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New Chip Design Delivers Better Performance, Longer Battery Life for Cell Phones, WiFi, and Other Wireless Communications
Anyone who uses a cell phone or a WiFi laptop knows the irritation of a dead-battery surprise.   view more (2006-04-20)

New epidemiological review finds no causal association between the use of cellular phones and cancer
The Swedish Radiation Protection Authority has engaged two internationally well-known epidemiologists to review published epidemiological studies on the relationship between the use of cellular telephones and cancer risk. They are Dr. John D. Boice, Jr. and Dr. Joseph K. McLaughlin from the International Epidemiology Institute, USA. In their... view more... (2002-09-20)

Lule'å first in pilot study of new mobile services in Sweden
The Center for Distance-Bridging Technology at Lule'å University of Technology is the first in the country to jump on board the government's billion-crown commitment to restore Sweden's reputation as a leading IT nation. This involves setting up testing activities for new mobile services. Lule'å already has 3,100 test pilots fully... view more... (2003-03-24)

Pioneering research at Loughborough University could reduce mobile phone emissions into the body by up to 85%
Loughborough University's Centre for Mobile Communications Research (CMCR) has made some major breakthroughs in its antenna technology that could enable safer communication for all. Using their work associated with GPS (Global Positioning System) technology, researchers have managed to reduce emissions into the body by as much as 85%. The CMCR... view more... (2002-06-12)

Txt ur dr. - are mobile phones the future of health monitoring?
Your doctor may soon be able to check on your recovery after a hospital stay by texting your mobile phone. Researchers, writing in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making today, have developed and tested a wireless patient monitoring system that could help detect patient suffering at a distance. Keeping up-to-date with a patient's condition... view more... (2004-06-11)

Top-rung research environments singled out
A panel of acknowledged international experts has identified Sweden's foremost environments for basic research. The Swedish Research Council will be able to finance ten of the 27 research environments of excellence that have been winnowed from 261 applications. These research teams are from all over the country and represent all disciplinary... view more... (2005-02-17)

A 'butler' in your mobile phone: University of Southampton scientists create a computer agent that aims to make life less complicated
A new computer agent that will work through users' mobile phones and organise their business and social schedules, has been developed by scientists at the Department of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) at the University of Southampton. The agent is an example of how the next generation of World Wide Web will work. An artificial intelligence... view more... (2003-06-13)

Online surveys are less effective than phone surveys
Surveys are more than an annoyance. They are also a useful tool for market researchers, who rely on them to understand our attitudes towards products.   view more (2006-07-19)

Viral epidemics poised to go mobile
If you own a computer, chances are you have experienced the aftermath of a nasty virus at some point.   view more (2009-05-22)

VTT introduces unique, human voice-based guidance system for mobile phones
Route directions prove particularly useful for the visually impaired VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a unique guidance system for mobile phones, directed and directing by voice. The system provides relief for the everyday life of the visually impaired, in particular for their use of public transportation, but is also... view more... (2004-06-08)

Drivers on cell phones are as bad as drunks
Three years after the preliminary results first were presented at a scientific meeting and drew wide attention, University of Utah psychologists have published a study showing that motorists who talk on handheld or hands-free cellular phones are as impaired as drunken drivers.   view more (2006-06-30)

Drivers on cell phones clog traffic
Motorists who talk on cell phones drive slower on the freeway, pass sluggish vehicles less often and take longer to complete their trips, according to a University of Utah study that suggests drivers on cell phones congest traffic.   view more (2008-01-02)

Welcome to the Smart Lab
Chemists at the University of Southampton will soon be monitoring their experiments from a more comfortable place than a lab stool. In the final stage of a pioneering IBM project to wire their lab for remote control the researchers will be able to keep an eye on reactions they have left running in the lab via a smart phone from the comfort of the... view more... (2005-01-26)

Ring me for the song title
The quantity of digitally recorded music is exploding. The AudioID automatic recognition system not only keeps your play list under control. It sorts the collection on your hard disk, protects intellectual property rights, and recognizes song titles on the basis of a short extract.   view more (2004-11-09)

Track your fitness, environmental impact with new cell phone applications
Planning on gobbling a few extra treats this holiday season? Soon, your cell phone may be able to help you maintain your exercise routine and keep the pounds off over winter months, without your having to lift a finger to keep track.    view more (2008-11-20)

Phone-based therapy eases depression long term
When people receive brief telephone-based psychotherapy soon after starting on antidepressant medication, strong positive effects may continue 18 months after their first session. So concludes a Group Health study in the April Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.   view more (2007-03-22)

Predicting the movements of a mobile phone
Predicting the movements of mobile cell phone communications systems, thus providing a guarantee of the quality of service (QoS) and offering locating services, as well as recognising imperfect texts on a dictionary basis, are two of the applications demonstrated by José Javier Astrain Escola, engineer in the Public University of Navarre.... view more... (2004-09-22)

Endorasoft goes beyond the limits of SMS and SIM cards of mobile phones
The basque company Endorasoft has created two computer systems that will offer to consumers and companies more services and possibilities for this kind of telephone systems.   view more (2002-10-24)

Positioning systems will provide aid more quickly
Positioning systems will become an essential tool for the carrying out of many different tasks in the future. Whether the problem consists of a tree falling on a power line or a car standing in the road with a motor failure, aid services will find a route straight to the right location by using this system. It has previously been difficult for a... view more... (2002-04-10)

Mobile phones help secondary pupils
Ask a teacher to name the most irritating invention of recent years and they will often nominate the mobile phone.   view more (2008-09-12)
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