http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Where you are and what you're doing increasingly play key roles in how you search the Internet. In fact, your search may just conduct itself. This concept, called "contextual search," is improving so gradually the changes often go unnoticed, and we may soon forget what the world was like without it, according to Brian Proffitt, a technology expert and adjunct instructor of management in the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. http://phys.org/news286696473.html Technology Thu, 02 May 2013 06:54:55 EST news286696473 (Phys.org) —If you have ever plugged your digital camera into your desktop to download photos, then you have used what is known in computing circles as a "plug and play" interface. Basically, plug and play refers to any software program that can recognize many different hardware devices, and interface with them easily. http://phys.org/news283758100.html Space & Earth Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:42:18 EST news283758100 Apple CEO Tim Cook sought to reassure shareholders worried about the company's sagging stock price that the iPhone and iPad maker is on the verge of inventing more breakthrough products that will prove it hasn't lost its creative edge. http://phys.org/news281200173.html Technology Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:20:01 EST news281200173 Gross domestic product (GDP) can be boosted by cloud computing, the system in which remote computers on the Internet are used to store, manage and process data rather than the users' local machines. A report to be published in the International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management suggests that governments should collaborate to boost the adoption of cloud computing internationally. http://phys.org/news272111328.html Technology Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:29:24 EST news272111328 Going ... going ... going crazy for the Apple 1. http://phys.org/news257767041.html Electronics Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:00:01 EST news257767041 With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the smart phone is challenging traditional conceptions of privacy, especially in the public sphere. http://phys.org/news255874797.html Other Sciences Thu, 10 May 2012 13:22:15 EST news255874797 Lost in the hubbub surrounding the iPad and new iPhone are Apple's other products -- its desktop and laptop computers. http://phys.org/news198941082.html Electronics Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:50:01 EST news198941082 US computer giant IBM and South Africa's Canonical on Wednesday announced the launch of a Web-based service aimed at helping African businesses that cannot afford traditional personal computers. http://phys.org/news172934013.html Technology Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:30:03 EST news172934013 (AP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak - currently strutting his stuff as a competitor on the ABC show "Dancing With the Stars" - is joining the advisory board of search startup DeepDyve. http://phys.org/news157218077.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:42:00 EST news157218077 Huddled around a vintage computer, four of the creators of the world wide web were blissfully unaware of the audience as they demonstrated how, some 20 years ago, they spawned the exponential growth of the Internet. http://phys.org/news156527182.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:46:56 EST news156527182