News tagged with phone
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Cyber-security expert finds new flaw in smartphones
Just as U.S. companies are coming to grips with threats to their computer networks emanating from cyber-spies based in China, a noted expert is highlighting what he says is an even more pernicious vulnerability in smartphones.
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Hackers dog LA police canine association
Members of hacker group Anonymous took credit Thursday for an online raid of the Los Angeles Police Canine Association and the posting of personal and potentially embarrassing information.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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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.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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T-Mobile USA to make data network work with iPhone
(AP) -- T-Mobile USA on Thursday said it will revamp its wireless data network this year, with the side effect of making it compatible with iPhones and some other smartphones sold by competing carriers.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Music listeners attentive while crossing street, research shows
We may not know why the iPod user crossed the road, but research indicates he paid as much attention in doing so as the typical non-iPod user.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Engineers create cell phone-based sensor for detection of E. coli
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new cell phone–based fluorescent imaging and sensing platform that can detect the presence ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 23, 2012 |
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T-Mobile asks FCC to block Verizon-cable deal
(AP) -- T-Mobile USA, which just had its acquisition by AT&T blocked by regulators, is now urging the federal government to block another deal in the wireless world: Verizon's planned purchase spectrum from cable companies ...
Feb 22, 2012 |
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New nanotechnology converts heat into power when it's needed most
Never get stranded with a dead cell phone again. A promising new technology called Power Felt, a thermoelectric device that converts body heat into an electrical current, soon could create enough juice to make another call ...
Feb 22, 2012 |
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'Texting cow' technology boost for farmers
A smart collar which closely monitors the health of cows and sends the results back to farmers using mobile phone technology is being developed as part of a three-year-project co-funded by the Technology Strategy ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Toshiba develops the circuit technique for power efficiency improvement in CMOS power amplifier for mobile phones
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed the world's first circuit technology to remove distortion in wireless transmissions that can be directly integrated into a CMOS radio frequency (RF) power amplifier. ...
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Smart grids could outsmart criminals
Your smart phone uses broadband to connect you to the world. But when charging it, you're relying on an electrical system that was designed and built in the era of the rotary phone.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 19, 2012 |
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Georgia Tech develops braille-like texting app (w/ video)
Imagine if smartphone and tablet users could text a note under the table during a meeting without anyone being the wiser. Mobile gadget users might also be enabled to text while walking, watching TV or socializing ...
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Countries agree on new mobile spectrum at radio conference
The International Telecommunication Union said Friday its World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-12) has agreed a treaty aimed at revising the radio frequency spectrum to speed up mobile services.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Malaysian court asked to stop rare earths plant
Malaysian activists said on Friday they had filed a court challenge to block a rare earths plant being built by Australian miner Lynas, which has stoked fears over radiation pollution.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Intelligent software assigns appropriate background music for pictures
Previously, setting a picture or whole series of pictures to suitable music required expert knowledge and a great deal of time. Newly developed software called Picasso succeeds in arranging pictures with appropriate ...
Feb 17, 2012 |
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