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Thanks to Google, denizens of San Francisco will now be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi in 31 parks and public spaces as early as this November. Google has gifted San Francisco with $600,000 to purchase equipment, cover installation and maintenance costs for the free Wi-Fi hotspots. The “Free Wi-Fi In The Parks” program will not…
AT&T is continuing its LTE roll out throughout the country, as the number two wireless provider just announced seven new markets. Here’s the seven new locations that made the list: Sussex County, Delaware Columbia, Missouri Vallejo, California Merced, California New London, Connecticut Greenville, Alabama Troy, Alabama At this point, AT&T is just filling in the…
Earlier today T-Mobile announced an update many HTC One owners have waited for. The new update addresses a few tedious problems such as software stability, processor enhancements, LTE and reception. The latter has annoyed people the most, as many struggled to keep a LTE connection on magenta’s premature high-speed network. This isn’t a major update…
Did you know that Sony is the only maker of high-quality 13-megapixel camera sensors? Well, now you know. You may’ve heard about many Chinese smartphones rocking such cameras but the sensors used inside these devices don’t come even close to what Sony is making. For this reason alone, we’re seeing only the flagship devices sporting…
iOS users are getting a nice little update to WhatsApp, the widely used free messaging app. The update includes some convenient features like the ability to send multiple photos to a friend at the same time and the option to backup your chat history to iCloud. It also includes URL schema support for third party…
Sprint is gearing up to launch its first Tri-band LTE devices later this week. The wireless carrier announced today that it would start selling the MiFi 500 LTE, Netgear Zing Mobile Hotspot, and the Netgear 341U USB Modem on July 19th. The three devices support LTE on the 800MHz, 1900MHz and 2.5GHz bands. Sprint is rolling out…
You know how everyone and their mama can’t live without touchscreens these days. The problem is that touch-enabled surfaces tend to cost much more than their non-touch counterparts. No more. A low cost system called STATINA developed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) relies on the principles of vibration and imaging to track the movements of…
LG Display unveiled what it says is the world’s slimmest Full HD LCD panel for smartphones. The 5.2-inch panel could be used in the soon-to-be-launched LG Optimus G2 (or just G2), which will sport the same-sized display. Only 2.2mm thin with a 2.3mm bezel, the new panel is also narrowest, providing larger visible display space…
And we thought today’s mobile processors are already pretty fast. Not fast enough obviously, with TSMC and GlobalFoundries planning to launch a 3GHz ARM-based chip next year. What’s more, the two will be using 20nm technology allowing for 1.9 times better density at 25% less power consumption. That’s pretty awesome when we know that current…
There are plenty of accessories out on the market that attempt to give your mobile device a boost in how it outputs quality sound. Many fail when it comes to delivering that sound in a nicely presented package. The Damson Twist bucks that trend, as it not only brings an incredible sound but also an…