Posts Tagged ‘mobile device’
How to protect your ‘voiceprint’ from identity theft
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Computer users know to preserve their privacy by safeguarding passwords, but with the advance of voice authentication systems, protecting unique voice characteristics is going to be just as important. Continue…
Monday, September 17, 2012 18:09 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2012 15:33 - 1 Comment
Smartphones track smokers’ urge to quit
PENN STATE (US) — Some people never lose the urge to smoke, which may be why they fail to quit over and over again while others are immediately successful. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 20, 2012 15:31 - 3 Comments
Eyes-free iPhone texting with BrailleTouch app
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A prototype app for touch-screen mobile devices is vying to be a complete solution for texting without the need to look at a mobile gadget’s screen. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2012 12:15 - 2 Comments
Coffee app finds caffeine’s safe zone
PENN STATE (US) — A new software app can tell when a cup of coffee will give you a mental boost and when it will keep you awake. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 15, 2012 11:09 - 2 Comments
Do cell phones kill our desire to connect?
U. MARYLAND (US) — Though cell phones are usually considered devices that connect people, they may actually make users less socially minded. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 27, 2012 12:16 - 3 Comments
Social skills suffer when tweens multitask
STANFORD (US) — Tween girls who spend endless hours multitasking on digital devices tend to be less successful with social and emotional development, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 24, 2011 6:21 - 1 Comment
Tap sensor takes touch to the next level
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A touchscreen sensor uses sound to distinguish between the tap of a fingertip, finger pad, fingernail, and knuckle. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 19, 2011 10:37 - 6 Comments
Turn any surface (skin!) into touchscreen
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A wearable projection system turns paper, walls, and even skin into an iPad-like touchscreen. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 29, 2011 14:58 - 0 Comments
Freedom or repression: Twitter goes both ways
PENN STATE (US) — Twitter, Facebook, and text messaging were used both as tools for freedom and as weapons of repression in recent civil strife in Egypt and Kenya. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 27, 2011 17:43 - 0 Comments
Videos via phone reach developing nations
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Short animated videos that can be viewed on cell phones are delivering important messages about issues such as farming and infectious disease to people in developing countries. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 27, 2011 13:00 - 4 Comments
Cheaper touch screens from copper film
DUKE (US) — A new way to make flexible materials from copper nanowires could drive down the cost of touch screen displays used in mobile devices and tablets, like the iPad. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 7, 2011 9:21 - 0 Comments
Double wireless capacity with ‘full-duplex’
RICE U. (US) — A new technology that allows wireless devices to “talk” and “listen” on the same frequency could pave the way for 4.5G and 5G networks. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 21, 2011 22:26 - 2 Comments
Willing to pay 3x more for iPhone 5?
U. WARWICK (UK) — Some UK consumers may be willing to pay up to three times the price online to be the first to own an iPhone 5, one economist predicts. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2011 11:47 - 3 Comments
Antenna shrinks. Phone soon to follow?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new way to mass produce extremely small antennas may lead to the next generation of tiny wireless gizmos. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 5, 2011 12:04 - 0 Comments
Snoozing boosts mobile battery life
DUKE (US) — Popular belief has it that taking a nap re-energizes our batteries. New research finds it could work for smartphones too. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 28, 2011 14:23 - 1 Comment
DIY augmented reality with free app
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A free iPhone app called Argon—built on top of open Web technologies and standards—lets users merge the real world with the virtual one to create a unique augmented reality. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 17, 2010 9:59 - 0 Comments
Mobile sign language that’s 3G friendly
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US)—Engineers are developing the first device able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 7, 2010 14:49 - 0 Comments
Is night vision the next mobile must-have?
U. FLORIDA (US)—Engineers have developed a night vision imaging device that’s paper-thin, lightweight, and inexpensive to produce, making it a possible add-on to cell phone cameras—and even eyeglasses—once it is enlarged. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 28, 2010 11:12 - 2 Comments
Is location where it’s at in social networking?
U. PENN (US)—To find the hottest restaurant, bar, or concert venue in town, many young adults are no longer checking in with their friends. They’re “checking in” virtually via Foursquare, a location-based social networking site. (more…)
