Simply sending children with asthma a text message each day asking about their symptoms and providing knowledge about their condition can lead to improved health outcomes. In a study by the... Read more
Airtime has become another form of currency In less than three decades, the mobile phone has gone from being a status symbol to being a ubiquitous technology that facilitates almost e... Read more
The Mobile Lorm Glove is a mobile communication and translation device for deafblind persons. The glove translates the hand-touch alphabet “Lorm”, a common form of communication used by peop... Read more
Did you forget to take your medicine? If you’re using these new microchip-implanted pills, your phone will remind you–and your doctor. Helpful attention or Big Doctor breathing down yo... Read more
A self-taught inventor in Africa devised a mobile phone-based anti-theft device for cars, combining technology from some of past projects to stop car thieves in their tracks. Morris Mbetsa,... Read more
The announcement on 16 December by the board of the UK Payments Council that cheques are to be phased out by 2018 has heightened the need for secure replacement payment systems. New security... Read more
