get from Point A to Point B, but can also be a compelling way to present information and sets of data.
More >>
UK spies snooped on Yahoo users' sexy webcam chats
UK spies snooped on Yahoo users' sexy webcam chats
British spies may have naked pictures of you. That's the latest revelation from the Guardian's investigation of documents leaked by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden.More >>
British spies may have naked pictures of you. That's the latest revelation from the Guardian's investigation of documents leaked by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden.
More >>
Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S5
Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S5
Samsung unveiled its highly anticipated new smartphone, the Galaxy S5, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
More >>
Samsung unveiled its highly anticipated new smartphone, the Galaxy S5, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Rolling out with a full orchestra and impressive display, Samsung placed the Galaxy S5 center stage, and it certainly has big shoes to fill considering last year's record-breaking release.
More >>
The Internet finally drives Moviefone’s call service out of business
The Internet finally drives Moviefone’s call service out of business
Moviefone, the once-popular phone service that provided movie times for your local theater will be shutting down approximately one month from now.More >>
Moviefone, the once-popular phone service that provided movie times for your local theater will be shutting down approximately one month from now.
More >>
Apple's OS X security hole affects slew of apps
Apple's OS X security hole affects slew of apps
It looks as if it's going to be a busy start to the week for Apple's security team, with more bad news surfacing in connection with a recently publicized ‘gotofail' vulnerability.
More >>
It looks as if it's going to be a busy start to the week for Apple's security team, with more bad news surfacing in connection with a recently publicized 'gotofail' vulnerability in its mobile and desktop operating systems.More >>
Man uses forklift to dislodge Twix from vending machine, loses job
Man uses forklift to dislodge Twix from vending machine, loses job
It's a situation most vending machine users have faced. You put your money in, make your choice, hit the button, and watch helplessly as your purchase gets stuck on its way out of the machine.More >>
It's a situation most vending machine users have been faced with at one time or another. You put your money in, make your choice, hit the button, and watch helplessly as your purchase gets stuck on its way out of the machine.
More >>
On Twitter, Tea party and left wing tweeters stay separate
On Twitter, Tea party and left wing tweeters stay separate
Twitter is the site of plenty of political chatter. But for people with opposing views, Twitter isn't exactly a place to come together and micro-blog towards a better understanding.More >>
Twitter is the site of plenty of political chatter. But for people with opposing views, Twitter isn't exactly a place to come together and micro-blog towards a better understanding.
More >>

TechnologyMore>>
Man said to create bitcoin denies it
Man said to create bitcoin denies it
The man Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin denies he had anything to do with the digital currency.More >>
Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto said Thursday that he is not the creator of bitcoin, adding further mystery to the story of how the world's most popular digital currency came to be.More >>
Shaq seeking funding for new 'Shaq Fu' video game
Shaq seeking funding for new 'Shaq Fu' video game
Shaq wants to be back in a video game.More >>
Shaq wants to be back in a video game.More >>
France mobile bid could extend consolidation trend
France mobile bid could extend consolidation trend
French conglomerate Bouygues is offering 10.5 billion euros ($14.4 billion) for control of mobile operator SFR telecommunications, entering a bidding war for the Vivendi unit.More >>
French conglomerate Bouygues offered 10.5 billion euros ($14.4 billion) for control of mobile operator SFR telecommunications, launching a bidding war Thursday that could extend the wireless industry's attempts to...More >>
Residents frustrated at lack of nuke dump details
Residents frustrated at lack of nuke dump details
It's been three weeks since the radiation sensors were triggered and the exhaust dampers at the federal government's only underground nuclear waste dump slammed shut, putting the repository's massive...More >>
It's been three weeks since the radiation sensors were triggered and the exhaust dampers at the federal government's only underground nuclear waste dump slammed shut, putting the repository's massive salt...More >>
Facebook expands server farm in Sweden
Facebook expands server farm in Sweden
Facebook plans to build a new data center at its server farm in northern Sweden, less than a year after opening the plant, its first outside the United States.More >>
Facebook plans to build a new data center at its server farm in northern Sweden, less than a year after opening the plant, its first outside the United States.More >>
Turkish PM threatens to ban Facebook, YouTube
Turkish PM threatens to ban Facebook, YouTube
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is fighting a corruption scandal, has threatened further steps to censor the Internet, including shutting down Facebook and YouTube.More >>
Turkey's prime minister has threatened drastic steps to censor the Internet, including shutting down Facebook and YouTube, where audio recordings of his alleged conversations suggesting corruption have been leaked in...More >>
Funding for US-German airborne observatory cut
Funding for US-German airborne observatory cut
NASA plans to mothball its infrared airborne observatory unless it can get some financial help from international partners.More >>
NASA plans to mothball its infrared airborne observatory unless it can get some financial help from international partners.More >>
Asteroid passing Earth will be closer than moon
Asteroid passing Earth will be closer than moon
An asteroid is headed this way. But even though it will come closer than the moon, astronomers say it will pose no danger.More >>
An asteroid is headed this way. But even though it will come closer than the moon, astronomers say it will pose no danger.More >>
NASA plots daring flight to Jupiter's watery moon
NASA plots daring flight to Jupiter's watery moon
NASA is plotting a daring robotic mission to Jupiter's watery moon Europa, a place where astronomers speculate there might be life.More >>
NASA is plotting a daring robotic mission to Jupiter's watery moon Europa, a place where astronomers speculate there might be some form of life.More >>
Residents frustrated at lack of nuke dump details
Residents frustrated at lack of nuke dump details
The U.S. Department of Energy is planning a town hall Thursday to release more information on its efforts to recover from a radiation leak at the nation's only underground nuclear waste dump.More >>
Residents and local officials voiced frustration Thursday with the amount of information being released by the U.S. Department of Energy about a radiation leak last month at the nation's only underground nuclear waste...More >>

Connect with KTIV.com

Mobile Information and FAQ - KTIV News 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and Sports

KTIV Headlines

From Digital TrendsMore>>

TechnologyMore>>

Connect with KTIV.com