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Smartphones are making point and shoot cameras more irrelevant by the year. Sensors on phones are producing more detailed shots in sun and low-light thanks to more advanced software being developed behind them. These technological changes allow today’s simplest low to mid range phones to capture decent photos. Although low to mid range phones serve…
The age of wearable tech is upon us, and its looking surprisingly hip. A far cry from the dorky looking Google Glass, a new piece of fashion tech is coming to market. Behold ‘M’ a smart trench coat from Motiif. The spiffy looking jacket combines a Wi-Fi hotspot and a smartphone charger into its waterproof…
Google Voice got an important update to allow users to receive MMS from T-Mobile. The other way round still doesn’t work, but since the progress has been made, we expect that this part will also be added/fixed in due course. Here’s what Google Alex Wiesen shared at Google+: We’re happy to announce this week another…
Samsung is always innovating, and screen technology is a major facet of the company’s R&D. Recently Samsung released the Galaxy Round, sporting a ground-breaking curved display. Now Samsung has announced it’s working on a revolutionary display that is scheduled to be coming to market in 2015. It won’t merely be flexible, it will be completely foldable!…
Today, smartphones have made it easier than ever to capture beautiful images and videos. But what makes a good smartphone camera? It’s actually the image sensor. This piece of technology may be small, but it has a big impact on whatever your Instagram selfie is blurry or your Vine video is pixelated. You can see…
Bionic arms, legs and eyeballs? Yes please. A microphone tattoo on the neck? Motorola seems to think so, but no thanks. A new patent that Motorola has applied for depicts a microphone, transceiver and power supply that will be tattooed directly onto the neck. The microphone would trap vibrations from your larynx and send them…
EE got an early start in the “British LTE game,” having managed to obtain the license long before its competitors. Like that’s not enough, the joint venture between T-Mobile and Orange is preparing to test an improved network which can deliver theoretical download speeds of up to 300Mbps. Those speeds fall under Category 6 whereas…
AT&T is continuing to deliver its 4G LTE around the country in breakneck speeds, with today’s announcement of 14 new markets. If you check the list you’d notice that many of these new spots are made of rural towns, which is very important to expanding a network. Below are the regions to get AT&T’s 4G…
Verizon has announced a new 7-inch tablet, called the Ellipsis 7. the device bares Verizon branding, and is being touted as an affordable tablet with mid-range specs. While not the most powerful tablet on the market by any means, it is an affordable option for Verizon customers looking to enter the Android tablet game. The…
The Oculus Rift VR helmet has been wow-ing people who’ve been lucky enough to try it. It’s also gained the support of several prominent developers and companies whose games will support the device, as well as investors. In a recent interview, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe announced that the Oculus Rift will go on sale in…