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A project sponsored by BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion in the UK proposes a bold new use for your battery door. By using piezoelectric technology (which stiffens materials based on electrical current), SkinDisplay is a concept which lets you press your finger into raised text messages on the back of your phone, and read the impression.…
Google hosts an annual event called “Google I/O” where they talk about how the company is doing, where they’re going, and even launch a product or two. The first I/O event took place in 2008 and we’re not sure how many people attended. The second event in 2009 had the search engine company selling out…
The last time I purchased a printer was during my last year of High School. It was the cheapest enterprise grade HP LaserJet I could find, and that thing spit out pages for years without needing any replacement toner. I loved that thing, but it’s 2011 now and printing just seems a tad ridiculous. We’ve…
Things just couldn’t look any worse for AT&T as Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas lambasted the carrier for its failure to perform at Super Bowl XLV. The charismatic pop star suggested that it might be cool to send real-time updates to his Twitter followers as the BEP are doing their thing at halftime. Will.I.Am…
These days I wonder, “Is there anything the iPhone or iPad can’t do?” The FDA just approved a radiology app called Mobile MIM for the iOS devices. The app won Apple’s Apple Design Award for “Best iPhone Healthcare & Fitness Application” in 2008 and now it has the FDA’s blessing for physician use. The app…
We know that the Verizon iPhone will be a big hit, as the preorders sold millions and the device is on its way to users as we speak. The company has just unwrapped its latest and it brings back our favorite carrier mascot: the “Can you hear me now?” guy. The Verizon iPhone ad starts…
T-Mobile might happily be the underdog in terms of the four largest carriers in the U.S., but it’s certainly fighting its way to the top. As a solid foundation to its efforts, T-Mobile is making sure its wireless customers are happy, and for the second time in a row, it topped the JD Power and…
The future of publishing seems to be a mostly digital world, with magazines and other periodicals hitting the Apple iPad. The Daily, an iPad-only newspaper by News Corp., is launching today and an event is being held in New York City to herald its arrival. The event is streaming live on The Daily’s website, and…
Localytics, a real-time app analytics service, analyzed data from thousands of mobile applications that run on Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Windows phone. The company’s 2010 analysis reveals 26% of users who download an application will open it only once. The firm tracked application downloads and usage during 2010 and was actively looking for follow-up usage…
On the same day Egypt’s last ISP went dark, Google announced that it is making available a new speak-to-tweet service for Egyptian residents. Folks in Egypt that want to communicate with the rest of the world now can dial one of three international telephone numbers (+16504194196 or +390662207294 or +97316199855) and leave a message. Using…