Tag: Smartphones
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What do Android phones and condoms have in common?
Names. If you tell someone you're running to the store to pick up a "Touch", a "Wildfire", or a "Vitality",...
Are smartphones killing digital cameras (and photojournalists)?
It was once an essential component of the media that helped millions to be able to visualize the world from...
Should LG really be pushing for a future Google Nexus phone?
The world's third-largest mobile phone maker has seen some recent success, posting their first profit in mobile for the first...
Smartphones on pace to near 1 billion by 2015
The mobile-device explosion may be getting fueled in recent months by Kindle Fires and iPads, but smartphones continue to be...
Samsung Galaxy Note starts the tablet/smartphone hybrid race
Those of us at CES know have seen a million gadgets and gizmos in the last few hours. We've seen...
The Facebook Phone (Comic)
In Mark Zuckerberg's response to the FTC, we learned that Facebook is being forced to be more transparent, more privacy-oriented,...
Amazon wages all-out war on Apple with penny smartphones
The Kindle Fire was just the start of Jeff Bezos' and Amazon's "Holiday Gadget War 2011" against Apple (and everyone...
Sony declares the death of feature phones
It may not have been their intention, but it's definitely a clear indicator. By purchasing Ericsson's half of the phone...
At 7.1mm-thick, Motorola Droid Razr is world’s thinnest smartphone
Smartphone season unofficially started last week with the release of the iPhone 4S. As Android phone makers try to capture...
Television time is smartphone or tablet time for 40% of American owners
It has been speculated that home entertainment would meld with online and app-based engagement more and more over time. Today,...
Cali. Gov. Brown to allow police to search phones without a warrant
Despite heavy support from both parties and an outcry of the people, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill passed...
ATT responds to Sprint’s suit
One might think that AT&T was expecting Sprint to file suit against their plan to buy T-Mobile based upon the...
The smartphone effect: 1991 vs 2011
There is little doubt that technology has changed things completely for western society in the last two decades. Computers are...
Nissan to add QR window stickers to new cars
Nissan has become the first automaker to use Quick Response (QR) codes on individual vehicle window stickers across its entire...
Losing a phone is challenging
For most things, when we lose them, we lose them. Depending on the value, we either replace it or put...
Who cares about privacy on smartphones?
It's been a hot topic lately, but does anyone really care? We now know that Apple, Google, and Microsoft are...
Interaction design taken way, way, way too far
I'm not trying to say the folks at the Hasso-Plattner Institute are crazy, but guys: the folks at the Hasso-Plattner...
Getting your Oona on
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/23246515[/vimeo] It's a camera mount! It's a smartphone stand! It's a dashboard GPS adapter! It's a chunk of aluminum with...
All-out patent war between Apple and Samsung brewing
Apple is suing Samsung for allegedly infringing on some of Apple's patents — you know, that whole iPhone idea? —...
A Flip Phone That Smart Phone Users Can Dig
Flip phones were hot in the first half of the millennium. If you weren't a stuffy business type with a...