Ever wish that your car's interior cabin could have separate audio zones for the front and rear seats? It soon may.

Technology - Engineering

May 31, 2013 not rated yet 0

HTC's new One is a smartphone I like to hold but don't like to use. I love its design and some of its top features. But I found other key features disappointing, including the One's revamped interface, which ...

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

May 16, 2013 2.3 / 5 (9) 2

In a conference room in a Las Vegas casino, about three dozen people are swishing their fingers across iPads, trying out test versions of new apps.

Technology - Other

Apr 17, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Learning a new language can be a challenge, as new vocabulary and grammatical rules can be hard for some people to grasp. To address this issue, a group of linguistics graduate students are examining how a person's working ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

(AP)—The U.S. official who oversees American efforts to counter al-Qaida and other militants in the online battlefield keeps a quote on his desk from a "Most Wanted" jihadi from America's South. The Alabama ...

Technology - Internet

Apr 12, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

Adult immigrants living and working in places where they are surrounded by others who share their ethnic backgrounds are less likely to learn or be proficient in the English language, say two Purdue University researchers.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 09, 2013 2.5 / 5 (2) 6

Ready for the battle of the phones? This year's crop of high-end smartphones is starting to emerge, like bear cubs crawling out of their burrows, sniffing the spring air. First out is the HTC One, a handsome, ...

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Apr 09, 2013 1.7 / 5 (7) 1

Humans favor speech as the primary means of linguistic communication. Spoken languages are so common many think language and speech are one and the same. But the prevalence of sign languages suggests otherwise. Not only can ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 03, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 1

(Phys.org) —U.S. high school "sink or swim" placement policies that propel immigrant students into courses that they're linguistically and academically unprepared for – or conversely, that funnel all newcomers into remedial ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Mar 08, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 1

Taiwan's HTC unveiled a new flagship smartphone in its domestic market Thursday with revamped designs which analysts said may boost the company's sluggish sales against rivals Apple and Samsung.

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Japanese film maker Fujifilm has unveiled a new kind of bendable speaker at this year's Nanotech 2013 tradeshow, currently running in Tokyo. It's based on a thin bendable diaphragm the company ...

Technology - Engineering

Feb 05, 2013 3.5 / 5 (6) 1 |

Japanese mobile carrier Softbank, which made headlines over a $20 billion takeover of US-based Sprint Nextel, is offering employees an incentive to master English—one million yen.

Technology - Business

Jan 11, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

ASUS last week launched the VivoTab Smart tablet with 10.1-inch HD display and full Windows 8 experience.

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 03, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

As the world has become increasingly interconnected, cross-cultural communication is becoming the new norm in organizations and education systems. As a result, cross-cultural issues in computer-mediated communication (CMC) ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Dec 11, 2012 not rated yet 0

(AP)—When I first turned on Google's new tablet computer, I immediately thought of it as a mere conduit to Google services.

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 14, 2012 not rated yet 0