Tag: Communication
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Apple NFC Chip Only Works With Apple Pay
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Near field communication news now, and we’ve heard Apple is going to only allow the use of the iPhone 6’s internal NFC chip for Apple Pay purposes. The new payment method allows wireless payment with cards digitally stored on the iPhone. The reports coming in mention that the NFC chip might one day become usable…
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Microsoft to Hang Up Xbox Live Chat – Replaced with Skype on Xbox 720
Around the time of the 2011 buyout of all Skype property and licensing by Microsoft there were many rumours that the company would seek to replace its Xbox LIVE Chat (the way gamers currently communicate on Xbox 360) with its $8.5 billion acquisition. As momentum builds towards a next generation console reveal at some point…
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Ofcom U.K Survey Reveals Increase in Text Communication Now More Than Voice Calls
An Ofcom survey has revealed that communication via text has now overtaken traditional voice calls with 58% of the U.K residents questioned claiming they’re more likely to whip off a quick SMS than actually have a good old chin wag with their pals over the phone. Industry regulator Ofcom’s annual marketing report has shown a…
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Only in Japan! Cuddle Up to Your Mobile with the Help of Hugvie
The Hugvie is another Japanese gadget aimed at strengthening the personal and emotional bond between human and machine.
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Channel Tunnel to Get 3G Ahead of 2012 Olympic Games in London
High-brow news rag, The Guardian has reported that the complete 23.5-mile length of the Channel Tunnel will be equipped with telephone communications and internet ahead of the 2012 London Olympic Games which begin in June. The Euro Tunnel, which was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen in May of 1994, links Folkstone, Kent to…
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Only in Japan! PARO – The Responsive Robotic Seal Offering Comfort to Tragedy Sufferers
It’s almost been a year since the Japanese tragedies which saw an earthquake and subsequent tsunamis rock the country with many losing their homes, possessions and most unfortunately for many even their loved ones. With the rebuilding of not only the affected area of the Pacific coastline but also the lives of those who survived,…
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Sony Ericsson No More – Sony Completes Buy-Out of Mobile Partnership
The Sony buyout of its mobile-making partnership with Ericsson was announced back in October and today the deal is done with the Sony Ericsson name being discontinued and its branding becoming part of the singular entity – Sony Mobile Communications. Sony snapped up the other half stake in the partnership for over a billion Euros…
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Only in Japan! Keio University Makes First Steps Towards “Avatar” Tech With Motion Control Robot!
A robot said to be the beginning of the real life world as seen in James Cameron blockbuster Avatar is being developed by scientists and Keio University’s Graduates School of Media and Design in Minato, Tokyo. A series of attachable gadgets, including headset and gloves allow a human user to control the ‘droid – called…
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Apple and Starbucks’ latest blend brings mobile payments to UK high street coffee house
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After offering UK and Ireland customers free iTunes tracks with a hot beverage through high street caffeine temple Starbucks a month or so ago, Apple is once again working on a special blend of coffee and tech by offering to help pay for your tea break. But before you get excited and rush off to…
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Nokia HumanForm – Flexible and “humanized” smartphone concept revealed
Following Nokia’s discussion regarding flexible and physical kinetic devices, the Finnish mobile communication company has now unveiled a concept video, detailing a truly fantastic view of future smartphones called the HumanForm – the premise of which is “a visionary solution between touch screen and voice communication where technology becomes invisible and intuition takes over.” –…
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Only in Japan! Pocky Game aids research into ‘bite communication’
Research group Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is working on a system which uses the nation’s popular export – the biscuit/candy sticks known as Pocky – in recording the sounds and vibrations created when biting and studying into how it can be used as a form of communication. Basing their studies on the…
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Samsung seeks to ban Apple iPhone 4S one day after launch
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As previously rumoured, Samsung has now filed for a preliminary injunction on Apple over it’s iPhone 4S – just a day after the gadget’s highly-anticipated launch. Apple has claimed victories over Samsung and has banished it’s Galaxy range of products, including Galaxy S II smartphone and Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, which has been dropped…