HTC and Nokia are separately expected to announce super-high-quality cameras in new smartphones expected to be unveiled over the next week. It remains unclear whether the new cameras alone can lure new customers to either smartphone ...
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LG Electronics has taken the fight to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2, having revealed its new Optimus G Pro on Monday, which, LG says, is a direct competitor to the hugely successful phablet. The new device will have a 5.5-inch screen, ...
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Qualcomm is launching a Wireless Walking Challenge in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA) at Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona next week. Qualcomm is expanding the release of the 2net Connect Application ...
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As an indicator of the continued economic recovery of the material handling, supply chain and logistics industry, U.S. and international attendees registered in record numbers for ProMat 2013—the premier North American manufacturing ...
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In an effort to make it easier to connect vehicles, Ericsson and Gemalto have joined forces on embedded SIMs. Just like in mobile phones, SIM cards secure devices used for connecting machines. To simplify management, the telecom industry ...
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Through its new Smart Plan platform, Alcatel-Lucent wants to make mobile subscription plans more flexible and allow data packages to be shared among users and handed out by companies to their customers using an application on smartphones ...
Opera's announcement yesterday that it would ditch its own browser and JavaScript engines in favor of the open-source WebKit and V8 engines will let it compete in the lucrative iOS market. But Opera's CTO maintained that that was just one ...
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Nokia and LG Electronics have both launched new phones that can handle two SIM cards, as they aim to attract more buyers in developing countries. Offering dual-SIM products has become increasingly important in the last couple of years . ...
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A watch that doubles as a computer and two-way radio has been a technology vision since at least the 1950s. Recently, reports that Apple is building an iWatch have lit a fire under the smart watch concept, at least in part because of ...
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Mailing your cellphone to a recycling company might make you a few pounds, but it can leave you at risk of identity theft. The deletion techniques recycling companies use are meant for hard discs, and so don't work on the solid-state flash ...
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Ubiquisys is working with Guildford-based networks company Quortus to demonstrate a small-cell-based mobile PBX at Mobile World Congress, which takes place in Barcelona later this month. According to the companies, the all-mobile PBX ...
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Broadcom has unveiled its smallest ever 4G LTE-Advanced smartphone wireless modem. The race is on to amongst chip suppliers to take the initiative for the generation of super mobiles which will come after this year's LTE smartphones. The ...
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Rohde & Schwarz has introduced a fading simulation module for its CMW500 wideband radio communication tester, making it possible for smartphone or chipset manufacturers to carry out standard-compliant MIMO performance tests during LTE ...
The mobile industry might be preparing to show off lots of new gadgets at this month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but a mergers and acquisitions specialist says the industry should forget about hyping them up and prepare for ...
Chinese phone maker ZTE is planning to launch a smartphone based on Mozilla's Firefox OS at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. That ZTE is planning to launch a phone based on the upcoming OS doesn't come as surprise; last ...
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