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Researchers at Samsung Electronics have “gotten rid of the biggest barrier in the commercialization of graphene” according to Park Seong-jun of the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology. They created what they’re calling a “graphene barristor” which will enable them to eventually make processors that aren’t based on traditional silicon, but instead on carbon. Now if…
It’s been more than nine months since Google announced their intent to purchase Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Why the hold up? Governments from several countries had to approve the deal before it could take place. Nearly everyone said OK several months ago, but one country decided to play hardball and become a pain in…
We did know T-Mobile will be one of the U.S. carriers to offer the shiny new Samsung Galaxy S III. Their specific version of the device, marked as T999, has not only crossed the FCC hurdle, but has also be spotted at Bluetooth SIG (while its Wi-Fi certificate has been issued before). What this means…
Excited about the Facebook IPO and all of the surrounding buzz? Need a financial news app for your iPad? You’ll be glad to know CNNMoney launched an iPad application, allowing users to keep up with the latest news, market overviews and stock alerts from a comfort of their sofas. Available as a free download, it…
Cloud communications company Twilio launched Twilio Client (SDK) for Android, making it super-easy for mobile developers to integrate VoIP capabilities into their Android apps. Among the features developers will be able to access are: Real-time presence with buddy list support – the Twilio platform will notify an app when a user is ready for voice…
Wikitude, which is one of the Augmented Reality pioneers, wants to bring the technology to even more users. Their new solution, called “AR window,” enables any mobile webpage to include Augmented Reality content. According to the press release we got, using this technology mobile web pages will be able to open up smartphone’s camera view…
Dolphin Browser, which is already the single most used third-party web browser for Android and iOS platforms (and my favorite browser in case you ask), is turning to East for further expansion. The company announced a pre-install deal with Japan’s major mobile operator – KDDI. As a result, Dolphin Browser will be pre-loaded on future,…
Open app marketplace Appia introduced advertiser support for Google Play and a new Pay Per Install advertising service, which is delivered across the company’s global app distribution network that reaches more than 500 million mobile consumers worldwide. Android publishers can now drive user activations through Pay Per Download, Pay Per Install and organic Carrier App…
After pretty much conquering Nordic markets, iZettle is going for the rest of Europe. Their first stop is UK, where the mobile payments company is currently organizing an invite only beta programme with MasterCard, American Express and Diners Club. Under the scheme, users are invited to download iZettle’s free app and request an invitation or…
In its latest report, Juniper Research is looking to mobile operators and the risk they’re facing from billing errors and fraud. According to the research company, carriers face losing nearly one-quarter of revenues — nearly $300 billion — by 2016. However, this could be mitigated through the implementation of revenue assurance and fraud management solutions.…