The worldwide wearable device market took a big step forward in the fourth quarter of 2015, fueled by the growing popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, vendors ...
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According to figures published by IDC, in the fourth quarter of 2015 over 14 million tablets were shipped to Western Europe as the market volume declined 10.1% on year. In value terms, however, the decline was only 1.8% on year, thanks to ...
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Nokia is still exploring ways to re-enter the smartphone market, but claims that it isn't in any rush to do so. Back in 2013, Microsoft bought Nokia's mobile phone business for $7.2 billion, and eventually phased out the famous phone ...
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Samsung's new flagship phone has a particularly cool little extra feature - it will automatically identify and flag up nuisance callers. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge were announced yesterday at a swanky VR-enabled ...
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Intel and LG Electronics have announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, that they are collaborating for the development of a pilot fifth generation (5G) wireless telematics technology for next generation cars. Both the ...
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ZTE and TeliaSonera have entered into an agreement to provide IOT devices starting with telematics for the automobile industry. At Mobile World Congress 2016, ZTE has signed a strategic agreement to jointly expand IOT market with ...
Tags: automobile industry, ZTE, IOT market
At the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2016) in Barcelona, Spain (22–25 February), M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and ...
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We've received the strongest indication yet as to the identification of the chips bound for the forthcoming iPhone 5SE and iPad Air 3. Apple is said to be holding an event in mid-March to launch a new 4-inch smartphone in the iPhone 5SE, ...
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If you want to see how your drinking affects your blood alcohol level, this Bluetooth breathalyser is for you. Like a standard breathalyser, you blow into the Alcohoot Edge and it tells you your blood alcohol level. That way you can see ...
Vertisense introduced Alcohoot Edge, an advanced mobile alcohol tracking solution which is perfect for tracking short-term and long-term alcohol consumption. Alcohoot Edge seamlessly fits into any user's routine of digitally monitoring ...
Xiaomi fell out of the top-2 smartphone vendors in China in the fourth quarter of 2015, but remained the region's top smartphone vendor in all of the year. According to IDC, Xiaomi continued to rank as the top smartphone vendor in the ...
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POET Technologies Inc of San Jose, CA, USA — which has developed the proprietary planar optoelectronic technology (POET) platform for monolithic fabrication of integrated III-V-based electronic and optical devices on a single ...
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Microsoft has announced a new version of its Chromecast-like wireless display adaptor. Back in September 2014, Microsoft announced its own Chromecast rival in the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. This HDMI stick allowed you to send ...
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Apple, partnering with Chinese bankcard association UnionPay, launched its mobile payment system Apple Pay on Thursday in China, one of the world's largest mobile-payment markets -- but one already dominated by local players like Alibaba ...
Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) have arrived. The unsurpassed visual performance and slim form factors of OLED products have been warmly welcomed by consumers. You can find glass-based AMOLED (active-matrix OLED) displays in a range ...