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Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs

Jul 10, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record ...


Software that permits tourists to customize their visits according to their preferences

Jun 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Luis Castillo Vidal, computer engineer of the University of Granada and one of the authors of the study, points out that, in order to design the customized visit plans, they have used Artificial Intelligence techniques, “a ...


Nokia launches new phones, vows to stay number one

Jun 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Finnish telecom giant Nokia has launched two new email-capable handsets for business users and vowed to defend its position as the world's leading mobile phone maker.


Managing symptoms by mobile phone may revolutionize cancer care for young people

Jun 10, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers are harnessing the powers of digital communications technology to help young cancer patients at home manage the side-effects caused by chemotherapy.


Fewer strokes for focused folks

May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

A video game developed by a McGill University psychologist has already been shown to reduce stress and improve performance among telemarketers by training the mind to ignore negative social responses. New studies now indicate ...


Cycling More Intelligently

Apr 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Modern bicycles leave nothing to be desired. 21, 24, 27 gears! For many amateur cyclists, such luxury is too much of a good thing. They change gear too infrequently and too late, get out of breath and don’t ...


More safety for cell phone batteries

Apr 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Fraunhofer researchers will be presenting a novel lithium-ion battery at Hannover Messe on April 21 - 25. It is based on a polymer electrolyte, which is – unlike the liquid electrolyte in conventional lithium-ion batteries ...


Vehicle communications system in your pocket

Apr 09, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

The device that will manage the telematics communications of next-generation vehicles may already be in our pockets. Multiple application ‘nomadic’ devices like the mobile phone are ideal for telematics solutions. Automotive ...


Alcatel-Lucent, Samsung debut first solution for seamless WiMAX-GSM/EDGE dual-mode services

Feb 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Today Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung unveiled at Mobile World Congress an optimized device-plus-infrastructure solution that will enable end-users to have seamless access to their voice and data services when switching between ...


WLAN leads the way

Feb 05, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Wireless radio networks not only provide convenient access to the Internet; they also help pedestrians to reliably navigate through narrow city streets or buildings. Fraunhofer researchers and partners are currently demonstrating ...


Hand-held computers prod older adults to exercise more, study shows

Feb 05, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Today's younger generation may reckon that "ne'er the twain shall meet" where technology and their elders are concerned. However, ongoing research by Abby King, PhD, professor of health research and policy and of medicine ...


Software: serious games in virtual worlds

Dec 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Serious games are designed not to entertain, but to teach. Students learn by doing, and games range from simulating medical procedures to promoting peace in Palestine. Now European researchers are developing ...


New computer architecture aids emergency response

Oct 31, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Princeton researchers have invented a computer architecture that enables the secure transmission of crucial rescue information to first responders during events such as natural disasters, fires or terrorist attacks.


Watermarks for mobile television

Oct 01, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

For centuries, watermarks have protected written documents from forgery. Now their digital brothers are to prevent videos from being released in the Internet before their television premieres. Electronic watermarks ...


New test could help consumers avoid surprise headaches from chocolate, wine

Oct 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers in California are reporting development of a fast, inexpensive test suitable for home use that could help millions of people avoid those ‘out of the blue’ headaches that may follow consumption of certain red wines, ...


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