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Nearly one in five Internet users is tweeting on Twitter or using another service to share personal and business updates, or to see updates about others, according to a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. That's an increase to 19 percent from 11 percent last spring, according to the group.
Everyone seems tablet crazy, or at least tablet-rumor crazy. But why? Who needs or wants a tablet when we already have a huge array of smartphones, netbooks, e-readers and a crop of new lightweight laptops that provide the same features and more?
The Food and Drug Administration is asking the government's top medical advisers to review its system for approving certain types of medical devices, which has been criticized by safety advocates and government watchdogs.
The Food and Drug Administration is awarding $2 million to spur the development of medical devices for children, who face increased risks during surgery because so few implants are designed for their use.
A two-in-one heart device to fix irregular beats and contraction patterns cut patients' chances of developing heart failure by 41 percent, new research says.
More Americans are accessing the Internet using wireless mobile devices such as smartphones and laptops, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.
A medical-device company illegally tested bone cement during spinal surgery on about 200 patients, three of whom died on the operating table, U.S. prosecutors in Philadelphia charged Tuesday.
The medical device industry is trying to rein in a growing number of TV and magazine advertisements for hip replacements and other implants, amid congressional scrutiny of the marketing push.
It isn't only the president who needs extra security for his BlackBerry. All of us with smartphones that have Internet access, e-mail and the ability to handle sensitive written or financial documents should consider paying closer attention to where and how we're using the devices, experts say.
Authorities say a 15-year-old student has been arrested after a homemade explosive went off at his Massachusetts middle school.
Some medical devices for sensitive uses, from certain hip joints to a type of defibrillator, have won government approval without a close scientific review, congressional investigators said Thursday.
LAS VEGAS - The International Consumer Electronics Show last January was bristling with optimism, as manufacturers and software firms showed off major advancements in media systems, miniaturization and wireless connectivity.
Health care stocks are typically seen as a hedge against financial downturns, but medical device shares declined steeply in 2008 as broader economic worries exacerbated declines linked to product safety concerns.
A consumer watchdog group on Wednesday questioned the legality of several advertisements for medical devices that appear on YouTube and called on regulators to crack down on the promotions.
Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don't keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck — even when they're disconnected. A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices if held very close to them.
Medical experts told lawmakers Wednesday that new television advertisements for medical devices pose even greater risks to patients than ads for drugs, which have been scrutinized for years.
People with implanted heart devices need closer follow-up care, an international panel of heart specialists recommended Wednesday in the first guidelines for monitoring this rapidly growing group of patients.
Losing the audio feed during "Monday Night Football" may seem like a crisis for some sports fans, but it's nothing compared to losing the signal that monitors a critically ill hospital patient.
Early on, I gravitated toward sci-fi movies and television.
It doesn’t have the kind of name that elicits excitement among consumers.
An artist who helped touch off a terror scare in Boston by planting electronic devices around the city as part of a marketing stunt isn't running from his past. In fact, a year later, he is incorporating it into his art and trying to use it to make a buck.
Several leading makers of knee, hip and other orthopedic implants revealed Friday that federal regulators are looking into possibly unlawful sales of their products in foreign countries.
Prosecutors said they would not pursue charges against two men who planted electronic devices around the city as part of a botched advertising campaign after the pair apologized Friday for causing a bomb scare.
With its sales shriveling even more than analysts feared, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is imposing a partial hiring freeze and clamping down on other major expenses as the slumping chip maker tries to weather a fierce battle with Intel Corp.
Freelancers Vs. ObamaCareOne-size-fits-all insurance reform could stamp out innovation that's already providing coverage and controlling costs.
Bombs Destroy Del City Woman's Cars Police are trying to figure out who blew up two cars in a Del City neighborhood early Wednesday. The explosives caught the cars on fire and then a woman's house near Southeast 15th Street and Sunnylane Road.
BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Time telescope' could boost webResearchers have demonstrated a "time telescope" that could squeeze much more information into the data packets sent around the internet. Rather than focusing information-carrying light pulses in space, like a normal lens, it focuses them in time.
Illuminating the Diagnosis of Intracranial Hematoma | An Emissary Clinical Trial Success StoryWithout urgent pressure-relieving surgery, the chance of survival drops quickly for head trauma patients having a severe intracerebral hematoma (bleeding inside the skull). Sadly, the condition is too often not diagnosed in time.
Energy vampires: Fact versus fiction | Yahoo! GreenIt's well-known that most electronic devices in our homes are sucking up energy even while they are turned off. But for all the information out there, many questions remain. I got hundreds of reader questions after writing the post What's wasting energy in your home right now.
USB 3.0 to Deliver a Tenfold Speed IncreaseThe ubiquitous Universal Serial Bus, better known as USB, is on track to make its first major upgrade in eight years — a tenfold speed increase over the current USB 2.0 standard.
No More Power Cords? Intel's wireless electricity could change the worldElectricity was sent wirelessly to a lamp on stage, lighting a 60 watt bulb that uses more power than a typical laptop computer. Most importantly, the electricity was transmitted without zapping anything or anyone that got between the sending and receiving units.
Clash of the Geeks-Clash of the Geeks Ep. 03'Cast Discussions: * iPods as floatation devices * Neverwinter Days * We missed Battlestar! * There Will Be Blood * Fake RRoD's * Mystery Creature * Midway Madness * X-files-ophilia Review of The Week: Cloverfield Clash of the Geeks Clash of the Weeks: Kirk vs. Pickard.
Conflict follows device that drives away teen loiterersA wall-mounted gadget designed to drive away loiterers with a shrill, piercing noise audible only to teens and young adults is infuriating civil liberties groups and tormenting young people after being introduced into the United States.
Microsoft Unveils Windows Mobile 6.1Windows Mobile is improving smartphones to better meet people's rapidly expanding work and personal needs, Microsoft Corp. today announced.
Free electronics stock photos [286 photos]I am happy to announce the release of our set of Free Electronics Stock photos. This is a collection of 286 usual electronics items that you may already being familiar with, but haven't the time to take photos of them.
Q&A with CES big wig: More devices to comeInterview with an executive of CEA. He talks about the coming convergence of TV and other devices
Article - Adaptive Car AccessoriesCar Accessories for people with disabilities.
Devices Found In Seattle Did Not Cause ConcernSome of the same blinking electronic devices that caused a scare in Boston have been found and removed from the Seattle-area. But the reaction to the devices there was far different.
Mobile Marketing 101: Know thy audienceBasic marketing rules for targeting with mobile
The High Cost of Doing NothingEver notice that little green or red light on your DVD player or stereo that stays on even after you''ve turned the device off? Think of that light as a reminder: Even though you''re not using it, this thing is costing you money.
Gadget That Means You'll Never Lose at Roulette AgainProfessional gamblers are rushing to buy £1,000 devices that they believe will enable them to win millions of pounds in casinos when the gambling industry is deregulated next year.
Air Force chief: Test weapons on AmericansNonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before they are used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday.
First, although I work in a technology related field, let me acknowledge that I am not a technology guru of any sort.
Security Fears Hamper Mobile DevicesAround 60 percent of businesses are shying away from deploying mobile devices primarily due to security concerns, a new survey says.
iPod EtiquetteVern Seward asks if we are becoming a nation of isolationists, our borders demarcated by thin white cables dangling from our ears? Should headsets and a blank stare be taken as a 'Do Not Disturb' sign?
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