Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has revealed that it will sell the Mozilla Firefox OS-powered ZTE Open on auction site eBay, retailing at a price of £59.99 [$79.99]. The device, first revealed at Mobile World Congress earlier this ...
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Pennsylvania-based multi-line insurance carrier Erie Insurance has deployed Symbility’s property and casualty claims workflow management software, Claims Connect, to streamline its claims estimating process. The software will assist ...
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BlackBerry has launched the 9720 smartphone running the 7 OS in a bid to stay relevant in the growing low end of the smartphone market.? The launch of the new device comes as BlackBerry on Monday?formed a committee to explore strategic ...
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South Korean firm Samsung has been taken to court in Brazil for claims of violating labour laws. In a legal suit filed on Friday and now made public, prosecutors have accused the company of making its employees work long, tiring shifts ...
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Samsung Electronics and its affiliate Chiel Industries have taken over Dresden-based Novaled, a leader in OLED materials and technology. Samsung has acquired around 40 per cent of the company's shares, while Chiel Industries has around 50 ...
The widespread use of LED display allows advertisers to apply more interactive campaigns with audiences, and the QR code is proven to be an effective way for marketing campaigns on LED displays or LED billboards. However, the popular use of ...
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As companies like Apple and Samsung are heralding the end of the button, LG is taking its design in a different direction. This new "Classic TV" features a wood-panelled front complete with tuning knobs and buttons to create what LG ...
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According to the latest research from Gartner, smartphone sales have surpassed feature phone sales for the first time, with smartphones accounting for 51.8 percent of all mobile phone sales in the second quarter of 2013. Worldwide ...
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Apple’s App Store still pulls in twice as much revenue as the Google Play Store, despite the continued growth in Android smartphone use, according to a report from mobile app tracking firm Distimo. However, Android app sales have ...
Taiwanese LED chip manufacturer Genesis Photonics Inc. (GPI) announced record high revenues in July of NT$ 368 million (US$ 12.32 million), as lighting products revenue ratio jumped to 50%. Increased shipments in flip-chips, 3D COB ...
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Recently, Team iblazr, a team of independent developers have recently come up in Ukraine, developed the world's first fully synchronized LED flash for smart phones and tablets. According to the developers, this tiny device comprises of four ...
After leaving most car enthusiasts wondering what's next when it introduced the all electric BMW i3, BMW released some details about the upcoming plug-in hybrid i8. At a test track showing off the sports car, BMW revealed that the i8 will ...
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Canonical has claimed its first corporate backer for its Ubuntu Edge smartphone after Bloomberg, the financial news giant, signed up to the $80,000 "Enterprise 100" package. Canonical has resorted to the Indiego "crowdfunding" website in ...
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BlackBerry 10 smartphones are "very good" devices and don't deserve the negative reaction they often receive, Adrian Collinson, Head of IT for the Force India Formula 1 team has told Computing, with security a key benefit for the outfit. ...
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The shake-out of the mobile phone market has continued with the news that Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic is to discontinue making smartphones. It comes a week after its rival NEC announced a similar withdrawal. However, ...
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