Tag: smartphones
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Smartphones Expensive? Or Are They Too Expensive?
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New SatNav Database Promises To Reduce Lorry Accidents
I doubt many of us have had to live through the frustration of damaging a lorry under a low lying bridge as a direct result of satnav directions. It seems like a very specific experience – but now it seems to be one that the powers that be are taking in hand. Apparently the issue […]
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Xiaomi Opens UK Web Store – But Not Selling Smartphones (Yet)
Rising Chinese mobile manufacturer Xiaomi has edged its way into the western market by opening its first online store catering to the UK, USA, France and Germany – but they won’t be selling any smartphones just yet. Believe it or not but Xiaomi is the third biggest distributor of smartphones in the world but is […]
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uBeam Ultrasound Wireless Charging Is Nearly Here
What if wireless charging at a distance actually worked? What if you could change your phone while you move around or use it? You can, maybe, sometime in the future. uBeam invented a way to wirelessly send energy up to 15 feet away with ultrasound. Although that’s nothing new they did that ages ago, don’t […]
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Phones Have Unused FM Radio Chips
It may seem odd but older FM radio stations still remain one of the biggest ways listeners get their hands on music. Bands and artists still rely on radio as a big outlet for their music – digital and downloads might be huge these days, but they haven’t yet squashed the older format. FM radios […]
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Flip Phones Still Huge In Japan
Whilst it doesn’t seem to correlate with the current smartphone trend, Japan’s obsession with flip phones isn’t going to die out soon – fans of anime would be able to tell you that straight away. Whilst the devices appear a lot in Japan’s famous cartoons, in real life the older flip phone is still growing […]
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Mobile Tech Made $3.3 Trillion in 2014
As the new year draws in, facts and figures about the year gone by are coming in thick and fast – we’ve already seen the announcements of gaming’s biggest titles in 2014, and now it’s the turn of the mobile industry, with reports of staggering revenue being generated by mobile tech companies during the year. […]
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Android On 84% Of Phones Shipped in Q3
Industry statistics are showing yet more market dominance for Google’s Android OS – a staggering amount of phones shipped to retailers online and in store are using Android operating systems on board. Around 84% of smartphones have gone out with an Android OS on board, according to Strategy Analytics, a firm specializing in correlating and […]
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Apple Says: We’ll Never Make Cheap Phones
Ever the faithful servant of the financially affluent, the hardworking middle class and the socially mobile businessman, Apple has today announced their dedication to their current theme of outlandishly expensive tech – when Apple’s VP of iPhone marketing Greg Joswiak spoke out on the subject at the Code/Mobile tech conference held this week. Joswiak, or […]
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Octo-Core Alcatel Phone Coming At Just £250
Alcatel’s Idol X+ Image Credit: TechRadar Alcatel. A name synonymous with the aftermath of losing a more expensive mobile for most, and definitely not one associated with incredibly fast, mid range smartphones with eight core processors. Until now. Alcatel, or Alcatel Onetouch if we’re going to be picky, are pioneering a new range of smartphones […]
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UK Police Want Phones Locked Pre Sale
Mobile phone security is becoming ever more important as more and more personal information is becoming stored on personal devices. Additionally, as online services such as Google consolidate accounts under one password, the chance of losing personal data is increasing, especially if a phone is lost or stolen. Recently, the UK Metropolitan Police in London […]
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UK Scientists Charge Phone Using Sound
Researchers working at the Queen Mary University of London have devised a unique and ingenious method of charging a smartphone, anytime and anywhere, using only the sounds we hear around us every day. The smartphone they have built uses a scientific principle known as the piezoelectric effect, and takes the sound in the atmosphere around […]