SALES of traditional desktop and mobile personal computers are expected to drop 7.6 per cent this year as consumers shift to tablets and other devices, a market tracker says. The report by research firm Gartner said all connected devices ...
Tags: PC Market, Tablets, Consumer Electronics
Samsung expects a rise in operating profit of 8.7 trillion won (£5.05bn) in the first quarter of 2013, a 53 per cent year-on-year increase. In the first quarter of 2012, the South Korean firm made an operating profit of 5.7tn ...
Today Comwave launched a new version of ePhone for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad) which is part of a string of Comwave Apps intended to take a bite of Skype's market share. ePhoneis different though, because the app includes a ...
Tags: APP, Consumer Electronics, smartphone
Primary side sensing on dc-dc converters has the great advantage that it eliminates the need for feedback components, particularly opto-isolators, in low-power mains power supplies - for phone charging and LED driving for example. ...
Tags: Opto-Isolators, Consumer Electronics, Electrical, Electronics
ubAlert LLC today announced the addition of the Android app on Google Play to its growing social network. The global emergency warning platform, which alerts users of the location and severity of real-time disasters, is already available ...
Tags: APP, Electronics, smartphone
When it comes to entertainment, most of the focus these days is on the latest technologies. From innumerable smart phone apps built for entertainment, to the hottest new Xbox games, to the various home entertainment-related devices one can ...
Cisco has agreed to acquire UK-based small cell basestation developer Ubiquisys for $310m. Privately-held Ubiquisys, which is based in Swindon, has developed indoor 3G and LTE small-cell basestation technology along with software for ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Everyone grumbles about the high costs of TV service, but most of us just pay up, month after pricier month. That's too bad, because customers who speak up often get a break. When we surveyed almost 21,000 Consumer Reports readers who had ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Cable Bill
Google is hoping to make it easier for developers to integrate SMS or voice communications into applications running on the company's App Engine platform. Working with Twilio, Google has created native Python and Java libraries for ...
Tags: APP, APP Engine, Computer Products, Google
It's amazing what you can find out from an auto show. This year, in the course of covering the New York International Auto Show, we came across some exciting electronics news: Readers no longer need commit to a book format the whole time ...
Tags: Bookmarks, Auto Parts, Consumer Electronics
Tapjoy, Inc. today announced that several new industry-leading, non-gaming apps have integrated the Tapjoy Marketplace, which helps app developers monetize a larger percentage of their user base by presenting a list of relevant ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, APP
A new technology startup in Las Vegas is simplifying language learning on the web. Starting with Japanese as its first foray into language mastery,Nihongo Master turns learning a language into a game with points and badges as prizes for ...
Tags: Online Game, Consumer Electronics
The BMW 640d Gran Coupe has been released, adding the first ever diesel-powered 6 Series to the local line-up. Available from March production priced from $184,800 (plus on-road costs), the BMW 640d Gran Coupe is set to join the existing ...
Tags: BMW, BMW Australia, car
More details have emerged about the new "Facebook phone", which is expected to be launched as early as Thursday 4 April. The press event will be held at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California - revealed after invitations ...
Tags: Facebook Phone, Computer Products, Consumer Electronics
Joikusoft Oy, creator of JoikuSpot and JoikuSpeed, today announces a new member in the Joiku product family called JoikuShare. JoikuShare is live for free download at Google play AppStore. JoikuShare is a new mobile app, first available ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, APP, File-Sharing APP