News articles tagged with 'mobile'
'Wireless' humans could form backbone of new mobile networks
— 29 Oct 2010 11:54 | TechnologyMembers of the public could form the backbone of powerful new mobile internet networks by carrying wearable sensors…
New software brings facial-recognition technology to mobile phones
— 27 Oct 2010 11:33 | TechnologyScientists at The University of Manchester have developed software for mobile phones that can track your facial features in real-time. Eventually it will be able to tell who the user…
Half the productivity, twice the carbon
— 11 Oct 2010 10:37 | EnvironmentUnless the IT industry adopts new energy-efficient technologies in the coming decade, it runs a serious risk of being unable to contribute to growing the global economy if limits are…
Researchers find phone apps sending data without notification
— 30 Sep 2010 12:32 | TechnologyFlicking through a wallpaper app with backgrounds of Mickey Mouse and a tropical waterfall, Peter Gilbert gets a plain, black and white text notification on his smartphone…
Deaf, hard-of-hearing students perform first test of sign language by cell phone
— 17 Aug 2010 11:48 | HealthUniversity of Washington engineers are developing the first device able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks. The tool is just completing its initial field…
Wireless vs. wireless
— 23 Jun 2010 11:51 | Technology3G and Wi-Fi are the two main mobile communications technologies today, but until recently they have been complementary services, the former offering users network access through cell…
Podcasting language
— 14 Jun 2010 15:55 | TechnologyEnglish is increasingly the lingua franca (as it were) of commerce, the internet, science, indeed many areas of human endeavour. Learning English is critical to international success…
Apple presents the new iPhone 4
— 8 Jun 2010 12:15 | TechnologyApple presented the new iPhone 4 featuring FaceTime, which makes the dream of video calling a reality, and Apple's stunning new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built…
Nokia and Yahoo! to bring integrated web services to millions of consumers
— 24 May 2010 15:55 | TechnologyToday, Yahoo! and Nokia, announced a worldwide strategic alliance to extend the reach of their industry leading online services and offer people rich experiences that keep them connected…
Mobile devices serve as own mice with optical sensing method from Carnegie Mellon
— 26 Apr 2010 16:36 | TechnologyThe same inexpensive, but high-quality optical sensors employed in the common computer mouse can enable small mobile phones and digital music players to be used as their own pointing…