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Articles tagged with: North Carolina
NC gov. warns texters: 'Hope u r not driving now'
North Carolina has become the seventh state to pass a ban this year on texting while driving. So how did Gov. Beverly Perdue get the word out? more
Related Tags: driving, hands-free, text-messaging, USA
Official: NC considers Apple for massive tax break
North Carolina lawmakers are pushing to give Apple a multi-million dollar tax break should the company bring an East Coast computer server farm to the state — an estimated $1 billion investment, according to a state official with knowledge of the recruitment efforts. more
Groups share information in workplace, but not the 'right' information
From the operating room to the executive board room, the benefits of working in teams have long been touted. But a new analysis of 22 years of applied psychological research shows that teams tend to discuss information they already know and that "talkier" teams are less effective. more
Cell Phones Are Helping Kids Learn in the Classroom
Educators, policymakers and wireless industry leaders joined together last week at the Mobile Learning Conference 2009 (MLC09) in Washington, D.C. to discuss the promising future of educational technology in America and the key role the application of cellular technology and devices can play in helping kids learn in the classroom. more
Related Tags: social-networking, smartphone, qualcomm, smartphones, mobile-broadband, play, USA
An "Invisibility Cloak" For Sound?
Contrary to earlier predictions, Duke University engineers have found that a three-dimensional sound cloak is possible, at least in theory. more
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Many children love sending and receiving text messages through their cell phones - sometimes to the great annoyance of their parents. However, a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests this technology could be used to reduce children's chances of becoming overweight or obese later in life, by helping them monitor and modify their own behaviors now. more
Related Tags: text-messaging, text-messages, USA
Teen Drivers Often Ignore Bans on Using Cellphones and Texting
Teenage drivers' cellphone use actually rose in North Carolina after the state enacted a cellphone ban for young drivers, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds. This is the case even though young drivers and their parents said they strongly support the restrictions. Parents and teens alike believe the ban on hand-held and hands-free phone use isn't being enforced. Researchers concluded that North Carolina's law isn't reducing teen drivers' cellphone use. more
Related Tags: driving, hands-free, teenagers, police, USA
Alcatel-Lucent Considers Shutting Nth Carolina Factory in Cost Saving Measure
Alcatel-Lucent is reported to be preparing to close a factory which specializes in switching equipment based in Charlotte, North Carolina and switch production to one of two factories close to the Arizona-Mexico border. The local Charlotte Observer newspaper says that the move could cost nearly 225 jobs in the area. more
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Using Smartphones to Improve Student Maths Abilities
Qualcomm has given 100 smartphones to students in four high schools in three school districts across the state of North Carolina in an experiment to see if they can improve maths proficiency. The project will run through June 2008 and be followed up with an extensive research study examining the viability of utilizing Smartphones to increase student achievement in mathematics. Safeguards will be in place to assure that students are able to communicate only with authorized users and that they observe acceptable use policies for the Smartphones. more
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Dem. President. Candidate Edwards Enters Spectrum Debate Fray
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards has waded into the debate over radio spectrum policy, urging the Federal Communications Commission to structure the rules for an upcoming auction so that smaller companies can participate. more
Related Tags: radio-spectrum, fcc, federal-communications-commission