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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…
The console wars are about to heat up. Next week, Sony will unleash its PlayStation 4 in the U.S., with Microsoft’s Xbox One nipping at its heals with a late November release. In anticipation of the PS4 release, Sony engineering director Yasuhiro Ootori released a video in which he tears down the angular console, revealing…
RunKeeper updated its iOS app with support for the M7 chip found in Apple’s iPhone 5S. For those who don’t know about Apple’s new M7 chip, allow me to explain. The M7 chip inside of the new flagship iPhone is known as a “motion co-processor” that helps take pressure off the A7 processor. Now fitness…
AT&T announced that it will sell the hot-new Nokia Lumia 1520, the first ever Windows Phone phablet. And you can already pre-order the big phone; not from AT&T but from Microsoft’s Store which is asking $199 with a two-year contract. Those of you who missed the last few weeks should know that the Lumia 1520…
We’ve already told you that HTC’s next year’s flagship is in works. Codenamed M8, it will sport top-notch specs that include fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core chip, 5- or 5.2-inch full HD screen, 3GB of RAM and the new version of Sense UI – 6.0. And now have the phone’s back cover to show you.…
Verizon Wireless announced an update to the LG Intuition that includes Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Also included in this release are many UI updates, including multi-page sharing, as well as newer versions of Backup Assistant Plus Media, Single Sign-On Client and Verizon Tones. In addition, a number of bugs have been squashed, while some of…
Like it or not, smart watches are coming. And yes, at some point – you’ll want one. You may not like the fact that your wrist will be used for more than showing the current time, but sooner or later – you’ll get used to idea. I know some folks are thinking that “watch should…
Xiaomi not only has some great phones offered at more than reasonable prices, but also an active community that keeps chipping in to improve the “Xiaomi experience.” This experience comes in the form of MIUI that includes a number of customizations built on top of the Android core. The current MIUI 5.0 is based on…
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…
Singapore operator M1 is set to launch a mobile app subscription service tomorrow. The All You Can App service is designed to increase ARPU while offering great value to the users. For just SGD5.35 ($4.31) per month, users get access to more than 800 Android games and apps, whereas the subscription fee will be added…