Sun Dial Uses Mobile Phones to Alert Muslims to Prayer

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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 6, 2009

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Computing Ph.D. candidate Susan Wyche thought it was high time for technology to help people improve their spiritual lives, since it has done so much to support their professional and personal lives. She and her research team have developed an application for mobile phones that alerts Muslims when it is time for one of their five daily prayers. Source: EurekAlert!

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  • Created By: Louise Russo
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 9, 2010 - 4:40pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:04pm