It may be the ultimate SOS--Morse Code is in distress. The language of dots and dashes has been the lingua franca of amateur radio, a vibrant community of technology buffs and hobbyists who have ...

Thanks to Charlestown-born Samuel F.B. Morse, communication changed rapidly, and has been changing ever faster since. The first message sent by Morse code’s dots and dashes across a long distance ...

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My last post described the Morse code being laid down on Mars by the Curiosity Rover’s tire treads. I got a couple of messages on the theme of “Morse code? People still use that?” Many commercial and ...

The Titanic famously (or infamously) used Morse code to call out in distress at the end of its final voyage. Ships at sea and the land-based stations that supported them used Morse code for decades, ...

During Google I/O today, the company announced that Gboard would soon support Morse code, a move inspired by developer Tania Finlayson who communicates through head movements that are translated into ...

Google created this feature in partnership with assistive technology developer Tania Finlayson, who was born with cerebral palsy and has been using Morse code to communicate since she was a child. I'm ...

We like to think of space as the one place where all tech is high and all gadgets are bleeding edge. That may be the case most of the time, but Japan’s Fukuoka Institute of Technology is taking one ...

Thanks to Apple's new iOS 8 operating system, you can now easily install third-party keyboards to further customize your iPhone. And while there's already keyboards for sending GIFs and emojis, a new ...

Google just made it easier for people with limited mobility to type and communicate. Morse code for Gboard includes settings that allow you to customize your keyboard to fit your needs. It also works ...

Microsoft has revealed the inner-workings of a phishing attack group's techniques that uses a 'jigsaw puzzle' technique plus unusual features like Morse code dashes and dots to hide its attacks. The ...

Inventor Samuel F. B. Morse spent summers at his Locust Grove Estate in New York. The 14,000-square-foot villa has 45 rooms ...