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Internet traffic to quadruple by 2015: Cisco

Global online traffic will quadruple by 2015 as the number of gadgets linked to the Internet climbs to 15 billion, according to a forecast by networking colossus Cisco.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Asus shows off concept model of the semi-hybrid mobile device Padfone

(PhysOrg.com) -- Asus has announced the creation of a new breed of semi-hybrid mobile device. The device, known as the Padfone is only in its concept stage. The company released photos of a mock up version ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 7 | with audio podcast weblog

Google gets into local bargain game with Offers

Google on Wednesday will begin testing an Offers service that delivers local bargains to smartphone "wallets" in a challenge to online bargain hot spot Groupon.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tablets, 3D in focus at future-shaping Taiwan IT show

The question of how to get 3D technology into every living room and a tablet computer into every hand is set to dominate Asia's largest IT fair which opens in Taiwan next week.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chameleon magnets: ability to switch magnets 'on' or 'off' could revolutionize computing

(PhysOrg.com) -- What causes a magnet to be a magnet, and how can we control a magnet's behavior? These are the questions that University at Buffalo researcher Igor Zutic, a theoretical physicist, has been ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (21) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Broadening uses put MEMS technology on the map(s)

Behind the smart phone's continuing transformation into the quintessential multipurpose tool is the rise and diversification of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), tiny machines that work the speakers, projectors, gyroscopes ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An app for learning to learn

Students who take ECE 473/573 learn about emerging social technology and how to design applications for smart phones that might be marketable.

Technology / Software

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Malicious programmers focus on smartphones, tablets

Malicious programmers are always looking for new targets. While smartphones and tablets replace PCs as the gadgets we use for messaging, Web surfing and even doing business, some shady characters are starting to target these ...

Technology / Software

created May 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Qualcomm results shine amid smartphone optimism

(AP) -- The rise of smartphones is leading to a profound shift in the semiconductor industry, as companies that focus on mobile chips have found themselves in computing's new sweet spot.

Technology / Business

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

Lenovo launches 'LePad' tablet in China

Chinese computer giant Lenovo has warned that supplies of its just-released tablet computer could be restricted after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan disrupted production of memory chips.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Zediva taps loophole, offers new movies online

A California startup is making new hit movies such as "The Fighter" available for instant viewing online through a loophole: It lets customers rent a DVD and a player that are actually located in the Silicon Valley.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CeBIT: Gadgets galore at world's top tech fair

A Shakespeare-reciting robot, the world's most merciless alarm clock and "intelligent" cocktail shakers were among the gadgets wowing visitors at the CeBIT high-tech fair on Wednesday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

CeBIT: Perfect make-up every time, thanks to your computer

Every woman's dream is to have her own personal make-up artist. That dream could soon be a reality with a computer that scans your face and suggests the perfect personalised make-up combination.

Technology / Software

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

World's biggest IT fair shoots for the clouds

The world's top high-tech fair opens Tuesday with the IT industry in bullish mood, preparing to wow visitors with head-spinning futuristic gadgets and the latest in 'cloud computing' technology.

Technology / Business

created Feb 27, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Smartphone top US electronics buy in 2011: survey

US consumers are more likely to buy a smartphone than any other electronic gadget this year, according to a new survey.

Technology / Business

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0