May 15 Researchers Mine Cell Phone Data for Insight Into Human Behavior By Admin, PBS News Hour In 2007, the number of cell phone accounts worldwide passed 3.3 billion -- half the number of people on the planet. Continue reading
Mar 09 Text Messages Are New Tool for AIDS Education in South Africa By Admin, PBS News Hour A mobile health project in South Africa is using cell phone text messages to reach people in even the most remote areas of the country to encourage them to get information and counseling on HIV/AIDS. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch NOVA Explores the Role of Technology in Espionage An excerpt of Tuesday's NOVA program sheds light on the role of technology in espionage, focusing on the National Security Agency's surveillance of Osama bin Laden. Continue watching
Mar 28 Phone, Satellite Companies to Redevelop Airwaves for New Wireless Products By Admin, PBS News Hour Last week, the Federal Communications Commission finished auctioning off $19 billion worth of public airwaves after a federally mandated switch to digital television freed up large sections of the nation's wireless "spectrum."… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Fierce Competition Adds Verve to Growing Smart Phone Market Powerful cell phones with Web and multimedia capabilities - dubbed "smart phones" - are part of a new generation of mobile phones earning a loyal following. Spencer Michels reports on smart phones and how top industry contenders plan to offer… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Extended Interview: Google Executives Discuss Smart Phones Eric Schmidt is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Google. Andy Rubin is Google's director of mobile platforms, in charge of overseeing the development of a Google operating system for smart cell phones. The two executives discussed smart… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Extended Interview: Microsoft CEO Discusses Smart Phones Steve Ballmer is the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corp. He discussed the company's smart phone technology plans with Spencer Michels. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Over 500,000 Evacuated as Winds Feed California Fires Wildfires in Southern California became almost impossible for firefighters to control Tuesday, and officials said 1,300 homes and businesses have burned down. A San Diego official describes how residents are coping. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Technology Helped Virginia Tech Students Connect After Tragedy In the wake of shootings that left 33 members of their community dead, Virginia Tech students went to Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace to memorialize friends and make sense of the carnage. Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch New Cell Phone Technology Can Track Users With Global Positioning System chips now installed in some cell phones, parents can use phones to keep tabs on their children and businesses can track the whereabouts of delivery truck drivers. But the new tracking systems leave some privacy advocates… Continue watching