Placed in a shoe, the device captures the energy of moving micro droplets and converts it into electrical current. Kinetic charging is already used in some low power devices such as watches and sensors. The University of Wisconsin team published its study in the journal Nature Communications. Read the story at bbc
Google Plus is set to penetrate the Indian masses in a big way by allowing users access to their accounts via SMS. Since mobile phone penetration is huge in the country and smartphones are only just about catching up, this new facility is sure to win them a big following. In fact, it is sure [...]
One credit card company is using text messages as the newest tool in fighting identity theft. Text alerts are sent when unusual activity is detected on customers’ accounts. Jackie Almendares is always on guard now. Before someone ran up $60,000 on her credit card a nightmare to repair her credit. So she’s happy to see [...]
The Foreign Office has launched a trial service with the network provider to deliver emergency text messages to their subscribers as well as to customers of any mobile provider whose service runs on Vodafone’s network. The text will be sent out to customers who are in a country where there has been a major crisis [...]
I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I was emotionally invested in a film that largely focuses on teenagers rapidly tapping keys on their phone. That speaks to the quality of “Thumbs,” a surprisingly entertaining documentary that follows a dozen or so competitors through a grueling national texting championship. The key [...]
What is less publicised is the continued importance of text messaging within this booming growth of non-voice traffic. The ITU recently illustrated this by claiming text messages sent by the 5.3 billion mobile users was generating $14,000 (around €9,700) per second for operators around the world, assuming an average of $0.07 per SMS. Also of [...]
