If you thought your TV remote control was just for switching channels, think again. Sony has a new system that uses the remote control as a transfer device between a smartphone and television. The system, which makes use of NFC ...
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SONY yesterday became one of the few brands to unveil a new flagship smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, announcing the Xperia Z. The new phone contains a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, a 5-inch full HD 1080p ...
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Have you ever looked at your TV's soundbar speaker and thought, "Wow, what this thing really needs is tubes?" Then Samsung's 2012 audio lineup should put a smile on your face: It's expanding its lineup of gear that uses vacuum tubes to ...
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With less than a week to go before this year's International CES Show in Las Vegas commences, it's unclear which new products will generate the most buzz among attendees of the massive trade show. However, Ultra HDTVs, Windows 8 tablets, ...
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LG Electronics is hoping to make its smart TVs more attractive by making it easier to share and find content, while Samsung Electronics is only hinting at what its plans are for 2013. The TV market is highly competitive and vendors are ...
A month ahead of the launch of Research In Motion's BlackBerry 10 operating system, a couple of handsets running the OS have appeared in a U.S. radio regulatory database. There's not much about the phones that can be gathered from the ...
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Microsoft won't have its signature mega-booth at International CES 2013 starting next week in Las Vegas,but that's not expected to lessen the trade show's impact,or largesse. Show organizers said there will be 3,200 exhibitors and they ...
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Computerworld-NEW YORK--Performer Kanye West was on hand Wednesday night when Samsung officially launched the 5.5-in.Galaxy Note II at an elaborate New York event that capped weeks of pre-release disclosures about the device's capabilities. ...
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Visa said Tuesday that it has expanded its digital wallet service V.me to an additional 53 banks and 23 merchant partners. About 55 million cardholders now can use V.me for their online shopping. V.me is a wallet service that aims to make ...
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Japan's Elecom said Tuesday it will launch the world's first smartphone keyboard that uses NFC touch-card technology to link with Android handsets. The keyboard is designed with a large gap down its middle in which a phone is placed ...
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Starbucks said Thursday its mobile app and Starbucks Card are now integrated with Apple's Passbook, enabling users with iPhones running iOS6 to use their phones for buying coffee. Users of the existing Starbucks mobile app need to tap ...
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AUSTRALIAN telcos are ramping up plans to enable customers to pay for goods by swiping their mobile phones or tablets at the checkout. The move, which may eventually render credit cards obsolete, has been mooted for several years and the ...
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Verizon Wireless Thursday announced that it will start upgrading Samsung Galaxy S III smartphones on its network to the Android 4.1 operating system tomorrow. Samsung had unveiled the upgrade of the smartphone to the so-called Jelly Bean ...
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Broadcom Tuesday unveiled a single chip that combines Near Field Communication technology with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio. The company expects that the new chip will boost the use of NFC in smartphones and other mobile devices. NFC ...
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Specifications for a new Google smartphone have been published on a pre-order page by Carphone Warehouse, before the device has been launched. The Google Nexus 4 handset will be available for free on tariffs of £31 per month and ...
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