The idea that the technology behind search is a done deal is far from the truth, according to Google, as the company appears to still have plenty of tricks up its sleeve to improve it. "Everybody's mindset is that search is a solved ...
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Microsoft's new version of Windows written for ARM processors may not be an unqualified success, but ARM CEO Warren East said the software maker will learn from its mistakes with Windows RT and come back with a better product. "I'm well ...
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Visual 2000 International Inc. is launching a new Visual SFA.net Tablet app for the iPad, iPhone, Android, Surface and other Windows-based tablets and smartphones. The powerful yet simple-to-use mobile sales force automation (SFA) solution ...
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Sergey Brin, Google co-founder and head of the company's Glass project, said the computerized eyeglasses are more masculine than smartphones. Google co-founder Sergey Brin dons the company's Glass digital eyewear. (Photo: Andrew ...
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This development will continue as processor vendors such as Nvidia develop new processors customized for use in cheaper LTE smartphones and tablets. Continued experimentation with screen sizes Whatever screen size your heart ...
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A version of LTE that could give consumers more mobile bandwidth for downloading content or apps is moving from the margins to the mainstream at Mobile World Congress this week. TD (Time-Division) LTE, which uses a single block of radio ...
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General Dynamics is looking to bring U.S. government-level security to consumer smartphones, allowing organizations to benefit from the type of strong data protection only available on expensive and clunky mobile terminals. The company is ...
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A Tokyo court ruled Thursday that Apple did not infringe a Samsung patent, a small win for Apple in the continuing legal wrangling between the two companies. The patent in question was related to a wireless transmission technology, ...
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Sony Mobile will provide an experimental version of the Firefox OS on one of its smartphones so that advanced developers can try it out and start working on applications. Earlier this week, Sony said it is evaluating the Firefox OS ...
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For years now, I dreamed of a mobile device with a huge screen, but in a compact form factor. And one way to get there is using a flexible display. Imagine curling up your iPhone or Android device and putting in your pocket, or donning ...
InvenSense, the MEMS motion sensor specialist, has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Avnet Memec. “Aligning with InvenSense is very exciting as they have industry-leading MEMS sensors, and their 6- and 9-axis ...
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A judge has ordered a partial retrial in Apple’s patent lawsuit against Samsung in California, and has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the US$1 billion in damages Apple was awarded last summer. Judge Lucy Koh, in an order ...
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Jo Harlow, Nokia’s executive, revealed to the media a few days ago that Nokia may push a full keyboard smartphone Windows Phone operating system. Nokia released Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 smartphones on the Mobile World Congress, ...
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The Game Developers Conference (GDC) has polled more than 2,500 North American game developers who attended the conference in 2012 or plan to attend GDC 2013 in March about their development practices, revealing several notable trends with ...
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Sapphire could someday be used in some smartphone displays instead of the toughened Gorilla Glass popular today. In this case, however, it would be man-made sapphire, not the rare blue gemstone that is taken from the ground and used in ...
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