A new simulator could help the elderly or disabled users engage more effectively with electronic devices, including websites, smartphones and digital television.

Technology - Software

Jun 10, 2013 not rated yet 0

Harried Venezuelans who devote hours scouring supermarkets for increasingly scarce food basics and toilet paper have just received some digital help thanks to a young software developer.

Technology - Software

Jun 09, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —A team of scientists, led by ecologist Lucas Joppa of Microsoft Research, has published a commentary piece in the journal Science, highlighting what they say is a growing problem in research efforts. They s ...

Technology - Software

May 17, 2013 4.8 / 5 (21) 3 |

Software developed at the University of Sheffield has the potential to enable engineers to make 'real world' safety assessments of structures and foundations with unprecedented ease.

Technology - Engineering

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Even though its ubiquitous Internet search engine practically mints money, Google Inc. was widely seen as a company whose best days were behind it. It was written off as the next Microsoft Corp. - a staid ...

Technology - Business

May 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

Fed up with Twitter friends ruining the plots of her favorite TV shows, high school senior and budding software engineer Jennie Lamere took matters into her own hands.

Technology - Software

May 09, 2013 4.5 / 5 (4) 1

(Phys.org) —The buzz around new happenings at Microsoft stems from two job ads posted last week. The ads reveal that Microsoft means serious business about working on telepresence technology that will enable ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Apr 29, 2013 3.1 / 5 (8) 0 |

(Phys.org) —You are walking down the street with a friend. A shot is fired. The two of you duck behind the nearest cover and you pull out your smartphone. A map of the neighborhood pops up on its screen ...

Technology - Engineering

Apr 25, 2013 3 / 5 (4) 0 |

In recent years, social network sites such as Facebook have become hugely popular platforms that provide users with various features to facilitate social connectivity, information sharing and relationship development. However, ...

Technology - Internet

Apr 22, 2013 not rated yet 0

You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin? In Iceland, a country with a population of 320,000 where most everyone is distantly related, ...

Technology - Software

Apr 18, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 8

Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science.

Technology - Software

Apr 12, 2013 4.4 / 5 (7) 2

Groundbreaking technology to securely store, transmit and share the massive amounts of raw data used in scientific research has supported several high-profile discoveries only two years after it was rolled ...

Technology - Other

Apr 03, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Just as the power of the open-source design has driven down the cost of software to the point that it is accessible to most people, open-source hardware makes it possible to drive down the cost ...

Technology - Engineering

Mar 27, 2013 5 / 5 (7) 2 |

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg on Friday was ranked top chief executive in a Glassdoor survey of what current and former employees think of how top bosses are leading companies.

Technology - Business

Mar 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

For many so-called apps, developers and companies have not adequately ensured that the mini-programs are actually working the way they should. Therefore, computer scientists at Saarland University developed ...

Technology - Software

Feb 28, 2013 not rated yet 0