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Robots get an artificial skin

Robots are breaking barriers: Long banished behind steel barriers, they are entering new fields of application such as the manufacturing, household and healthcare sectors. The requisite safety can be provided ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Brand China' takes aim at global electronics giants

After decades building its reputation as the go-to country for electronics manufacturers, China's intention to promote its own brands and produce the world's next Sony or Samsung was obvious during a massive ...

Technology / Business

created Jun 20, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Nokia posts euro349 million profit in Q1

(AP) -- Nokia Corp.'s first-quarter net profit surged to euro349 million ($467 million) from euro122 million a year earlier, with strong growth in smart phone sales and 3 percent growth in total revenue, the company said ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GM Unveils Electric Networked-Vehicle (EN-V) Concept (w/ Video)

By 2030, urban areas will be home to more than 60 percent of the world's 8 billion people. This will put tremendous pressure on a public infrastructure that is already struggling to meet the growing demand ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 25, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

PC sales to grow 20 percent in 2010: Gartner

Worldwide sales of personal computers are expected to grow nearly 20 percent this year over 2009, with laptops driving new sales, research group Gartner said on Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Going wireless with your health care; Remote monitoring devices aim to prevent chronic-disease complications

Each night before lying down to sleep in the cab of his semi, David Jesse straps a blood pressure cuff on his arm. The reading goes straight to his HealthPAL, a cell-phone-sized transmitter.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Smartphones under growing threat from hackers

Smartphones are under a growing menace from cyber-criminals seeking to hack into web-connected handsets, but the mobile industry has contained the threat so far, security experts said.

Technology / Software

created Feb 17, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Samsung LTE Dongle Is Now Available for TeliaSonera's World First Commercial 4G Service

Samsung Electronics has announced the commercial availability of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) dongle in Sweden and Norway.

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WHO study suggests link between cell phones and tumors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Preliminary results of an International investigation by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest there may be a "significantly increased risk" of some types of brain tumors after use of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (23) | comments 17 weblog

Nokia posts loss of $832 million in third quarter

(AP) -- World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday reported a loss of euro559 million ($832 million) in the third quarter, taking hits from a 20 percent drop in sales and a one-time charge for the fallen value ...

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bias affects cell phone cancer risk findings

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of South Korean and American researchers has found studies of possible links between cell phones and brain tumors and other cancers vary in quality, and those suggesting there is little ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 5 weblog

China Mobile reports half-year profit up 1.5 percent

China Mobile, the nation's largest mobile phone operator, on Thursday reported a 1.5 percent rise in half-year net profit, as it was hit by strong competition and a slow economy.

Technology / Business

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU travellers to get cheaper mobile phone calls from Wednesday

European travellers will pay less to use their mobile phones while abroad in the EU from Wednesday when new regulated price caps take effect across the 27-nation bloc.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nokia to lay off 170 workers worldwide

(AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off 170 workers worldwide to further cut costs as the global downturn continues to weaken demand in the mobile phone industry.

Technology / Business

created May 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

iPhone porn goes 3D

IPhone lovers can use their hot devices to view steamy adult videos in 3D.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1