Backpacking emerged in the 1970s as a low cost form of travel that allowed particularly young people to explore the world without spending too much money.
Other
Apr 9, 2019
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Purdue University researchers have developed transistor technology that shows potential for improving computers and mobile phones.
Nanophysics
Aug 14, 2018
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A new study shows poor people in South America use some ingenious strategies to keep in digital touch with their children throughout the day.
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2018
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French lawmakers began debating Thursday a ban on mobile phones in public schools, one of President Emmanuel Macron's campaign pledges which critics say will do little to counter classroom disruptions or limit cyberbullying.
Other
Jun 7, 2018
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They call it "the shrink"—it's the challenge of how to pack more circuits onto the microchips which power everything from our phones to our computers, even our coffee machines.
Electronics & Semiconductors
May 13, 2018
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Nokia said Thursday that its net loss widened in 2017, but that underlying profits improved, enabling the Finnish mobile phone maker to raise its forecasts for the coming years as operators prepare to roll out new lightning-fast ...
Business
Feb 1, 2018
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A mobile phone is typically the first and only modern information communication technology for inhabitants of the most remote rural areas around world.
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2017
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While close to 99 percent of seniors aged 65 and older in the United States and Europe use mobile phones, there appears to be a "gray divide" in how seniors use information and communication technology, according to a Ben-Gurion ...
Telecom
May 25, 2016
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Nissan Motor said on Friday it has suspended a mobile phone application for a pair of electric vehicles, including the world's top seller, after finding it can be easily hacked.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 26, 2016
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Loudspeaker announcements at railway stations are often incomprehensible, since the surroundings are noisy. With new software, the clarity of such announcements can be considerably improved. A microphone picks up ambient ...
Software
Feb 1, 2016
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