![]() Saving lives with 10-kilo phone networkA ten-kilo GSM mobile phone network developed by European researchers will allow rescue workers to set up communications just hours, or even minutes, after a man-made or natural catastrophe. It will mean more ... |
![]() Grow your mobile in a pot? Maybe someday, say Nokia researchersWith a mobile phone you can make calls on the go, shoot photos and pinpoint your position on a map. And who knows, maybe one day you'll be able to grow your phone in a pot, if the futuristic ideas of technology ... |
Keeping up with your peers, securelyMobile peer-to-peer (P2P) applications allow a team or group to create new levels of ad hoc co-operation and collaboration around a specific, real-time goal. But developing compelling and secure applications is a challenge. ... |
![]() Videogames getting minds of their ownVideogames are getting smarter with virtual enemies improvising during battles, storylines shifting based on moral choices and in-game characters sending players text messages for help. |
![]() Make way Ronaldo, here come the robotsAfter Euro 2008, now Austria is preparing to host RoboCup, where 500 robots take to the football field hoping to prove their mettle. |
![]() iPhones hot even in places Apple has yet to reach(AP) -- In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here - but they ... |
Consortium Established to Develop 'TransferJet' Wireless TechnologySeveral major telecom giants today announced an agreement to form a consortium to develop specifications for "TransferJet" - a new interoperable wireless transfer technology that enables rapid transfer of high resolution ... |
![]() EU warns teenagers of mobile phone ring-tone rip-offsThe European Commission warned children and teenagers on Thursday to beware of mobile telephone ring-tone scams after hundreds of Internet sites were found to be charging too much for the services. |
Report: Invest $10 a person for better health(AP) -- Investing just $10 per person - roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips - could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say. |
Mini ECG gets heart attack rehab patients mobileDr Charles Worringham of Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation said the unique 'Cardiomobile' monitoring system, developed by Gold Coast company Alive Technologies, was being ... |
![]() Toshiba Launches 400GB 2.5-inch HDD Introduces New Line-up of 7,200rpm DrivesToshiba today announced a new line-up of high performance 2.5-inch HDDs, including a low-noise flagship model that boosts areal density to 477Mbit/mm2 (308Gbpsi) to achieve a capacity of 400GB on just two ... |
![]() Japan cautious in iPhone's bid for world dominance(AP) -- Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to ... |
![]() Australia unveils online code of conductAustralia on Wednesday unveiled a new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content which will call for classifications similar to those for films, a government spokesman said. |
CNBC: Korean carrier in talks to buy Sprint(AP) -- South Korea's SK Telecom Corp. is in talks to buy struggling U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp., business news channel CNBC reported Tuesday |
![]() Lenovo Launches Complete PC Solution for Small Businesses with New ThinkPad SL NotebooksLenovo today unveiled a complete computing solution for small-to-medium business (SMB) users that includes the new SL series of ThinkPad notebooks, value-added software and unique new services. The trio of ... |