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A mobile device (also known as cellphone device, handheld device, handheld computer, "Palmtop" or simply handheld) is a pocket-sized computing device, typically having a display screen with touch input or a miniature keyboard. In the case of the personal digital assistant (PDA) the input and output are combined into a touch-screen interface. Smartphones and PDAs are popular amongst those who require the assistance and convenience of a conventional computer, in environments where carrying one would not be practical. Enterprise digital assistants can further extend the available functionality for the business user by offering integrated data capture devices like Bar Code, RFID and Smart Card readers.

==Types of mobile devices== ==== Mobile computers==== *Netbook *Smartbook *Notebook PC *Ultra-Mobile PC *Handheld PC *Personal digital assistant/Enterprise digital assistant *Graphing calculator *Pocket computer (largely obsolete) ====Handheld game consoles==== * Nintendo DS (NDS) * Game Boy, Game Boy Color * Game Boy Advance * Sega Game Gear * PC Engine GT * Pokémon Mini * NeoGeo Pocket, NeoGeo Color * Atari Lynx * Pandora * GP2X/GP32 * Gizmondo * PlayStation Portable (PSP) * N-Gage * WonderSwan ====Media recorders==== *Digital still camera (DSC) *Digital video camera (DVC or digital Camcorder) *Digital audio recorders ====Media players/displayers==== * Portable media player * e-book reader ====Communication devices==== * Mobile phone * Cordless telephone * Pager ====[[Personal nav

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Charge your cell phone using light, courtesy SunCore

Technology / Energy

Oct 26, 2009 | 4 / 5 (12) | 2

SunCore is a little known Irvine, Calif.-based company that's on the cusp of shipping some potentially revolutionary technology.

As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth

Technology / Internet

Aug 30, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (8) | 9

(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 ...

Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over iPhone

Technology / Business

Oct 22, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 1

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.

Augmented reality: Visual time machine offers tourists a glimpse of the past

Technology / Hi Tech

Aug 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

(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.

Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

(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.

An intelligent system avoids forgetting things

Technology / Computer Sciences

Aug 27, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 1

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. ...

Sony Develops Compact Sized, High Speed, High Accuracy Finger Vein Authentication Technology

Technology / Engineering

Feb 02, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 0

Sony Corporation today announced the development of a finger vein authentication technology called "mofiria." The user-friendly technology offers quick response and high accuracy and comes in a compact size ...

The Internet on Saturday buzzed with renewed rumors of Google making its own smartphone

Google hints at making mobile telephone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 13, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

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.

A person uses the iPhone in December 2008 in Paris

iPhone porn goes 3D

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 20, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (6) | 1

IPhone lovers can use their hot devices to view steamy adult videos in 3D.

Silicon Image Introduces New 18 MegaPixel Camera Processor IP Core

Technology / Semiconductors

Oct 12, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

Silicon Image today introduced the camerIC-18, the newest member of its family of camerIC camera processor IP cores.

Apple to unveil next-generation iPhone software

Technology / Software

Mar 12, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

Apple plans to give the world a peek next week at its next-generation operating system for iPhones.

The visual editor: IBM Makes It Easier To Browse Web Sites On Mobile Devices (w/ Video)

Technology / Software

Oct 26, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

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, ...

Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons

Technology / Hi Tech

Nov 27, 2009 | 3 / 5 (3) | 0

(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.

Study: mobile microbloggers struggle to make their postings interesting

Technology / Internet

Sep 21, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

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), ...