iPhone, Android, smartphones

Japan’s supply chain ripple effectsMIT researchers assess how the crisis has affected the flow of goods to and from the island nation.

Constant connectionMIT researchers show how to use portable devices’ built-in motion sensors to improve data rates on wireless networks.

Smart starts with you! Adopt these smart phone security recommendations from IS&TSetting a device PIN or password on your smart phone can greatly decrease the chance of someone getting access to your personal information if your device is lost or stolen.

Let your mobile phone be your guide: A new twist on the MIT Campus TourVisitors with an iPhone or Android device can download the latest version of the MIT Mobile app, which includes links to the MIT150 website as well as a campus tour with a map, text and images.

Institute launches app for Android mobile devicesEchoes functionality of MIT’s mobile site, existing app for iPhones

Systems thinking in the mobile space

IS&T now offers limited support for Android mobile devicesInnovation in the mobile market and a surge of available Android devices have created strong interest in this platform.

In the World: Health care in the palm of a handMIT-led student team develops mobile-device software to help improve health-care accessibility in remote regions.

Supercomputing on a cell phoneFor complex problems whose form can be anticipated but whose particulars can’t, new software can offer approximate solutions in seconds.

The MIT roots of Google’s new softwareGoogle’s App Inventor, which lets people with no previous programming experience build applications for mobile phones, draws on decades of MIT research.

MIT releases updated iPhone applicationVersion 2.0 features events calendar and many other features and improvements.

3 Questions: Mitchel ResnickCreator of the popular Scratch programming language discusses Apple’s decision to disallow Scratch viewer for iPhones and iPads.

Microsensors without microfabricationBy building a six-dimensional motion sensor from a tiny metal bead in a tiny hole, MIT researchers introduce a new class of microdevice.

TV outside the boxUsing ordinary cell phones, a Media Lab system would let television programs spill off the TV screen and into the living room.

The past, present and future of MIT’s iPhone appAndrew Yu and David Foucher, who oversaw the app’s development, discuss how it came about and what to expect in future versions.

MIT launches iPhone applicationApp features news, map, people directory, access to Stellar, and more

Computing with a wave of the handA new Media Lab system turns LCD displays into giant cameras that provide gestural control of objects on-screen. And that’s just for starters.