In response to the growing demand for high-speed mobile internet, HTC on Wednesday announced the UAE launch of the One SV smartphone, the first device in the HTC One family to feature 4G LTE technology. The firm said that the One SV was ...
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Vendors are showing off a slew of wireless charging products at the CES show here, products that range from a Toyota automobile armrest built to charge enabled smartphones to multi-phone charging pads to tablet chargers. In all, 34 smart ...
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When we visit LG Electronics' booth at next week's Consumer Electronics Show, we expect to see a TV lineup that features some smaller-sized (55 and 65 inches) Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TVs, new features in its smart TV platform, an ...
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At CES this week, some companies are showing both OLED and Ultra HD TVs. Sony, though, upped the ante at its CES press conference by combining both technologies in a prototype 56-inch 4K OLED TV. Sony, which shipped an 84-inch 4K TV late ...
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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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Near field communications (NFC) technology has brought a new wave of techniques to the retail industry, enabling bricks and mortar stores to attract and interact with customers in innovative ways. Analysts see these tools as a money maker ...
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The Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS)Group has teamed up with Visa Europe to bring mobile payments to customers through its TouchPay scheme. The banking group–which includes RBS and NatWest–has introduced TouchPay cases for Apple ...
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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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Mobile payment systems in the U.S. have been long on promise and short on reality. The launch Monday of the Isis system in Salt Lake City and Austin will promote the adoption of mobile payments among users of nine smartphones that support ...
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The Isis joint venture of three wireless carriers announced the launch today of its new mobile wallet system in Salt Lake City and Austin using nine NFC-ready and Isis-ready smartphones sold by the carriers. Consumers interested in using ...
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Microsoft has unveiled its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system, but disappointed its current customers by confirming they won't get the update. Instead, users of Windows Phone 7.5 – codenamed Mango – will only be upgraded ...
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Computerworld - ISIS, a consortium of three wireless carriers, said Thursday that it will not launch its Near-Field Communication-based mobile payment service in Salt Lake City or Austin, Texas by the end of the summer as earlier planned. ...
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Apple apparently made the right decision to omit NFC from the iPhone 5, given that 68% of U.S. consumers prefer to buy goods using cash and credit cards over mobile wallets, according to a recent consumer survey. "Consumers aren't ready ...
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Starbucks is investing $25 million in mobile payment venture Square, and will allow customers to use a Pay with Square smartphone application to buy coffee at its retail stores starting this fall, the companies announced Wednesday. As ...
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Apple apparently made the right decision to omit NFC from the iPhone 5, given that 68% of U.S. consumers prefer to buy good using cash and credit cards over mobile wallets, according to a recent consumer survey. “Consumers ...
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