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Urban Analysis for the XXI Century: Using Pervasive Infrastructures for Modeling Urban Dynamics

Escrito por Enrique Frías-Martínez, 28 de enero de 2015 a las 18:30

With the increasing capabilities of mobile devices, individuals leave behind footprints of their interaction with the urban environment. As a result, new research areas, such as urban computing and smart cities, focus on improving the quality of life in an...Seguir leyendo »

Magnetic communication: a new type of wireless communication

Technology

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 14 de julio de 2014 a las 18:00

Bluetooth, NFC, WiFi…There’s no shortage of ways for our smartphones to communicate wirelessly. And now there’s another one. At least that’s what researchers are working on at the University of Oulu (in Finland), where a team of scientists has created...Seguir leyendo »

These new batteries will be safer on flights

Energy

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 2 de junio de 2014 a las 18:00

The widely-publicized incidents that have taken place during flights, when certain mobiles have caught fire or exploded due to the conditions in planes, are caused by the batteries in the phones. These lithium-ion storage sources, which have evolved much more...Seguir leyendo »

Welcome to the new battle on your smartphone: contextualised information

Technology

Escrito por Javier Lacort, 12 de mayo de 2014 a las 18:00

Over the last few months, apps and tools that give our smartphones context and sense have been gaining strength. Especially in Android, thanks to its architecture and customisation, which allows more options in comparison with Windows Phone and iOS. These are...Seguir leyendo »

Charging your smartphone while you walk is now possible thanks to nanotechnology

Technology

Escrito por Angela Bernardo, 29 de marzo de 2014 a las 18:00

When Richard Feynman gave his famous conference at Caltech on the futuristic possibilities of nanotechnology, no one imagined that the physicist was predicting a large part of what we have today thanks to this scientific discipline. The arrival of innovative biosensors to...Seguir leyendo »

How to know if my application is working (or not): the conversion funnel

Entrepreneurs

Escrito por Dani García, 5 de marzo de 2014 a las 18:00

Lots of SMEs now reach their customers via the Internet and smartphones. But there are also many who have applications but don’t know how to evaluate whether their numbers for downloads, visits and sales are good or bad. The truth is...Seguir leyendo »

The real mobile revolution in Africa

Innovation

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 12 de febrero de 2014 a las 18:00

The mobile revolution has had – and continues to have – the greatest social and economic impact not in the US, Europe or China, but in Africa. This technology has triggered enormous changes in many areas, such as the micro-economy,...Seguir leyendo »

Wysips, or the screen that will recharge your mobile with solar energy

Innovation

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 2 de febrero de 2014 a las 18:00

Recharging our mobiles has become a headache, especially when we have to anxiously be on the lookout for an outlet in any public place where we’re going to spend more than 15 minutes. There are a good number of research...Seguir leyendo »

Using a smartphone to measure levels of radiation exposure

Technology

Escrito por Angela Bernardo, 31 de enero de 2014 a las 18:00

It might sound a little like science fiction, but there’s no stopping the progress of technology. A new study by physicist Joshua Cogliati brings us one step closer to a promising future in which mobile devices will be used...Seguir leyendo »

Fundación Telefónica presents its Information Society 2013 Report

Telefónica Foundation

Escrito por Patricia Balaguer, 19 de enero de 2014 a las 18:00

It’s a fact that every day we become more dependent on smartphones. We use them to manage our social networks, as a camera, to check email, bank accounts, the weather, the time, etc. According to the report The Information Society in...Seguir leyendo »

Sensory smartphones: moving beyond the five senses

Technology

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 13 de enero de 2014 a las 18:00

Today’s smartphones are equipped with a variety of sensors to complement the basic hardware that used to make up computers. There are lots of uses for these sensors, some superfluous and some essential for the functioning of the devices. So...Seguir leyendo »

Want to live longer and better? Use your smartphone to improve your health

Innovation

Escrito por Alberto Iglesias Fraga, 16 de diciembre de 2013 a las 18:00

New technologies aren’t just useful for communicating with people thousands of kilometers away, or letting our friends know what we’re doing and with whom at all times. In fact, beyond these convenient functions, smartphones and tablets can also give us an...Seguir leyendo »