A new Imperial-led review has outlined how health workers could use existing phones to predict and curb the spread of infectious diseases. The review, published in Nature, outlines how healt... Read more
Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have demonstrated that deep learning, a powerful form of artificial intelligence, can discern and enhance microscopic details in photos... Read more
Smartphones can already do pretty much everything, right? Actually, UAB computer scientists have a few more ideas. They’re tapping into the accelerometers, proximity sensors and other enviro... Read more
What if they could act as mentors in mindfulness, helping users stay attentive in order to achieve particular goals? Funneling a steady stream of diversions straight to your pocket, smartpho... Read more
Their very small displays sometimes make smartphones difficult to operate. In the future, a projector will help: if the cell phone is standing on a table, for instance, it can project... Read more
Image via CrunchBase IAN LYNCH SMITH, a shaggy-haired ball of energy in his late 30s, beams as he ticks off some of the games that Freeverse, his little Brooklyn software company, has landed... Read more
Royal Holloway, University of London has joined an international team of researchers to develop a new way of conducting psychological and social research. Instead of bringing people into lab... Read more
According to University of Cincinnati electrical and computer engineer Jason Heikenfeld, there are two types of electronic devices: things such as e-readers, that require little power but ha... Read more
As laptop computers continue to shrink in size and mobile phones become more and more powerful, can it be that long before the two merge into a device with the portability of a mobile phone... Read more
The AR.Drone is meant for consumer use New from electronics maker Parrot comes the AR.Drone, a Wi-Fi helicopter with dual cameras and augmented-reality video streaming, that you control usin... Read more
In this age of HDTVs, home theaters, game consoles and media streamers, you’re likely to have a growing collection of remotes in your living room, and regularly battle the issues that... Read more