The U.S. International Trade Commission has found no evidence that Apple infringed on a Motorola Mobility patent covering a touchscreen function. The finding ends an investigation that began in November 2010 when Motorola petitioned the ...
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Smartphone shipments grew steadily worldwide in Q1/2013, by 9.4% quarter-on-quarter to 216.4 million units in total, according to global research firm TrendForce. Since the beginning of 2012, smartphone shipment figures have risen each ...
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Apple announced its fiscal 2013 second quarter results yesterday, which saw a net profit of $9.5bn (£6.2bn), a fall from the $11.6bn (£7.5bn) net profit in the same quarter last year. But while profits have fallen for the ...
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In the 10 days that Facebook Home has been available, it has had more than 500,000 downloads. While that number may not be as high as it had been expected to be, it's a strong start for the Android launcher, according to Ezra Gottheil, an ...
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 has officially landed in the UAE, following an exclusive press evening last night at the Burj Khalifa, and will be available to consumers from April 27. Samsung's Head of Telecommunications Group, Hayssam Yassine, ...
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Amazon has completed a deal worth $26m (£17m) to acquire Cambridge-based start-up Evi, developer of the voice-activated virtual intelligence applications of the same name. The deal has been rumoured for some time and according to ...
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The consumer-electronics stalwart hopes to leverage its position in smartphones and home electronics while adding ZigBee-based SSL to the mix, and also used Lightfair as a platform to launch new packaged LEDs and LED modules. Samsung held ...
Hubbell's Kim Lighting division took yet another approach to networks and controls at Lightfair tapping Bluetoooth for an in-grade LED-based product, while the Kurt Versen and Hubbell Building Automation units each won LFI Innovation ...
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Samsung held a press conference on the eve of Lightfair International (LFI) 2013, and revealed plans to sell wireless ZigBee-based retrofit lamps with the launch of a starter kit planned for the third quarter. The company also announced new ...
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Users of consumer technology and social media reacted quickly after explosions ripped through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon last week, sending out updates and snapping photos and recording videos that officials said ...
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Miami Children's Hospital recently launched a free iPhone app that uses Wi-Fi triangulation to help patients and their families find their way around the medical center. The app, called Fit4KidsCare, is even designed to detect vertical ...
BACtrack, the leader in personal and professional breathalyzers, today makes available the first-ever, affordable, wireless, smartphone breathalyzer for immediate public purchase. The BACtrack Mobile Breathalyzer is the first ...
From December to March, Apple's iPhone lost ground to smartphones from rival Samsung in a survey to assess consumers' future purchase plans, a market research firm said last week. According to 451 Research's ChangeWave, of 4,000 consumers ...
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The Volkswagen iBeetle and iBeetle Convertible have been unveiled at the 2013 Shanghai auto show, debuting the brand’s first two models with full Apple iPhone 5 vehicle integration. To be launched early in 2014, in parallel with ...
Intel and Etisalat Misr, one of the leading telecom operators in Egypt, have announced the launch of the Middle East's first smartphone with Intel Inside – the new Etisalat E-20 smartphone. The Etisalat E-20 smartphone is said to be ...
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