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Weather, waves and wireless: Super strength signalling
May 16, 2008 |
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A new study from the University of Leicester has discovered a particular window of time when mobile signals and radio waves are ‘super strength’ – allowing them to be clearer and travel greater distances, potentially interfering ...
Innovations in International Calling: MAXroam SIM Cuts Costs
Oct 03, 2007 |
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Cubic Telecom MAXroam Sim popular in Europe is on its way to North America. The MAXroam SIM card is inserted into an unlocked mobile phone with GSM network capability. MAXroam provides easy instructions on ...
FCC Sets Digital TV Rules
Apr 27, 2007 |
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The FCC adopts measures to ensure a smooth transition to DTV in 2009, which is necessary to free up the 700MHz band for wireless voice and data.
Hook Your Car Up to the Internet
Mar 28, 2008 |
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If the thought of a long road trip without full Internet access makes you jittery, a new in-car Internet connection could fulfill your high-speed needs.
Super-fast Internet connections with existing cable-TV networks
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Demand for high-speed Internet access is forecast to grow sharply with the increasing availability of video on demand, teleworking and easier access to government services. However existing bandwidths will soon be inadequate ...
Tech File: HD Radio
Jul 05, 2006 |
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Most radio listeners can't turn on the radio these days without hearing a commercial about this new finagled thing called HD Radio. While the commercials may peak curiosity, they don't tell much about what HD Radio is, so ...
US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed: report
Aug 25, 2009 |
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The United States ranks 28th in the world in average Internet connection speed and is not making significant progress in building a faster network, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Study shows hotels' Internet connections unsafe
Oct 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Travelers who use a hotel's Internet network risk the possibility of data theft, concludes a new study from Cornell's School of Hotel Administration.
Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Broadband Internet
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In South Africa, a carrier pigeon carrying a 4GB memory stick proved to be faster than the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom. Winston the pigeon took one hour and eight ...
GPS System Could Start Failing by Next Year
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A federal watchdog agency has warned the U.S. Congress that the GPS system could start failing in 2010 and beyond. Due to delays in launching replacement satellites and other circumstances, ...
Cell Phone of the Future Saves Lives
Oct 20, 2006 |
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Researchers at the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research and Department of Computer Science and Engineering are working on cell phone applications that can help keep you safer, tell you when ...
Stealth Attack Drains Cell Phone Batteries
Aug 24, 2006 |
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Cell phones that can send or receive multimedia files could be targeted by an attack that stealthily drains their batteries, leaving cellular communications networks useless, according to computer security researchers at ...
Professor researches cell phone usage among college students
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Cell phones are commonplace fixture in United States culture these days, but a recent Virginia Tech survey reveals not only whom college students are talking to, but also for how long, and from where they converse.
Hospitalized school kids use robot replacements in classroom
Jun 04, 2006 |
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(AP) -- Lying in his hospital room, on a mattress designed to protect his fragile skin, 13-year-old Achim Nurse poked his bandaged fingers at an orange button on what looked like a souped-up video game console.
Text messaging partners mobile and TV
May 25, 2006 |
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With more than 64.5 million text messages throughout Fox's fifth season of "American Idol," LogicaCMG gave United Press International a behind-the-scenes look at how text messaging is uniting the mobile and television industries.
