THE NSW State Library has launched a highly innovative location-savvy smartphone app that gives users detailed information about exhibits as they pass them by. The app offers extra information on each exhibit and, where available, audio ...
Tags: APP, Consumer Electronics
JUST how smart can smart televisions be? Well, they're becoming smart enough to watch you as much as you watch them, they're smart enough to listen to what you say, and they can study and analyse your viewing habits. Indeed, smart TVs ...
The total market value for Bluetooth Smart Appcessories – hardware devices that connect to apps on smartphones and tablets - is projected to grow to over$130 billion in 2020, according to a new report, "To Ubiquity and Beyond – ...
Tags: Bluetooth Smart Appcessories Market, Consumer Electronics
Understanding local markets, putting customers at the centre of business and strengthening competitive advantage are key success factors for retailers in the burgeoning Asian markets, said speakers at the recent World Retail Congress Asia ...
Tags: Retail Congress, Apparel
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy and LED chip packagers Unity Opto Technology and Lextar Electronics had consolidated revenues for March increasing on month by 36.06%, 75.44%, 32.20% and 31.40% ...
Tags: LED, LED backlight units
A handful of Samsung smartphones infringe an Apple patent on text selection, according to the initial determination of a U.S. International Trade Commission judge. The patent in question concerns the selection of text on the browser of a ...
ESCORT Inc., designer and manufacturer of radar detector and premium automotive accessories, will be presenting its new ESCORT MobileTV? Digital Television receiver at the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas this week. The category leader and ...
Tags: Premium Drive Smarter, Auto Parts, Consumer Electronics, Laser Detector
After spending some time with Facebook Home and the HTC First smartphone, I now have a better understanding at what Facebook is trying to build with its new app designed to replace your phone's home screen. In a nutshell,Facebook Home and ...
An image of what could be the next-generation of the BlackBerry Curve running on BlackBerry 10 has appeared on the BlackBerryOS forums. While its authenticity can't be verified -- and BlackBerry won't comment on it -- the image shows a ...
Tags: Blackberry, BlackBerry Empire
Microsoft took off the gloves and took a big swing at Facebook today, calling the social network's new Home launcher an old idea. Facebook Thursday unveiled Home, a home screen, along with family of apps all for Android smartphones. ...
Hewlett-Packard's Ray Lane is giving up his role as chairman amid ongoing shareholder disapproval of HP's troubled Autonomy acquisition. Lane will remain on HP's board as a director but has given up his position as chairman, HP said ...
Tags: HP Chairman, PC business, PC
Less than a year after Facebook called mobile one of its biggest risks, the social network has made another big move to attack the mobile market. On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's co-founder and CEO, unveiled a launcher, called ...
Tags: Facebook, Mobile Market, Mobile
The HTC First smartphone will have native support for Facebook Home when it ships on AT&T April 12. Some analysts wonder how soon -- or whether -- native support for the app will be added to more smartphones. Given Facebook's enormous ...
Tags: Smartphones, Facebook, HTC
Google is reportedly negotiating with messaging app WhatsApp over a possible takeover worth nearly $1bn (£655m) According to an inside source, the negotiations started more than a month ago, says DigitalTrends. Further reading ...
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The Canadian government has handed Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica a US$257m (£170m) loan to assist in buying BlackBerry products and services. The decision was taken after BlackBerry financials, revealed last week, showed ...