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You may remember that Google was working on a smart lens technology; well a portion of what Mountain View engineers have made has been licensed to Novartis’ eye-care subsidiary Alcon, which will try to turn it into a commercial product. This is a mobile health story — hence I’ve talked about it at mHealth Spot…
MediaTek MT6795 is a new System on Chip (SoC) announced by the Taiwanese company. It’s also the world’s first 64-bit true octa-core LTE chip with support for 2K (2560 x 1600 pixels) screens, and as such – it is designed to power-up the very best of mobile devices. Offering speeds of up to 2.2GHz, the…
The new iPhone will come with a new chip, which will likely be known as the Apple A8. According to a Chinese media report, the Cupertino giant will stick to its dual-core design, while making each of the cores run at 2GHz or more. For those counting these sort of things, that’s a rather massive…
The Japanese company already makes devices that use any amount of rubber needed to keep their products working under the harshest of conditions, but… there’s always a way to make them even more rugged.
Wireless charging is cool but it still involves putting the phone out of your pocket to place it on a charging pad. That’s not the case with these mobile-charging trousers, created by Microsoft and 31-year-old British fashion designer Adrien Sauvage. “Having something that you want to Put On without the Expertise feeling cumbersome was a…
The problem most smartphone users face today has “something to do” with battery life. While our screens are getting bigger and better, the battery technology stays the same. Major handset makers are trying to address this issue with software tricks by monitoring which apps require more energy when not in use, and pause or slow…
Corning, which is the company we best known for their Gorilla Glass products, is working on the anti-reflective coating for displays that promises to significantly reduce the refection of light. During the recently ended Computex in Taiwan, the company showed off the solution on a large screen, which was applied to both sides of the…
Unbreakable screen is something most of us want. While Corning’s Gorilla Glass is getting better with every new version — right now new devices ship with Gorilla Glass 3 — it’s still breakable. Scientists at University of Akron claim they’ve managed to make an even tougher screen, using transparent electrodes to make for harder-to-break panels.…
Aside from the 5.5-inch QHD screen, LG Display is preparing to offer a similar 6-inch product, with such panel entering mass production in the near future. The Korean company is preparing to showcase the 6-inch QHD display at the upcoming SID expo taking place in June in San Diego. The panel offers pixel density of…
NTT DoCoMo announced that it is working with leading telecommunications companies to make 5G reality in Japan. As part of the effort, the operator is teaming-up with Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC, Nokia and Samsung to conduct experimental trials of emerging 5G mobile communications technologies. Specifically, the firms will explore the potential to exploit frequency bands…