Sapphire could someday be used in some smartphone displays instead of the toughened Gorilla Glass popular today. In this case, however, it would be man-made sapphire, not the rare blue gemstone that is taken from the ground and used in ...
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The emergence of the Firefox OS is just one more reason that Microsoft and BlackBerry will need to sharpen their marketing savvy to sell more smartphones in 2013. Microsoft officials at Mobile World Congress (MWC) here conceded that the ...
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Cisco Systems' acquisition of network optimization vendor Intucell closed just three days before the start of this week's Mobile World Congress, great timing for a deal that is likely to play a big role in Cisco's mobile future. Intucell ...
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One of the first low-cost Android tablets with an Intel x86 processor was announced at Mobile World Congress, setting the stage for a long battle between the world's largest chip maker and ARM, whose processors go into most tablets today. ...
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Rohde & Schwarz has said that Deutsche Telekom is using its CMW KO550 test case option for quality assurance of its LTE network in Germany. The option is used by Deutsche Telekom to run specific LTE protocol test scenarios. The network ...
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Nordic Semiconductor has indicated the growing interest in Bluetooth low energy in the Japanese consumer and mobile markets. The Bluetooth chipset firm demonstrated what it called "blank" Bluetooth low energy modules from Japanese ...
Every day new applications appear on the world's mobile communications networks and user behaviour keeps adapting to new ways of streaming video, sharing files and communicating. New business demands, such as traffic monetisation, must ...
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A senior executive of Samsung said on Monday at MWC that Samsung is not interested in the Mozilla Firefox operating system. The industry have pointed out, this statement was not surprising, because Samsung has other mobile operating ...
On the first day of the Mobile World Congress 2013 MWC, HP introduced its first 7-inch Android Tablet Slate 7, and declared to officially release it in April. HP executives also revealed that in 2013, consumers will see more HP tablets, not ...
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Huawei and LG’s Firefox OS mobile phones have appeared On the MWC 2013 exhibition. Both Huawei and LG’s Firefox OS phones are black, with relatively founder shape and tough line. In addition, LG Firefox OS phone is equipped ...
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Asustek Computer is targeting both smartphone and tablet users with its new Padfone Infinity and Fonepad devices, which can be converted between the two formats. The Padfone Infinity device is a 5-inch smartphone that can morph into a ...
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Analysts today were skeptical that Mozilla's push into mobile with Firefox OS would meaningfully change the game. "The chances of Mozilla Firefox OS making good in mobile phones are about as good as WebOS making a comeback in ...
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In Star Wars terms, the small cells that mobile carriers and vendors will be talking up this week at Mobile World Congress are more like the odd-couple androids R2-D2 and C-3PO than like their foes, the Empire's phalanxes of identical storm ...
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AT&T Monday said it will supply LTE wireless services to most General Motors vehicles starting in 2014 in the U.S. and Canada. A multi-year agreement between AT&T and GM subsidiary OnStar calls for vehicles to continue getting OnStar's ...
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Windows Phone 8 is certain to catch on, and brings stability to the market, SAP's SVP of mobile solution management, Nick Brown, has told Computing. Speaking after yesterday's announcement of the firm's new M2M solution, Mobile Documents, ...