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Jitterbug J cell phone

Tech review: Jitterbug J cell phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Features: This super-simple phone for seniors doesn't require a yearly contract -- just pay for minutes monthly. Easy-to-press big buttons. Has text messaging and Bluetooth capabilities. Phone contacts and ...





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Dialing back: Cost-cutters return to slow-speed Internet

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With his work hours cut and an investment portfolio in the tank, Arnold Zimmerman is considering the unthinkable: ditching his blazing-fast cable Internet service and going back to dial-up.


Neural pathway missing in tone-deaf people

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Nerve fibers that link perception and motor regions of the brain are disconnected in tone-deaf people, according to new research in the August 19 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Experts estimate that at least 10 per ...


Tone language is key to perfect pitch

Perfect Pitch: Language Wins Out Over Genetics

Other Sciences / Other

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sinatra and Hendrix -- these and many other of the world's most famous musicians have had "perfect" or "absolute" pitch. The ability, defined as recognizing the pitch of a musical note ...


Toshiba develops molecular photoresist technology for EUV lithography

Toshiba develops molecular photoresist technology for EUV lithography

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a high resolution photoresist (photo-sensitive film) essential for future application of EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography in semiconductor fabrication, ...


Sun Dial uses mobile phones to alert Muslims to prayer

Sun Dial uses mobile phones to alert Muslims to prayer (w/Video)

Technology / Software

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Religious technology may seem like an oxymoron, but as more people obtain mobile phones, iPhones and other devices to help them manage their lives, it's only natural that many of them will be using their gadgets ...


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New Opera Web browser offers more tab options

Technology / Software

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(AP) -- Web browsers from the Norwegian company Opera Software ASA have been better known for their innovation than their usage.


Political views may skew perception of skin tone, new study finds

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Political affinity could influence how some people view the skin tone of biracial political candidates, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University ...


2,200 applicants in play for federal Internet grants

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The federal government is sorting through 2,200 applications seeking $28 billion to bring high-speed Internet access to more people, officials said at an Orlando technology conference Monday.


Well-timed timeout effective in wiping out fear memory response

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Banishing a fear-inducing memory might be a matter of the right timing, according to new research.


Yak offers unlimited international VoIP

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created Feb 22, 2006 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Yak Communications is offering an unlimited international calling plan for its Voice over Internet Protocol telephone customers.



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