News tagged with mobile communications device

Several antennas in one: A major innovation for mobile communications

(Phys.org) -- Scientists at EPFL have developed a single antenna that is capable of transmitting the same data as a two-antenna system. This achievement will be more than useful for future communication systems.

Technology / Engineering

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

LightSquared tries to revive broadband network

A Virginia company is trying to revive its plan for a national high-speed wireless network, arguing that it can address federal regulators' concerns over interference with GPS devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft sharpens its ads to jab rivals

From the Gmail Man, who peeks into people's private mail, to the VMware salesman stuck in the '70s, Microsoft's marketing campaigns have become quite pointed in the past year.

Technology / Business

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Sony develops low-power LSIs for wideband millimeter-wave wireless communications that achieve 6.3 gb/s

National University Corporation, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Sony have jointly developed a radio frequency (“RF”) LSI and a baseband (“BB”) LSI that enables millimeter-wave wireless ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US regulators pull plug on LightSquared

US telecom regulators have pulled the plug on an ambitious plan to build a high-speed wireless broadband network, citing potential interference with GPS navigation devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 12

New Intel unit focused on tablets, smartphones

Intel on Wednesday formed a new unit devoted to making chips for smartphones and tablets that have become must-have gadgets in a post personal computer age.

Technology / Business

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New study is first to test the actual impact of branded apps on consumers

A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Smartphone battery life could dramatically improve with new invention

A new "subconscious mode" for smartphones and other WiFi-enabled mobile devices could extend battery life by as much as 54 percent for users on the busiest networks.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

North Korea upgrades jamming devices: report

North Korea is upgrading jamming devices to disrupt South Korean military communications, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday, citing a defence ministry report.

Technology / Other

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Skype buys messaging startup GroupMe

Skype, the Internet communications group set to be acquired by Microsoft, announced plans to buy the mobile messaging startup firm GroupMe for undisclosed terms.

Technology / Business

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung seeks US import ban on Apple products

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had asked the US International Trade Commission to ban the import of Apple products into the United States, expanding its patent war with the US giant.

Technology / Business

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Guns, grenades and iPads for Singapore soldiers

New recruits to Singapore's military, air force and navy are to get a new standard-issue item of equipment besides their rifle -- the iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

FCC adopts rules to drive wireless competition

(AP) -- Federal regulators adopted rules Thursday to drive more competition in wireless broadband as more people access the Internet using iPhones and other popular mobile devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

LightRadio breakthroughs

The world of mobile communications moves fast. With new mobile devices, new applications and ever-growing and changing consumer demands the wireless networks in use today have to evolve. Rather than take an incremental approach ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Collective memory: Preserving information in constantly changing networks, without resorting to shared server

As computing power continues to move from the desktop to portable devices, the nature of communications networks will change radically. A network in which devices are regularly being added and removed, and ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast