Samsung said Friday that its smartphones and tablets running its Knox security and management software have been cleared for use on the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) network. BlackBerry had announced yesterday that the DoD had approved ...
Now that developers have Google Glass in hand, the first apps are starting to come out. An early app that's already getting lots of attention is called Winky. Aptly named, the app enables Glass users to take a picture simply with the wink ...
Most people just want their smartphones to take great pictures of their dogs or their kids' soccer games. NASA is a bit more ambitious. The space agency today released photos that three smartphones took from their orbit around Earth. ...
Tags: Android Phones, Computer Products
Acer is waiting for the next version of Windows RT, due in the second half of this year, before deciding whether to release a tablet that runs on that OS. "The plan for an RT tablet is ongoing," said Acer President Jim Wong in an ...
Tags: Acer, Windows RT
Samsung has had its security-enhanced smartphones and tablets approved for use by the U.S. military. The U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) says it is now happy to use Samsung Android devices in the field after its Defence Information ...
Tags: Samsung, Smartphones
Facebook posted a revenue increase of 38% in the first quarter that was bolstered by broad engagement across the site, the company reported Wednesday. Revenue for the social networking company increased to $1.46 billion for the quarter ...
Tags: Facebook, Mobile, Computer Products
Yahoo has acquired Astrid, a to-do list and personal assistant mobile app, and the developers behind it for an undisclosed sum. The Internet company has acquired both the talent and the technology in the deal, a spokeswoman said in an ...
A major problem with using Windows 8's touch-screen interface on a traditional computer has been having to reach across a keyboard to touch the display. Today, I was able to see firsthand a touch-screen laptop design that may solve this ...
Tags: Acer, Touch-Screen Laptops
Semiconductor company MediaTek wants to improve the performance of low-cost Android-based smartphones with its latest system-on-a-chip (SoC), the MT6572. MT6572 is the world's first dual-core SoC with integrated Wi-Fi, FM-radio, GPS and ...
Tags: MediaTek, Android, Smartphone
Toshiba plans to expand its tablet offerings in the U.S. later this year as it explores more screen sizes and price points. The company will introduce new Windows 8 and Android tablets at multiple price ranges in the U.S., said Carl ...
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Windows RT tablets grabbed just 0.4% of the tablet market in the first quarter, a dismal result that led some tech experts to urge Microsoft to scrap the platform that's in its six-month infancy. "I wouldn't be surprised if they do ...
Tags: Windows, RT Tablets
Google Play is available on Barnes & Noble's Nook HD and Nook HD Plus tablets, starting today. The move by the bookseller brings a much wider selection of apps to its tablets, which until now only included those selected by the company. ...
Tags: Google, Nook Tablets, Consumer Electronics
So you cracked your iPhone screen. A quick Web search can turn up a host of do-it-yourself kits to replace it, most priced a lot lower than what repair shops charge. Yet many people may prefer to leave the job to the pros, we found in an ...
Tags: iPhone Screen, iPhone, Consumer Electronics
Firms should encourage their employees to write apps that they think will benefit the company and upload them onto the corporate app store, according to VMware's EMEA chief technologist, Joe Baguley. Baguley, who was speaking at a panel ...
Tags: Apps, Computer Products
Jolla, the smartphone operating system start-up set up by refugees from Nokia, is to announce the availability of new mobile devices running its Sailfish operating system this month. The devices will be available, according to the ...