CUPERTINO, Calif., April 3, 2013 — Commenting on a report from the US Inspector General’s office on the effects of BYOD (bring your own devices) on US military data security – which found that military command was unaware of more than 14,000 mobile devices in active use across the US Army – Voltage Security says [...]
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Xenon Flash for Photos in Dark from Smart Phones
A Singapore invention looks set to equip mobile phones with a built-in, small yet powerful Xenon flash, allowing consumers to take great photos even in low-light conditions. Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have made a revolutionary capacitor that overcomes the limitations of current capacitors, which are needed to store enough energy to fire a [...]
Quick, Efficient Chip Cleans Up Common Flaws in Amateur Photographs
Your smartphone snapshots could be instantly converted into professional-looking photographs with just the touch of a button, thanks to a processor chip developed at MIT. The chip, built by a team at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratory, can perform tasks such as creating more realistic or enhanced lighting in a shot without destroying the scene’s [...]
Faster Video Streaming in a Mobile Era
In the smartphones and tablet era, more and more users are watching videos on the move – with a resulting strain on mobile networks. The combination of the HEVC video compression standard with LTE brings networks welcome relief. Whether on a long train journey, sitting in a café or lounging at home on the sofa, [...]
Turning Smartphones Into Secure and Versatile Keys
It’s already possible to open doors using an app — but we are a long way from seeing widespread acceptance of this in the market. Now, researchers have developed a piece of software that will make the technology even more secure and versatile. Smartphones and tablets have become an integral part of our daily lives. [...]
Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution On Their Smart Phones
Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors that allow users to monitor air quality in real time on their smart phones. The sensors could be particularly useful to people suffering from chronic conditions, such as asthma, who need to avoid exposure to pollutants. CitiSense [...]
Smartphones Might Soon Develop Emotional Intelligence: Algorithm for Speech-Based Emotion Classification Developed
If you think having your phone identify the nearest bus stop is cool, wait until it identifies your mood. New research by a team of engineers at the University of Rochester may soon make that possible. At the IEEE Workshop on Spoken Language Technology on Dec. 5, the researchers will describe a new computer program [...]
Mobile Browsers Fail Internet Safety Test
How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous websites, according to a recent Georgia Tech study. This graphic shows the inconsistency with which three of the major mobile browser platforms display security indicators. These indicators help users determine the [...]
Wireless Networks: Mobile Devices Keep Track
A more sensitive technique for determining user position could lead to improved location-based mobile services. Many mobile-phone applications (apps) use spatial positioning technology to present their user with location-specific information such as directions to nearby amenities. By simultaneously predicting the location of the mobile-user and the data access points, or hotspots, improved accuracy of positioning [...]
Application of Smartphone Technology to Economic and Environmental Analysis of Building Energy Conservation Strategies
They can help us pass the time, socialize and yes, even work, but can smartphones also help us save the planet? A paper recently published in the International Journal of Sustainable Energy suggests they can. Four researchers from Canada, Patrick Leslie, Joshua M. Pearce, Rob Harrap and Sylvie Daniel, investigated how smartphones could be used [...]
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