Never mind flooding, tornadoes, tsunamis, hurricanes and the extinction of the polar bears, all that pales in comparison to the latest revelation that fluctuations in temperature caused by climate change could affect how far Wi-Fi signals can travel.
With Near Field Communication (NFC) popping up in the news on an almost daily basis, it may finally be time to wonder when the great promise of every Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) might start impacting our daily lives. Significantly.
With all the crowing from PR agencies that their clients’ products are “unique”, “best in class” and “world’s first” it’s good to get an official stamp of verification, something LG has just received from the Guinness Book of Records for its (now officially) first dual core smartphone.
With mixed reviews coming in for the BlackBerry PlayBook, one wouldn’t think RIM would have much cause for overconfidence just yet, but according to adds splashed across the pages of the New York Times this morning, it appears the BlackBerry maker is brimming with bravado.
The original Tegra 2-packing, thicker Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1v announced at CES, complete with 8-MP camera is being launched as a limited edition by Vodafone, after Samsung scrapped the device in favor of a slimmer version sans camera.
Content delivery firm Highwinds Capital, Inc. says it has secured a new $50 million credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank and Comerica Bank. The Florida firm which deals with the …
Freescale Semiconductor used the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose this week to announce its Make It Challenge design contest, which asks engineers to build a robot or system design …
Finally, the demo so many people have been waiting for emerged from the BlackBerry World conference in Orlando Florida on Wednesday, as RIM showed off its BlackBerry PlayBook seamlessly playing Android apps on its new Android App Player.
Hollywood is rather adept at telling compelling stories, and the latest plot to come out of the LA studios concerns Apple’s third generation tablet, already in the advanced planning stages and very much 3D, we’re told.
Facial recognition is still a touchy subject in the tech world, all the more so when it comes to mobile and wireless. But while some balk at the idea of Big Brother in our pockets, others are already wishing it was already a feature on their smartphone.
Wireless giant Qualcomm is serving up something sure to make mobile lovers everywhere salivate with anticipation – videos of its new 1.5GHz third generation SnapDragon processor in action.
Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), has teamed up with local network security company, Palo Alto Networks, to give a bit of a boost to its firewall performance using Octeon II Processors. Palo …
Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), has teamed up with local network security company, Palo Alto Networks, to give a bit of a boost to its firewall performance using Octeon II Processors. Palo …
A lot of things don’t come easy in Israel, but Wi-Fi, thankfully is not one of them.
The biggest news of this week was Apple’s suing of Samsung for allegedly willfully stealing the fruity firm’s designs for its own phones and tablets.
Google may have to fend of Canadian firm Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) when it comes to snapping up Nortel Networks Corp.’s patent portfolio, according to Bloomberg news, which says the BlackBerry maker could beat Google Inc.’s $900 million offer.
The launch of RIM’s first foray into the tablet world – the Playbook – has been decidedly mixed. Luke-warm reviews coupled with company CEO Mike Lazaridis’ now-infamous walk-out during a BBC interview has meant the press coverage has been slightly off-message.
I’ve never been an Apple fan. But I only recently became an Apple non-fan, after a series of visits to the fruit firm’s retail outlets left me more than a little cold.
The death of mobile “check-in” services is often hotly debated in industry circles; but while Facebook Places may have flopped and services like Foursquare/Gowalla et all look to expand their …
2011 marks my 7th year of developing content in the Wild West that is the mobile device ecosystem. The experience has sometimes been like building sand castles – where tides of disruptive technologies come along and wipe out what you’ve worked so hard to build.
Walmart may be trying to get into your pocket – through social media that is – after purchasing silicon valley based Kosmix for an undisclosed sum, according to Reuters. The …
Cupertino based Apple Inc. is suing Korean firm Samsung Electronics for replicating the “the look and feel” of its iPad and iPhone devices, says the Wall Street Journal. Apple says …
The chips are certainly not down for the semiconductor industry, with market research firm Gartner announcing the total market was up 30% ($70.7 billion) in 2010, totaling almost $300 billion. Santa …
As excitement in anticipation of the royal wedding reaches fever pitch, T-Mobile seems to also be finding it hard to restrain itself, releasing an advert showcasing its vision for the special day.
Jews across the globe will be starting the celebration of passover tonight, as they have done for the last couple of thousand years. But why is this year different from other years? Well, it has a really superbly made video telling the entire passover story with a slightly modern mobile twist.
