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Ericsson and Philips have teamed-up to launch new connected LED street light that includes a mobile base station within the design. The two companies said that the product combines the benefits of mobile connectivity and LED lighting in a ”lighting-as-a-service” model for cities. This in turn allows city authorities to offer space within their connected…
Samsung “just can’t get enough.” After making a deal with the Carphone Warehouse to open 60 stores across Europe, they’ve cornered another phone retailer for a similar scheme. It’s Phones 4u which will open and run 15 new Samsung flagship stores in the UK. It’s important to note that the two parties have been co-operating…
Samsung has signed the so called “preferred partner” agreement with Carphone Warehouse to operate over 60 Samsung stand-alone stores across Europe. The deal comes on the heels of the successful opening in 2013 of three stand-alone stores in Spain, operated by Carphone Warehouse. The new stores will be rolled out in the next three months…
Google has teamed-up with Audi, GM, Honda, Hyundai and NVIDIA to form the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA) and bring Android to a vehicle near you. Yup, the connected car is just around the corner and search giant wants to bring its technology to the mix, serving us ads along the way. At the same time,…
Android is coming to an Audi near you. Together with Google, the premium car maker will show the first device with an Android-based in-car entertainment system at CES in Las Vegas. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google is looking to go beyond mobile devices, targeting cars as one of the next markets it wants…
BlackBerry has managed to convince 12 international OEMs to preinstall its BBM app onto their Android smartphones. These are not household names in the West, but then again these days most of BlackBerry’s customers don’t live in North America and Europe. The companies that agreed to preload BBM on their phones include Be, Brightstar, Celkon,…
Gogo, the company that enables in-flight Wi-Fi, is teaming-up with Glympse to provide passengers on any Gogo-equipped aircraft with the ability to share their location with their friends as they travel across the country. The best part is that you’ll only have to share your location once, with Glympse taking care of the rest, allowing…
BlackBerry has signed a deal with wholesale distributor Ingram Micro to bring BlackBerry smartphones to even more places across Latin America. The agreement will give the Canadian company a broader distribution of its products and services throughout the region, leveraging Ingram Micro’s supply chain infrastructure and channel reach. “BlackBerry is a major player in the…
O2 is bundling a year of free Evernote Premium account to anyone signing-up for its service. Valid through October 24th, 2014, the promotion can be claimed by O2 Pay Monthly, Pay & Go and data-only SIM customers. Compared to the free Evernote account, the Premium subscription — which costs 4 GBP per month or 35…
Samsung Display and Corning Incorporated have entered in a series of strategic agreements that will benefit both companies in the long run. Under the deal, Corning will acquire full stake of Samsung Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd. (SCP), a joint venture between Samsung Display and Corning in which Samsung owns 43% stake. SCP makes LCD…