News tagged with phone signals

New research could mean faster computers and better mobile phones

Graphene and carbon nanotubes could improve the electronics used in computers and mobile phones, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Fujitsu develops innovative anti-distortion technology to cut energy use by two-thirds

Fujitsu today announced the development of a digital signal processing algorithm to compensate for waveform distortion in long-haul transmission systems of over several hundreds of kilometers. This, in turn, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Breakthrough could double wireless capacity with no new towers

The days of waiting for smartphones to upload video may be numbered. Rice University engineering researchers have made a breakthrough that could allow wireless phone companies to double throughput on their ...

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 19 | with audio podcast

I-maginary Phone: iPhone as a hand phone? (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Once you have had your smart phone for a while using your touch screen becomes a bit of second nature. You begin to know where you icons are and how to do things without looking down at the ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Mobile digital TV poised for big moves in 2011

Rabbit ears on a mobile phone? Well, not exactly, but broadcasters and gadget manufacturers are working to beam live television to portable devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'We aren't perfect': Free cases to alleviate iPhone 4 problems (Update 2)

(AP) -- A perfect iPhone? There's no app for that. Apple Inc. will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone to prevent reception problems that occur when people cover a certain spot on the ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Call Forwarding: New NIST Procedure Could Speed Cell Phone Testing

(PhysOrg.com) -- By accurately re-creating the jumbled wireless signal environment of a city business district in a special indoor test facility, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making it easier to save energy

Fraunhofer scientists are developing programs that help show at a glance how much energy devices are consuming. At the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the researchers will be showing how a cell phone can help save ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 15, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Free local TV soon to be available on cell phones

(AP) -- The prospect of watching live, local TV shows on mobile phones and other portable devices is getting closer. Manufacturers this week are showing off gadgets can receive a new type of digital TV transmissions.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review: Use power outlets as a Wi-Fi alternative

(AP) -- Setting up a Wi-Fi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won't reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention ...

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Tiny 'MEMS' devices to filter, amplify electronic signals

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are developing a new class of tiny mechanical devices containing vibrating, hair-thin structures that could be used to filter electronic signals in cell phones and for other more ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Hurricane Katrina: Phone home

Though New Orleans residents were told to evacuate days before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, no one could have predicted the real extent of the devastation.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0