App to assist deaf mobile-phone users hits FCC roadblock
It has been nearly two years since Miracom sought Federal Communications Commission approval for an app designed to help the deaf use mobile phones. The app, known as InnoCaption, allows deaf users to "hear" a person talking on the end of a call with …
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Over half of mobile phones sold in the last quarter are smartphones
New Delhi: Smartphone uptake continued its strong momentum and accounted for around 55 per cent of all mobile phones sold in July-September period, says a report by Ericsson. "Throughout the world there is continued momentum for smartphone uptake.
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Henrik Stenson to fans: 'Turn the sound off your mobile phones'
Due to being in a group with Tiger Woods, Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson has spent the first three days of the Turkish Airlines Open contending with excited fans' cell phones and cameras. After his round on Saturday, Stenson let it be known that he's …
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Intelligent Energy offers Upp, a 0 phone-charging fuel cell
Although they have been used successfully at times — the Apollo spacecraft, for example — engineering challenges have meant hard times for fuel cell makers trying to push them into other markets such as low-pollution vehicles. Mobile devices, with …
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Tungsten health scare over mobile phones
Exposure to mobile phones, jewellery and light bulbs could increase the risk of suffering serious health problems, because they contain tungsten, scientists have warned. High levels of the metal in the body could double the risk of suffering a stroke …
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TracFone Wireless and Voxiva Partner with Molina Healthcare to Provide Free …
Through SafeLink Health Solutions, a TracFone Wireless brand, Molina will be able to enhance communications with their members through the use of free cell phones and help them stay healthy through text message-based health services. Qualifying …
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