Now playing: Watch this: Inside Scoop: Cell phone radiation warnings up in the… 2:55 Later today, a Federal Appeals Court judge in San Francisco will hear arguments in the long-simmering legal battle between the city and the wireless industry. The outcome will be significant, not only for San Francisco, but also for states and other …
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Nokia Nokia has finally gotten Qt off its hands. The company announced today that it has sold Qt, its cross-platform development framework business, to Finland-based software services company, Digia. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal or a sales price. Digia acquired a portion of Qt from Nokia last year. This transaction completes the changeover. Qt allows …
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The next iPhone and the iPad Mini haven’t even been announced, but some people are already looking to see which will come out ahead. By a wide margin, more customers want to buy an iPhone 5 than an iPad Mini, according to a survey conducted by coupon site CouponCodes4u. Related stories iPhone 14 Review: A Good Upgrade for Most People …
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Here’s a mid-week feat of heroic hacking — ambitious Android tinkerers have successfully got Android 4.1 Jelly Bean running on a T-Mobile G1, the first ever Android phone. The SoCal Devs collective posted about their success on XDA-Developers, and uploaded a video to YouTube. The clip shows the very latest version of Android chugging along on the first phone to …
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The newest update to Google Translate for Android adds Google Goggles‘ optical character recognition (OCR) technology, so you can translate text using only your device’s camera lens. Whereas previously you had to type, hand-write (onscreen), or say your text aloud in order to use the app, this new feature requires none of the above. To use the new OCR feature, …
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A black version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has been revealed on Samsung’s own Facebook page, with the South Korean tech giant uploading a photo that appears to show a noir-hued edition of its quad-core smart phone. The picture, spied by ITProPortal, was uploaded to Samsung Mobile’s page and shows what looks very much like a black S3 next to a …
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The City of San Francisco will face off in court with the wireless industry today in a hearing that may determine if the local government will be allowed to force retailers selling cell phones within city limits to disclose possible health risks to consumers before they buy mobile devices. In 2010, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and then-mayor Gavin …
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It’s no secret that mobile cameras are getting better and better, but a series of incredible Olympic snaps from one photojournalist prove just how far smart phone snappers have come. The Guardian‘s Dan Chung has been collecting his podium-placing pics on one page, documenting the London 2012 games in an effort to test how well a tiny mobile would fare. …
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Sonos has announced that its streaming-music players now support Amazon Cloud Player, which joins other supported services including Spotify, Mog, and Songza. In July, after an agreement with the four major record companies, Amazon announced iTunes and Windows Media Player library “matching,” meaning users of the Amazon Cloud Player service can upload their libraries to the cloud. Amazon is offering …
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If a renowned Samsung fan site is to be believed, Samsung could be first with the Jelly Bean update, with new firmware planned for the Galaxy S III, Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note and the unannounced Galaxy Note 2. (Credit: Google) SamMobile is reporting that the Galaxy phone maker is close to finishing the update, which would advance the software …
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Google’s Android operating system dominated the mobile arena last quarter, according to new data from research firm IDC. IDC reported that 104.8 million Android-based smartphones shipped worldwide during the second quarter, representing a 106.5 percent gain over the 50.8 million handsets that launched in the same period last year. Android nabbed 68.1 percent of the smartphone market last quarter. Android’s …
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HTC will release a faster, more robust successor to the One X by early October, according to an anonymous source within the company. The preliminary info, obtained by Stuff, suggests that the “Endeavour C2” HTC One X+ will feature a quad-core 1.7GHz Tegra 3 processor and run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. What’s more, HTC is said to be including ClearVoice …
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The partnership between Starbucks and Square may accomplish what even tech giant Google hasn’t been able to pull off: taking mobile payments into the mainstream. With Starbucks, Square has a large and visible pulpit from which to tout its fledgling “pay with Square” mobile payment service. Best known for its small mag-stripe reader and ability to quickly handle transactions for …
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HTC’s follow-up to the One X has leaked online and it’s tipped to be a 1.7GHz monster that will go on sale in less than two months. Stuff cites a ‘trusty mole’ at HTC who has divulged the mysterious mobile’s specifications, including its cryptic codename, the ‘HTC Endeavour C2’. The sequel to the quad-core One X is reckoned to work …
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Sarah Tew/CNET For months, we’ve heard talk of an iPhone 5 with a longer screen. The latest stories around the Internet suggest not only that this is a likely reality, but that iOS 6 supports this new resolution: 640×1,136 pixels, to be exact. That’s an extra 176 pixels longer than the current iPhone’s 640×960 display. Related stories Sizing up the …
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