http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. I wonder sometimes how I got along without many of today's technological marvels. The personal computer is the one that stands out most to me but before I get into that, I decided to list some of the technology items that I now take for granted, yet make my life all the more sweeter. http://www.physorg.com/news160219250.html Electronics Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:21:26 EST news160219250 (AP) -- Qualcomm Inc. posted a fiscal second-quarter loss Monday on a hefty payment to rival chip maker Broadcom Corp. to end legal disputes that spanned several continents. http://www.physorg.com/news160054311.html Technology Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:33:12 EST news160054311 (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union says the U.S. Attorney's Office for New Jersey under Christopher Christie, now a GOP gubernatorial candidate, tracked the whereabouts of citizens through their cell phones without warrants. http://www.physorg.com/news159723628.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:41:20 EST news159723628 An obscure federal program that helps poor people pay for phone service is entering the wireless era. Cell phone companies are offering the needy a bargain that the rest of us can only dream about: free service. http://www.physorg.com/news159647092.html Electronics Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:25:20 EST news159647092 Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand. http://www.physorg.com/news159537248.html Technology Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:54:43 EST news159537248 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news159456790.html Technology Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:33:33 EST news159456790 (AP) -- Motorola Inc. accused its former chief financial officer Wednesday of hiding his tracks by wiping files from a company laptop. http://www.physorg.com/news159039065.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:31:25 EST news159039065 (AP) -- "Proxy" servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink. http://www.physorg.com/news158936745.html Technology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:06:14 EST news158936745 (AP) -- A former executive who sued Motorola Inc. for firing him is a "treacherous officer," the telecommunications equipment maker said in court documents responding to his lawsuit. http://www.physorg.com/news158562337.html Technology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:06:17 EST news158562337 (AP) -- The vast, thinly populated expanses of the country that still lack cell phone coverage could be getting an interesting option next year: ordinary-looking cell phones that connect to a satellite when there's no cell tower around. http://www.physorg.com/news158519136.html Technology Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:20:41 EST news158519136 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the race to renewable energy, organic solar cells are now really starting to take off. They can be manufactured easily and cheaply, they have low environmental impact, and since they are compatible with flexible substrates, they could be used in many applications such as packaging, clothing, flexible screens, or for recharging cell phones and laptops. http://www.physorg.com/news158422759.html Chemistry Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:19:38 EST news158422759 (AP) -- Regional wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. has a new feature designed to lure families getting rid of their landlines. The new service gives families one number that rings all their cell phones at once. http://www.physorg.com/news158320985.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:03:40 EST news158320985 Their miniature size is their strength - and also their weakness. Be it in cell phones, cars or computers, electronic components are getting smaller and smaller and increasingly powerful. The smaller they are, the faster they can switch and the less energy they need for each switching operation. However, as energy requirements shrink, so do signal-to-noise ratios. http://www.physorg.com/news158232697.html Technology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:32:09 EST news158232697 (AP) -- Goodbye, numeric cell phone keypads. You're going the way of the rotary dial. Touch screens and QWERTY keyboards will take over from here, thank you. http://www.physorg.com/news157904578.html Electronics Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:25:04 EST news157904578 (AP) -- Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry phones, launched its awaited one-stop shop for add-on applications on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news157782598.html Electronics Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:31:10 EST news157782598 (AP) -- They are comfortable with gadgets, yet shudder sometimes as the cell phone rings. http://www.physorg.com/news157230214.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:04:15 EST news157230214 (AP) -- A startup called Zeebo Inc. is betting that people in emerging markets want to play good video games just as much as people in the U.S., Western Europe and Japan do. http://www.physorg.com/news157052547.html Electronics Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:43:41 EST news157052547 (AP) -- March Madness is in the air. To be more specific, it's on airwaves that certain AT&T and Verizon Wireless phones can pick up, letting them show live NCAA basketball tournament games this season. http://www.physorg.com/news156615437.html Electronics Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:17:41 EST news156615437 If you own a cell phone, at some point you're likely to upgrade to a newer model. But what should you do with your old phone? http://www.physorg.com/news156451616.html Technology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:47:19 EST news156451616 (AP) -- A one-eyed documentary filmmaker is preparing to work with a video camera concealed inside a prosthetic eye, hoping to secretly record people for a project commenting on the global spread of surveillance cameras. http://www.physorg.com/news155989930.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:32:40 EST news155989930 An educational initiative between Rice University computer scientists and Indian educators will enable schools in rural India to be some of the first to benefit from Rice's revolutionary, low-energy computer chips. http://www.physorg.com/news155939346.html Electronics Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:29:46 EST news155939346 The University of Cincinnati has long been known for its world-record-breaking carbon nanotubes. Now researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered new uses by spinning carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into longer fibers with additional useful properties. http://www.physorg.com/news155818624.html Nanotechnology Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:57:26 EST news155818624 Cell phones belonging to hospital staff were found to be tainted with bacteria -- including the drug-resistant MRSA superbug -- and may be a source of hospital-acquired infections, according to study released Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news155538696.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:12:40 EST news155538696 Venezuela is to start selling in May a mobile phone it is billing as one of the world's cheapest: a 14-dollar handset that includes an MP3 player, radio and camera. http://www.physorg.com/news155484207.html Electronics Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:03:44 EST news155484207 Cell phones are a danger on the road in more ways than one. Two new studies show that talking on the phone while traveling, whether you're driving or on foot, is increasing both pedestrian deaths and those of drivers and passengers, and recommend crackdowns on cell use by both pedestrians and drivers. The new studies, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, Economics Professor Peter D. Loeb, relate the impact of cell phones on accident fatalities to the number of cell phones in use, showing that the current increase in deaths attributed to cell phone use follows a period when cell phones actually helped to reduce pedestrian and traffic fatalities. However, this reduction in fatalities disappeared once the numbers of phones in use reached a "critical mass" of 100 million, the study found. http://www.physorg.com/news155404929.html Other Sciences Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:02:53 EST news155404929 (PhysOrg.com) -- The sound is unearthly -the sort of hypnotic drone you might hear from the chanting of state-of-the-art Tibetan monks. Or a vibration picked up via radio signals from another galaxy. http://www.physorg.com/news155400617.html Technology Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:51:05 EST news155400617 For all of the conveniences of online shopping -- no crowds, easy parking, seemingly endless choices -- it can't always compete with the real thing. At least not yet. A Kansas State University marketing professor said consumers can expect that some of the disadvantages of online shopping will disappear as retailers adapt models from Second Life. http://www.physorg.com/news154268750.html Other Sciences Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:30:54 EST news154268750 I felt desperate as I drove. My second trip to Starbucks in four hours; how pathetic was this? But I had to have a fix. Caffeine? Sure, I'd take some. But that wasn't what I really needed. I was there, again, as I would be again in 12 more hours, for the Internet access. http://www.physorg.com/news153598921.html Technology Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:25:24 EST news153598921 Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile USA today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Memoir, a full touch-screen mobile phone equipped with an 8-megapixel camera and premium multimedia features, placing it among the highest quality imaging phones available in the U.S. http://www.physorg.com/news153151419.html Electronics Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:04:30 EST news153151419 NBC will have the field completely covered for the Super Bowl so viewers can get just about every angle on every play. The broadcast will use 36 cameras, up from the 22-23 used for a regular Sunday night game. This includes two cameras trained directly on the goal lines for any questionable scores_like Ben Roethlisberger's did-he-make-it-or-didn't-he quarterback sneak for the Steelers in Super Bowl XL. http://www.physorg.com/news152774045.html Technology Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:14:22 EST news152774045