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Relative frequency of killer tornado events

Deadly storms underscore new research finding: Mid-South is most vulnerable region to tornadoes

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 08, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 2

The tornadoes that swept across the mid-South on Tuesday and Wednesday illustrate in tragic fashion the findings of a recently published study by Northern Illinois University meteorologist Walker Ashley.


Mobile home owners have many ways to increase energy efficiency

Technology / Energy

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Of the 413,000 housing units in Montana in 2000, about 59,000 were mobile homes. However, almost half of existing mobile homes were manufactured before 1976, when a federal housing code was passed that required them to be ...


Houston, New Orleans mobile use spike

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 12, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile-device use in Houston and New Orleans has seen a spike since Hurricane Katrina, a research group said Monday.


A woman shops at a Verizon store in New York City

Mobile sales to fall 0.7 percent this year: Gartner

Technology / Business

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Fragrance Device

Share fragrances via your cell phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 10, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (16) | comments 0 weblog

Since 2005, people in Japan have been making their homes smell nice with fragrance-emitting silver devices, which emit a variety of smells for different moods. Currently, people must control the fragrances ...


Bing application has hit the virtual shelves of its longtime rival's online App Store

Bing app for iPhones hits App Store

Technology / Software

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft announced that a Bing application tailored for Apple's beloved iPhones has hit the virtual shelves of its longtime rival's online App Store.


Education Budget Cuts to Cause Increase in Mobile Technology Use

Technology / Other

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(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.


Nighttime tornadoes are worst nightmare

Nighttime tornadoes are worst nightmare

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 05, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Northern Illinois University scientists underscores the danger of nighttime tornadoes and suggests that warning systems that have led to overall declines in tornado death rates ...


Ericsson Predicts Mobile Phones With Full HD and 1 GHz Transmission Speeds By 2012

Ericsson Predicts Mobile Phones With Full HD, 1 GHz Processor Frequency By 2012

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 08, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (26) | comments 6 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mobile phones of the future will be equipped with a 12 MP to 20 MP cameras with full HD capability by 2012, according to Jonas Lundstedt, Director of Ericsson's Portfolio Management, Product ...


EBay: holiday cell phone shopping up threefold

Technology / Internet

created 2 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- More eBay shoppers have used cell phones to make purchases this holiday season than in past years. And it's not just to buy the hot toy du jour, Zhu Zhu Pets.


Low-cost LEDs to slash household electric bills

Low-cost LEDs to slash household electric bills

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (32) | comments 30

A new way of making LEDs could see household lighting bills reduced by up to 75% within five years.


Home-help staff stretch the rules for the good of the service

Home-help staff stretch the rules for the good of the service

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new thesis from the University of Gothenburg reveals that out of loyalty to the people for whom they provide care, groups of home-help staff sometimes break the rules dictating how their work should be performed.


10 tornadoes confirmed in Ga., including one with winds topping 160 mph

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ten tornadoes, one packing winds of more than 160 mph, touched down in parts of Georgia on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said Friday.


EPA promotes cell phone recycling

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 08, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has teamed up with cell phone makers, service providers, and retailers to promote cell phone recycling.


The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building in Washington

FTC looking into Google's AdMob acquisition

Technology / Internet

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web search and advertising giant Google said Wednesday that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking more information about its proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob.