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According to the China Times, the rumored iPhone 5S may be incorporating some new technologies in its hardware, such as NFC and a fingerprint sensor. The two hardware components could work together to provide a new security protocol pertaining to NFC payments, allowing users to authorize payment with their fingerprint. Last year, Apple acquired a security firm,…
Earlier this week, Freedom Pop announced that it was adding a home broadband option to its lineup of available services. Like all FreedomPop plans, the home service runs on Clearwire’s WiMAX network. The new home plan includes 1GB of data for free each month and is tailor made for customers who only use the Internet…
A newly published patent application from the US Patent and Trademark Office has revealed that Google is working on some new technology for future devices. The patent application details a backside control mechanism for Android devices, that could provide functionality such as volume control, web page navigating and more. Google has also stated that the device may…
What’s possibly the sleekest Android tablet today is set to get the LTE treatment in Japan on March 22nd. That tablet would be the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, if you were unaware. Sony announced its new flagship tablet for Japan in late January, and more recently announced global availability for the rest of the world…
AT&T recently released a video showing what it takes to keep users like yourself connected to a mobile network. This isn’t your normal trip to the city, though. The video below is shot in Alaska, where maintaining a network is anything but a walk in the park. In short, nothing in the video below looks…
AT&T today sent out new press releases that talks about its LTE expansion in some new places. The second largest cellular provider in the United States has checked off the following cities on its LTE list: Brunswick, Georgia Evansville, Indiana Savannah, Georgia Expanded areas of Hampton Roads, Virginia The Death Star has been on a…
Sprint continues the roll out of its LTE network and has expanded its 4G footprint to include nine new markets. According to a press release, 4G LTE is now available in Altoona, Pa., Asheville, N.C., Columbus, Ind., Elkhart/Goshen, Ind., Hammond, La., La Crosse, Wis., San Juan, Puerto Rico, Statesville, N.C., and Temple, Texas. Customers in…
You may’ve noticed how today’s touchscreens can be imprecise. The technology is still not perfect but it’s getting there steadily with companies like Synaptics constantly pushing the barrier forward. Their newly launched ClearPad 3400 is a high-performance capacitive touchscreen solution specially tailored for premium smartphones (and phablets) with displays of up to six inches. Here’s…
A little known company (at least I haven’t heard about it before) EZIO unveiled few fancy Bluetooth-enabled products – EZIO Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Watch and EZIO Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Jewelry collection. However, unlike some other high-tech watches like Pebble, I’m Watch and MetaWatch – EZIO’s baby looks like a regular watch, rather than something only…
Today ZTE announced a partnership with NVIDIA to produce the world’s first Tegra 4-powered super phones. The upcoming devices will be utilizing NVIDIA’s Icera i500 LTE modem, alongside the blazing fast CPU and 72 core GPU found on the SoC. Now the question is when and where, is it not? Well, your answer is the…