It's going to be a while before airline passengers can use iPads and other electronic devices during the whole flight.

Technology - Other

Aug 27, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Imagine for a moment you're sitting at your computer at home, staring at the little bar noting the progress of a movie you've decided to download, from a legitimate site of course. You remember ...

Technology - Telecom

Aug 24, 2012 3.9 / 5 (10) 6 |

On Aug. 24, NASA will launch two identical satellites from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to begin its Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission to study the extremes of space weather and help scientists improve ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Aug 21, 2012 not rated yet 1

(Phys.org) -- Laws that limit cell phone use while driving don’t seem to be curbing accidents blamed on drivers who insist on talking or texting behind the wheel.

Technology - Software

Jul 30, 2012 1 / 5 (3) 6 |

(Phys.org) -- General Motors has announced that it is working on a way to use Wi-Fi Direct to alert drivers to the presence of pedestrians so as to avoid running over them. Wi-Fi Direct is a new technology ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Jul 27, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 3 |

(Phys.org) -- From cars to commercial airplanes to military drones, global positioning system (GPS) technology is everywhere -- and Cornell researchers have known for years that it can be hacked, or as they call it, "spoofed." ...

Technology - Telecom

Jul 24, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 4 |

Mexico's interior minister suggested Wednesday that a mobile software app could help crack down on the country's crippling drug-related crime.

Technology - Software

Jul 19, 2012 not rated yet 1

Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) have assembled a powerful consortium of government and business support to advance beyond today's fourth generation (4G) wireless technologies ...

Technology - Telecom

Jul 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

A South African farmer is fielding phone calls from his sheep, after equipping them with cell phones to keep tabs on the flock amid recent livestock thefts, according to local press Wednesday.

Technology - Other

Jul 11, 2012 not rated yet 1

Researchers in India are developing a new technology that will prevent truck drivers and other road users from using their cell phones while driving. The technology based on RFIDs could also be integrated with police traffic ...

Technology - Engineering

Jul 05, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 3

TDK Corporation has developed a multilayer band pass filter in size 1005 that is significantly smaller than the existing 1608 types.

Technology - Semiconductors

Jul 02, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) -- Over the years, the telephone has gone mobile, from the house to the car to the pocket. The University of South Carolina's Xiaodong Li envisions even further integration of the cell phone – ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Jun 29, 2012 4.8 / 5 (5) 1 |

A growing number of Americans use their mobile phones to access the Internet, and some use that as their only device to get online, a survey showed Tuesday.

Technology - Telecom

Jun 26, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- A team of UCLA researchers has created the most powerful high-performance nanoscale microwave oscillators in the world, a development that could lead to cheaper, more energy-efficient mobile ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Jun 26, 2012 3.3 / 5 (3) 4 |

(Phys.org) -- Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, ...

Technology - Telecom

May 17, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0