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. (AP) -- Intel Corp. has raised its quarterly dividend by 16 percent, boosting what was already one of the highest-yielding shareholder payouts in technology. http://phys.org/news224350442.html Technology Wed, 11 May 2011 16:34:28 EST news224350442 (AP) -- Visa Inc. is making a virtual "wallet" that can hold people's card account information for faster checkouts at online shopping sites and real-world stores. http://phys.org/news224345637.html Technology Wed, 11 May 2011 15:30:01 EST news224345637 People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want. http://phys.org/news178530161.html Electronics Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:20:01 EST news178530161 IBM Researchers are helping to break the language barrier with the advent of technology dubbed "n.Fluent" -- smart software that translates text between English and 11 other languages. IBM employees use it to instantaneously translate electronic documents and Web pages -- even live, instant messages exchanged on smartphones. http://phys.org/news178221164.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:10:03 EST news178221164 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors at the University of Michigan. http://phys.org/news177953946.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:06 EST news177953946 Global sales of mobile phones reversed a slide that began late last year and turned positive in third quarter 2009, a trend expected to accelerate thanks to smartphones, a study disclosed Thursday. http://phys.org/news177257044.html Technology Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:20:01 EST news177257044 Before buying one of the new Google-powered "Droid" phones from Verizon Wireless, you may want to read the manual. Not the setup directions in the box. http://phys.org/news177157967.html Technology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:01 EST news177157967 Lost in the recent deluge of smart-phone news -- Apple's iPhone store hitting 100,000 applications, and the launches of the new Droid phone and the BlackBerry Storm, among other things -- have been the efforts of longtime handheld gadget maker Palm. http://phys.org/news177157441.html Technology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:01 EST news177157441 Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side. http://phys.org/news177020765.html Electronics Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:30:01 EST news177020765 The intimate and spirited quarters of a stadium offer perhaps the most ideal venues to experience an athletic event. Or do they? http://phys.org/news176749865.html Technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:37 EST news176749865 Blackberry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced Thursday it would buy back 1.2 billion US dollars worth of its stock to prop up the sagging share price amid heightened competition. http://phys.org/news176650206.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:25 EST news176650206 Mobile operator China Unicom said Tuesday it aimed to boost the number of its 3G mobile phone subscribers in China by one million per month, following its launch of Apple's iPhone there. http://phys.org/news176449634.html Technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:47:50 EST news176449634 If you haven't yet heard of HTC, you will soon. The Taiwanese mobile-phone company with U.S. headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., is launching a huge campaign this week to raise the profile of the HTC brand. http://phys.org/news176061329.html Technology Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:01 EST news176061329 NASA is coming to the iPhone. The US space agency announced on Friday that it has created a free NASA application for the popular Apple smartphone and the iPod Touch. http://phys.org/news175525369.html Technology Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:03:19 EST news175525369 Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics have presented the new Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone. http://phys.org/news174589566.html Electronics Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:30:02 EST news174589566 Palm Inc. is expected to report a deeper net loss on a decline in revenue for its first fiscal quarter, but most investors are likely to pay closer attention to sales of the its new Pre smartphone as a potential indicator of the company's turnaround potential. http://phys.org/news172916314.html Technology Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:20:04 EST news172916314 (PhysOrg.com) -- New mobile phone software will help epidemiologists and ecologists working in the field to analyse their data remotely and map findings across the world, without having to return to the lab, according to research published in PLoS One today. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London, say the software will also enable members of the public to act as 'citizen scientists' and help collect data for community projects. http://phys.org/news172299682.html Technology Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:20:01 EST news172299682 LG Electronics reinforced its aggressive strategy in smartphones by announcing the first Android mobile device. http://phys.org/news172156930.html Electronics Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:40:01 EST news172156930 When T-Mobile and Google launched the T-Mobile G1 last fall, there were high hopes that the device and its Android mobile operating system would provide a real threat to Apple's iPhone. http://phys.org/news171138581.html Electronics Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:30:28 EST news171138581 Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, unveiled Wednesday three new smartphones as the Finnish firm tries to claw back market share from Apple's popular iPhone and RiM's Blackberry. http://phys.org/news171118907.html Electronics Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:02:20 EST news171118907 The boom in "smartphones", led by Apple's iPhone, has inspired language learning tools that would have been inconceivable just months ago -- and a Hong Kong firm is leading the charge. http://phys.org/news170216825.html Electronics Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:27:27 EST news170216825 Worldwide mobile phone sales fell by 6.1 percent in the second quarter from a year ago but smartphone sales were up sharply in the period, market research firm Gartner reported Wednesday. http://phys.org/news169317113.html Technology Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:00:03 EST news169317113 Microsoft and Nokia, in a challenge to Research in Motion's Blackberry, announced Wednesday that Microsoft Office software will be available on smartphones made by the Finnish company. http://phys.org/news169297426.html Technology Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:20:01 EST news169297426 Samsung Electronics will lead a group of South Korean firms in jointly developing advanced semiconductors used for smartphones and digital televisions, officials said Monday. http://phys.org/news167905954.html Technology Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:33:12 EST news167905954 Sometimes you can recognize a revolutionary upheaval only in hindsight. You look back years later and think, "Oh yes, that was the moment when everything began to change. And we hardly even noticed at the time." http://phys.org/news166946106.html Electronics Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:30:01 EST news166946106 In the science fiction movie "Minority Report," set 50 years in the future, Tom Cruise's character interacts with a computer display by moving his hands in front of it. http://phys.org/news166293891.html Technology Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:45:41 EST news166293891 (PhysOrg.com) -- Looks like the Apple iPhone 3G S may soon have some serious competition with the soon to be announced, Toshiba TG01 smartphone. The TG01 is expected to be officially announced at the Mobile World Congress Expo later this month in Barcelona. http://phys.org/news165064171.html Electronics Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:10:37 EST news165064171 Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp. said Tuesday they're joining forces to build better technology for smart phones and other mobile Internet devices. http://phys.org/news164996028.html Technology Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:20:02 EST news164996028 (AP) -- T-Mobile USA's follow-up to the first "Google phone" will go on sale in early August, the carrier said Monday. http://phys.org/news164883082.html Electronics Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:51:58 EST news164883082 (AP) -- BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. on Thursday reported a better-than-expected 33 percent jump in first-quarter profit as the company continues to boost market share among non-corporate customers. http://phys.org/news164601812.html Technology Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:43:58 EST news164601812