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Articles tagged with: Wind and Itu
Ultrasound imaging now possible with a smartphone
Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand. more
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EU calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies
Half of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission has now called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007. more
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Humans may be losers if technological nature replaces the real thing
..ted by Kahn's laboratory, one with a plasma display "window" and several with AIBO, a robotic dog. The plasma window study showed that people recovered better from low-level stress by looking at an actual view of nature rather than s more
Charging Cellphones With Just a Wave of your Hand
.., like simple body movements, the beating of the heart or movement of the wind, into electricity, using zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires that conduct the electricity. The ZnO nanowires are piezoelectric - they generate an electric current when subjec more
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Dot com diet keeps telecoms in good shape
..ark days, on the whole telecoms should stand up against the crippling headwind of the recession. The dot com crash put the industry through its paces and as a result we should see far less distressed debt and insolvencies than other sectors suc more
Related Tags: sim, intel, rsa, ict, o2, capex, ovi, iden, telefonica, sharp
Turning Soldiers' Helmets into a Wireless Mesh Network
..identify the window that a rifle is firing through even when the rifle is completely inside the building, the technique preferred by trained snipers. These tests were performed with sensors in fixed locations. One of the problems with using a more
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European telecoms operators in strong position to ride out recession
..period.The current economic situation has opened a window of opportunity for telecom operators, being more resilient than internet and systems competitors. The existing infrastructure and commercial assets of telecom operators will more
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Fitch Places WIND Hellas' Ratings on Negative Watch on Liquidity Concerns
Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of Greek mobile operator, wind Hellas
Telecommunications, on Rating Watch Negative due to liquidity concerns, which
are mainly related to seasonal working capital outflows in H109.
more
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Are Smartphones Immune to the Financial Crisis in Western Europe?
The market for Western European converged mobile devices (commonly referred to as smartphones) experienced a good performance in the last quarter of 2008. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 9.3 million units, 25.9% higher than the 7.4 million shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 31.9 million units, 36.1% higher than the 23.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
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Western European Mobile Phone Market now in Recession
Three consecutive quarters of negative growth have led the Western European mobile phone market into recession. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 53.6 million units in 4Q08, 13.5% lower than the 62 million units shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 190.5 million units in Western Europe, 5.9% lower than the 202.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
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