Using its know-how from the days of film, Fujifilm is working on touchscreens made with silver halide. They promise to be cheaper and bigger, to support the burgeoning touch market. (135 fuji film macro image by Andrew Hutton, CC BY-SA 2.5) Silver halide is a compound that is used in the production of film and …
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12 March
How Samsung broke away from the Android pack
As successful as Samsung’s Galaxy S franchise is now, it’s easy to forget the Korean consumer electronics giant’s first attempt at the American smartphone market was met with an apathetic shrug. The U.S. launch of the first Galaxy S smartphone took place at a gallery on the west side of Manhattan more than two years ago. When it came time …
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12 March
AT&T outshines Verizon in 4G LTE speed tests
AT&T may not have the largest 4G LTE network but it has the fastest, at least according to new data from Root Metrics. Among the top four U.S. mobile carriers measured by Root Metrics, AT&T took the top spot with an average LTE-only download speed of 18.6 megabits per second and an average upload speed of 9Mbps. Its maximum download …
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12 March
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NFC technology has been poised to reach critical mass, at least in the U.S., for years now. Touted to bestow upon smartphones a wide range of magical solutions, proponents of NFC (near field communication) have said it will enable everything from using your phone as a digital wallet, serving as a secure and convenient method of identification, to even unlocking …
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11 March
Google Glass: has apps, can’t work with prescriptions
While Google showed off some apps for its wearable tech, it also admitted that they won’t work for people who need prescription glasses. Google’s Sergey Brin models Google Glass. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Despite already being preemptively banned by a social-media savvy Seattle bar looking for some clever publicity, there’s still more than a few people excited about Google Glass. At …
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11 March
Apple too closed for Mozilla, so no Firefox for iOS
Firefox isn’t coming back to the iPad or iPhone any time soon, as Mozilla decries Apple’s closed app policies. Mozilla boss Jay Sullivan made the remarks at a panel at digital and music festival South by Southwest in Texas, saying that there were no plans to build an iOS browser despite the popularity of Apple devices. Firefox used to be available for …
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11 March
Samsung teases S4 colors in latest Jeremy ad for Unpacked
What is Jeremy’s favorite color?! Samsung today released Part 2 of its teaser ad series for the Galaxy S4 smartphone launch with its “secret messenger,” a boy named Jeremy. In the first ad, Jeremy is allowed to look inside a box that ostensibly houses the Galaxy S4, and runs home with it. At the end of that video, Jeremy sits …
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11 March
Lenovo CEO says company is open to buying BlackBerry
Lenovo’s chief executive has told a French publication he is open to an eventual deal to buy embattled smartphone maker BlackBerry. In an interview with the French financial newspaper Les Echos, Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing said that a deal could make sense, but added he would need to analyze the market and understand the importance of the company. Bloomberg spotted …
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11 March
iPhone prototype is the size of an iPad
Let’s jump into the time tunnel and head back to 2005, where we find this beast: an iPhone prototype the size of an iPad. This early iPhone prototype was 5 inches wide and 7 inches tall, measuring a chunky 2 inches thick. A mystery Apple employee reveals the device in photos shown to Ars Technica. The prototype was never designed …
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11 March
BlackBerry Z10 goes on sale March 22 at AT&T
Now playing: Watch this: Unboxing the BlackBerry Z10 3:39 AT&T is getting its first BlackBerry 10 device on March 22. The carrier announced today that the touch-screen BlackBerry Z10 smartphone will be available for pre-order on March 12 and will go on sale in AT&T stores and online on March 22. The device will cost $199.99 with a two-year contract. …
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