Tag: cell phones

New System Swaps the Cash Register for an iPhone

By Erica Naone | 12/07/2009 | 13 Comments

Some experts doubt that startup Square can succeed.

Nasty iPhone Worm Hints at the Future

By Robert Lemos | 11/25/2009 | 1 Comment

As smart phones become smarter, malicious code will find a friendlier home.

Cell Phones to Go 3-D

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 10/20/2009 | 0 Comments

Embedding microlenses in thin films could bring 3-D movies and games to mobile devices.

A New Language for Phone Networks

By Robert Lemos | 08/31/2009 | 5 Comments

Researchers develop a better way to write applications for peer-to peer cellular networks.

Sending Cell Phones into the Cloud

By Christopher Mims | 05/01/2009 | 0 Comments

New technology offloads processing from a mobile device to its cloud-based doppelganger.

Better Lithium-ion Batteries

By Prachi Patel | 03/27/2009 | 5 Comments

A startup says its solid polymer electrolytes will mean cheaper, more-reliable batteries.

Tracking Traffic with Cell Phones

By Kate Greene | 11/11/2008 | 4 Comments

A new project collects traffic data from GPS-enabled cell phones.

Searching for the Mobile Web

By Erica Naone | 10/24/2008 | 2 Comments

Industry leaders hope that new technologies will make mobile search more usable.

Upwardly Mobile

By David Talbot | 10/20/2008 | 4 Comments

An Indian startup thinks that the right software can make cheap phones a financial lifeline to hundreds of millions.

Low-Power Liquid Lens

By Kate Greene | 10/01/2008 | 8 Comments

An adjustable-focus lens made of two drops of water could be used in small cameras.

Where Cell Phones Go to Die

By Kate Greene | 08/19/2008 | 6 Comments

People are recycling more mobile phones each year.