News tagged with cell phone reception

The power of 'random': 'Seemingly loopy' technique could dramatically improve communications networks

A radical new approach to the design of communications networks, called "network coding," promises to make Internet file sharing faster, streaming video more reliable, and cell-phone reception better -- among ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 6 | with audio podcast




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LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spray-on antenna gets great reception at Google event

(PhysOrg.com) -- A spray-on antenna? The idea is not fantasy but real and tested technology that works. A Utah startup has introduced a spray-on signal booster in a can that promises an improved signal. The ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (17) | comments 18 | with audio podcast report

Google going 'gangbusters' as 3Q wows investors (Update)

Mounting worries about another global recession haven't shaken Google.

Technology / Business

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple 'genius' Steve Jobs dies from cancer

Suddenly, the next version of the iPhone doesn't seem so important. It's time to mourn Steve Jobs, the Silicon Valley maestro who always seemed to hit the right note as he transformed Apple Inc. into technology's ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 47

Phone service finally penetrates New York Subway

New York's antiquated subway system finally entered the cell phone age Tuesday, but the surprise sight of signal bars popping up on screens didn't please all the Big Apple's harried commuters.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

In Jobs' second act with Apple, a dramatic revival

Steve Jobs' resignation as Apple Inc.'s CEO on Wednesday was freighted with sentimental significance, the curtain call on a dramatic 14-year performance in which he rescued one of the world's most beloved ...

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created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Transit agency head defends cell service shutoff

(AP) -- The head of the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency is defending the system's move to cut wireless service to thwart a planned protest last week. But he says the tactic likely won't be used again.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Experts: Apple should've addressed concerns sooner

Apple should have responded much sooner to concerns about location data stored on its iPhones, even if the company didn't have all the answers ready, marketing and crisis-management experts say.

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created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smart grid panel agrees on standards and guidelines for wireless communication, meter upgrades

The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making the long-planned “smart” electricity grid a reality. ...

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created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony to ship new 1.2kWh energy storage modules

Starting in the end of April 2011, Sony will begin volume shipments of energy storage modules that use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries made with olivine-type lithium-ion iron phosphate as the cathode material ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2


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