News tagged with cell phone keypad

On new cell phones, QWERTY eases out 1-2-3

(AP) -- Goodbye, numeric cell phone keypads. You're going the way of the rotary dial. Touch screens and QWERTY keyboards will take over from here, thank you.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3




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Lenovo applies for a patent for a grip tablet keyboard

(Phys.org) -- With the introduction of the tablet computer, users of such devices have been forced to make some tradeoffs regarding keyboards. Virtually all tablets make use of image display and finger touching ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 23 hours ago | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

Dutch 'Repair Cafe' give trash a new lease of life

A broken-down vacuum cleaner, an old bicycle, a torn shirt ... almost nothing is impossible to fix for a group of crafty Dutch volunteers dedicated to giving potential trash a second lease of life.

Technology / Other

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Dial 5683 for love: Dialing certain numbers on a cell phone changes your emotional state

A psychological scientist in Germany has found a way that cell phones, and specifically texting, have hacked into our brains. Just by typing the numbers that correspond to the letters in a word like "love," we can activate ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

How Google removed the muzzle on Twitter in Egypt

(AP) -- Even before his first day on the job at Google, Ujjwal Singh was trying to figure out how to use his passion for the spoken word and the company's technological prowess to help Egyptians bypass government ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cherokee, Apple partner to put language on iPhones

(AP) -- Nine-year-old Lauren Hummingbird wants a cell phone for Christmas - and not just any old phone, but an iPhone. Such a request normally would be met with skepticism by her father, Cherokee Nation employee ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tech firms aim to keep wayward walkers on path

(AP) -- Todd Atwood says he doesn't worry too much about accidents when walking down the street using his iPhone to make calls, send text messages or check his e-mail. But he's seen the consequences of paying ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bar codes get around town and get more useful

(AP) -- It used to be that the only time you'd notice a bar code was at a store, maybe when a cashier scanned your groceries. But lately bar codes are showing up in more places around town - and getting more ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 06, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Gadgets: Tech gift ideas for dads and grads

Father's Day and graduations aren't as big a gift season as the December holidays, but they're still on a shopping list for many.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hit the road, landline

David Christian of Eagan, Minn., has been doing the landline shuffle. He's among the 25 percent of Americans who have dropped traditional phone service from providers such as Qwest and AT&T, according to the National Health ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Artificial 'muscles' may pump up touch-screen typing

Any high schooler sneaking a text message in class can confirm that fingering the right buttons on a cell phone is a cinch, even if it's hidden in your pocket. But how about on a glass touch screen?

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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