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. The two founders of Skype are seeking to buy back the hugely popular Internet telephone service that they sold to online auction giant eBay in 2005, according to US media reports. http://www.physorg.com/news158687130.html Technology Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:46:15 EST news158687130 Taiwan's Elan Microelectronics Corp. has filed suit against Apple for allegedly infringing two of its patents for touchscreen technology. http://www.physorg.com/news158504137.html Technology Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:07:49 EST news158504137 It is somehow fitting that University of Chicago business school students would develop an iPhone app that works by bump, not touch, on Apple's famed screen. After all, it was a former U of C professor, President Barack Obama, and his wife, Michelle, who helped to popularize the fist bump. http://www.physorg.com/news158434817.html Technology Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:40:43 EST news158434817 When I first heard about Skype coming out on the iPhone, A LOT of stuff went through my mind: http://www.physorg.com/news158434715.html Electronics Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:38:49 EST news158434715 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), as part of its Architecture Aware Compiler Environment Program, has awarded Rice University $16 million to develop a new set of tools that can improve the performance of virtually any application running on any microprocessor. http://www.physorg.com/news158321302.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:09:00 EST news158321302 (AP) -- When Nintendo introduced its portable DS system in 2004, many longtime fans were skeptical. Its innovations - the dual screens, the stylus-based controls, the built-in microphone - seemed gimmicky. How could this clunky slab ever replace the beloved Game Boy? http://www.physorg.com/news158320758.html Electronics Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:00:01 EST news158320758 (AP) -- Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. soared more than 20 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the company said its profit jumped in its fiscal fourth quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations. Solid demand for smart phones despite the recession helped boost results. http://www.physorg.com/news157952028.html Technology Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:34:34 EST news157952028 It happened when no one was looking. The DS was busily extending Nintendo's decades-long dominance of the handheld market, and Sony was trying to make third-party partners stop ignoring the PSP like the kid with dental headgear at a middle school mixer. Apple's boast about the iPod Touch and its elder cousin, the iPhone - best handheld gaming device on the market today - seemed foolhardy at first. Now, thousands of games later, the App Store's brimming with tons of swipe-worthy videogame purchases. We've gathered our most dedicated screen-smudgers to call out their favorites on Apple's portables. http://www.physorg.com/news157917895.html Technology Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:05:15 EST news157917895 (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 To avoid unwanted or unnecessary purchases, keep your hands off the goods. That's the conclusion of a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news157716605.html Other Sciences Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:10:26 EST news157716605 Skype has confirmed that a free software application enabling iPhone owners to use its Internet telephone service will be available in Apple's online App Store beginning Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news157638358.html Electronics Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:26:25 EST news157638358 Unemployment is at record highs, and many businesses are going bankrupt or closing. Yet, during the South by Southwest Interactive Festival this month, it was easy to forget how bad things are. http://www.physorg.com/news157295577.html Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:13:38 EST news157295577 The iPhone is many things - business device, gaming console, instant-messenger buddy. Ge Wang turned it into a flute. http://www.physorg.com/news157295022.html Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:04:07 EST news157295022 (PhysOrg.com) -- TippingPoint, a security response team at 3Com Inc, had offered $10,000 for each exploit of any smartphones, which included Apple Inc.'s iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry, as well as phones running the Windows Mobile, Symbian and Android operating systems. http://www.physorg.com/news157287423.html Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:58:42 EST news157287423 They tell us where to eat, how to find friends, when to make a left turn. Oh, and they can also make a phone call. http://www.physorg.com/news157229369.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:50:19 EST news157229369 IPhone lovers can use their hot devices to view steamy adult videos in 3D. http://www.physorg.com/news156795419.html Electronics Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:17:33 EST news156795419 Stars -- they're just like us! http://www.physorg.com/news156759171.html Technology Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:13:16 EST news156759171 (AP) -- AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will start selling iPhones without requiring a two-year contract, but they will cost $400 more. http://www.physorg.com/news156703741.html Electronics Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:49:29 EST news156703741 T-Mobile's phone lineup is starting to sparkle. Still, some of the company's models could use more luster. http://www.physorg.com/news156624900.html Electronics Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:56:07 EST news156624900 (AP) -- I try to keep a stiff upper lip about not having an iPhone. Just couldn't afford it - not with the $75 a month or so AT&T charges for service on top of the $199 upfront cost for the device. http://www.physorg.com/news156620064.html Electronics Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:35:00 EST news156620064 (AP) -- Apple Inc. is updating its software for iPhones so that users can cut, copy and paste text - a basic computing feature that many people had lamented was missing from the gadget that seems to do everything. http://www.physorg.com/news156517519.html Electronics Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:42:14 EST news156517519 Facebook is letting users of its flourishing social-networking community play together on the road by using Apple's popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices. http://www.physorg.com/news156270251.html Technology Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:24:48 EST news156270251 Apple plans to give the world a peek next week at its next-generation operating system for iPhones. http://www.physorg.com/news156105232.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:34:27 EST news156105232 One of the main reasons people buy Apple computers is because they come with fabulous software for managing your photos and creating movies. http://www.physorg.com/news156066688.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:52:36 EST news156066688 With or without Apple? Without. http://www.physorg.com/news156066280.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:45:11 EST news156066280 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. plans a central market to sell programs for cell phones running the Windows Mobile system. It hews closely to the setup of Apple Inc.'s App Store for iPhones, with one notable exception - Microsoft promises to communicate more openly with outside software developers. http://www.physorg.com/news155990039.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:34:41 EST news155990039 Equipped with floating GPS units, side scan sonar and waterproof paper, college students dove 25 feet down into an underwater classroom with a pioneering assignment: create a three-dimensional, interactive map of a reef. http://www.physorg.com/news155891937.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:20:45 EST news155891937 In these harsh economic times, no one can begrudge you a little free fun. Especially if that fun comes on an iPhone, for which you paid a pretty penny back in the salad days of 2007-08. Here are a few free iPhone games to get your fun meter swinging toward the red zone, while keeping your bank account in the black. You can download them via iTunes, by clicking on "App Store" in the upper-left corner, or from the icon on your iPhone's touch screen. http://www.physorg.com/news155496335.html Technology Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:25:54 EST news155496335 My video-game addiction took on a new, smaller footprint after the holidays. Resigning myself to the fact that my four-year-old iPod was never going to die of its own accord, I proactively put the clunky, white model with the ugly monochrome screen out to pasture and treated myself to a 32-gigabyte iPod Touch ($399). Just doing my bit to jump-start the economy, you know. http://www.physorg.com/news154807601.html Electronics Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:08:01 EST news154807601 Apple today announced the public beta of Safari 4 web browser for Mac and Windows PCs. The Nitro engine in Safari 4 runs JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3. http://www.physorg.com/news154715930.html Technology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:39:37 EST news154715930