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Sony’s Exmor RS camera sensors may soon find its place in other smartphones, including those made by rival handset makers. The Japanese company has apparently completed work on the new CMOS image sensor series which will be available in three different variants: an 8-megapixel camera sensor, 8-megapixel module with camera signal processing tech, and a…
Panasonic is doing some pretty cool things with its smart home appliance line. The Japanese based manufacturer has announced a new Android app for home automation bringing along a range of smart appliances, including refrigerators, air conditioners, and healthcare products. The new system is called Panasonic Smart App, and it is build on NFC functionality,…
Some Sprint customers in Boston are enjoying a boost in their network connectivity speeds thanks to early testing of the carrier’s 4G LTE network, says a report in PhoneArena. At least one Sprint customer in Boston is supposedly connecting to the carrier’s nascent LTE network and seeing download speeds of 6 Mbps and upload speeds of…
How sick would it be if you were able to use a perfectly tailored keyboard for your NFC enabled Android phone? Well, that dream has become a reality, thanks to a Japanese company by the name of Elecom. The creative japanese keyboard uses a NFC IP-1 protocol, which lets you turn your mobile device into…
MetroPCS announced the world’s first commercial launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services along with the world’s first VoLTE-capable handset – LG Connect 4G. The new Android-based smartphone is available at the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth stores with other areas to get it in the coming weeks. Calls to and from the handset will use VoLTE,…
You’ve seen foldable screens, how about foldable batteries? That may become a reality soon with Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Korean Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology creating just that. His solid-state flexible battery is said to retain energy level when folded, spindled, and/or mildly mutilated, promising bright future for the world of electronics.…
Google Wallet just received a major update to include a feature that was preventing so many people from signing up for a long time: support for all major credit cards. Wallet users can now link their Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express cards to their Google Wallet account to easily pay from those sources. Previously,…
Yeah, we’ve told you it’s coming and voila – Fido issued a press release saying that it will launch its LTE network later in the summer. Major markets will be the first to get the coverage, with the list including cities and surrounding areas of Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and St. Johns. The goal…
NVIDIA’s uber-fast Tegra 3 quad-core processor is stepping into some new terrain in the future, as it will soon power Miracast wireless displays. Integrating the Tegra 3 into said wireless display technology will provide a faster experience with lower touch latency and more. Miracast is the WiFi-Alliance’s lovechild, which is aiming to making its specifications…
Juniper Research (and many other research firms for that matter) is bullish on the prospects of NFC-based contactless payments. According to them, the NFC retail payments market will exceed $180 billion globally by 2017, which is more than a seven-fold increase over 2012. The leading regions of North America, Western Europe and Far East &…