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LG is providing us with a glimpse of a new technology that will bring wireless transmission of content from smartphones to Ultra HD TV’s in real time. The technology can take 1080p video and transmit it to a TV. LG’s Wireless Ultra High Definition Transmission technology will be debuted at MWC in Barcelona earlier today, and is…
At MWC in Barcelona, NVIDIA released some new benchmarks for their Tegra 4 family of processors,which are promising to bring some extreme improvements to the way smartphone and tablet processors function. So far, according to the benchmarks, the Tegra 4 is blowing away the competition. The processors are not on the market yet, but exist…
According to the Verge, Google will be making its Google Glass wearable tech available for sale to the public at the end of 2013. The price tag is a bit hefty, coming in at a little under $1500. Google has stated that it intends to have a “fully-polished” version of Glass available, and that the…
We’ve seen some interesting applications of augmented reality over the past few years, ranging from everything from games such as Google’s Ingress to apps that help you calculate how far to drive your golf ball while on the green. The only catch with AR is the battery power that these apps drain from smartphones, limiting…
Qualcomm has announced today the Snapdragon 400 and 200 chipsets, which are to provide quality battery life, connectivity and performance to the mid to entry-level devices that will be utilizing these chipsets. With the expansion of the premium handset market coming to a standstill, many manufacturers are looking to emerging markets to expand their market share. The…
Qualcomm today unveiled some details about a few new features that will be built into their popular Snapdragon 800 mobile processors. Quick Charge 2.0 is claiming to bring a 75 percent increase in charging times, and a feature that would let users wake their devices up by voice, whether or not the device is online. Quick Charge…
Thanks to the awesome and ever reliable @evleaks, we now have a picture to put to the face of LG’s rumored upcoming Optimus F series phones that are slated to be revealed at MWC next week, with LG showcasing the Optimus F7 and Optimus F5. LG yesterday released a MWC teaser video, which does not…
Microsoft has been making some big moves with Skype integration lately. Last week, Microsoft released a video voicemail update for most Skype users, which was surprisingly missing for Windows users. Today, Skype president Tony Bates announced at a Lync Conference Keynote that Skype and Lync will soon be connected, allowing Lync users to call and message Skype users.…
Unless you were hiding under a rock yesterday, you probably heard all about the official unveiling of HTC’s new flagship smartphone, the HTC One. We have seen various hands-on videos of the unit, but what about the benchmarks? Thanks to the team over at xda-developers, we now have some benchmarks for this high-end smartphone. Before…
We still have no clue how the pyramids were built, but thanks to a bright blue pigment first used by the ancient Egyptians, scientists now have a new method in the development of nanomaterials for various tech uses, namely telecommunications devices.The pigment commonly referred to as “Egyptian Blue” may be the key in ushering in a…