Study finds social networking taking up toilet time
Blame social media the next time it feels like forever for your turn to use the toilet.
Other
Dec 3, 2012
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News tagged with mobile phone network
Home wifi could be used for emergency responders
Wireless routers for homes and offices could be knitted together to provide a communications system for emergency responders if the mobile phone network fails, German scientists reported on Monday.
Telecom
Aug 20, 2012
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Forget fixed broadband—large phones and 4G drive UK over mobile tipping point
UK communications regulator Ofcom has released a report that gives a fascinating snapshot of digital society in the UK. It highlights the dominance of mobile, and the centrality of social media in social interactions and ...
Telecom
Aug 7, 2015
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Cut-rate prepaid plans shake up wireless industry
(AP) -- As wireless carriers start reporting first-quarter results this week, investors will be looking at the effects of some spectacular price cuts for prepaid cell phone service.
Telecom
Apr 20, 2009
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Monitoring your health with your mobile phone
Belgian Imec, together with TASS software professionals have developed a mobile heart monitoring system that allows to view your electrocardiogram on an Android mobile phone.
Engineering
Oct 5, 2010
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Team develops a simple defense for complex smartphone malware (w/ video)
(Phys.org)—University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have developed simple but effective techniques to prevent sophisticated malware from secretly attacking smartphones. The Tap-Wave-Rub (TWR) methods – tapping, ...
Software
Feb 28, 2013
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Skype replaces Microsoft Messenger for online calls
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that recently-acquired Skype will replace its Messenger online chat service.
Internet
Nov 6, 2012
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Telecoms groups fight back against free messaging
Just past the security gate for the world's largest cell phone trade show in Barcelona, executives of big mobile carriers can't avoid walking past a booth they would probably rather not see: It's for "Pinger," a small California ...
Telecom
Mar 1, 2012
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Scientists propose method that imparts elastic recovery to ferroelectric materials
A research group led by Prof. Li Runwei at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have proposed a "slight cross-linking" method that imparts elastic recovery ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 3, 2023
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Combating traffic congestion with advanced data analytics
Fraunhofer IAO and Telefónica Deutschland are investigating how cell phone data could benefit traffic planning.
Engineering
Aug 17, 2016
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