Product testers shake bake cell phones
Motorola runs an intensive life testing lab in Libertyville where 32 phones at a time enter a giant blue oven and endure extreme temperatures, drops, vibration and dust to simulate years of use. Engineers say the process yields more durable devices as the mobile market races toward smaller, multifunctional phones.
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Sun machine and robots test phones for rugged durability
On the net report describes a Motorola lab where phones endure ultraviolet sun exposure to prevent green-tinning, vibrator rooms for vertical and horizontal shaking, mechanical shocks, keypad wear, robotic key pounding, fingernail digs, and tests simulating bouncy rides, antenna bends, lid slams, and a butt test using a round rubber pad. Rival firms also subject their phones to similar, increasingly rigorous durability testing.
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Greyhound finances improve despite shutdown fears
Laidlaw Inc. told federal regulators that a Greyhound Lines shutdown is remote and that its core transportation unit remains viable. The company cited a 5.6 percent rise in first-half passengers and a 7 percent gain in revenue per bus mile as evidence of improving finances.
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