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Voice-activated iPhone could snarl laws on drivers' texting

Apple's iPhone 4S is one of several new devices that make it possible to send text messages with both hands on the wheel. As drivers begin to use these new technologies, states may have to decide what they will and won't ...

Technology / Software

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Siri gives iPhone 4S sass

The robotic assistant built into Apple's latest iPhone might win your heart, but she won't marry you.

Technology / Software

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Review: It's not an iPhone 5, but so what?

To some people, Apple's new iPhone 4S isn't the complete overhaul they have been hoping for. Its model number, which doesn't include a "5," reeks of the status quo.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (10) | comments 13

Battle to sell the iPhone heats up in Japan

Japan's third-largest mobile carrier Softbank on Friday unveiled a lower monthly fee for the new iPhone than bigger rival KDDI, as competition for smartphone users heats up among the nation's mobile firms. ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan's KDDI to sell new iPhone in Japan

Apple confirmed Wednesday that Japan's second largest mobile carrier KDDI would sell its latest iPhone in the country, ending rival Softbank's exclusive hold on the popular smartphone.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wi-Fi hotspot option for 2011 Subaru Outback

(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2011 Subaru Outback model will include the option of a secure Wi-Fi hotspot to provide Internet access for over 10 users either inside the car or within a range of 45 meters (150 feet) ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Smart gadgets may one day anticipate our needs

Don't be surprised if one day your refrigerator nags you to lose weight, your phone blocks calls it figures you're too stressed to handle, and your wisecracking car entertains you with pun-filled one liners.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Best go digital in a pandemic

The use of a digital checklist for patients being administered emergency drugs during a pandemic or following a biological terrorist attack reduces the fatigue factor, according to a report in the International Journal of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

eStadium application brings multimedia sports features to smartphones

The intimate and spirited quarters of a stadium offer perhaps the most ideal venues to experience an athletic event. Or do they?

Technology / Software

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Modified Bluetooth speeds up telemedicine

A telemedicine system based on a modified version of the Bluetooth wireless protocol can transfer patient data, such as medical images from patient to the healthcare provider's mobile device for patient assessment almost ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New project uses personal digital assistants to track TB data

For patients who have drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis, it's critical to monitor the disease as closely as possible. That means monthly testing throughout a two-year course of powerful antibiotics, with injections six ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0