Report says college degree is an advantage during the recession
(Phys.org)—Good news, grads. College is still worth it. A new study by the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality shows that among 21- to 24-year-olds, those with a four-year college degree fared...
View ArticleDamaging effects of unemployment and unexpected wealth losses on mobility and...
A new study from The Pew Charitable Trusts, "Making Hard Choices: Navigating the Economic Shock of Unemployment," examines how American families cope with unexpected financial setbacks and how those...
View ArticleLonger commutes disadvantage African-American workers
African-Americans spend more time than any other group getting to work and in some cases spend about 15 minutes more a day than whites commuting, according to research by Virginia Parks, associate...
View ArticleEconomic mobility is an illusory American dream
Americans blithely buy in to a socio-economic system of increasingly vast financial inequity because we believe – despite evidence to the contrary – that everyone still has the opportunity to succeed,...
View ArticleGlobal tech industry uneven as mobile surges
The global tech industry has become a tale of two sectors, with mobile devices surging at the expense of older electronics that are struggling, a forecast showed.
View ArticleLightning-fast mobile hits speed bump in Europe
Lightning-fast fourth generation mobile networks are spreading rapidly worldwide, led by the United States, Japan and South Korea, but Europe lags behind and its economic crisis could brake investment,...
View ArticleMobile industry sees 4 bn subscribers by 2018
The $1.0-trillion (750-million-euro) global mobile industry predicted Monday a boom in subscribers to four billion people by 2018 as the world's largest mobile fair opened in Barcelona, Spain.
View ArticleMobile makers set sights on grandparents
As smartphone giants Apple and Samsung battle for the wallets of tech-savvy youngsters, a growing number of manufacturers is trying to lure a fast-growing new market: their grandparents.
View ArticleWorld's top tech fair pins hopes on Asia, social media
The world's biggest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, kicks off Tuesday, pinning its hopes on growing tech regions Asia and Africa and the hot topic of social media to beat competition from other high-profile...
View ArticleTracking mobile phone recycling rate to improve them
Multifunctional mobile devices like the smartphone contain small quantities of valuable materials, yet most are not recycled. Something needs to give.
View ArticleNew research shows inequalities in progression to postgraduate study in the UK
In a study commissioned by the Higher Education Academy (HEA), researchers from the University of York have highlighted potentially worrying inequalities in transition to postgraduate degrees.
View ArticleEU proposes end to roaming charges in mobile shake-up
Europe's Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes on Thursday proposed a radical shake-up of the mobile phone services market, including an end to roaming charges long denounced by consumer groups.
View ArticleObama acts to free up spectrum to ease crunch
US President Barack Obama moved Friday to free up more broadcast spectrum used by federal agencies to help meet the surging demand from smartphones and other mobile devices.
View ArticleMyanmar moves to delay foreign telecom deals
(AP)—Foreign companies hoping to tap into one of the world's final telecom frontiers grappled with lingering political uncertainties Wednesday after Myanmar's lower house of parliament ruled that...
View ArticleChina Mobile 1H profit edges up just 1.5 percent
State-owned China Mobile's first half-profit rose just 1.5 percent as the world's biggest phone company by subscribers grappled with rising competition.
View ArticleChina issues 4G mobile licences
China has issued licences for "fourth generation", or 4G, mobile phone services, the government said Wednesday, in a move to boost economic growth and job creation.
View ArticleExxon: Highly unlikely world limits fossil fuels
On the same day the world's scientists issued their latest report on climate change and the risks it poses to society, America's biggest oil and gas company said the world's climate policies are...
View ArticleEconomics, budgeting for six-year-olds to nine-year-olds
Children in grades one through three are in their most formative years, says the University of Toronto's Radha Maharaj – so she created a series of Kidonomics books to teach basic economic principles...
View ArticleResearchers harness a powerful new source of up-to-date information on...
Researchers at the University of Michigan, University of California Berkeley, and Arizona State University have developed a new data infrastructure for measuring economic activity.
View ArticleMany docs believe mobile health apps can improve patient care
(HealthDay)—A Manhattan Research survey recently found that many physicians believe digital communication technologies, including mobile apps, can be used to improve patient outcomes, according to an...
View ArticleIs this the year you join the one percent?
Here's some good news for the New Year: According to new research by Washington University in St. Louis and Cornell University, there's a 1 in 9 chance that a typical American will hit the jackpot and...
View ArticleCell phone 'bill shock' warnings can leave consumers worse off, says new study
Policies that push cellphone carriers to alert customers when they're about to exceed their plan limit are supposed to make things better for consumers.
View ArticleApple HealthKit app facilitates doctor-patient communication
(HealthDay)—The latest version of Apple's operating system iOS 8 allows physicians to connect with patients in many ways using the HealthKit app that collects user health and fitness data, according to...
View ArticleUS charges China academics in trade theft scheme
US prosecutors have charged six Chinese nationals, including three university professors, with a years-long scheme to steal mobile phone technology trade secrets for Beijing's benefit.
View ArticleStudy shows US performs poorly on poverty, inequality measures
The United States is dead last on many poverty and inequality outcomes when compared with other well-to-do countries, according to a new report by the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality.
View ArticleEU, Brazil agree to cooperate on ultra-fast 5G
The European Union and Brazil signed an agreement Tuesday to cooperate on developing ultra-fast 5G mobile networks, aimed at massively speeding up Internet connections on either side of the Atlantic.
View ArticleGlobal hot spot maps link consumers with impacts
A new model creates global hot spot maps to illuminate how what we buy pollutes the planet and where. The idea is to help governments, industries and individuals target areas for cleanup.
View ArticleMovin' on up? Views on social mobility shape Americans' faith in the status quo
Is the American socioeconomic ladder sturdy, offering a good chance for people to move up and down? Or is it rickety, leaving most people stuck where they are?
View ArticleBelieve in the American dream? You're less likely impulse buy, study finds
When materialistic consumers believe in the American dream—that it's possible to improve their economic status through hard work—they are less likely to spend impulsively, according to new research...
View ArticleMobile phones are not always a cure for poverty in remote regions
A mobile phone is typically the first and only modern information communication technology for inhabitants of the most remote rural areas around world.
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