Tag archive: use

A study to be published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence find that, at least among college students, the type and frequency of video game play can parallel real-life risk behaviors like drug and alcohol abuse, as well as poor personal relationships and self-esteem. The authors don't propose a causal relationship between gaming and these traits, but suggest that video gaming habits might cluster with what would generally be seen… Read More

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) hasn't won many friends in the public sphere lately, what with filing tens of thousands of lawsuits against music fans believed to be distributing music online in violation of copyright, sending letters to college students and others threatening legal action unless they pay a settlement, and (of course) falsely targeting many individuals in these actions. But in an unusual move in… Read More

A study published in the British Medical Journal has uncovered no link between the incidence of glioma (the most common type of brain tumor) and cell phone use. The study, conducted by the British branch of the large-scale Interphone survey, surveyed 2,782 people in five areas of the U.K., including 966 people 18 to 69 years of age who were diagnosed with glioma and 1,716 others randomly selected from general practitioner lists. The survey… Read More

Expanding the storage capabilities of the portable computing market, US Modular has announced production support for 8GB sized CompactFlash cards.  The storage medium is about the size of a matchbook.  This new series of flash memory has a 40x speed rating, with a minimum sustained write speed of 6MB. The current line of consumer CompactFlash offered by US Modular range from 64MB to 8GB, and speeds vary from 4X-80X. … Read More

According to the report by Computer Industry Almanac, mobile PC usage for 2005 is expected to reach around 230 million systems and over the next five years, these numbers will more than double to over 480 million mobile PC's in use. This is no doubt due to the lowering price of laptops, including WiFi network adoption. In the grand scheme of things, laptops are expected to account for over 25% of the total worldwide PC's being… Read More

In-flight use of wireless data, rather than voice functionality, should be permitted for individuals who choose to use wireless phones, email devices, PDAs or laptops while flying, urged the ConsumerElectronics Association (CEA) in comments filed today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In its comments, CEA called for careful evaluation of changes to rules regarding the use of portable electronic devices aboard aircraft.… Read More

Quote from the review at Designtechnica: “Etymotic is one of 'the big two' in the arena of canal phones. Known mostly for the high end ER-4S cans, Etymotic decided to throw their hat into the iPod popularity ring with the ER-6i. This is slightly confusing because the company also offers a black ER-6 model, and consumers' first impressions would make them believe that the 'i' is just a marketing gimmick aimed at… Read More

Blogging is rapidly emerging as a threat to Internet users. A blog (short for weblog) is a personal journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or reflect the purpose of the Web site that hosts the blog. While blogs have a legitimate use, online journals pose serious threats to enterprise confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Blogs are… Read More

“The Toulouse, France-based aircraft builder completed its first in-flight trial of phones that use the global system for mobile communications, or GSM, the dominant wireless technology in Europe and Asia, Airbus said in an e-mailed statement. Airbus said tests were performed with several different GSM phones used simultaneously for both voice calls and text messages, paving the way for future widespread use aboard airliners

Like all 3 video-mobiles by NEC, the e228 is constantly connected to the Internet and can synchronize completely with Outlook Calendar and other PC applications, which makes it suitable for personal as well as professional use. It also enables use of a memory card should there be a need for more memory. The large screen and 65,000-colour resolution provides exceptionally high quality for video viewing and Java games. The e228 is also… Read More

Gartner advises that companies should forbid the use of uncontrolled, privately owned devices with corporate PCs and adopt personal firewalls to limit what can be done on USB ports. “Businesses must ensure that the right procedures and technologies are adopted to securely manage the use of portable storage devices like USB 'keychain' drives. This will help to limit damage from malicious code, loss of proprietary… Read More

“With the busy summer travel season underway and the increasing popularity of wireless portable electronics with both business and leisure travelers, now is an perfect time to reiterate the importance of creating a new industry standard that will help manage the use of these devices on board commercial aircraft,” said Douglas Johnson, senior director for technology policy at CEA. “Some airlines are beginning to liberalize… Read More

The new products include versions for use in portable music or video players and handheld computers; a compact flash card format for digital cameras; and a USB pocketable external drive roughly the size of a hockey puck. Until recently, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies was the only major supplier of 1-inch disk drives. But the company couldn't keep up with demand for its largest capacity 4-gigabyte Microdrive, which is used in the… Read More

About 10 percent of Visa's 1.2 billion credit and debit cards in use worldwide already have a built-in computer chip, and that proportion is growing rapidly, Arnold says. The chip can store information that could be displayed on a small screen running across the top of a card, in a position similar to the magnetic strip on the back of most cards today. Visa expects to have produced working prototypes of the devices in about a… Read More

The companies are aiming to produce lower-cost discs and expand the use of the technology. Sony and Toppan announced the 25GB discs Thursday and said more details will be revealed at the Optical Data Storage conference this weekend in Monterey, Calif. The discs will be able to store more than two hours of high-definition video. Read the full story at CNET News.com.