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(PhysOrg.com) -- As budget cuts in education continue, we will see more use of mobile technologies in the classroom in 2010, predicts Dr. Vivian Wright, a University of Alabama educator. http://www.physorg.com/news180187195.html Technology Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:04 EST news180187195 Worldwide sales of mobile devices are expected to decline by nearly 0.7 percent this year and pick up again next year with nine percent growth, Gartner research group said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news180112325.html Technology Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:30:14 EST news180112325 The Internet on Saturday buzzed with renewed rumors of Google making its own smartphone, after the Internet powerhouse said it is internally dabbling with a mobile device. http://www.physorg.com/news179935030.html Electronics Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:50:01 EST news179935030 Radiologists can accurately diagnose acute appendicitis from a remote location with the use of a handheld device or mobile phone equipped with special software, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://www.physorg.com/news178785091.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:32:00 EST news178785091 (AP) -- Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she said in Spanish. http://www.physorg.com/news178565351.html Technology Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:29:38 EST news178565351 (PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information. http://www.physorg.com/news178368713.html Electronics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:52:39 EST news178368713 Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news178212258.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:41 EST news178212258 Smart phones -- like BlackBerrys and iPhones -- have become indispensable to today's highly mobile workforce and tech-savvy youngsters. While these devices keep friends and colleagues just a few thumb-taps away, they also pose new security and privacy risks. http://www.physorg.com/news177089641.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:20:01 EST news177089641 SunCore is a little known Irvine, Calif.-based company that's on the cusp of shipping some potentially revolutionary technology. http://www.physorg.com/news175809705.html Technology Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:10:01 EST news175809705 IBM researchers have created technology, initially developed for visually-impaired users, that makes it simpler for Webmasters to make their Web sites more readable on the small screens of mobile devices, reducing burdensome scrolling through out-of-order text and graphics. http://www.physorg.com/news175806758.html Technology Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:13:16 EST news175806758 Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology. http://www.physorg.com/news175434033.html Technology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:41:41 EST news175434033 (PhysOrg.com) -- Software developed by European researchers allows citizens and local governments to exchange official documents over mobile phones. The software could help usher in the era of mobile government services and put an end to the tedium of queuing to collect official documents. http://www.physorg.com/news175358148.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:50:01 EST news175358148 Micro-blogging pioneer Twitter is still looking for ways to make money despite taking much of the world by storm, co-founder Biz Stone said. http://www.physorg.com/news174719146.html Technology Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:30:03 EST news174719146 Silicon Image today introduced the camerIC-18, the newest member of its family of camerIC camera processor IP cores. http://www.physorg.com/news174590335.html Technology Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:30:01 EST news174590335 (AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices. http://www.physorg.com/news174154100.html Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:20:44 EST news174154100 (PhysOrg.com) -- Hooked on your cell phone and cigarettes? Fortunately, your mobile device could help you kick the nicotine habit, according to a new review from New Zealand. http://www.physorg.com/news174152658.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:45:59 EST news174152658 (AP) -- Targeting text messaging behind the wheel, the Obama administration plans to offer recommendations to address the growing traffic safety risk of distracted driving and the use of mobile devices by multitasking drivers. http://www.physorg.com/news173593654.html Technology Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:28:19 EST news173593654 (AP) -- Driving while distracted is a growing peril in a nation reluctant to put down its cell phones and handheld devices even behind the wheel, the Obama administration declared on Wednesday. Officials said Congress and the public must team up to reduce the danger. http://www.physorg.com/news173526983.html Technology Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:10:02 EST news173526983 Adult entertainment studio Pink Visual on Tuesday unleashed software that lets people use iPhones to map sexual exploits. http://www.physorg.com/news173461073.html Technology Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:10:01 EST news173461073 Tien Tzuo on Wednesday called on fellow technology entrepreneurs to join him on a quest to rescue newspapers that are dying as their readers get stories free on the Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news173041861.html Technology Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:01 EST news173041861 A study shows that mobile microbloggers struggle hard is to make postings interesting enough to keep audience coming back and commenting. The analysis by researchers from Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (Finland), Google and Elisa shows that microbloggers sometimes put in teasers to postings and highlight interesting aspects of their everyday experiences, inviting others to comment. However, perhaps due to publicity of the postings, microbloggers generally avoid revealing intimate emotions or experiences. http://www.physorg.com/news172740160.html Technology Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:23:34 EST news172740160 Nokia today unveiled a mobile device that balances eye-catching design with the latest in mobile functionality. The compact Nokia 3710 fold adds a personal touch with an artistic pattern on the cover. Its diverse features are effortless to find and use. http://www.physorg.com/news172238367.html Electronics Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:20:02 EST news172238367 LG Electronics reinforced its aggressive strategy in smartphones by announcing the first Android mobile device. http://www.physorg.com/news172156930.html Electronics Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:40:01 EST news172156930 (AP) -- Sprint is offering unlimited minutes for calls made between mobile phones as competition in wireless pricing continues to intensify. http://www.physorg.com/news171809640.html Technology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:54:21 EST news171809640 (AP) -- Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online. http://www.physorg.com/news170862877.html Technology Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:55:51 EST news170862877 A team of researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) has created a system with Artificial Intelligence techniques which notifies elderly people or people with special needs of the forgetting of certain everyday tasks. This system uses sensors distributed in the environment in order to detect their actions and mobile devices which remind them, for example, to take their keys before they leave home. http://www.physorg.com/news170593432.html Technology Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:04:24 EST news170593432 (AP) -- PC maker Dell Inc. is working on a smart phone for China Mobile Ltd., China's biggest cell phone carrier. http://www.physorg.com/news169738925.html Electronics Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:43:45 EST news169738925 (PhysOrg.com) -- A ruined temple, ancient frescos and even a long-dead king have been brought to life by a `visual time machine` developed by European researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news169394685.html Technology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:20:01 EST news169394685 (AP) -- The world's top cell phone maker, Nokia Corp., on Thursday said second-quarter earnings fell 66 percent as the global recession sapped demand. The company scrapped its target to gain market share this year and its stock sagged. http://www.physorg.com/news166966488.html Technology Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:36:17 EST news166966488 (AP) -- And you thought the HBO hit TV series "Entourage" would never be streamed over the Internet - at least legally. http://www.physorg.com/news166719392.html Technology Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:56:56 EST news166719392